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Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release the F3YP22-0P, F3YP24-0P, and F3YP28-0P positioning modules for the FA-M3 series range-free multi-controllers on January 15. All three of these new modules are among the fastest and most accurate available in the industry.

The F3YP22-0P module is for 2-axis (2 motors) operation, the F3YP24-0P for 4-axis (4 motors), and the F3YP28-0P for 8-axis (8 motors). These new modules will be exhibited at the 42nd annual INTERNEPCON JAPAN trade fair, which will be held January 16 to 18 at the Tokyo Big Sight exposition center.

Product Features:

• Fast and accurate positioning control
  • High-speed startup
  • High-accuracy positioning control
  • Suitable for high-speed and high-accuracy devices
• Superior cost-performance

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The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has announced its remote I/O modules – ADAM-4000 Series and ADAM-6000 Series have been certified with Class I, Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D approval, for use in hazardous locations, i.e. gas, mining, oil or petrochemical industry where highly flammable substances may be produced, processed, stored, and transported to ensure the safety of the industrial facility. Certified for use in the oil and gas industries, the Advantech ADAM-4000 Series and ADAM-6000 Series are Class 1, Division 2 certified meaning that it won’t cause explosions if gases, vapors and liquids are present.

The National Electrical Code (NEC) defines hazardous locations as the areas “where fire or explosion hazards may exist due to flammable gases or vapors, flammable liquids, combustible dust, or ignitable fibers.” Hazardous locations are classified in three ways by the NEC: Type, Condition, and Nature. Class I locations are areas where flammable gases may be present in sufficient quantities to produce explosive or flammable mixtures. Division 2 is an environment where flammable gases, vapors, liquids, combustible dusts or ignitable fibers are not likely to exist under normal operating conditions.

Advantech’s remote I/O modules, including repeaters, converters, and both RS-485-based and Ethernet-based remote data acquisition modules, provide ideal industrial automation, control, and measurement solutions for harsh environments and demanding applications. What’s more, with a wide operating temperature range and multiple mounting methods, Advantech’s ADAM series can be implemented across diverse applications, making the systems always connected and reliable.

Foster Wheeler AG (Nasdaq: FWLT) announced today that it has acquired Yonkers Industries, Inc., a 30-year-old US-based firm that specializes in the management of construction and commissioning of pharmaceutical and biotech facilities, with capabilities to also manage the full EPCm (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) of such facilities.

With offices in California, North Carolina and Puerto Rico, Yonkers Industries has approximately 200 professionals. Through its participation in a project-services partnership called Modular Partners, Yonkers also has the ability to provide modular project delivery services on a worldwide basis.

“The acquisition of Yonkers Industries gives our pharmaceutical business a construction management capability in North America,” said Kent Masters, Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler AG. “Yonkers has a global reputation for excellence in contract execution, and the addition of this construction management capability immediately strengthens our value proposition to pharmaceutical and biotech clients.”

Masters added, “Foster Wheeler Biokinetics, our US-based pharmaceutical unit, will experience the most immediate benefit from this acquisition – as the client portfolios and geographic coverage of the two companies fit together quite effectively. We believe that the project and construction management skills of Yonkers are a perfect complement to the biotech engineering expertise of Biokinetics.”

Yokogawa Meters & Instruments Corporation announces that it will release the WT310 and WT330 series digital power meters on January 10. These meters are useful in reducing the power consumed by electrical and electronic instruments, and are suitable for use in applications ranging from R&D to production. The two product series will have a total of four models.

Product Features:

• High-speed simultaneous measurement
• Automatic range switching during integral power consumption measurement - an industry first
• PC software

Main Applications:  Measurement of product power consumption, standby power consumption, efficiency, and waveform distortion (harmonics) in the above-mentioned markets

The EDR-810 is a highly integrated industrial multiport secure router with Firewall/NAT/VPN and managed Layer 2 switch functions. It is designed for Ethernet security applications in sensitive remote control or monitoring networks, and provides an electronic security perimeter for the protection of critical cyber assets such as pumping/treatment systems in water stations, DCS systems in oil and gas applications, and PLC/SCADA systems in factory automation. The EDS-810 series includes the following features:

• 8+2G SFP all-in-one Firewall/NAT/VPN*/router/switch
• Firewall with quick automation profile for industrial protocols
• Deep Modbus TCP packet inspection for firewall filtering
• NAT supports N-to-1, 1-to-1, and port-forwarding deployment
• Flexible configuration of multiple WAN and LAN ports
• 20 VPN connections for secure remote management (VPN model)
• -40 to 75°C operating temperature range (T model)
• NERC CIP compliance

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CB&I announced today that it has been awarded a contract, valued at approximately US$550 million, by Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd. for work at its Longford, Victoria, Australia site.

CB&I’s work scope includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of the Longford Gas Conditioning Plant, which is designed to handle 400 million cubic feet per day of gas from the Kipper, Tuna and Turrum fields in Bass Strait.

“We are very pleased to be awarded this contract which builds on our decades of experience working with ExxonMobil on a wide range of energy infrastructure projects around the world, including our current work with Esso Highlands Ltd. in Papua New Guinea,” said Philip K. Asherman, President and CEO. “This award leverages our global EPC capabilities as well as our more than 75 years of experience in Australia.”

Gammapilot FTG20, the latest instrument for point level detection of Endress+Hauser, combines all of the strengths of the brand – uncompromising quality, the highest degree of safety for users and processes and groundbreaking cost efficiency across the entire life cycle. Based on Geiger-Müller technology, Gammapilot FTG20 is the instrument with the highest measurement sensitivity for the automation industry in its class.

• Highest degree of flexibility due to a sophisticated design
• Comprehensive safety concept
• Cost savings across the entire life cycle
• Reliability in rough environments

Areas of application

• Ex and non-Ex applications in the chemical, petrochemical, oil+gas, primaries and paper industries
• Price-effective radiometric point level detection
• Ambient temperatures from -40°C to maximum +120°C permit world-wide usage irrespective of climatic zones
• Explosion protection approval for the gas and dust Ex-area

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Fluor Corporation and JGC Corporation announced today that their 50/50 joint venture was awarded a front-end engineering and design (FEED) contract by Anadarko Moçambique Area 1 Limitada for an onshore natural gas liquefaction facility in the Republic of Mozambique. The project will be located in the Cabo Delgado Province, 2,000 kilometers northeast of Mozambique’s capital, Maputo. Fluor will book its portion of the contract in the first quarter 2013.

The FEED will deliver designs for the initial phase of the Mozambique LNG project of four trains, each train capable of producing 5 million metric tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (20 MMTPA total). The project has the potential to expand its capacity up to approximately 50 MMTPA of LNG in the future. This facility is the first LNG project in Mozambique. The feedstock comes from offshore production facilities at Offshore Area 1, operated by Anadarko, and Offshore Area 4, operated by Eni. The first LNG cargo is targeted for 2018.

“In the region, this is an important and strategic win for both joint venture parent companies,” said Peter Oosterveer, president of Fluor’s Energy & Chemicals Group. “We brought together a talented and experienced team that leverages the combined strengths of JGC’s industry-leading LNG experience with Fluor’s 50-plus year reputation for executing large complex projects in sub-Saharan Africa.”