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Wonderware cements Motorola compatibility
Motorola has awarded Invensys Operations Management’s Wonderware IntelaTrac mobile solution with Enerprise Mobility validation, via its Enterprise Mobility Validated Solution Program. The IntelaTrac solution is a mobile workforce and decision support system.
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Cicoil cables help NASA robotic arm for Mars
Cicoil High-Flex Cables are allowing NASA to perform critical, extreme environment robotic tests, in preparation for the Mars Exploration Program.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation e-F@ctory adds Oracle capabilities
Oracle Manufacturing Operations Center monitors production performance in real-time, integrated with Mitsubishi Electric Automation's e-F@ctory manufacturing solution for all industries.
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Shell signs Yokogawa in global deal (16 February 2010)
Shell has signed a Global Framework Agreement with Yokogawa establishing a new alliance between the two companies. Yokogawa will become a main automation contractor (MAC) for integrated production control and safety instrumented systems.
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Insectlike 'microids' might walk, run, work in colonies, says Purdue University (16 February 2010)
Miniature, insectlike robots might have more dexterity than previously thought and scavenge energy from surroundings, says a Purdue University researcher.
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Invensys scoops STAR award (16 February 2010)
Invensys Operations Management is celebrating a recent award for its Wonderware technical support organisation. The organisation scooped the 2009 STAR award for service excellence in mission critical support.
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Dalsa's Boa smart camera brings colour to end-user machine vision applications (29 January 2010)
Dalsa, provider of machine vision technology, offers colour processing for its Boa vision system, Dalsa's highly integrated smart camera. Supported with a full suite of vision tools, the new colour version of the Boa sets a new cost/performance standard for colour enhanced smart camera solutions.
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Rockwell supports Brad PLC/PAC communication modules (29 January 2010)
Molex’s Brad PLC/PAC communication modules for the ControlLogix and SLC 500 systems are now supported within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Architecture Builder (IAB). The company says IAB now provides system designers a convenient means of specifying and buying Brad Communication Modules as part of a complete PLC system.
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Schneider looks to Middle East; acquires Cimac (26 January 2010)
Schneider Electric has bolstered its presence in the Middle East Gulf region with the acquisition of Cimac, a systems integrator for industrial automation solutions. The company focuses on the water/waste water and oil and gas industries, implementing automation control and electrical distribution systems.
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Honeywell acquires Shell technology (18 January 2010)
Honeywell has acquired the rights to a technology developed by Shell Global Solutions that is set to ease the gathering of field data and help process plants increase production.
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