Space saving dual concentric encoders - Foremost Electronics has announced the Elma E37 range of dual concentric encoders. Offering two independent control functions in just one panel space these new encoders offer space savings and increased control panel functionality.

Call for papers! - The Technical Program Committee of ISA Automation Week 2010: Technology and Solutions Event has issued a Call for Papers inviting authors, experts, innovators, and automation professionals to submit abstracts for presentation consideration at the conference to be held in Houston (TX US), 4-7 October 2010.

Automated independent backup system - SIS-TECH now has the DIAMOND-SIS automated independent backup (AIB), a low-cost, standalone safety instrumented system (SIS) that backs up current process control trip logic and meets the requirements of IEC 61511. The system includes an IEC 61508 logic solver that is functionally independent from the process control system, supplements existing logic, and meets all appropriate safety standards.

e-letters and web publications received during week ending 5th Feb 2010 The World of Industrial Processing Equipment Industrial Networking e-news The World of Shock, Vibration & Noise The World of Industrial Automation Process Control UpDate David W Spitzer's ezine ProductInsights Control Design e-news ControlGlobal e-news The World of Test & Measurement The world of Pneumatics InTech/Automation Weekly Flow Control Newsletter HazardEx Control Matters Industrial Ethernet Book (Digital Edition) Specs & Techs The world of Valve Technology Fieldbus Networks update NewsInsights The world of Wireless ControlGlobal e-news ProfiNews GB) There are a number of newsletters we receive which are only available in pdf format or are not available in html as web pages. These may not be listed here!

Freezer validation system - MadgeTech has released their ULT90, an ultra-low temperature freezer validation system. It can be used for validation, mapping, stabilization studies and temperature surveys.

Agreement for technologies & services! - Emerson Process Management has entered into a 5-year Global Framework Agreement (GFA) with Shell to serve as a Main Automation Contractor (MAC) on future capital projects globally.

South African entity wins leadership award - Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the process and manufacturing industries, today announced that one of its key ecosystem partners, Wonderware Southern Africa, has received the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Market Leadership Award for its success in the South African manufacturing execution systems (MES) market.

Higg G shock accelerometers - Meggitt Sensing Systems has announced the launch of Endevco® model 7255A, a miniature, lightweight piezoelectric accelerometer with integral electronics. The rugged design and performance characteristics of this model make it ideal for use in near-field, high shock and high-level mechanical impact testing applications, where unwanted high frequency signals often mask critical low-level, low frequency data.

Inclinometers for US market - Sherborne Sensors has announced the North American market introduction of the LSI series, a family of cost-effective, rugged, closed loop gravity referenced servo inclinometers. The LSI series is specially designed to withstand severe shock and vibration inputs, for precision measurement capabilities in even the most demanding of environments.

Glass & packaging application - Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced announced that Bormioli Rocco, a producer of glass and plastic pharmaceutical packaging, glass containers for perfumery and foodstuffs and glass tableware, has purchased and deployed the 2000th Thermo Scientific iCAP 6000 Series inductively coupled plasma (ICP) emission spectrometer.

Social networking - a true story! - When a reader approached us with a query looking for suggestions for a wind generating application we put it up on two social networking sites. This is the story of what happened.

Rotary switch - Lorlin Electronics continues to add to its highly successful range. The popular CKS and CKF rotary switch ranges already offer IP67/IP65 sealed versions and are now available as standard with low axial play, smooth feel and damped indexing for the pro-audio, broadcast and high quality instrumentation applications.

Elevation for openLift The Can in Automation Special Interest Group (CiASIG) CANopen Lift has published version 2.0 of the CANopen application profile for lift control systems (CiA 417).

Read-out to attend show in Birmingham (GB) - Read-out will be attending Advanced Manufacturing UK in Birmingham 26/27 April 2010. This is the tenth year in succession that we have attended this show which incorporates mtec, Britains only national instrumentation and automation show. Details of stands, exhibits and events associated with the event for publication.

Opportunities for Process Automation in US identified in paper - The Global Foresight Group™ has identified several industry segments that will generate growing demand for Process Instrumentation and Automation (PI&A) products in 2010 and beyond. In the white paper Growth Opportunities 2010 and Beyond, they describe seven areas where PI&A suppliers will find much better North American growth opportunities in 2010 and beyond.

Wireless flow system promotes conservation in Colarado desert - A paper "Intelligent Design Enables Conservation" by Gerald W. Knudsen, General Manager of AgriTech Consulting, describes an application where open ditch irrigation was replaced by a closed pipe system and precise flow control via wireless communications from Dynasonics.

Microwave switch system adopted for test suite - Keithley Instruments has announced that LeCroy Corporation has chosen Keithley's System 46 (S46) RF/Microwave Switch System as part of the original equipment for its new USB 3.0 Test Suite product family. Keithley's S46 switch is engineered to simplify the automated switching needed to test a wide range of telecommunications products and devices, including Bluetooth devices.

Stainless steel transmitter for vortex meter - Emerson Process Management announces the expansion of its Rosemount® 8800D Series of vortex flowmeters to include stainless steel transmitter housings, which are often required for applications in corrosive environments.

Photoelectric sensors for transparent targets - Stable and dependable detection for transparent objects, including glass, films and PET, simple installation and ease of adjustment are the key benefits of the new E3ZM-B_T photoelectric sensors. These versatile sensors are the latest additions to Omron's E3Z product range, which is the most comprehensive and competitive family of compact sensors currently available for food industry applications.

Forum gets to grips with the digital future - The CeBIT display category "Webciety" in Hall 6 mirrors the current developments in online business and our web-based society. From 2 to 6 March 2010 the Webciety Forum will get to grips with the key issues relating to our digital future. More than 100 speakers are expected to contribute to the forum program. Webciety 2010 will be even more international than in the past - as evidenced in the fact that more than half of the lectures will be delivered in English.

Gas monitors on show - Advanced gas sampling and monitoring instrumentation from Quantitech will be on display at HazMat 2010, the third annual conference for HazMat professionals in the UK (February 23 and 24, Birmingham GB).

Multichannel RF signal generator - RF Engines Limited (RFEL) has developed a highly sophisticated, 32 channel RF signal generator that is designed to enable challenging RF environments to be recreated in labs to test RF equipment.

Engineers choice for connectivity! - Kepware Technologies's KEPServerEX product has been selected as winner of the Connectivity Category in the annual Control Engineering Magazine, "Engineers Choice" Awards.

Intelligent touch screen display - Anders Electronics has added a 5.7" VGA (640 x 480 pixel) resolution display to its popular UMR 5 Series of products. The new Anders 5.7" display platform offers manufacturers of industrial and medical devices a standard form factor with high-end optical specifications, guaranteed long term availability, and easier, more cost-effective integration of colour, touch and other embedded functionality.

Small-sized controllers - GE Intelligent Platforms has launched its new Durus Plus controllers. The Durus is a complete controller with built-in I/O, control and operator interface. The Durus Plus is a powerful low-end controller featuring RTD, analog out, four-function math, PID and the Modbus Master/Slave communications.

Tempcontrolled food shipping - Yokogawa Electric Corporation has developed a range of monitoring solutions for use on temperature-controlled container ships used for cold-treated food transportation. Based on Yokogawa's data acquisition hardware integrated with customised software, these systems have received the all-important USDA certification, which is mandatory for all such food imported by ship into the USA.

Ultra- compact precision electric actuators - Festo has launched an extensive new range of ultra-compact precision electric actuators that can be ordered via the web from its on-line shop. This means that machine designers and builders can now take delivery of positioning actuators offering +/-10 micron repeatability within 24 hours of placing their order.

Journal archive for 2009 available - The CD with all Sensors & Transducers journal issues published in 2009 (12 regular issues plus 3 special issues) is available now for online purchase.

Latest emberd technology at Nueremberg show - ADLINK Technology is to demonstrate its latest embedded computing platforms and solutions based on the latest Intel® processors and chipsets at Embedded World 2010 (Mar 2/4 2010).

"The most significant embedded system expansion innovation since the birth of PC/104 in 1992!" - The new mezzanine-style standard, originated by Diamond, defines a highly compact, low cost way to add application-oriented capabilities to single-board computers (SBCs), computer-on-module (COM) baseboards, and fully-custom embedded electronics and will be unveiled at the Embedded World.

Technical possibilities of Industrial PC fuels market growth - The market for Industrial PCs is driven by an increasing rate of technological advancements in hardware and software according to a study released recently by ARC. This includes the Atom processor, increased computing power, increased ruggedness, and also failsafe industrial PCs.

Steam heaters for field instrumentation protection - Intertec has developed a new range of steam heaters for field instrumentation protection applications. Offering a choice of vertical, horizontal or panel mounting styles, with four power outputs ranging from around 65 to 490 W, users can easily select the appropriate heater for all common enclosure-scale freeze/condensation protection or temperature maintenance applications.

An introduction to load, force and torque - Omega Engineering has produced a new Technical reference series of web pages detailing the history, theory and best operating principles of measurement and control fundamentals. Designed as a technical aid for engineers, technicians and students, the first in this series is aimed at force load & torque, and provides details on strain configurations, load cell design, piezoelectric sensors, as well as acceleration and vibration sensors.

Advanced crane simulation - A three-axis motion platform based on Baldor's Ethernet-compatible drives is helping to further increase the realism of crane training experience by physically moving a simulator system's replica operator cabin in synchronism with computer-generated images. The specialist machine manufacturer Electropneumatics & Hydraulics developed the motion platform for the leading training solutions and services supplier Applied Research International (ARI).

Appointments follow successful 2009 - Powerstax, "one of Europe's leading application-rich power solutions specialists," has made a number of key appointments in response to record sales growth in 2009.

Control for "Gym for the lungs" - ML Electronics has successfully completed an electronic design for POWERbreathe Kinetic, a respiratory exercise system, which enables the feature-packed device to run comfortably from rechargeable NiMH AAA batteries - including driving a 12V stepper motor.

Signal conditioners help reduce cabling and maintenance costs, increase efficiency for users - Rockwell Automation have launched a new line of signal conditioners designed to help maximize the efficiency and performance of process applications by helping users isolate, convert and amplify analog signals in applications involving batch or continuous processes.

Relative humidity and dew point catalogue - Michell Instruments have released a new edition of their moisture and humidity product catalogue, which contains comprehensive information on their range of relative humidity transmitters and sensors, dew point transmitters and humidity calibration instruments.

Testing time for vacuum cleaner manufacturer - A company that designs and build custom test equipment for the manufacturing and research industries has developed a cost saving sub-system that allows eight dynamometer test rigs to share a single calibration unit based on a Digital TorqSense transducer from Sensor Technology.

Non-contact position measurement in membrane-style packaging - The MagnetoPot is new non-contacting linear potentiometer based upon a fully sealed membrane strip and a simple magnet that together provide position feedback from 8 mm to 1200 mm in a low profile and robust design with exceptionally long life capability.

German exhibition to highlight energy efficiency - The Exhibition Committee of the SENSOR+TEST and the Executive Board of the AMA Association for Sensor Technology have jointly decided to make energy efficiency the focal topic of the SENSOR+TEST trade fair this May.

Extension & enhancement of Ethernet line extenders - Westermo Data Communications has expanded and improved its Wolverine range of industrial Ethernet line extenders with the addition of the new DDW-225 and an enhanced version of the existing DDW-120.

Electronic loads and power supplies - StanTronic Instruments has announced that it has been appointed distributor for Maynuo Electronic, which specialises in the manufacture of programmable electronic loads and power supplies with an outstanding price/performance ratio, in Great Britain,Ireland and Germany.