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!Process safety acquisition: exida buys AIM
Process safety consulting and certification company exida.com, LLC has purchased safety lifecycle tools supplier, Asset Integrity Management (AIM) of Aberdeen, Scotland, U.K.

 

!Performance management solutions: Morris, Long launch new company, software, partner program
Former Citect exec Wayne Morris has created a new company, myDIALS, which offers hosted software within the performance management space. Morris officially launched the company, product and partner program on Feb. 11.

 

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TeSys T making motor protection less complex

The TeSys T Motor management system from Schneider Electric is an advanced flexible motor management and protection system that combines primary motor protection requirements with optimum adaptability to various network protocols and a user-friendly configuration software. The system detects and records motor fault history, statistics and time-stamped events to give users a comprehensive real time view of their motor control. Click Here!

 

 

 

 

 

 

!>Mesh networks: Wireless infrastructure gets an upgrade
Focusing on integration and management of a facility’s wireless infrastructure, Moffett Field CA-based Apprion, has released R3 of its ION system, which allows facilities to improve management of users, devices and systems across a large network and plant area, while enhancing plant communications, increasing productivity and satisfying regulatory mandates.

 

!Process safety: Safety Instrumented System design is all about the process
Plants must decide for themselves just what is “safe,” and each plant must decide on how they will determine and document that their systems are, in fact, safe. Unfortunately, these are difficult decisions that few want to make – and fewer still want to put in writing.

 

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ProSoft Technology...Your Modbus communication source

Don't let incompatible networks send you in the wrong direction...let ProSoft Technology introduce you to seamless integration. ProSoft Technology offers a complete breadth of solutions for Modbus, Modbus TCP/IP and Modbus Plus, with over 50,000 field-proven customer applications. Click Here!

 

!Green field polymer plant automation: BASF selects Siemens as main vendor
The new BASF JONCRYL polymer plant in Wyandotte, MI has selected Siemens Energy & Automation Inc. as its main automation vendor.

 

!Automation leadership: Congress visits ISA, Automation Federation
The Representative for the 4th District of North Carolina, Congressman David Price, and his district director, Rose Auman, visited Automation Federation and ISA leaders recently at AF headquarters in Research Triangle Park, NC.

 

 

 

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The Lapp Group announces the release of its EPIC EAB, EAC, and EPT Series Connectors.

These connectors are modern, industrialized versions of the popular MIL-C-5015 and MIL-C-26482 designs. Standard features include Nickel plated aluminum housings, removable crimp contacts, metric backshells, and SKINTOP strain reliefs. Environmentally sealed to IP67, they are available with 360 degree EMC shielding and are RoHS compliant. Click Here!

 

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:Unmanaged Ethernet switch for bandwidth-intensive applications
Unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch provides the capacity needed for increased network traffic. Equipped with 16 10/100Base-TX fast Ethernet ports and two 10/100/1000 Mbps gigabit Ethernet ports, the switch supports copper and fiber optic connections.

 

:Microprocessor-based circular chart recorder
Circular chart recorder combines pen drawing with the accuracy and stability of microprocessor control. It’s user-configurable using a front-panel keypad.

 

:Oxygen measurement technology for boiler, furnace operation improvement
A technology designed to enhance boiler and furnace efficiency and reduce emissions includes an analyzer that helps end users maintain accurate oxygen measurements.

 

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Plant Engineering Webcasts

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3/6/08: Arc Flash Analysis
4/3/08: Arc Flash Training
5/8/08: Arc Flash Prevention
6/5/08: Selective Coordination
7/10/08: Arc Flash PPE
9/4/08: Arc Flash Liability and Insurance
10/2/08: Arc Flash Research & Development
11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University commences March 6, 2008! Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month starting in March and continuing in April, May, June, July, September, October and November.

Thursday, March 6, 2008
2:00pm EST
1:00pm CST
11:00am PST

Arc Flash Analysis
PlantMail headerIdentifying your plant floor’s arc flash risk is the first step toward keeping your employees safe. This means making sure your equipment is functioning properly and that you’ve mitigated all the risk. Experts will talk about the proper way to analyze your risk factors.

Register today! If you’re busy that day, register anyway and view the webcast on-demand.

Thursday, March 27, 2008
2:00pm EST
1:00pm CST
11:00am PST

Electrical Safety Webcast: You've Completed an Arc Flash Study, Now What?
You've completed an arc flash study. Now what?

You realize the safety concern, business risk and cost of an arc flash incident. You've taken some steps to address it and you've discovered several potential areas in your facility where the hazards are great. But have you evaluated the solutions? Are you aware that you have many options to mitigate high risk areas? An arc flash safety program is more than just compliance to OSHA mandates. It should be a pro-active program that integrates a wide range of solutions into a comprehensive plan to minimize the personnel safety and business risks posed by Arc Flash incidents.

This webcast will provide the framework for a new way of looking at the problem from a broader perspective. We will feature arc flash mitigating techniques ranging from equipment labeling and personnel training, through solutions that reduce the available fault current, shorten fault clearing time, move people away from the arc, redirect the arc fault and even prevent the fault from occurring in the first place. We will also give you a look at the problem from a federal/regulatory viewpoint and we will offer some insights from people at the plant level who grapple with this issue every day.

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Class Zero
Process manufacturers, their suppliers and federal agencies are always looking for the tightest safeguards to maintain the balance between safety and productivity. The use of food-grade lubricants is one solution, but eliminating oil from the process is an even higher goal.

The air compressor industry is meeting international testing requirements to eliminate any oil contamination in the process industries – not just food, but petrochemical, semiconductor and pharmaceutical manufacturing as well. Meeting the Class Zero designation from testing agency TUV is an important step in assuring non contamination in these critical manufacturing processes.
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May 5-8, 2008

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