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ASCO Numatics introduces a new generation of stainless steel cylinders specifically designed to withstand the extreme conditions experienced in the food industry. Quick and easy to install, CIX cylinders feature stainless steel covers, tube and rod, no retention areas and a special front cover design. They are suitable for use in saline or lactic environments which are subject to frequent wash-downs using cleaners and active detergents.

Automation World, April 2011
Dow Pipeline manages 4,000 miles of pipeline along the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coasts. Premier GPS provided Dow with a technician location system based on GPS satellite technology.

Automation World, April 2011
By Dave Woll, ARC Advisory Group
Accidents continue to occur in many manufacturing facilities, even where safety systems and other safety protections have been installed. A study conducted by the Health and Safety Executive in the UK states that these failures are due largely to inadequate safety management.

The module helps identify and document hazards, hazardous events and associated sequence of events.

exida certified the design and engineering processes for the Bifold Fluidpower VBP, PPV, and HIPEX Booster Valves per IEC 61508.

The network-enabled detector interfaces to plant wide communication system via Modbus, 4-20 mA, or digital relays.

The cassette can be installed in Ex e connection chambers as a transfer point between flameproof control panels and cables leading into the field.

EKS Light permits reliable controlled access to individual machines or to entire installations via an Electronic-Key with RFID transponder.

Automation.com, April 2011
By Bill Lydon, Editor
The openSAFETY standard supporters are posing an interesting idea to the industry - use a single Ethernet-based safety protocol, openSAFETY, on all automation applications regardless of industrial Ethernet protocol used for controls.

Solution helps compliance with 49 CFR part 195.446 and 49 CFR part 192.631, the new DOT regulation for companies that operate pipelines carrying hazardous liquids and gases.