Control and Instrumentation articles from January 2001

Control and Instrumentation archives from January 2001

Easy installation makes sense.
January 1, 2001... SENSING AND control specialist IFM Electronic has announced the availability of the new T-Range IND valve position sensors designed for easier installation, reduced wiring cost and Improved reliability. In addition to two sensors, which...

Correction.
January 1, 2001... In a recent press release Centaur Communications announced our excellent new ABC (Audit Bureau of Circulations) circulations across the Engineering Media Group including The Engineer, Design Engineering, Metalworking Production, What's New in...

Meeting the standards.
January 1, 2001... TWO UNITS from the Yokogawa product range are the world's first instruments to pass new interoperability tests specified by the Fieldbus Foundation, claims the company. The enhanced EJA Series pressure transmitter and the YVP valve...

Web tension module.
January 1, 2001... THE HTK web tension measurement module from Nobel Systems is designed to measure vertical forces in either direction and to be mounted directly below roller pillow blocks in new or existing installations. Each module, which is ideal for...

Integrated linear system.
January 1, 2001... Balluff-Multiswitch has announced the availability of the Micropulse magnetostrictive linear transducers with integrated Profibus-DP. The transducers allow simultaneous processing of up to four positions and their respective velocities, with a...

Laser solution offers on-line measurement.
January 1, 2001... SCANTRON, the Taunton based specialist in non-contact measurement, has announced the availability of the LaserSpeed LS150 for on-line measurement. The LS150 has been designed to accurately measure speed and length on any in-line process...

High-end multimeters.
January 1, 2001... FLUKE UK, the European sales and service organisation of the Fluke Corporation, has introduced the Models 187 and 189 digital multimeters. The 180 Series is designed with advanced features to meet the needs of plant maintenance, electrical,...

Able to control applications.
January 1, 2001... Able has released a new general-purpose hygrometer with advanced capabilities suitable for a large number of industrial applications. Two models, the M2 Plus-PR and the M2 Plus-RH, are available, both of which incorporate technology from...

Training is the key to unlock staff potential.
January 1, 2001... INVESTMENT IN efficient manufacturing systems and software may not yet yield its full value if engineers, operators and maintenance staff are not fully trained, suggests Rockwell Automation. To address this issue, the company provides a full...

METTLER TOLEDO LAUNCH RANGE OF SEMINARS.
January 1, 2001... Mettler Toldeo has launched a comprehensive programme of seminars and three different types of training courses. User training courses focus on programming, operation, troubleshooting and maintenance of instruments. The aim is to help users...

FREE SOFTWARE FROM PTC AND CADTRAIN.
January 1, 2001... PTC and Cadtrain have announced plans to distribute a free Pro/Engineer Primer Computer-Based Training (CBT) program. This new primar contains six hours of instruction on Pro/Engineer, PTC's product design software solution. Developed by...

People on the move.
January 1, 2001... Alan Mitchell has been appointed managing director of Amot Controls. Previously MD of Concentric Controls, Mitchell has extensive experience in control systems. John Purnell has been promoted to projects director at systems integrator...

Mtec conference finalised.
January 1, 2001... The Mtec exhibition and conference are to take place at the NEC, Birmingham from the 14 to l5 February 200l. The show will feature a core of sensor products and associated systems; the Technology Transfer Zone, which links today's products...

Easy setting fibre optic sensors.
January 1, 2001... MATSUSHITA Electric Works has introduced the UZF4 Series of fibre optic sensor amplifiers, incorporating simple operation and fine adjustment via the jog switch. The threshold setting of the UZF41 series is said to be easy and precise. The...

Increased life expectancy.
January 1, 2001... HONEYWELL HAS launched an ultra-violet flame detector, said to provide a greatly increased life expectancy compared with conventional UV sensing tube systems. The new unit can be used with other Honeywell burner safety controllers which...

Control equipment spins a GOOD YARN.
January 1, 2001... An advanced mobile Carding Aid machine is being developed with the aid of a PLC from IMO When Jim Kelly's ControlAbility and textile consultant Malcolm McMath were developing their KelMac mobile Carding Aid machine, they turned to IMO for...

Manifold with connectionless design.
January 1, 2001... PARKER HANNIFIN has launched a manifold design for the new generation of Rosemount coplanar process transmitters. The manifold offers factory-fitted compression tube ends, providing a connectionless interface which eliminates any requirement...

Illuminating new signalling device.
January 1, 2001... MOELLER ELECTRIC'S new Titan range of command and signalling devices is designed to provide machine builders with a host of design improvements. Employing LED technology rather than filament bulbs for illumination, the units are available in a...

A duck foot in the right direction.
January 1, 2001... Lumex has Introduced a family of surface mount technology (SMT) light emitting diodes (LEDs) that look and behave like traditional radial leaded lensed LEDs. Named Platypus LEDs, these devices have duck-feet electrical contacts to make...

Plug-and-play data acquisition.
January 1, 2001... THE LATEST addition to the ComputerBoards range of PCI interface multi-function boards, the PCI-DAS1000, breaks new ground in performance, according to UK distributor Adept Scientific. The PCI-DAS1000 series are true plug-and-play, analogue...

Programme supports system designers.
January 1, 2001... SUNRISE Electronics, has announced a programme to support system designers with an advanced software routine, known as Middleware, which helps to speed times to market and reduce costs in a range of embedded applications. Advanced...

No deja vu in the ethernet camp.
January 1, 2001... The recent memorandum of understanding creating what is effectively an ethernet consortium could counteract users' fears over the incompatibility experienced with fieldbus protocols. WHEN IAONA EUROPE was founded last year, many experts...

A measure Of success.
January 1, 2001... C&I takes a look at some of the latest developments in flow measurement IN THE CONTROL and instrumentation sector, one area that has been at the forefront of new developments is that of flow measurement. This area has witnessed a crop of...

Planning enterprise RESOURCE.
January 1, 2001... Enterprise resource planning has optimised and streamlined many manufacturing operations. Andy Ferrar asks whether ERP is still the system of choice today The topicality of e-Commerce continues to dominate the news, but when it comes to...

The Oracle at Mostyn.
January 1, 2001... Speciality chemicals producer, Warwick International, is implementing a web enabled enterprise suite to minimise costs and streamline its business Warwick International is under constant pressure to minimise operating costs of its Welsh...

SAFETY MEETS THE STANDARD.
January 1, 2001... Carrieann Davies takes a look at some of the issues behind the European safety standard IEC 61508, and discovers how companies can comply with its Safety requirements The main challenges faced by industry today are unremitting pressures to...

GE sees $2.5bn savings from Honeywell and GE merger.
January 1, 2001... GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) believes its merger with Honeywell could save as much as $2.5bn/year once completed -- 50 per cent higher than it had previously expected. Jack Welch (pictured), GE's chief executive, said that the company expects double...

ABB wins $82 million order.
January 1, 2001... GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY GROUP, ABB, has won a US$ 82-million order to design and build a high-voltage power transmission system, including advanced fiber optic links and integrated control systems, to support steadily increasing demand for energy in...

GE Fanuc Automation.
January 1, 2001... GE Fanuc Automation, a joint venture undertaking of General Electric USA and Fanuc Japan and Phoenix Contact Germany, have formed a partnership in the field of I/O systems. This includes the worldwide marketing of I/O systems based on the open...

Deeter Electronics.
January 1, 2001... Industrial sensor specialist Deeter Electronics, part of the Deeter Group of companies, has been appointed as an official distributor for AB Electronic. Proxistor [R] Division, part of the TT Group, the Essex-based manufacturer of non-contact...

Fisher-Rosemount.
January 1, 2001... Fisher-Rosemount has been awarded a contract by Shell Oil for a DeltaV automation system for the Brutus Offshore Oil Platform in the Gulf of Mexico. This project is thought to be the world's largest implementation of the Microsoft OLE for...

Tyco International.
January 1, 2001... Tyco International, a diversified manufacturing and service company, is to acquire Simplex Time Recorder, a privately held company headquartered in Westminster, USA. Simplex Time Recorder manufactures fire and security products and...

Pinpoint causes of downtime.
January 1, 2001... KINTELLUTION, A SUPPLIER of industrial automation solutions, has announced the shipment of DownTime, a new member of the Intellution Dynamics family of products. iDownTime enables manufacturers to pinpoint the causes of production downtime...

Software tools accelerate Marconi time-to-market.
January 1, 2001... MARCONI HAS installed software tools such as Pro/Engineer, from PTC Engineering Solutions, to accelerate its time-to-market. The company recently purchased and implemented PTC's Routed Systems package to complement the tool sets already in...

Is the future just technology?
January 1, 2001... The health of Britain's economy is apparently in the hands of future generations of engineers, technologists and scientists and, according to the Engineering Council, those who teach them. Prof Patrick Dowling, the newly elected president...

Customer relations.
January 1, 2001... Invensys Software Systems, a division of Invensys, Is launching its new Customer Relationship Management (CRM) business, CRM, at the CRM Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new business will extend the Invensys e-Enterprise software...

Second training course.
January 1, 2001... Gambica is running a second modular correspondence training course, starting in February, on the vital role variable speed drives play in saving energy as well as reducing maintenance costs and improving manufacturing process control....

Frontline distributor aids growth plan.
January 1, 2001... USA DRIVE manufacturer AC Technology has entered into an agreement with Exico for the distribution of the AC Technology range of inverters throughout the UK. AC Technology Corporation's director of international sales and marketing, Keith...

Industrial ethernet memo signed.
January 1, 2001... THREE NETWORKING organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of industrial ethernet. The Industrial Automation Open Networking Alliance (IAONA), the Open DeviceNet Vendor Association (ODVA), and the Interface...

MTL acquires Standard Automation.
January 1, 2001... MTL INCORPORATED, a subsidiary of the MTL Instruments Group and Standard Automation & Control LLC (Houston), has acquired Standard Automation & Control LLC. Standard Automation offers a suite of open system software components encompassing...