Dave Wilson, Editor, writes:
We see from your search that you're looking for information on the term "Fieldbus Technology",
and we have a large number of manufacturers' news releases and technical articles here on Engineeringtalk which will be of interest.
Let me be your guide.
Start with
the news release Fieldbus standards come up to date from
IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission), which we summarised at the time by saying "New edition includes profiles for Real-Time Ethernet fieldbus networks, together with other industry sector network profiles which had not been included in
the previous editions".
A couple of weeks before,
we featured the news release Conformance testing comes to China from
ODVA: "Action will spur increasing adoption inside China of open industrial networks, whose collective shipments worldwide are estimated to exceed 11 million nodes".
In August 2007, we covered the news from Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation
- take a look at Companies sign large petroleum order
which says: "Yokogawa System Center Europe and Yokogawa Engineering Asia will supply control systems for the Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex (SEPC) in Singapore".
Take a look also at the news release from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK, Automation agreement reached,
as well as Commitee aids Fieldbus marketing in India from Fieldbus Foundation,
and Committee promotes fieldbus technology from Fieldbus Foundation.
See also:
Vice Chairman appointed to advisory council
(May 2007)
Dr Graeme Philp has been elected as Vice-Chairman to the Fieldbus Foundation's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Executive Advisory Council (EAC)
Fieldbus technology goes on show
(May 2007)
Fieldbus Foundation's stand at Interkama 2007 demonstrated the scope of Foundation Fieldbus technology in process and hybrid applications
Power over Ethernet products pass all packets
(April 2007)
Etherbus passes any and all Ethernet message packets regardless of origin or protocol
Ethernet/IP is adopted as Chinese standard
(December 2006)
ODVA's EtherNet/IP has been adopted by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) of the People's Republic of China as a machinery industry standard for the People's Republic of China
Thai power plant to adopt digital architecture
(November 2006)
Emerson Process Management has won a contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture at the new Ratchaburi power plant in Thailand
Diagnostics are key to fieldbus adoption
(October 2006)
When Roche started construction of a new 25,000 tonne per annum vitamin E production plant in 2001 the decision was made to use fieldbus technology
Device manager provides full fieldbus control
(October 2006)
Field Device Manager for Foxboro I/A Series distributed control systems takes advantage of both the latest Enhanced Electronic Device Description Language and FDT technologies
New galvanically isolated Foundation Fieldbus PSU
(August 2006)
Pepperl+Fuchs is introducing a simplex, galvanically isolated Foundation Fieldbus Power Supply that operates with minimal heat dissipation while supporting redundant 24V power
Fieldbus systems accelerate pigment production
(July 2006)
Production of pearl lustre pigments by the Merck plant at Gernsheim in Germany has been expanded significantly to meet the growth in demand
Roadshow targets water utilities
(June 2006)
Festo's mobile exhibition vehicle - known as the Technoferium - will be visiting UK water utility sites during July
Servo controllers are flexible about interfacing
(June 2006)
Single and three phase servo positioning controllers can be connected to a wide range of encoder systems and motor types
Digital communication boosts process accuracy
(May 2006)
A project for the Berlin Schultheiss Brewery illustrates how Profibus PA fieldbus technology can exploit the advantages of digital communication with measuring instruments in new systems
The definitive guide to Industrial Ethernet
(May 2006)
A new book written by Ronald Dietrich of Harting offers an authoritative, definitive guide to Industrial Ethernet
Alliance targets process industry demands
(May 2006)
The Fieldbus Foundation has set up a liaison relationship with Working Group 2.6 'Fieldbus' of NAMUR, the international process industries' end user group based in Germany
Antibiotic plant takes fieldbus into Zone 1
(March 2006)
Profibus PA and DP fieldbus techniques have been applied to pharmaceutical manufacturing in an installation at the Aventis plant near Frankfurt
Plant controller helps carbon black production
(March 2006)
Digital plant architecture with Foundation Fieldbus technology installed on fourth production line at Egyptian manufacturer of carbon black
Gray Fieldbus scholarships announced
(February 2006)
Fieldbus Foundation announces 2006 recipients of the James Gray Fieldbus Foundation Educational Scholarship, which honours the memory of James Gray, who died in 2002
Agenda announced for Fieldbus Foundation assembly
(February 2006)
Fieldbus Foundation announces the agenda for its 2006 General Assembly, to be held at the Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel in Shanghai, China, from 28th February to 1st March
Keynote speakers at Fieldbus assembly
(January 2006)
Fieldbus Foundation announces keynote speakers for its 2006 General Assembly, to be held at the Ritz Carlton Portman Hotel in Shanghai, China, from 28th February to 1st March
Fieldbus approved for safety instrumented systems
(January 2006)
TUV Anlagentechnik, Automation, Software and Information Technology has granted Protocol Type Approval for the Fieldbus Foundation Safety Instrumented Systems specifications
Controller for single and multi-axis motion
(December 2005)
Parker Hannifin introduces standalone controller that can be used for single and multi-axis motion control
Upgraded diagnostics improve plant availability
(November 2005)
Emerson Process Management announces Version 7.0 of its AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager, a core application that powers the predictive capability of PlantWeb digital plant architecture
Fieldbus training for sales professionals
(November 2005)
A new one-day certified training course is intended for controls and instrumentation sales professionals needing a general understanding of Foundation fieldbus technology
Website is dedicated to fieldbus technology
(October 2005)
Pepperl+Fuchs is introduces FieldConnex.info - a newly redesigned website dedicated to fieldbus products and technology
GE Healthcare looks for intelligent approach
(October 2005)
Emerson Process Management has once again been chosen by GE Healthcare as a working partner in a major new project to increase the production capacity at its Lindesnes plant in Norway
Digital automation project comes on in record time
(August 2005)
Emerson Process Management has completed a digital automation project at one of the largest integrated petrochemical complexes in China
Biotech company to host fieldbus seminar
(August 2005)
Genzyme, a leading biotech company, will host a comprehensive Foundation fieldbus seminar on 3rd and 4th November 2005 in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Engineering contractors share fieldbus experiences
(July 2005)
The Fieldbus Foundation was delighted with the success of its first engineering contractors' event held last week at The Imperial War Museum in London, UK
Korea adopts DeviceNet
(June 2005)
DeviceNet has been adopted by the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards as an industrial standard for the Republic of Korea
Digital automation pays dividends for Cognis
(April 2005)
The Cognis plant at Hythe has experienced tighter control and greater consistency since migrating from its old control system to a DeltaV digital automation system
Software donated to Pactware Consortium
(March 2005)
Invensys Process Systems has transferred ownership of critical software extensions for Foundation fieldbus to the Pactware Consortium
Chinese power plant orders full automation
(March 2005)
Emerson Process Management has won a $7.4 million contract to automate China's new Datang Ningde Power Plant
Fieldbus based system answers real-time demands
(March 2005)
After looking at many network solutions, automation system supplier Pro/Automatic proposed the latest in fieldbus technologies for a new PLC-controlled water network in Denmark
Automation speeds leather byproduct processing
(February 2005)
When Sicit 2000 planned the automation of its new $30 million plant for the production of protein hydrolysates, it chose PlantWeb digital plant architecture from Emerson Process Management