InTech Automation Update http://www.isa.org/ InTech provides the most thought-provoking and authoritative coverage of automation technologies, applications, and strategies to enhance automation professionals’ on-the-job success. en-us Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:34:13 -0500 ARC publishes global service provider selection guide http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92998 ARC Advisory Group released its global service provider (GSP) supplier selection guide. The guide includes both selection criteria and guided workflow steps for choosing a services company. The scope of the criteria covers the needs of corporate IT and manufacturing IT, including communications with control systems. The guide has attributes tailored for industrial organizations and allows those involved in a GSP selection process to make quicker and improved decisions. Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92998 Valve and instrument recycling program http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92294 E merson Process Management now offers a cash-back valve and instrument recycling program. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92294 Clean air initiative for aging U.S. power plants http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92295 T he combination of an aging coal-fired fleet, increasingly stringent EPA regulations, and an abundance of natural gas are driving change in the power industry that will result in a future landscape that looks much different from today's version. Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92295 AF confers with White House on cybersecurity and economic threats http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92213 Representatives of the Automation Federation (AF) met with President Barack Obama's staff to help confront two serious threats to U.S. national security and economic growth: cyber-attack and the lack of advanced manufacturing skills among American workers. Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=92213 Invensys supplies virtual reality training to Department of Energy http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91320 Invensys Operations Management implemented an operator-training simulator for the U.S. Department of Energy using SimSci-Esscor EYESIM virtual reality training solution. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91320 Siemens to build geared motor plant in South Carolina http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91321 Siemens Industry announced plans to open an assembly and manufacturing plant as part of the company's Drives Technologies division, Mechanical Drives business unit. The 45,600 square-foot facility will be located in the city of Mauldin in Greenville County. Siemens anticipates opening the facility later this year. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91321 Nov-Dec by the Numbers http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91361 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91361 Multiphase flowmeter market growing fast http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91322 Multiphase flowmeters are an evolving technology and the fastest growing flowmeter type, outpacing ultrasonic and other new-technology flowmeters, according to a new study from Flow Research, The World Market for Multiphase Flowmeters. Tue, 04 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=91322 Sept-Oct By the Numbers http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90794 Qumu announced the results of their 2012 IT in the Cloud Assessment Project. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90794 LOGIIC receives Homeland Security award http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90796 The Automation Federation announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science & Technology (DHS S&T) Directorate ... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90796 AMT updates Manufacturing Mandate http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90795 AMT – The Association for Manufacturing Technology issued the second generation of The Manufacturing Mandate. Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90795 Integrated Industry theme for HANNOVER MESSE http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90797 The upcoming HANNOVER MESSE 2013 will be staged under the banner of "Integrated Industry." Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90797 New committee clarifies broader market for intelligent devices http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90803 Today's typical transmitter is able to communicate in excess of 300 parameters, but questions remain ... Tue, 02 Oct 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90803 Emerson adds Beamex CMX calibration software http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90147 Emerson adds Beamex CMX calibration software Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90147 CSIA updates Best Practices and Benchmarks Manual http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90144 Version 4.0 of the Control System Integrators Association's Best Practices and Benchmarks Manual includes a new section Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90144 Fieldbus updates technical specs for remote operations management http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90145 Fieldbus updates technical specs for remote operations management Mon, 06 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cfm?template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=90145 Patented noise sponge quiets combustion http://www.isa.org/InTechTemplate.cf