News Articles http://www.plantautomation.com/ 6/12/2008 5:03:00 AM PECO II, Inc., a communications industry power systems and services provider, recently announced the introduction of the Quantum Power System, a small power platform designed to meet demanding power requirements for the fast-growing outside plant broadband market http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/PECO-II-Introduces-New-Broadband-Power-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/12/2008 5:03:00 AM Emerson Process Management announces that it has been awarded a contract to digitally automate an expanded recovery boiler and fiberline at Svilosa pulp mill, which is located on the banks of the Danube, near the town of Svishtov in northern Bulgaria http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Emerson-Chosen-To-Digitally-Automate-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/11/2008 4:53:00 AM Intergraph integrated its SmartPlant Enterprise plant configuration solution, SmartPlant Instrumentation, with the PAS Integrity/DOC4000 product family to provide plant owners with a consolidated view of their control infrastructure for improved operations management http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Intergraph-SmartPlant-Instrumentation-And-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 6/5/2008 4:56:00 AM Honeywell recently announced a contract to supply StatoilHydro, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, with a plant process simulator and operator training system that will be used at the company's Kalundborg Refinery in Denmark http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Honeywell-Technology-To-Help-StatoilHydro-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/28/2008 5:09:00 AM Stealth Computer, a division of Stealth.Com Inc., a market leader in the industrial computer and peripherals market, has released a new Model: SV-2400 Industrial Grade, Panel Mount LCD monitor http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Stealth-Computer-Ships-Industrys-First-24-In-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/27/2008 5:05:00 AM Soaring energy prices, global competition, and shortages of skilled labor is resulting in greater pressure on process plants. Process industries across the board, from hydrocarbon production and refining to chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech, are looking for ways to remain profitable, more efficient, and green while meeting regulation and fiduciary liability http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Industry-Uses-Simulation-For-Gained-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/21/2008 4:58:00 AM Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. recently announced the U.S. introduction of CEMAT, a proven software technology for operating cement plants that offers easy-to-use diagnostics to reduce downtime http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Siemens-CEMAT-Specifically-Designed-For-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/20/2008 5:02:00 AM Honeywell recently announced it has been selected to provide operator training simulator technology for Suncor Energy Inc.'s Voyager Oil Sands Upgrader Operation in Northern Alberta http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Suncor-Voyageur-Expansion-Embraces-Honeywell-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/14/2008 12:04:00 AM Kreido Biofuels, Inc. recently announced that the company has obtained all of the permits and regulatory approvals necessary to commence groundbreaking and site work for its proposed flagship Wilmington, North Carolina biodiesel production plant http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Kreido-Biofuels-Obtains-Permits-For-Flagship-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/13/2008 7:14:00 AM Operation Technology Inc. (OTI), developers and designers of the ETAP enterprise solution for electrical power systems, has joined the Intergraph SmartPlant alliance program http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Operation-Technology-Inc-ETAP-Joins-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/13/2008 5:54:00 AM Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI), a world leader in semiconductors for signal processing applications, recently introduced two analog output drivers that significantly improve the efficiency and reliability of process control applications, including those operating with high compliance voltages and temperatures http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Analog-Devices-High-Performance-Output-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 12:27:00 AM Ricoh Americas Corporation, a leading provider of digital office equipment, recently announced MBM Corporation, a producer of world-class business shredders and state-of-the-art finishing equipment for the graphics and printing industries, is joining Ricoh's Technology Alliance Program as a bronze member http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Ricoh-Adds-MBM-Corporation-To-Technology-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/12/2008 12:19:00 AM Emerson Process Management has announced start-up and operational gains following completion of the second year of operation of its PlantWeb digital automation architecture at a new bioethanol production plant operated by TARKIM in Mustafakemalpasa-Bursa, Turkey http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Emerson-Helps-Bioethanol-Plant-In-Turkey-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/8/2008 5:14:00 AM Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc. introduces the G9SX-GS Safety Guard Switching Unit. External outputs enable status indication of two safety input devices, auxiliary outputs enable monitoring of safety inputs, safety outputs and errors, and detailed LED status indicators provide quick, easy system diagnosis http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Omron-STIs-New-G9SX-GS-Safety-Guard-Switching-0003?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/8/2008 3:47:00 AM PAS, a leading global supplier of software products and engineering consulting services for the process industries, recently announced the release of Operator Alert, a new addition to its already successful critical condition management products http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/PAS-Introduces-Operator-Alert-An-Essential-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/6/2008 5:32:00 AM Recently, ICONICS, an award-winning Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and provider of Web-enabled, OPC-based, HMI/SCADA Visualization and Manufacturing Intelligence software for Microsoft Windows operating systems, announced an agreement with Kepware Technologies, a leader in OPC device communications for automation http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/ICONICS-And-Kepware-Announce-OPC-UA-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 5/6/2008 5:10:00 AM Rockwell Automation recently announced that L&T Infotech has joined its FactoryTalk Information Solution Provider program. As a partner in the program, L&T Infotech will join Rockwell Automation in helping global manufacturers build successful, plant-wide information applications and manufacturing execution systems (MES) using the FactoryTalk integrated production and performance software suite http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/LT-Infotech-Joins-Rockwell-Automation-Factory-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 4/28/2008 5:44:00 AM Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced recently that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Incuity Software, Inc., a privately held company that is a leading supplier of Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence (EMI) software http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Rockwell-Automation-To-Acquire-Incuity-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 4/22/2008 7:27:00 AM When Mega Pumps began manufacturing airless metered pump dispensers in 2000, its mission was to live up to the standards set by its sister company in Germany. The intricate dispensers used in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries enjoyed an excellent reputation because they were precise, reliable and built with quality materials. http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Dispenser-Firm-Pumps-Up-Reputation-And-Qualit-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 4/16/2008 8:12:00 AM Emerson Process Management recently announced production gains and reduced plant downtime through a multi-year digital automation project at Petrobras Zarate, a polystyrene manufacturing facility 80 kilometers north of Buenos Aires, Argentina http://www.plantautomation.com/article.mvc/Emerson-Completes-Digital-Automation-Improves-0001?atc~c=771+s=773+r=001+l=a 4/16/2008 12:38:00 AM