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Control Engineering - January 01, 2003
Departments
Back to Basics
Intrinsic safety—fieldbus style
Editorial
Resolve to evolve
Software Review
Package supports test and evaluation applications
Technology Update
Exclusive: Industrial Ethernet software aims for ''revolution''
Up Front
Stadium scores with GE-controlled retractable roof
Sealevel launches Ethernet-to-serial device servers
Curtiss-Wright buying Tapco International
Berkeley adds OPC, ActiveX to automation products
AAA, ICT to help integrate plant-floor, corporate systems
Features
Advanced Control Saves Energy
Making Valve Controllers/Positioners Smarter is Smart Business
Learning from the Other Guy: Benchmarking and Best Practices
2002 Editors' Choice Awards
Finding Gold
Product Focus
To fieldbuses, intelligent devices, enterprise-level and beyond!
News
Rockwell sues Schneider, Solaia, law firm over patent lawsuits
Study projects growth in material handling world market
Best Practices
Endevco, NI developing open standards with sensors program
In Business
''Finding Gold'' supplement features 2002 Editors' Choice award winners
Square D marks 100 years in power, control fields
Foundation fieldbus to be used at one of world's largest pulp mills
Industry View
SPS/IPC/Drives 2002 posts positive results
Products and Software
Photoelectric level sensor checks leaks
Streamlined ASIC sensors
Proximity sensor with RS-232 likes harsh environments
Build sensors on site
Pumps measure, control pH, ORP
Optimized controller for valves
Ring torque motors raise machine performance
Turbomachinery control system
Faster conversion to digital architecture
Small surface area sensor
Visual monitoring via the Internet
Color, haze measurements on-line
Sense velocity from a distance
Acquire data using a LAN-based web browser
Low-voltage Pentium III SBC
Distributed motion platform uses Firewire, 3rd order interpolation, 1-4 axes
Detect low liquid levels
Unidrive now more 'universal'
Supplements
2002 Editors' Choice Awards
Many uses for low-cost operator panel
Wireless connectivity with external assets
Portable PC has six-hour battery life
Integrated measurement system
Software aids machine-based HMI, motion, control
Ultra-compact PLC covers 'nano' range
Wireless, handheld pad has Web access
Digital Coriolis flowmeter works in two-phase flow
Software boosts plant productivity
Elbow conditions process flow
Historical analysis, viewing application
DAQ system targets high-performance applications
Architecture offers manufacturing tools
Level-detection sensor sees through metal walls
Modular, open, distributed machine monitoring, protection system
Fiber-optic safety system replaces switches
Software closing in on CASE tool
Interchangeable heads make laser sensor flexible
Control Engineering Online
provides many direct links
Vision system designed for integrators
Simple, smart sensors solve problems
Wireless troubleshooting package gathers, analyses, transmits data
Controller transfers materials
Paperless recorders extend security
Taking LabView into harsh environments
Motion control chip integrates 160 MIPS, 14-bit ADC, and more
DC-powered servo alternative to ac drives
IT contactors, starters have 24 V dc control
Linear pneumatic actuator emulates muscle motion
Slotless, brushless PM motor is efficient
Servers let devices, PCs talk simultaneously
Network analyzer maximizes uptime
Smallest Ethernet switch cleans network traffic
Loop interface converts digital to 4-20 mA
Networking standard enables interoperability
Micro PLC offers expansion card slots
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