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The Instrumentation Signpost was born in June 1994 and it grew from a single page on the first day to over 500 pages today visited by a quarter of a million visitors a year. This is one of two blogs. It is mostly comment or reports from Read-out on events. technology and trends of interest to the automation professional.
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Read-out InstSignpost · 5d ago

Apprenticeship as an option to degree!

Company fosters apprenticeships as a means of introducing and nurturing talented youngsters, thereby paving the way for further growth. Enjoying an excellent start to 2012 and scheduled to start work on a new factory extension this summer, Keighley Laboratories is keen to recruit and train its next
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1W ago

Importance of credentialisation in automation & manufacturing!

Industry-based certifications CAP®, CCST® and others aim to close skills gap, increase access to employment and develop future workforce The Manufacturing Institute (Based in the USA) and its partners, including the International Society of Automation (ISA), have announced significant progress towar
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1W ago

Optimising performance for power plant boilers.

Steam plant operators are looking for control solutions that will help them to optimize boiler efficiency by reducing fuel consumption while reducing emissions. GE Intelligent Platforms can meet these needs for plants under 300MW with high performance, productized control solutions based on decades
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Read-out InstSignpost · 2W ago

New MD at Yokogawa Canada

Yokogawa Electric Corporation has appointed Ian Verhappen to be the Managing Director of Yokogawa Canada Inc. reporting to Yokogawa Corporation America President Mr. Chester J. Mroz. In this position, Mr. Verhappen will be responsible for overseeing all Yokogawa business operations in Canada. With h
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Read-out InstSignpost · 3W ago

What’s best for preserving wine: Vacuum or Pressure?

One of our favourite eating places, Mitchels of Clifden – google it –  boasts of a system which allows the contents of wine bottles once opened to remain fresh and drinkable. We sometimes wondered how this happened and now we know thanks to this application note. Serious wine buffs have often asked
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Read-out InstSignpost · 3W ago

Technology transfer is more important than innovation.

Innovation, we are told, is the key to a successful manufacturing economy. Invent and patent something and you will make money on every one made – if it is mass produced you get an on-going income. Tony Ingham of Sensor Technology Ltd looks at his experience over two decades and tries to draw some g
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1M ago

Energy & Environment – 3 big predictions!

Frost & Sullivan has released its three big predictions for 2012 for the global energy and environment market. Industrial convergence, smart technology and distributed generation will be the key topics in 2012 and beyond. Based on a survey of several thousand companies conducted in December 2011, th
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1M ago

Plant asset management driven by need to reduce costs & improve performance

The compelling case that Plant Asset Management (PAM) Systems provides for reducing operational costs while simultaneously improving performance is the primary factor driving growth of PAM. The worldwide market for Plant Asset Management Systems will experience growth this year and throughout the fo
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1M ago

Shift to the Cloud makes CMMS/EAM more valuable!

Tim Millar of CyberMetrics says that shifting to the Cloud means that the CMMS/EAM you count on becomes markedly more valuable. The Author Tim Miller is Director of Operations for the Asset Management division of CyberMetrics Corporation. CyberMetrics provides world-class CMMS Maintenance Management
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Read-out InstSignpost · 1M ago

Three men in a boat! Industrial computors as HMI for giant ship engines! #Pauto #marine

Quality requirements drive MAN Diesel & Turbo A large proportion of all ships plying the oceans are propelled by MAN Diesel & Turbo. With around 12,500 employees, the company is the leading supplier of two- and four-stroke engines for maritime use and for installation in power stations, for example.
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