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Motorola WT4000 Series: Wearable Terminal

Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:39:00 GMT

The WT4000 Series Wearable Terminal from Motorola empowers warehouse and package handling workers to achieve new levels of efficiency, productivity, and accuracy by bringing the most advanced computing and scanning technology to their fingertips in an ergonomic, wearable design. The hands-free system offers maximum flexibility, with headset support for voice picking, as well as mix and match connectors on either side of the device enabling the right- or left-handed scanning.

ABB Maintains Leading Automation Services Market Share Worldwide For 2008

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:27:00 GMT

In the newest version of ARC Advisory Group's "Supplier Provided Automation Services Worldwide Outlook," ABB maintained its leading worldwide market position. The study reports that the total worldwide market for these services had expanded to close to $17.3 billion at the end of 2008.

New Feared Slewing Rings For All Environments

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:18:00 GMT

igus has added a new geared slewing ring bearing to its line of cost effective, low noise iglide "PRT" modules. Geared PRT slewing rings are extremely cost-effective and can be used in place of expensive ball bearings or rolling elements in many applications.

Emerson Extends Condition Monitoring Capabilites Of Machinery Health Transmitters

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:11:00 GMT

Emerson announces extension of the monitoring capabilities of its CSI 9210 Machinery Health Transmitter. The CSI 9210, which monitors vibration, temperature, and speed on machine trains, can now be applied more extensively to plant and mill rotating machinery, including motors, fans, cooling tower fans, pumps, and compressors.

SynGest Selects The Weitz Company To Build First Biomass-To-Ammonia Plant

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:59:00 GMT

SynGest, Inc. announced that it has chosen The Weitz Company to provide engineering, procurement and construction services (EPC) for its first plant to manufacture BioAmmonia (anhydrous ammonia) fuel and fertilizer from corn biomass. The new facility will be located near Menlo, Iowa, 45 miles west of Des Moines

Vega Picks Tennessee Firm To Assist With Construction Of Biomass Plant In Georgia

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:48:00 GMT

VEGA PROMOTIONAL SYSTEMS, INC. (Pink Sheets: VGPR) today announced it has chosen Chattanooga, TN based consulting firm, Tennessee Power Company, Inc. to assist the Company in building a biomass production facility in Georgia

Global Laser Enrichment Submits License Application To Build First Commercial Uranium Enrichment Plant Using Laser Technology

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:00 GMT

Global Laser Enrichment (GLE), a business venture of GE, Hitachi Ltd. and Cameco, recently announced a landmark in the deployment of its proposed, next-generation enrichment facility designed to increase the United States' supply of enriched uranium to fuel its nuclear power plants

Exelon to Seek Early Site Permit For Texas Location

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:34:00 GMT

Exelon will seek an Early Site Permit (ESP) for its proposed Victoria, Texas, nuclear plant site rather than a combined construction and operating license, the company announced today

MAVERICK Technologies Acquires Program4 Engineering

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:15:00 GMT

MAVERICK Technologies, a global engineering, systems integration and operational consulting firm, has announced it has acquired the assets of Program4 Engineering, a regional solution provider of manufacturing automation and plant process information systems solutions

New Release Of Wonderware DAServer Toolkit Eases System Extensibility For Ecosystem Partners

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Wonderware, an offering and ecosystem brand from the Operations Management Division of Invensys, announces Wonderware DAServer Toolkit 3.0, which gives customers and partners the capability to create, test and deliver custom interfaces to equipment with unparalleled ease of use

Honeywell Agrees To Acquire Gas Measurement And Control Leader Rmg Regel + Messtechnik

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:21:00 GMT

Honeywell recently announced it has signed a definitive agreement valued at approximately $400 million USD to acquire the RMG GROUP (RMG Regel + Messtechnik GmbH and all of its subsidiaries, together RMG) a Kassel, Germany-based global leader in natural gas measuring and control products, services and integrated solutions

Autodesk Announces Availability Of Autodesk Navisworks 2010 With New Features For Process And Power Customers

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 05:47:00 GMT

Autodesk, Inc.(NASDAQ: ADSK) , a world leader in 2D and 3D design and engineering software, announced that it is shipping new releases of Autodesk Navisworks 2010 software for managing, simulating, and reviewing design and engineering projects in 3D

ABB electrical And Automation Solution To Help Double Capacity For Cement Mills In Egypt

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:12:00 GMT

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has started delivery of electrification and automation systems ordered in 2008. ABB acts as a sub-supplier of the French company Polysius SAS; the end-user is Misr Beni Suef Cement Company (MBCC) in Giza, Egypt

Ducon Secures FGD Order For 3x250 MW Power Plant From BHEL In India

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Ducon Technologies Inc. - Ducon announced that it has secured a prestigious contract from Indian Government owned giant Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) for a limestone based Flue gas Desulfurization (FGD) system for 3 x 250 MW thermal power plant being set up by Indian power company, National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd.( NTPC) at Bongaigaon in, north east India

Facilities Engineers Learn To Develop A Strategic Energy Plan During Trane And AFE Webinar

Thu, 28 May 2009 07:27:00 GMT

Energy management requires careful attention, a strategic plan and an ongoing commitment to ensure that energy use is well planned and budgeted with systems, seasonality and cyclical energy costs in mind

Honeywell Adds Discrete-Input Transmitters To Onewireless Product Line

Thu, 28 May 2009 07:08:00 GMT

Honeywell recently added two discrete-input transmitters to its family of XYR 6000 wireless devices. The STXW 500 and the STTW 401 transmitters can convert any measurement device with a contact-closure switch input into a wireless input, enabling manufacturers to decrease costs and improve efficiency by wirelessly monitoring more processes at their plants

ExxonMobil Announces Agreement With Saudi International Petrochemical Company To License ExxonMobil's Tubular High Pressure Low Density Polyethylene Process (HPPE) Technology

Thu, 28 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT

ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing, LLC recently announced it has signed an agreement with Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to license ExxonMobil's tubular high pressure low density polyethylene process (HPPE) technology for Sipchem's new world-scale ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) plant

COADE Discovery Tour Set For June 16 In Lima, Peru, Featuring CADWorx Plant Design Suite

Tue, 26 May 2009 18:44:00 GMT

COADE announced today that the next COADE Discovery Tour event featuring the CADWorx Plant Design Suite is scheduled for June 16, 2009, in Lima, Peru, organized in conjunction with QPS - Quality Professional Software, COADE's dealer in the region.

Emerson Wins Major Automation Contract For Biopharmaceutical Plant In Singapore

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Emerson Process Management, a global process control and automation leader and a business of Emerson, has been selected by Switzerland-based Lonza Group Ltd. to provide engineering and design services and digital automation architecture and control technologies for a new Lonza biopharmaceutical plant in Singapore

Rockwell Automation And HCL To Collaborate On MES Software Solution Delivery

Thu, 14 May 2009 06:17:00 GMT

HCL Technologies Ltd. (HCL), a leading global IT and engineering services provider, recently announced that it has engaged with Rockwell Automation to achieve referenced status as part of the Rockwell Software Enterprise Solution Partner (ESP) Program

AVEVA Strengthens The Integrated Engineering And Design Approach Of AVEVA Plant With Two New Products

Wed, 13 May 2009 08:33:00 GMT

Launching at ACHEMA 2009 will be a range of new and upgraded AVEVA product solutions aimed at tighter technology integration and increased productivity throughout the entire project lifecycle

Technical Information Bulletin: Recovery Of Enumerated Microorganism Challenges On Selective Media Versus Non-Selective Media

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:38:00 GMT

MicroBioLogics Inc. is a manufacturer of microorganism preparations that serve as quality control challenges in clinical and industrial microbiology laboratories. A frustration that MBL and our customers often share is the apparent discrepancy between established mean assay value of a challenge microorganism preparation and the colony forming unit (CFU) recovery on selective media.

Ricoh Video Case Study: Implementation & Management

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:20:56 GMT

Find out what happened when Ricoh, a fast-paced warehouse and distribution facility, deployed an enterprise-wide mobility solution from Motorola and System ID.

Ricoh Video Case Study: Full Solution Overview

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:15:00 GMT

Find out what happened when Ricoh, a fast-paced warehouse and distribution facility, deployed an enterprise-wide mobility solution from Motorola and System ID.

Ricoh Video Case Study: Warehouse Operations

Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:23:00 GMT

Find out what happened when Ricoh, a fast-paced warehouse and distribution facility, deployed an enterprise-wide mobility solution from Motorola and System ID.

White Paper: Shrinking The Supply Chain Expands The Return: The ROI Of RFID In The Supply Chain

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 10:24:00 GMT

The purpose of this paper is to review various business benefits of implementing RFID, and discuss various typical ROI results, providing a guide to the value typical organizations can expect from streamlining supply chains using RFID implementations. With over a decade of researching and developing technology return on investment (ROI) and total cost of ownership (TCO), the Alinean team are the experts leading solution providers, consultancies and CIOs turn to for IT value advice, research and assessment / benchmarking tools. By Thomas Pisello, author of IT Value Chain Management

White Paper: Warehouse Mobility: A Foundation For A Leaner Warehouse - And A Leaner, More Profitable Supply Chain

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:36:00 GMT

This white paper will examine how warehouse mobility can serve as the foundation of an enterprise-wide mobility, creating a more collaborative information architecture that not only enables a leaner warehouse operation - but a leaner, more profitable enterprise as well. By Motorola

Motorola - Enterprise Mobility Solutions

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:49:36 GMT

Motorola is a recognized leader for enterprise mobility solutions delivering enterprise anywhere to enterprises everywhere. Our solutions include a wide variety of technologies and devices- from advanced mobile computers to automated data capture devices, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), mobile radios, enterprise wireless LAN, and wireless broadband - to ensure unprecedented control of information across your operations.

Mobility In Manufacturing: Achieve A New Level Of Lean - And A New Level Of Profitability

Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:29:00 GMT

This mobility guide features more than 150 pages that show you how to unleash the full power of mobility across multiple manufacturing segments - from high-tech and consumer packaged goods to automotive, pharmaceutical and more.

White Paper: Tool Path Dramatically Increasing Manufacturing Efficiency

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 13:07:00 GMT

TrueMill is a significant milestone step in the long history of machining. TrueMill is the name for a patented set of discoveries centered on controlling tool engagement while machining a part of almost any type or material. By controlling the tool's engagement with the material, TrueMill has repeatedly proven to greatly increase material removal rates (MRR), decrease cycle times and extend tool life.

Embedded Design Guide

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 19:25:00 GMT

Embedded systems are compact, specialized computing devices using dedicated microprocessors or microcontrollers, and typically perform very specific pre-defined tasks designed to service specific functions or integrated within much larger and more complex devices

Case Study: Heating Process Water With Oxidizer Exhaust: 9-Month Payback And Environmentally Green

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 18:15:00 GMT

Several years ago, Controlled Environment was commissioned for an energy recovery project involving the recovery of VOC emissions from a regenerative oxidizer with a temperature of 250 °F using an air-to-water energy recovery system.

White Paper: Improve Profitability With Real-Time Tracking Of True Labor Costs

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:17:00 GMT

In the following pages of this white paper, you will learn how mobility can be wrapped around your T&A and ERP systems to provide a single set of actual labor data for your payroll and production systems, at long last delivering on a reconciled 'single truth'. The result? A truly lean operation - and maximum profitability. By Motorola

White Paper: Monitor And Control On The Move: The Next Evolution In Factory Automation

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:32:00 GMT

When the mobile computer replaces the desktop PC as the information bridge between the machine real-world network and your transactional business systems, you move your operators closer to real time, closer to your machines, and closer to the product that is being manufactured - increasing control over the manufacturing process and overall profitability. By Motorola

White Paper: Eliminate Seven Wastes From Your Quality Processes With Mobility For Leaner, More Efficient Operations

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:10:00 GMT

While lean principles are well recognized and practiced on the production line to eliminate waste and cost, rarely are these same principles applied to quality operations. But the same lean best practices utilized to streamline manufacturing processes can also be leveraged to identify and eliminate wastes in order to streamline and error-proof the quality process. By Motorola

White Paper: Enterprise Mobility Barometer — Manufacturing Industry

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:17:00 GMT

The Enterprise Mobility Market Barometer provides the industry's deepest view into the IT decisionmaker and mobile worker mindset via direct feedback from over 6,000 IT decision-makers and more than 2,500 mobile workers. The Enterprise Mobility Barometer provides an understanding of both the opportunities and challenges that mobility poses to enterprises today. By Motorola

Lexar Media Leverages The Power Of Mobile RFID To Streamline Manufacturing And Warehouse Operations

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:29:00 GMT

With the Motorola RD5000 Mobile RFID Reader installed on forklifts, Lexar Media forklift operators can be sure that each pallet they select is part of the right order. In the event the operator inadvertently tries to stage the pallet at the wrong dock door, an alert sounds to notify the driver of the pending error. As a result, the company has been able to eliminate errors - and costly mis-ships. By Motorola

RD5000 Mobile RFID Reader

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 05:04:00 GMT

Extend the reach of your RFID network and achieve a new level of visibility into inventory and assets with the RD5000 Mobile RFID Reader. This compact, rugged reader can be installed almost anywhere - on material handling equipment such as forklifts, on mobile carts, portable skate wheel conveyors or even in hard to reach places where a cabled fixed reader would not be practical.

Motorola's Manufacturing RFID Solutions

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 06:33:00 GMT

The case for manufacturing efficiency has never been more important than it is today. Manufacturers are faced with globalization, increased competition, and other economic pressures and must continuously look to drive "people" costs down, increase asset utilization, and reduce material costs, while at the same time address customers who are demanding faster delivery, better customer service, and customized products. By Motorola

MC9090-G RFID Handheld Mobile Computer

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:51:00 GMT

Motorola's MC9090-G RFID handheld reader gives your workers the ability to capture a comprehensive range of data - from RFID tags and bar codes to images - with this flexible multi-function RFID handheld reader, which reads data in remote areas where fixed RFID readers can't reach.

MC75 3G Worldwide Enterprise Digital Assistant (EDA)

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:38:00 GMT

No matter what your workers need to get the job done, Motorola's MC75 Worldwide Enterprise Digital Assistant delivers by combining an unparalleled number of business capabilities into an easy-to-carry rugged device. 3.5G HSDPA and 3G CDMA-EVDO (Rev A) support provides high performance voice and data services around the globe.

MC70 Handheld Mobile Computer

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 04:26:00 GMT

Put the power of a cell phone, PDA, computer, scanner and imager in the hands of your mobile workers with the first rugged enterprise digital assistant. Designed to withstand all-day everyday use in nearly any environment, this rugged compact device delivers true anywhere anytime wireless WAN/LAN/PAN voice and data communications, including superior voice functionality, data capture and the power to run nearly any application.