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New specifications for food safety

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Sensors with built-in protection

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Invensys releases new software

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Grundfos expands Indian facility

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Wind energy experts get glimpses of latest automation

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Pepperl+Fuchs to display DART products at Hannover Messe

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We develop innovative solutions”

Samir Gandhi, Executive Director, Gandhi Automations Pvt Ltd, predicts the roadmap for the Indian entrance automation market, the upcoming trends and the upswing economy, to Soumi Mitra. Interview excerpts…

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We see India as a hub for Asia

Volker Götz, Executive Vice President, Hummel AG elaborates on the present and future of the company as well as the business potential in the present scenario, to Shekhar Jitkar. Interview excerpts…

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Bridging the gap

Indian SMEs are value sensitive, thus when this premise gets translated to the vending of automation components, it draws a very demanding picture for the suppliers in the local perspective

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Reducing the time-to-market

Virtual commissioning helps manufacturers hasten new product development and market launch

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Catching up with technology speed

The state-of-the-art refinery of Reliance Industries Ltd at Jamnagar, is a prime example of successful implementation of the latest automation and control technologies, including the Foundation fieldbus technology. B R Mehta, Senior Vice President, Reliance Industries Ltd, is one of the key persons who has worked from concept to commissioning in this project. In this exclusive interview with Shekhar Jitkar, he gives an insight into this remarkable project, and also shares his views on a number of interesting aspects. Excerpts…

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Crusading for customer education

A strong foundation and far-fetched vision drives Testo India Pvt Ltd ahead on the path of success

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Impacting change

Guidelines on improving operational effectiveness with operations management systems…

Focus

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Prophesising through extrapolation

A look at the future trends of automation and process control in the chemical industry

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d&c |

Go transformer-free!

New MV drives eliminate isolation transformer and help industry reduce the cost of motor control while using standard motors

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Death of fieldbus…

...and other industrial networks with the birth of industrial service oriented models

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Measuring pressure on-the-go

Reliable pressure measurement is essential in railway vehicles – especially in the various brake systems

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Cameras – customise to capitalise

Custom designed cameras with embedded image processing software are being incorporated into machines, buildings, and products to provide new levels of automation in manufacturing, medical, transportation management, retail, banking, and other industries. We explore this new trend in vision, hitherto sparingly explored in the Indian market.

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The compensator approach

Close collaboration between a vendor and a manufacturer leads to the development of a solution that covers compensation based on measured data

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Taking collaboration to new heights

Accelerating growth today in the Asian aerospace industry with the help of PLM

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r&h |

Trends in modern robot programming

Robot cell offline programming and calibration compliment each other perfectly, setting an example of harmony

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Ensuring safe operation in plant

A clear understanding of abnormal situations will help in reducing risk through safety and security integration

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Wired or programmed?

A closer look at the content and impact of the new machine safety requirements from ISO and IEC

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On the safe side

This is a forum wherein readers can write-in their technical queries in the area of automation and drives. Experts from Siemens will answer and provide informative insights to their issues.