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Just a Little Reminder: New Machine Safety Standards

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Submitted by jmontague on Mon, 02/13/2012 - 12:46.

Did you hear the one about the machine safety standard that was postponed for two years before finally going into full effect? That’s right, the EN-954-1 machine safety standard was replaced by the ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061 standards on Jan. 1.  read more »

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Well Now. Nation, This Just Might Be Fun

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Submitted by joe feeley on Thu, 03/24/2011 - 20:39.

PLANTVILLE--An Innovative Online Game Simulates a Plant Manager's Experience Challenging Players to Increase Productivity, Sustainability and the Overall Health of an Industrial Plant  read more »

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Well, It Beats a Sharp Stick in the Eye-- Mfg. Technology Consumption Up vs. Jan'09

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Submitted by joe feeley on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 17:35.

January manufacturing technology consumption 26% ahead of January '09  read more »

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Sort It Out

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Submitted by kbonfante on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 20:32.

Does your automation and control design responsibility include sorting out structural and mechanical issues like Omax did with the machine future in "Cut to the Market Chase"? Make sense to you?

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Let's Get Started

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Submitted by kbonfante on Thu, 12/10/2009 - 16:12.

Here we go, the most challenging of all steps is the first one so I will start safe (baby steps concept) by sharing with you the topics I hope to cover in this blog:

I intend to have the column focus on networks (including IP based ones), fieldbuses, wireless, and anything have to do with the field level devices (including process analysers). I will also likely touch on Asset Management and related materials as well. VERY broad – as long as it has to do with getting reliable measurements from the field to the Control system.  read more »

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