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RiZone – Rittal’s new IT management software

RiZone – Rittal’s new IT management software

Rittal and Microsoft partnership shows that when two giants of the data centre start working together how real energy savings and business efficiency can be achieved. This is made possible by the interplay of RiZone, Rittal's new management software for the IT infrastructure and Microsoft's System Center Operations Manager (SCOM).

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New EPLAN Electric P8 2.0

New EPLAN Electric P8 2.0

EPLAN unveiled the new EPLAN Electric P8 2.0 electrical controls design software, in beta version at the Hanover Fair. Whether point wiring, active device protection or channel oriented PLC design, the software offers practical potential for more project reliability, functionality and speed. The quality of all documentation is guaranteed by active check functions and the system automatically prevents incorrect data from being entered.

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Mentor Graphics Signs Exclusive Global Agreement with Automotive Supplier Magneti Marelli

Mentor Graphics Corporation announced the signing of an exclusive, worldwide agreement with automotive electronics systems and components provider, Magneti Marelli. Valor, a division of Mentor and a global provider of productivity improvement software across the printed circuit board manufacturing supply chain, will supply its vManage™ solutions for traceability of the entire production process, from the screen printer to the Surface Mount Technology (SMT) component placement machine at the company's multiple global locations. The agreement is the culmination of a partnership which, eighteen months ago, saw Magneti Marelli decide to expand its Valor® vManage installations for assembly traceability and feeder verification worldwide, including manufacturing sites in Italy, Spain, and Mexico.

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SKF MetroCon increases reliability and cuts downtime in heavy duty elevators and escalators

SKF MetroCon increases reliability and cuts downtime in heavy duty elevators and escalators

SKF, the knowledge engineering company, has introduced the industry's most complete condition monitoring service designed specifically for heavy-duty people moving equipment. The SKF MetroCon programme has been developed to help cut lost customer hours and unplanned downtime, while increasing the safety of elevators and escalators, such as those found in underground stations and public concourses. This innovative solution not only lays the groundwork for a condition-based maintenance strategy, but also for a total asset management approach, allowing operators to achieve maximum uptime and an improved passenger experience, as well as increased profitability.

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New 4-Channel PoE Compact Image Station

STEMMER IMAGING's new CVS Image Station Compact EOS-1000 is an embedded computer system for industrial imaging applications that combines high performance computing capability with four individual Gigabit Ethernet camera ports in a compact, robust housing. This system is ideal for any industrial automation application such as 3D vision robotic guidance and medical imaging.

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Aqueous Technologies Launches Trident eSPC Software for All PC Equipped Trident Defluxing Systems

Aqueous Technologies Launches Trident eSPC Software for All PC Equipped Trident Defluxing Systems

Aqueous Technologies Corp., announces that its Trident eSPC Software is now available on all PC equipped Trident Defluxing Systems.

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Christopher Associates Introduces New SPC Software Package for Solder Paste Inspection

Christopher Associates Inc. introduced a powerful new yield improvement tool for the solder paste printing process. SPC+ Software, developed by Koh Young Technology, is a high-functionality statistical process control (SPC) package that can be run on the system or offline. The new software is included free of charge on all new Koh Young equipment.

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Control devices with remote control input with your computer using the 1055 - PhidgetIR Connects directly to your computer's USB port.

Control devices with remote control input with your computer using the 1055 - PhidgetIR Connects directly to your computer's USB port.

Phidgets Inc. released today the PhidgetIR. You can use the PhidgetIR to control devices with remote control input - such as your TV or DVD player, from your computer by having the PhidgetIR transmit remote control codes. Thanks to our powerful Api's your application can learn the signals from arbitrary remote controls. The learned code can be retransmitted and will function just as if you were pushing the same button on the actual remote. You can also control your computer or Phidgets by recognizing a signal from any remote and using it as an event in your application to trigger some action.

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ProWorks Now Supports Machine Hardware Control With CAN Bus Interface

ProWorks, a division of Everett Charles Technologies announces that it can now support machine hardware control using a CAN Bus interface.

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Victron Enhances Its “VIP” System

Victron, Inc., a premier electronics manufacturing services (EMS) supplier of end-to-end manufacturing solutions to Fortune 500 companies, enhances its custom developed Victron Information Planning (VIP) system with its full integration into Victron de Mexico.

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PPT VISION IMPACT® 9.1 Software Suite Features Pinpoint Pattern Find™ to Solve High-Speed Inspections with Sub-Pixel Accuracy

PPT VISION IMPACT® 9.1 Software Suite Features Pinpoint Pattern Find™ to Solve High-Speed Inspections with Sub-Pixel Accuracy

PPT VISION announces IMPACT® 9.1 Software Suite, the latest edition in the company's sophisticated machine vision software platform. IMPACT 9.1 enhances the previous pattern find tool with its powerful Pinpoint Pattern Find™ tool, which offers exceptional functionality and ease of use. With the Pinpoint Pattern Find tool, IMPACT 9.1 solves even more challenging applications—including robotic guidance and high-speed inspection of randomly oriented, scaled, and located parts—with sub-pixel accuracy.

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Elecworks™ achieves SolidWorks Certified Gold Product status

Trace Software International, announced that elecworks™, its flagship product, has achieved Certified Gold Partner status with DS SolidWorks Corporation. With this certification, elecworks™ becomes the first Certified Gold Partner application for electrical design, integrated to SolidWorks.

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Schneider Electric Selects Coverity for Software Integrity

Coverity, Inc., announced that Schneider Electric has selected Coverity Static Analysis to automatically find software defects across its Automation and Control software product portfolio.

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INTERALIA LAUNCHES AN AFFORDABLE SECURE AND EASY-TO-USE TELECONFERENCING SOLUTION

INTERALIA LAUNCHES AN AFFORDABLE SECURE AND EASY-TO-USE TELECONFERENCING SOLUTION

The increasing cost of flights, hotels and lost productivity when travelling has resulted in the growing use of teleconferencing. Now Interalia, has launched the Conference Bridge 800, a flexible and cost effective entry level 'dial in' teleconferencing solution for small and medium enterprises.

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New Mass Notification Capabilities

New Mass Notification Capabilities

NOTIFIER by Honeywell has expanded its mass notification capabilities to include delivery of multi-media alerts to PCs, electronic signage, telephones and wireless devices. Communication management tools provided by REACT Systems can now integrate with NOTIFIER's suite of mass notification systems to deliver critical information to targeted audi REACT PC Alert PopUP.lowresences.

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AspenTech Releases New Local Language Versions of aspenONE® Software in Asian, European and Latin American Markets

Aspen Technology,announced the release of aspenONE V7 software in nine languages — Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish — adding to the existing English language version.

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Open-source SERCOS lll master library available

SERCOS International announces that an open source software driver library for the SERCOS lll real-time Ethernet communication system master implementation is now available via the sourceforge.net online-portal. The software can be used by interested users according to the LGPL license, without any license fees and without any usage limitations.

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INTERALIA PARTNERS SUCCESS ON HOLD TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER INFORMATION FOR THAMESLINK TRAINS

INTERALIA PARTNERS SUCCESS ON HOLD TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER INFORMATION FOR THAMESLINK TRAINS

Thameslink Trains, which provides the only north-south link through central London, has drastically improved its customer information service through the installation of Interalia's XMU+ announcement and call processing system from SOH providing Thameslink wit. Installed as part of an upgrade of Thameslink's customer information services, Interalia's XMU+ has expanded services offered to travellers by increased flexibility to constantly update recordings.

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Interalia supplies Metro trains with pioneering DDA compliant passenger information system

Interalia supplies Metro trains with pioneering DDA compliant passenger information system

Interalia Communications, a leading designer and manufacturer of voice announcement solutions and provider of announcers to London Underground, is supplying an innovative audio and visual passenger information display system for installing on board Tyne & Wear Metro's 90-strong fleet of trains. Part of Nexus's £300m Metro: All Change programme, funded by the Government to improve Tyne & Wear's public transport system, Nexus is investing £1.7m on Interalia's passenger information system as part of its commitment to less able users of its system.

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ISaGRAF 5 Open Programming on Kingfisher SCADA system RTUs with Secure DNP3 Authentication

ISaGRAF 5 Open Programming on Kingfisher SCADA system RTUs with Secure DNP3 Authentication

ISaGRAF announced today that its flagship product ISaGRAF is the software of choice for CSE-Semaphore's Kingfisher series of Advanced RTUs, which are now available with Secure DNP3 Authentication.

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OSI selects ISaGRAF 5 for their OSIRIS™ Remote Telemetry Unit

OSI selects ISaGRAF 5 for their OSIRIS™ Remote Telemetry Unit

Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) has selected ISaGRAF v5 for the new Automation Control Platform (ACP) option on their innovative and versatile OSIRIS™ Secure RTU.

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ISaGRAF 5.21 – Significant Updates to Award-Winning Automation Software

ISaGRAF 5.21 features several important enhancements, including an integrated HMI. Video tutorial available.

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New FOUNDATION fieldbus and PROFIBUS PA Communication Capabilities for Eclipse® Model 705

Magnetrol's newest PACTwareTM DTM is designed for use with the Eclipse Model 705 with FOUNDATION fieldbusTM communication. Through Magnetrol's introduction of the free PACTware in 2007, many Eclipse 705 users have discovered its advantages. The actual HART® DTM's are all certified and tested for full compatibility through dtmINSPECTOR, which is the official test protocol that verifies the compatibility of DTM's with all FDT related technology.

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InduSoft Web Studio™ is a powerful collection of automation tools that includes all the building blocks needed to develop human machine interfaces (HMIs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

InduSoft Web Studio™ is a powerful collection of automation tools that includes all the building blocks needed to develop human machine interfaces (HMIs), supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.

Develop modern Human Machine Interfaces (HMI), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) applications that run native on Windows NT, 2000, XP, CE and CE .NET or in an Internet and Intranet environment. A simple drag-and-drop, point-and-click development environment lets you mimic the most complex behavior of your live processes. InduSoft Web Studio is the ideal E-Automation solution in the industry.

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Exele Topview® 6.0 Software Provides Advanced Process Alarming, Notification, And Remote Monitoring

Exele Topview® 6.0 Software Provides Advanced Process Alarming, Notification, And Remote Monitoring

Exele TopView 6.0 software provides robust, easy-to-use, cost-effective process control monitoring and precise alarm notification directly to user-designated personnel without the need for control room supervision, saving valuable time and resources.

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