NEMA: Guidance on water-damaged electrical equipment

Rosslyn, VA – With flooding, even professionals should seek the latest views about electrical equipment and water exposure. Should assets be replaced or reconditioned? A National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) publication, Evaluating Water-Damaged Electrical Equipment, provides guidance. For transformers, cable trays, and power equipment, NEMA recommends....
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Summer school: Online education credits useful for engineering

Cleveland, OH, and Concord, MA – So it’s nearly July, and you told yourself you were going to brush up on a few things before fall. Several online options may help with engineering-related skill sets useful for automation, controls, and instrumentation for those in the workforce, in college, and those younger developing an interest. Opportunities from Ohio State University, Tooling U, and SolidWorks Robotics University...
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Skilled labor needed? Use an intern program for automation, controls, instrumentation

Rockford, IL – Welders, fabricators, laser operators, electricians, press brake operators, and machinists are skilled workers reported to be in short supply by manufacturers across the country. Apprenticeship and internship programs can help. If you have...
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Less than 6 year doubling: Touchscreen shipments, new products

Wellingborough, UK – IMS Research reports that global touchscreen operator terminal shipments are forecast to exceed 2 million units in 2012, more than double the quantity in 2006. Products with displays of less than 5.5-in. and greater than 15.0-in. are expected to grow faster. Three new touchscreen products offer...
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Handheld: Non-contact infrared industrial thermometer

Langhorne, PA – IRtec MicroRay Xtreme++ portable infrared thermometer with True Target Aiming laser sighting system provides the best possible accuracy when aiming at a distance, company says, because high quality and excellent optics make it useful for applications including...
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In print: How to Live with Safety Testing

While safety testing of instrumentation and control equipment adds cost and time-to-market for vendors, the upside for end users is more important than most realize. The fact that your plant doesn’t burn down due to an electrical fire and your computer doesn’t electrocute you may owe much to safety standards and testing labs. Those logos and stickers on all manner of equipment should remind you that much goes into keeping you, your home, and your plant safe. Two real-life certificate lists and photos show how.
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Online: Automation education in Chicago, discussion, safety

• 2008 Siemens Automation Summit comes to Chicago, July 23-25
• Join a thread under the Talkback and Discussion tabs (to the right of Top Stories)
• Safety white papers: Encoders, instrumented systems, light curtains, networks