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A Report by ARC Advisory Group: Driven by India’s economic growth, the demand for a wide range of industrial goods, such as automotive, consumer durables, food and beverage, drugs and pharmaceuticals, and others, is on the increase.  The mismatch between supply and demand provides the impetus for greenfield projects to come up alongside projects associated with plant upgrades and expansions.  This provides the right framework for the growth of the automation market, which in turn spurs the expansion of the system integrators’ (SI) business.

Manufacturing companies in India are increasingly turning to system integrators to implement automation projects and seamlessly integrate disparate systems.  System integrators technically bridge the gap between end users and automation suppliers.  Often, a good automation system implementation involves integration of subsystems from various suppliers, and SIs work as implementation partners.  From an end user perspective, real-time performance management, which involves collaboration among automation systems and enterprise solutions, is important.  Therefore, end users turn to SIs, having the necessary skill-set, to integrate various technology solutions.  Resulting from these developments, India has emerged as the home of good SI firms.

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Yokogawa has launched new website to cater the customer challenges and highlight industry solutions. Yokogawa states that companies need the right industry-specific solutions to deal with ever more critical and complex challenges at each layer of their business. Yokogawa has long experience in taking the customer perspective to understand and address the challenges that companies face. Industry-specific solutions based on Yokogawa’s high technology gives our customers a great competitive advantage.

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The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Control Systems Engineer Technical Reference Handbook, by Chuck Cornell, PE, CAP®, PMP.

Control Systems Engineer Technical Reference Handbook is a technical reference guide for the control systems professional, as well as a study aid for the Control Systems Engineering (CSE) Professional Engineer (PE) Exam. It provides a detailed, insightful view into the fields of:

• measurement
• final control elements
• signals, transmission and networking
• automation and control systems
• relief devices
• codes, and standards such as NEC (National Electrical Code), NFPA (National Fire Protection Agency 70E)
• hazardous areas
• safety instrumented systems
• basic electrical (motors and uninterruptible power supply [UPS] topologies)

It additionally includes sample problems and solutions for use in preparation for the CSE PE Exam.

Amplicon have added two new industrial grade Wi-Fi access points to their portfolio from industry leading manufacturer Moxa. The AWK-3131 and the AWK-4131 have been designed to meet the growing demands for faster data transmission speeds and wider signal coverage.

These new models support IEEE 802.11n which incorporates MIMO technology for data-rates of up to 300Mbps and reliability unrivalled by any previous Wi-Fi technology. Key features include compatibility on either the 2.4 or 5 GHz frequency bands, backwards-compatibility with existing 802.11a/b/g wireless client devices and Turbo roaming for faster client roaming speeds. Dual redundant power inputs, PoE (802.3af) compatibility and a selection of models with different operating temperatures make these access points the perfect choice for installations where commercial grade equipment is simply not suitable.

The AWK-3131 is designed for industrial indoor environments, where as the AWK-4131 has an outdoor IP67 rated enclosure with M12 connectors for secure, sealed connections which are extremely resilient to shock and vibrations.

Tokyo, January 12, 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today the launch of its new 8.4-inch VGA and 10.4-inch VGA color TFT-LCD industrial-use modules. The models feature high brightness and high contrast ratio, wide viewing angle, wide-ranging operational temperatures and a low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) interface. Sales will begin on February 1 through Mitsubishi Electric offices globally Click www.MitsubishiElectric.com/bu/tft_lcd/network. Initial production has been set at 3,000 units per month for each model.

Modern software programming goes beyond Ladder Diagram. The software development process has to take this into account. The new TwinCAT 3 software generation from Beckhoff, which comprises a standard IT environment, engineering with modules and run-time on multi-core processors, will open up new opportunities for controls programmers. On the occasion of the release of TwinCAT 3 at the end of the year 2011, Ramon Barth and Dr. Dirk Janssen, who are Director for Software Development at Beckhoff and played a key role in the new software architecture, talk about the beta phase and the next stages on the roadmap.

Please click 'Beckhoff' s new programming sofware TwinCat3 for Automation' to read interview and brochure of the software

Technip has been awarded by Nexen Petroleum U.K. Limited a lump sum contract, worth approximately €135 million, for the Golden Eagle development located 110 kilometers North-east of Aberdeen in 115 meters of water. This contract is the largest ever awarded to Technip for a project in the United Kingdom Continental Shelf and features the reeling of mechanically lined pipe which provides a cost effective alternative for high temperature, highly corrosive materials.

• This contract covers the engineering, procurement, installation and commissioning of:

• 2 export, 1 production, 1 mechanically lined water injection and 1 gas lift flowlines(1),

• 1 main umbilical(2) and 2 subsea isolation valve umbilicals,

• subsea equipments,

• trenching and backfilling of all flowlines and umbilicals,

• tie-ins, protection, pre-commissioning and commissioning support.

Bill Morrice, Managing Director of Technip in the UK said: “This award is extremely exciting for us as it represents a key milestone in terms of contract size. We very much look forward to working with Nexen and to playing a significant part in this important field development.”

BOULDER, COLO (January 10, 2012) -- Emerson Process Management announces the release of Micro Motion® ProLink III®, a Microsoft® Windows-based configuration and service tool for Micro Motion Coriolis flow and density transmitters. ProLink III is an intuitive configuration, data-logging, and troubleshooting tool for the range of Micro Motion Coriolis flow and density products.

The Micro Motion ProLink III Configuration Tool utilizes Emerson’s Human Centered Design approach for an intuitive interface that improves overall functionality and ease of use. Customers looking to streamline work practices, improve process control, trend and remotely troubleshoot meters in the field will benefit from this latest version of ProLink. Once connected, process variables and alerts are immediately seen through a single, user-friendly, full diagnostics display. To better interrogate field issues, ProLink III identifies fault conditions that are then separated by severity, allowing the user to prioritize alerts. Additionally, the guided connection wizard, the simulated device feature and the offline configuration tool all help decrease commissioning time and reduce start-up costs by limiting the opportunity for mistakes. The response time of this software tool is unmatched by anything else previously offered.