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News appears as we receive it on our facebook page (above) - Our News Page and this Home page are updated daily! Product, People & Company News All News! Technology & Application News Electric rod style linear actuator! - Rick Roop is the 2015 President of the International Society of Automation (ISA). The FT Series roller screw driven actuators from Curtis Wright, offer high thrust, high speed, and high robustness in a compact form factor, making them an ideal alternative to hydraulic cylinders. The world's first 7''wide screen HMIs for ATEX zone 1. - The world's first operating devices with a 7" wide screen suitable for use in ATEX zone 1 from R. STAHL HMI Systems combine state-of-the-art, user-friendly equipment with a highly robust design. No oil to trouble water! - Quantitech's portable oil in water monitor has proved extremely popular in the oil sector. It ought also be ideal for other industries where oil contamination is an issue. Increased safety for critical industrial and traffic infrastructures - COPA-DATA has received the "Safety Integrity Level 2" (SIL 2) certification and thus meets the requirements in accordance with the international standard IEC 61508 for the reliability of the safety functions of operational facilities. Connected Intelligence Global Partner Ecosystem! - B+B SmartWorx, (formerly B&B Electronics as we reported below) has announced an acceleration for the Internet of Things (IoT) landscape with its Connected Intelligence Global Partner Ecosystem. Petroleum, Refining & Environmental Monitoring Technologies - Exhibition/Conf for Belgium - PEFTEC 2015 (the petroleum, refining and environmental technologies conference and exhibition) has announced a partnership with the Port of Antwerp. Cool measurement in Antartica! - In 2009, Applied Measurements were contacted by Victoria University of Wellington (NZ) to provide reliable and accurate equipment that could operate in the sub-zero temperatures of the Antarctic, for the Roosevelt Island Climate Evolution (RICE) Project. Here we learn how they got on! New member for digital meter family! - Precision Digital Corporation has announced the latest member of the ProVu¨ family of digital panel meters, the PD6400 High Voltage and Current Meter. Eric Byres and his wife Joann (Tofino co-founder and Belden Vice President) have announced that they are retiring from the Tofino Security group at Belden. Air quality & emissions under scrutiny! - The organisers of AQE 2015, the international Air Quality and Emissions show, have announced a comprehensive conference programme for the event which will take place in Telford (GB), on 22nd and 23rd April 2015. IoT drives company rebranding! - Thirty-four-year-old networking expert B&B Electronics has changed its name and will now be known as B+B SmartWorx. Humidity & Temperature transmitter to international standards for IS applications - The intrinsically safe EE300Ex humidity & temperature transmitter from E+E Elektronik conforms to the European ATEX Directive and now also to the international IECEx and the FM classification specifically relevant to the USA and Canada. How to improve batch and continuous reactor and control system performance! - A new book, Advances in Reactor Measurement and Control by Gregory K. McMillan, shines light on the latest technologies and methods for increasing plant performance by improving bioreactor, fermenter and chemical reactor automation. The Perfect Combination! - Tailor-made Ex de solutions from Pepperl+Fuchs offer all the benefits of the Ex e and Ex d ignition protection classes in an ideal setup. These solutions are designed and built locally around the world in the company's Solution Engineering Centers, to customers' specific requirements. Thermal imaging system kits! - Fluke has introduced new Thermal Imager Connect System kits featuring thermal imagers that utilise the new Fluke Connect™ system, enabling the transfer of measurement data from the test tools to smart phones and the cloud, and thus improving maintenance team communication, safety and productivity. Rack has over 100 configurations! - Rittal has expanded its modular TS IT rack to offer more than 100 configurations, providing customers with more options and greater flexibility for their IT enclosures. Version 2 data-logging software developed! - Yokogawa has developed an enhanced version, release 2.0, of the GA10 data-logging software for the SMARTDAC+¨data acquisition and control system. Process instrumentation, analytical technology and gas detection in Ireland - Hanley Measurement & Control has recently been appointed as channel partner in Ireland by ABB, to expand its instrument and analyser offering into the Irish process market. If you put in a link to the Instrumentation Signpost you are entitled to a free listing in our Reciprocal Links page. 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