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| Electric Power System Lifecycle
Management |
Virtually
all industries are faced with the question of predicting and managing
obsolescence of their Electrical Systems (ES). Since these systems are crucial
to the success of operations from so many aspects, having a strategy based on
best practices is essential. Modern electrical systems are comprised of many
equipment components that each have . . .
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| Smart Grid: ARC Joins California Industrial Demand Response Survey
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ARC
Advisory Group is working with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Demand
Response Research Center to survey industrial facilities located in
California.California industrial facilities who wish to participate should
e-mail their contact information to ARC using the link here.The purpose of the
survey is to determine the current state of . . .
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| ARC Economic Indicators |
ARC
Advisory Group is conducting a survey to develop a better understanding of the
current economic situation for manufacturing companies and automation suppliers
around the world. The intention of the survey is to obtain an indication as to
whether companies view the economic situation as getting better, worse, or
staying the same. Who Should Par . . .
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| Process Automation System Lifecycle
Management |
Users
of process automation systems have struggled with the issue of determining when
the useful life of their system is over. Since these systems are crucial to the
success of operations from so many aspects, having a strategy based on best
practices is essential. Modern process automation systems are comprised of many
components that each have d . . .
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| Power over Ethernet: A Good Fit for Your
Plant? |
ARC
is undertaking this survey to learn what Fieldbus technologies manufacturers use
for device communication and control, and to determine how receptive they are to
implementing and Ethernet and QUOTPower over EthernetQUOT architecture in their
plants. We also hope to develop a better understanding of what fieldbus
technologies manufacturers are u . . .
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| Automation Upgrade Improves Productivity, Reduces Energy Costs at
Columbus Brick |
By
Sal Spada. When Columbus Brick Company began operations in northern Mississippi
in 1890, bricks were made of clay, formed in wooden molds, and hardened by
red-hot coals. Today, the company has the capacity to produce over 140 million
bricks per year with a workforce of just under 100 people. Columbus Brick uses
a special "paper cut” process th . . .
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| Rationalizing Maintenance without Compromising
Capability |
By
Ralph Rio. Maintenance organizations are currently being squeezed from two
sides: tightening budgets from the difficult economy on one side, and the
increasing workloads required to sustain aging assets as capital projects are
delayed or abandoned on the other. Business conditions require executives in
operations to reduce costs. This Insig . . .
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| Camstar Acquires SigmaQuest to Deliver Cloud-based Supply Chain
Intelligence |
Camstar
Systems, Inc. announced that it has acquired SigmaQuest, a rapidly growing
provider of SaaS (Software as a Service) Supply Chain Intelligence solutions.
SigmaQuest serves the largest brands in the world in the High Tech/Electronics,
Solar, Clean Tech, Medical Device and A&D industries. SigmaQuest SaaS
products coupled with Camstar’s Enterp . . .
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| Coalition for Transportation Productivity: Interview with Harry
Haney at Kraft Foods |
By
Adrian Gonzalez. Logistics executives face many transportation-related
challenges, both today and in the future: volatile fuel prices, capacity
constraints, road congestion, driver shortage, hours-of-service and safety
regulations, sustainability initiatives, new taxes and fees (e.g., carbon
emissions tax? vehicle miles travelled fee?), and the . . .
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| Rockwell Automation’s Emergency-Stop Push Buttons Earn TÜV Safety
Certification |
Rockwell
Automation recently earned TÜV certification for the B10d Functional Safety
rating on all styles of Allen-Bradley emergency-stop push buttons. This safety
certification allows users to take the certified safety product data and include
these products in calculating the safety level of their entire control safety
system. This helps improve . . .
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| AEG Power Solutions Solar Inverter for Megawatt Applications
Achieves Shining Efficiency |
A
report jointly issued by the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE)
and Bureau Veritas shows that AEG Power Solutions’ Protect PV.250 solar inverter
offers remarkable efficiency. Energy conversion efficiency testing conducted
according to European Standard EN 50530 yielded a very high efficiency grade of
98.7%.AEG Power Solutions, wh . . .
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| GE Intelligent Platforms’ Proficy Accelerator Solution for
Weighing Operations Digitizes Preparation and Recording, Decreases Variation
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GE
Intelligent Platforms announced the availability of the new Proficy Accelerator
solution for Weighing Operations – which reduces ingredient variation in food,
beverage, CPG and life sciences manufacturing to increase product quality and
safety. The new Weighing Operations Accelerator solution digitizes the highly
manual process of pre-production . . .
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| Oracle’s New Version of Oracle Utilities Network Management System
Delivers Enhanced Smart Grid Support and Increased
Security |
Oracle
announced the availability of Oracle Utilities Network Management System 1.10.0
with new smart grid and security enhancements. The new functionality
includes:· Enhanced smart grid support: The application provides the
necessary operational framework to integrate more tightly with smart switches
and supervisory control and data acqui . . .
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| Direct Grid Technologies Introduces the DGM Series Micro‐inverter
for Monocrystalline and Polycrystalline Photovoltaic
Modules |
Direct
Grid Technologies, LLC, manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) micro‐inverters and
related monitoring systems, announced a new series of OEM grid‐tie
microinverters that mate to a variety of monocrystalline and polycrystalline
type modules. The DGMS250 offers a power output of 250 watts, and the DGM‐S460
offers an unprecedented 460 watts.Similar . . .
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| K-TEK Provides Redundancy, Independent Technologies, and SIL2
Certified Device for a Complete Safety Level Package |
K-TEK,
a leading manufacturer of state-of-the-art instrumentation for level
measurement, announced a unique blend of technologies that reduce risk and
increase the safety ratings of level measurement systems. The company now
provides a complete safety level package that combines redundant systems,
independent technologies, and a SIL2 certified devi . . .
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