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Control Systems - Breaking Stories from 3rd-Party News
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FAB yield enhancement system
A semiconductor fabrication systems, identifying the sources of wafer defects and using this information to control the processes in a fabrication plant....
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News Clips—Breaking
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MCLEAN, VA--- Alion Awarded $14M Contract to Support Army Training
[engineering] [control system] [industrial] [system] [program] [control]
This contract will enable the BCTB to coordinate, synchronize and establish priorities for the fielding of simulations, for the integration of various simulation and command and control system tools and for strategic planning in the development of future simulations, said Timer Keenan, Alion Senior Vice President and Manager of the Strategic Operations Group. ... Building on 70 years of R&D and engineering expertise, Alion brings innovation and insight to multiple business areas: naval architecture & marine engineering; defense operations; systems engineering; modeling & simulation; informati...
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Video: TI introduces industry's first eight-channel, digital-input serializer
[industry] [control systems] [programmable logic controllers] [signal] [logic controller] [systems] [automation] [measurement]
Video: TI introduces industry's first eight-channel, digital-input serializer ... The new serializer converts eight digital inputs, ranging from 0 V to 34 V, into a single data stream on SPI interface, which simplifies the design and saves overall board space for industrial automation and test and measurement equipment. ...
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Industrial Managed Switches for Tunnel
[Industrial] [control systems] [lighting] [control] [system]
Industrial Managed Switches for Tunnel ... The development of new technology for computers, image processing, communications, control, Ethernet, and system buses, has led to dramatic improvements compared to the old technology, making it possible to increase the reliability, communication speed, and flexibility of the monitoring and control systems used in tunnels The monitoring and control system is extremely reliable and can handle the high bandwidth of data associated with video surveillance systems, as well as use its redundant fiber ring configuration to support the control of ventilation...
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Access Control Manufacturer of the Year
[control systems] [industry] [Manufacturer] [Control] [Systems] [equipment]
Paxton Access, a market leader in the design and manufacture of electronic access control systems, has released the latest version of Net2, its network access control solution. ... In fact, Paxton Access is so confident in the build quality of their equipment that they offer a full 5 year product guarantee....
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Linde Helps Boost Quality and Performance for Biotech Customers
[industry] [Control system] [engineering] [transfer] [manufacturing] [control]
(Business Wire) Linde, a leading supplier of gases and technology to the biotechnology industry, is helping customers around the world improve the quality and performance of their laboratory and manufacturing operations. ... BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology products. ...
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Gesture interface device developed by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
[Industrial] [control system] [Engineering] [human machine interface] [system] [controls] [machine]
Wachs, a recent Ph.D. recipient from the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management at BGU, "A sterile human-machine interface is of supreme importance because it is the means by which the surgeon controls medical information, avoiding patient contamination, the operating room (OR) and the other surgeons." This could replace touch screens now used in many hospital operating rooms which must be sealed to prevent accumulation or spreading of contaminants and requires smooth surfaces that must be thoroughly cleaned after each procedure but sometimes aren't. ... Gesture interface device ...
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Microsoft snafu blocks enterprise patching
[industrial] [control systems] [SCADA] [control] [software] [hardware]
Few, if any, of the industrial control systems used today were designed with cybersecurity in mind. ... At the same time, the only way to fix insecure post-release software (in other words, all software) is with patches....
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Mokon's HTF Systems Featured in Process Heating Magazine
[Control Systems] [Industry] [Transfer] [Systems] [Control] [manufacturing]
Process Heating Magazine has put a spotlight on Mokon's line of Heat Transfer Fluid Control Systems. ... Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) June 15, 2008 -- Process Heating Magazine, a publication for manufacturing engineers who use heat processing equipment and supplies, has featured Mokon's HTF Systems in their recent publication....
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NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook--C.A.S.E. Reporting and Property Delegations
[industrial] [Control System] [Engineering] [software] [programs] [systems]
During Property Control System Analyses (PCSA), ONR will check the recipient's understanding and test compliance of property management requirements, including the accuracy of recipient property reports. ... SUMMARY: This final rule amends the NASA Grant and Cooperative Agreement Handbook regulations to remove NASA Form 1356, Committee on Academic Science and Engineering (C.A.S.E.) Report. ...
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Versatile Freeze Dryers for Pilot, Research or Small Scale Applications
[control system] [Industries] [System] [control] [programmed] [manufacturing]
Controls range from the simple Wizard 2 microprocessor control system to a fully 21 CFR part 11 compliant PC based control system. ... Versatile Freeze Dryers for Pilot, Research or Small Scale Applications...
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NASA A Team Recipient of Celebrated Collier Trophy
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Government and industry leaders have worked for more than a decade to develop and implement this technology for the next generation of air traffic management. ... Researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif., and NASA's Langley Research Center, Hampton, Va., were part of the extensive team that developed and tested ADS-B....
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Fighting cyber terrorism
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It drives collaboration among governments, industry leaders and cyber security experts to enhance the global community?s capacity to prevent and respond to cyber threats. ... The fund will also finance the infrastructure for the four centres of IMPACT: the Centre for Training & Skills Development; the Centre for Security Certification, Research & Development; the Centre for Global Response; and, the Centre for Policy, Regulatory Framework & International Co-operation....
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Security hole exposes utility companies to hack attacks
[control] [SCADA] [industrial] [control systems] [software] [data acquisition] [systems]
Attackers could gain control of water treatment plants, natural gas pipelines and other critical utilities because of a vulnerability in the software that runs some of those facilities, security researchers reported on Wednesday....
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Tata Motors` Singur plant crawls towards D-day
[industry] [control systems] [air conditioning] [factory] [engine] [equipment] [control]
"We are getting order for small lots like 50 and 100 units, when the numbers should be in thousands for a car like Nano's and its promised potential," said a source in the auto component industry. ... Howver, work was on in full swing, with a huge number of workers, trucks, earthmovers and other equipment toiling away inside the fenced-off premise, and welders working furiously all over the site....
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Realtime Achieves ISO 13485:2003 Certification Targeting BioTech Quality Initiative
[industry] [control systems] [Software] [Analysis] [manufacturing] [System]
About The Realtime Group - Realtime specializes in the design, commercialization, and validation testing of electro-mechanical, software intensive products and processes for the regulated industries including medical devices, biotechnology, and industrial control systems. ... PLANO, Texas, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Realtime Group ( http://www.TheRealtimeGroup.com ) announced today that it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification for its Quality Management System; the full scope covers design, prototyping, and testing services in Software Engineering, Embedded Microprocessor Systems, Safety...
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Machinery controllers provide safety
[automation] [machine] [control systems] [IndustrialIT] [controllers] [equipment]
Integrated into the Siemens control systems used on Joa machines, Simolink provides the high-speed communications link required to synchronise set points from a single external master. ... Applied Weighing has developed an innovative control and instrumentation system for the UK's second largest cement producer, Castle Cement....
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Gas manufacturer defends SCADA systems
[SCADA] [control] [industries] [industrial] [ SCADA] [control system] [controlled]
Gas manufacturer defends SCADA systems ... , which found the buffer-overflow flaw in a commonly used commercial SCADA application....
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Modularising machine design and build: News from Hoerbiger-Origa Ltd
[industrial] [machine] [ programmable logic controller] [engineering] [logic controller] [controls] [materials]
Most industrial sectors are spared the fickleness of the consumer market, but it is reflected into some, such as special purpose food packaging machinery design. ... And with developing nations coming on-stream as producers, but still looking to Europe for machine design and build, some analysts put the figure higher yet. ...
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