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Fieldbus Facts January 2010
The Fieldbus Foundation is praising an expanded automation industry collaborative effort intended to accelerate deployment of Field Device Integration (FDI) technology.
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Fieldbus Facts December 2009
Important developments in FOUNDATION fieldbus technology in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and in other areas of the world were the focus of a recent Fieldbus Foundation press briefing, held Nov. 25 at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany.
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Fieldbus Facts November 2009
Interoperability got a boost recently with the registration of the first FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 device couplers. The Fieldbus Foundation announced that MooreHawke, a division of Moore Industries, and Pepperl+Fuchs have passed the registration process, which gives automation end users greater assurance of the interoperability of independently manufactured fieldbus physical layer components.
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Fieldbus Facts October 2009 (20 November 2009)
The Fieldbus Foundation was among those showcasing advancements in digital automation and wireless technology at the ISA104 standards committee booth at ISA Expo 2009. The multi-vendor exhibit also explored the benefits of electronic device description language (EDDL) in the maintenance and setup of field devices. The Expo ran Oct. 6-8 in Houston, TX.
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Fieldbus Facts September 2009 (18 September 2009)
The latest advancements in field diagnostics technology used by FOUNDATION fieldbus is the subject of a new Fieldbus Foundation whitepaper. Author Stephen Mitschke, the foundation’s manager-fieldbus products, provides a comprehensive look at how field diagnostics can help process plants practice more preventive and less reactive maintenance.
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Fieldbus Facts June 2009 (30 June 2009)
Celebrated as one of the world’s largest refinery installations of FOUNDATION technology to date, the new Reliance Industries Ltd. complex in Jamnagar, Western India, Group is also India's largest private sector enterprise, with businesses in the energy and materials value chain. In this month’s issue of Fieldbus Facts Online, B.R. Mehta, the company’s senior vice president, takes an in-depth look at this remarkable project.
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Podcast: Strategy for Fieldbus Fault Tolerance (10 June 2009)
Mike O'Neill, director of the MooreHawke division of Moore Industries, talks to Peter Welander about strategies for balancing costs and benefits of redundant fieldbus wiring to increase the reliability of critical segments.
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Fieldbus Facts May 2009 (22 May 2009)
Four initial FOUNDATION fieldbus host systems from three manufacturers have passed the Fieldbus Foundation’s new Host Profile Registration Process.
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Fieldbus Facts April 2009 (30 April 2009)
Two educational institutions are now offering certified fieldbus training. STC Brielle and the Fieldbus Center at Lee College have become the first worldwide to offer courses certified under the Fieldbus Foundation’s FOUNDATION Certified Training Program (FCTP). The program establishes uniform standards for a fieldbus educational curriculum around the globe, and defines acceptable levels of learning for students of the technology.
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Fieldbus Facts March 2009 (19 March 2009)
A capacity crowd was on hand as the Fieldbus Foundation conducted its 2009 General Assembly March 4-5 at the Pan Pacific Hotel in Yokohama, Japan. The audience included FOUNDATION fieldbus end users, suppliers, system integrators, engineering firms, and industry stakeholders from around the world.
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