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- NORPAC Controls Ltd. joins forces with Spartan Controls Ltd.
Effective October 1, 2010, NORPAC Controls will operate as NORPAC Controls, a division of Spartan Controls Ltd.
- Spartan Backs Bonnyville Chucks Winner!
Chad Harden won the Bonnyville Chuckwagon Championship July 25, 2010, competing under a Spartan-sponsored tarp.
- Emerson Exchange - Registration Now Open
Act now and receive a 25% early bird registration discount (through August 16)
- Emerson's New Technologies Help Convert Low-cost Waste Into Renewable Energy More Efficiently - With Lower Carbon Emissions
Emerson Process Management is expanding its energy management portfolio with new technologies and services that help companies and municipalities convert low-cost waste and biomass into renewable energy more efficiently and reliably, with lower carbon emissions.
- Spartan Installs Wireless Product at NAIT
The latest additions are part of Spartan’s ongoing commitment to provide the facility with modern, high-tech product that provides students with the most up-to-date equipment on which to learn
- It’s 4:32 a.m. Do you know where your valve is?
With the Fisher 4320 wireless position monitor you will know. You can use it to monitor control valves, gate valves, quarter turn valves, manual ball valves. In fact, you can monitor just about anything that moves.
- Drexelbrook Dual-Seal Approval – Added Protection Now Available
AMETEK Drexelbrook now has Dual Seal sensor designs available for both the RF Point Level and RF Continuous Level systems.
- Increase Plant Availability and Enhance Safety with new Rosemount 8800D CriticalProcess Vortex Flowmeter
New flowmeter enhances online vortex sensor maintainability, while providing an added level of safety on critical applications.
- New Fisher regulator series and trim options maximize uptime and reduce noise output
EZHSO Series Regulator and Whisper Trim Technology ensure gas delivery with fail-open alternative and more efficient noise abatement
- Improve Safety by Conforming to Industry Standards and Certifications
Check out this white paper from Det-Tronics, which analyzes standards from an end-user view, and considers standards’ importance in flame and gas detection, assessing the value of third-party certifications to those standards.
- Would you like to save money on your next project? I/O on Demand
The June issue of CONTROL magazine includes a 24-page supplement promoting the “game changing” I/O on Demand functionality provided by the DeltaV v11 release.
- Integrated DP Flowmeters Now Available in 3051c and 2051 Pressure Transmitter Families
Realize integrated flowmeter benefits regardless of the transmitter selected
- Fisher VBL Volume Booster
Amplify pneumatic control signals and enhance control of final control elements with faster movement.
- Fisher Specification Manager Software
Powerful tools enable engineers to be more productive at control valve sizing and selection
- Hardy Instruments Posts YouTube Demos
You can now find Hardy Instruments on YouTube. Three video demos have already been posted.
- Emerson Opens $30 Million Global Innovation Centre
Emerson opens $30 million global innovation centre, designed to help customers tackle the toughest engineering challenges facing today’s process manufacturing and energy industries.
- AMS Machinery Manager v5.4
AMS Suite enhanced for advanced wireless vibration data and improved ease-of-use with process automation systems. AMS Machinery Manager v5.4 makes easy work of viewing critical data from mechanical equipment – whether from wireless transmitters, online monitors, or route-based instruments – in a single software application.
- Det-Tronics GT3000 ATEX Certification
Det-Tronics GT3000 Toxic Gas Detectors have received ATEX hazardous location and performance certification
- Emerson Ranked No.1 In Survey Of Process Automation Users
For the 17th consecutive year, CONTROL magazine's annual 2010 Readers Choice survey puts Emerson’s technology first in more product categories than any competitor.
- IEC votes unanimously to certify WirelessHART technology as the first global standard for wireless communications
WirelessHART technology is the first global standard certified for wireless communications for industrial process measurement and control, thanks to a unanimous vote by the International Electrotechnical Commission’s (IEC).
- CSI 9420 Wireless Transmitter & the New Version of Machinery Health Manager Enhances Transmitter's Ability to Record Waveform & Spectrum Analysis of Vibration Signals
CSI 9420 wireless transmitter and the new version of Machinery Health Manager will enhance the ability of the transmitter to record waveform and spectrum analysis of a vibration signal.
- Sign Up for Emerson’s FIELDVUE “Vue to Success” Quarterly Newsletter
Stay aware of products, successes, and significant changes. Sign up today so you don’t miss an issue as the format switches from print to electronic.
- K-Mass – Provide a Fire Proof Environment for Your Critical Components and Systems
Spartech Manufacturing has extensive experience in providing fireproof solutions. Recent pursuits and projects have included explosion-proof buildings in addition to fire-proofing for both components and enclosures.
- DeltaV v11 Previews a Great Success According to Customer Feedback
Hundreds of customers attended the six sessions in Calgary, Edmonton and Fort McMurray, with feedback being very good to excellent in all sessions.
- Coal-Fired Power Plant Uses Smart Wireless and Abnormal Situation Analysis to Improve Efficiency
Pressure, temperature, and flow measurements input in real time to a third-party abnormal situation management software.
- Bettis Gas & Hydraulic Actuators
Providing a self-contained emergency shutdown system for your pipeline
- New, Powerful Smart Meter Verification Released
Smart Meter Verification is a powerful new upgrade, with unique benefits, to our established diagnostic tool.
- Severe Service Journal Now Emailed Quarterly
Sign up to receive Emerson’s quarterly Severe Service Customer Journal, highlighting case studies and solutions.
- PIC Signs With Stoddard Silencers
Power Ignition and Controls is now the exclusive distributor for Stoddard Silencers for Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., providing customers with solutions for their industrial noise and vibration challenges.
- Now Available… the FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller
FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller - linkage-less, non-contact feedback technology. New Fisher instrument is available in an explosion-proof package and with HART or FOUNDATION fieldbus protocols.
- Smart Wireless Field Starter Kit Now Includes Wireless Enabling Devices
Flexible kit now features the Smart Wireless THUM Adapter and wireless position monitors to deliver once-stranded process and diagnostics data from instruments and valves.
- Emerson introduces highest flow rate Coriolis meter
Micro Motion ELITE High Capacity Coriolis delivers unmatched accuracy and immunity to process fluid changes for a range of challenging applications.
- Now Available… the FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller
FIELDVUE DVC6200 digital valve controller - linkage-less, non-contact feedback technology. New Fisher instrument is available in an explosion-proof package and with HART or FOUNDATION fieldbus protocols.
- Emerson’s AMS Suite enhances user experience by highlighting critical information and expanding connectivity support
AMS Device Manager and Smart Wireless THUM Adapter extend PlantWeb predictive intelligence capabilities by providing access to stranded diagnostics in existing HART devices
- Spartan Controls Named One of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies
For the ninth consecutive year, Spartan Controls has been the recipient of this prestigious national award.
- Hardy Instruments Introduces ControlLogix Feeder Control Module
Hardy Instruments' HI 1756-FC is a single-feeder control module that mounts directly into an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix chassis.
- IntelliView includes access control system as part of an integrated site management solution for the petroleum sector
- IntelliView launches second generation self-contained ruggedized video surveillance solution
IntelliView Technologies has launched the next generation of ruggedized smart digital video recorder (SmrtDVR).
- Murphy Adds New Features to PowerView 750 Display for Greater Integration Capabilities
Additional features to the fully-modular PowerView 750 display further expand the customization options available to the off-highway market. New features include increased language translation options, CANopen protocol support, service reminders and data logging capability.
- Emerson introduces a process gas analyzer with web-based interface and advanced processing capabilities
Rosemount Analytical X-STREAM XE offers the process industries a way to configure, calibrate, and monitor the instrument, manage alarms, and program the sample handling system through any browser
- Emerson introduces wireless functionality for tank gauging systems
WirelessHART tank gauging system enables high precision tank gauging and improved inventory and loss control at installation costs 70% less than wired systems
- Emerson, DeltaV, and AMS Suite Dominate 2010 Control Readers' Choice Awards
Q: Which company has a 7x advantage over its competitors in #1 products as voted by process manufacturers?
A: Emerson.
- Emerson announces new options for Rosemount single lead GWR level transmitters for challenging applications
Rosemount 5300 GWR now available with thicker rod for longer measurement lengths and Hastelloy C-276 probe for corrosive, hot and high pressure environments.
- Emerson extends Ovation turbine control & monitoring with integrated machinery protection and prediction
The industry’s easiest and most extensive integration of process and machinery health information enables power generators to operate their plants safely, reliably and more confidently.