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Enhanced optical transceiver for automotive applications
6 October 2004, Electrocomp, Opto-Electronics
A new fibre-optics transceiver from Infineon Technologies comes in a new modified low-cost cavity as interface (CAI) package and complies with the latest media oriented systems transport (MOST) PHY 1.1 ...

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Speeding up implementation and maintenance of automation
October 2004, Rockwell Automation
FactoryTalk is a scalable information platform that integrates plant-wide control systems and connects the enterprise with the production facility

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Industrial router aids remote commissioning in Kenya
October 2004, Throughput Technologies, Information Security
Gauteng-based systems integrators, RAM-TEC Systems, recently purchased a Westermo ED-20 Industrial Router from Throughput Technologies. The purpose of this router is to allow them to establish, via a ...

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Networking with the hearing impaired
September 2004, Adroit Technologies
The Adroit scada is configured to accept all alarm conditions and part of this is that the alarming functionality is used to monitor the doors of the facility

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Savings with soft starter retrofit
September 2004, ATI Systems
The ability to replace a five stage, 90 kW slip ring motor starter system with a Fairford QFE soft starter has enabled one of Europe's largest processors of mineral-based products to update a Lopulco ...

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Automation in the home
September 2004, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME), Retail (Industry)
Advantech has produced hardware in answer to the booming 'eHome' market. The new EH-7105G residential terminal is designed to be an application ready platform that allows system integrators to ...

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Filling 500 toothpaste tubes per minute
August 2004, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading)
The new Norden Pac tube filler, the NM/NP 50025, is a 3rd generation machine - 3G

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Altech Informatics to automate new super alloy plant
August 2004, Infrastructure, Security Services & Risk Management
Avmin Alloys (Avalloy), a division of African Rainbow Minerals (ex: Avmin), has awarded a contract for the automation of its new alloy plant to Altech Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multibillion ...

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Nestlé Waters' Pure Life plant
August 2004, Products & Solutions
Nestlé is one of the world's largest food companies and Nestlé Waters is the world's largest bottled water company. Bottled water is one of the fastest growing sectors of the beverage industry, estimated ...

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Compact, distributed control system with integrated Ethernet
August 2004, Phoenix Contact
The ILC 350 ETH Inline controller from Phoenix Contact combines the advantages of a compact control system on the I/O level with those of an Ethernet network. Using the integrated Ethernet interface, ...

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12-channel sink and source digital output modules
August 2004, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME)
Advantech is offering its 12-channel ADAM-4056S sink type and the ADAM-4056SO source type isolated digital output modules. These two modules provide higher maximum load than any of the other ADAM-4000 ...

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New alarm management system launched
August 2004, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has completed development of AAASuite, a comprehensive alarm management system that optimises and enhances process alarms issued by control systems. AAASuite improves operator ...

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Integrated solutions increase productivity by enabling the realtime enterprise
July 2004
Proficy allows information to be shared freely between business and plant floor applications, helping organisations to better plan, execute, and deliver to meet customer needs and improve their competitiveness

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Problems in the control of steel reheat furnaces - Part 2
July 2004, Michael Brown Control Engineering
In the previous Case History article, published in the May 2004 issue, some of the control problems encountered on the first visit to optimise two reheat furnaces in a steel plant were described. Open ...

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Control system makeover for DPI Plastics
June 2004, Ana-Digi Systems
The time had come for an upgrade to the mixing plant, which was duly completed by Ana-Digi Systems in November 2003

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Altech Informatics to automate new super alloy plant
June 2004
Avmin Alloys (Avalloy), a division of African Rainbow Minerals (ex: Avmin), has awarded a contract for the automation of its new alloy plant to Altech Informatics, a wholly owned subsidiary of the multibillion ...

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RBF to supply new MV switchgear for Sasol
June 2004
Johannesburg-based RBF Technology was recently awarded a contract to supply new 6,6 kV Switchgear for the Unit 41 Plant and Instrument Air Installation at Sasol Secunda. RBF's managing director, Johan ...

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A smart approach to safety instrumented systems
June 2004, Automation Control Solutions
To help make operations safer and more productive, Emerson is extending the proven innovations of PlantWeb digital plant architecture to safety instrumented systems. The PlantWeb smart SIS is said to ...

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Extending technology for automated instrumentation
June 2004
National Instruments, a global leader in virtual instrumentation, recently released LabVIEW 7.1, a significant upgrade to that family of graphical development products. LabVIEW 7.1 extends Express technology ...

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Analog signal conditioner - deviation control/monitoring
June 2004, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
The Omniterm Universal Special Function Module suitable for special applications where mathematical computations are required on analog signals. The TFX accepts two 1 to 5 V or 4 to 20 mA inputs and provides ...

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