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April 15, 2008  

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The Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Process Safety

Worker and equipment safety has long been a primary concern for manufacturers in every industry. Join this webcast to discover new technologies and solutions that can help you ensure the absolute safety of your employees, the integrity of your processes and comply with state and federal regulations.

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Top Stories

Acquisition: Real-time laser analyzers

Houston, TX – Yokogowa Corporation of America purchased Analytical Specialties and its TruePeak Tunable Diode Laser Spectroscopy (TDLS) Gas Analyzers, said to be highly accurate, repeatable, and real-time. Yokogawa also established a Laser Analytical Division within its U.S. subsidiary as a core unit for the industrial automation environmental and measurement business. How does this help?
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More tips, warnings: Cyber security for control systems

Houston, TX – Idaho National Labs experts continue to make the rounds to industry conferences, warning about control system cyber security vulnerabilities. Is anyone listening? Resources and tips include...
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Winners: Engineering skills tested in NASA Moonbuggy Race 2008

Huntsville, AL – Move over sporting events, engineering skills received a high profile recently as 23 university teams from around the globe competed in NASA's 15th annual Great Moonbuggy Race at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL. The effort aims to inspire and recognize those interested in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). The winners were....
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Products

Print product exclusive: Secure industrial cellular modem

Brea, CA – OnCell G3100 industrial RS-232 or RS-232/422/485 GSM/GPRS/EDEG IP modems from Moxa Technologies Inc. are designed to transmit data and short messages (SMS) over GSM/GPRS/EDEG cellular networks, allowing communication with remote serial devices. This was a North American edition April print Product Exclusive.
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Print product exclusive: Wireless monorail for manufacturing

Greenville, SC – An intelligent Electric Monorail System (EMS) for overhead trolley systems from SEW-Eurodrive is available in North America. The system uses Movitrans contactless (inductive) energy transfer and wireless Ethernet for communications. Power, data, control, visualization and diagnostics signals are transported over an air gap. This was a North American edition April print Product Exclusive.
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In print: Manufacturing, Going Green Again...

Few would disagree. America — and the world — are going green. Whether through energy efficiency, environmental measures, safety and health practices, or all of the above, consumers and manufacturers alike are striving to earn the label "green." Thirty-plus years ago, similar efforts were underway. What's new this time is that....
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Online: RFID help, who's doing what in wireless, best practices

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Cyber Security: The risk that cannot be ignored

The steps that you should take to secure your process control system against cyber threats. Download Podcast now!
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SANS Institute on Cyber Security

Stephen Northcutt from the SANS Institute talks to Peter Welander about cyber security issues, from managing systems to protecting your laptop. 21 minutes.
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