‘Distributed Control Systems’
An Engineeringtalk guide
Start with the news release
Insertion probes monitor bioproduction process from
Stratophase, which we summarised at the time by saying "Stratophase has collaborated with the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) to develop an insertion probe variant of its Spectrosens system. ".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Q-Sys provides custom-designed motion systems from
Q-Sys: "Q-Sys offers a complete design-and-build service for all types of precision motion and positioning systems. ".
In November 2009, we covered the news from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors)
- take a look at ABB drives reduce swimming pool energy bills
which says: "ABB drives have helped a UK holiday park operator save GBP77,000 a year on energy bills for its swimming pools. ".
Take a look also at the news release from Hamamatsu Photonics , CMOS digital photo IC for colour sensing,
as well as Laser Design system checks injection mould tooling from Laser Design,
and Birchwood sealants prevent rust and corrosion from Birchwood Casey.
Latest stories...
Actuator system for sampling applications (November 2009)
Heason Technology has launched a low-cost modular actuator range for pick-and-place and sample dispensing in life science and other analytical equipment applications.
NI expands HIL simulation platform (November 2009)
National Instruments (NI) has announced the expansion of its hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulation platform, which includes numerous products to optimise embedded system validation.
Martek releases compact onboard DC/DC converters (November 2009)
Martek Power has announced the release of the 200UFR series compact 2W onboard DC/DC converters.
Guide covers specification of rail conduit systems (November 2009)
A guide to specifying flexible conduit systems for the rail industry has been launched by Adaptaflex.
Liberty University wins simulation software grant (November 2009)
Simio has awarded a USD300,000 (GBP180,000) simulation software grant to the School of Engineering and Computational Science at Liberty University in Virginia.
E2S adds trumpet horns to range of warning devices (November 2009)
The Spectra range of industrial warning devices from European Safety Systems (E2S) now includes 100dB and 110dB trumpet horns designed to provide an effective penetrating low-frequency buzzer sound.
Dassault Systemes releases latest PLM 2.0 platform (November 2009)
Dassault Systemes (DS) unveiled the latest release of its PLM 2.0 platform at its recent European Customer Forum.
IFM releases safety monitors for AS-interface (November 2009)
IFM has launched new versions of its safety monitor for equipment on the AS-interface.
Further reading
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Hydro plant to use distributed control systems
Taiwan Power Company is to implement I/A Series distributed control systems from Foxboro for a hydro power generation and pumped storage automation upgrade project.
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Distributed control systems continue growth
Healthy growth in the distributed control systems market between 2003 and 2004 is expected to continue through at least the 2006-2007 timeframe, according to a new study.
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