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Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA (2 August 2012)—The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the details of its Technician Day Program that will take place at ISA Automation Week 2012: Technology and Solutions Event. The annual conference is scheduled for 24–27 September 2012, at the Orange County Convention Center, West Concourse, in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Technician Day, scheduled for Wednesday, 26 September, offers information that will help attendees sharpen their instrumentation and automation skills and acquire an understanding of the proficiency and performance of today’s instrumentation tools and devices. The Technician Day Program includes:

• General Session: An Open Discussion About the Future of Automation with industry experts: Michael Caliel, CEO and President, Invensys Operations Management; Wolfgang Morr, General Manager, NAMUR; Chet Mroz, President and CEO, Yokogawa Corporation of America; Robert Novotny, Managing Consultant, Price Waterhouse Cooper; and Cliff Pedersen, CIO, North West Upgrading, Inc.

• Calibration and Instrument Workshop taught by industry expert, Jim Shields, Product Marketing Manager at Fluke Corporation

• Basic and Advanced PLCs Workshop; and the Technician Day Mini-Boot Camp, both taught by ISA Certified Instructors

'ISA Announces Technician Day at ISA Automation Week 2012'

Exida, an accredited global certification company, has certified PBM Valve, Inc.’s AN, TN, and IM ball valves for functional safety. The certification ensures that the valves meet the functional safety requirements for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

“PBM provides flow control solutions that meet our customers’ delivery requirements, coupled with uncompromising service,” says Jay Giffen, PBM Valve’s -inside sales and marketing manager. “Obtaining the SIL 3 capable rating from exida validates our commitment to providing high quality, safe and reliable valve solutions to critical process applications.”

“The capability of the PBM process, as well as the suitability of the AN Series, TN, Series, and IM Series Floating Ball Valve products was confirmed through an extensive certification process that included a site audit and the completion of a Failure Modes, Effects and Diagnostic Analysis (FMEDA),” said exida Evaluating Assessor Chris O’Brien. “PBM has a mature development process that provides the rigor needed to ensure the delivery of products that achieve high levels of functional safety.”

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (30 July 2012) – The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces that it has produced a new edition of its technical publication, Practical Thermocouple Thermometry, Second Edition, by Thomas W. Kerlin and Mitchell Johnson.

Practical Thermocouple Thermometry, Second Edition, focuses on practical aspects of how thermocouples work; how they go bad; how to access measurement accuracy; and how to select, install and operate them.

Dr. Kerlin, professor emeritus from the College of Engineering at The University of Tennessee, was joined by Johnson, president of JMS-Southeast, in preparing this second edition to include the latest in thermocouple technology. They called upon their 60 plus years of collective experience in theory, research, teaching, manufacturing and real-world applications to produce this edition. Updates include:

• real-world case studies demonstrating solutions of thermocouple problems
• properties and performance of all commonly used thermocouple types
• innovative applications of thermocouples
• expanded information on thermowell selection for required reliability
• and much more

To make power monitoring tasks more efficient and controllable, Advantech provides a series of power meter modules, PME series, a range of RS-485 multifunction, and multiphase power meters for a range of sub-metering applications.

The PME series includes three models categorized by their functionality: the PME-1130 is a 3-phase KW & KWH energy meter; the PME-1210 is a 1-phase multifunction power meter and the PME-1230 is a 3-phase multifunction power meter. With their small form factor, the PME series are ideal for fitting in to small cabinets where the LED display can show the voltage, current, kw, kwh, kvarh and pf information accurately and instantly.

The RS-485 interface allows for the support of the modbus protocol and connection to any computer system or controller. This allows for seamless integration with controllers, such as the Advantech BEMG-4000 series. The combination of energy gateways (BEMG-4221 and BEMG-4222) and power meter series (PME-1200 series) has built an excellent energy monitoring system and ensures the accuracy of power monitoring in a wide variety of buildings such as offices, hotels, factories, campuses, and residential areas.

'Advantech Introduces New Range of Multiphase, Multifunction Power Meters – PME-1200 Series'

Daelim inked the contract for the USD 220 million (KRW 252.3 billion including the stake of Daelim’s Saudi subsidiary) Rabigh II Project CP-1 Package during a contract signing ceremony held at the head office of Saudi Aramco in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on July 18, 2012 (Saudi local time). Daelim will implement the project in EPC lump sum turnkey mode, through which its Plant Business Division will take charge from design and procurement to construction.

As a joint project of Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil company, Aramco, and Japanese Sumitomo Chemical, the Rabigh II Project seeks to construct a mega comprehensive petrochemical complex along the Red Sea coast around Rabigh City.

Daelim won the contract for the CP-1 Package, a project of building a plant producing Cumene through the catalyst reaction process using propylene and benzene and producing Phenol and Acetone using Cumene as raw material. Phenol is generally used for surgery sterilizer and pharmaceutical production process. Acetone is used for the production of paints, abstergents, and plastics. The total construction duration is 36 months from the contract date, and the project is slated to be completed in June 2015.

'Daelim inks contract for Saudi Arabia’s Rabigh II CP-1 Project '

MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2012-- Lauren-Jyoti, a joint venture between Lauren Engineers & Constructors, a U.S. engineering, procurement and construction company, and Jyoti Power Structures, an Indian counterpart, has awarded a $1.9M order to Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK) and its Global Solutions team. Rockwell Automation will provide a PlantPAx-based power plant distributed control system (DCS) solution with solar field local controller panels for Godawari Green Energy in Rajasthan, India and deliver a solution that creates an opportunity to set industry standards in solar power.

Lauren-Jyoti received the contract to construct a 50-megawatt concentrated green field solar power plant for Godawari Green Energy in Rajasthan, India. The plant will be one of the first utility-scale solar thermal power plants commissioned in India, resulting in part by The Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission, an initiative by the Indian government to incentivize companies to increase solar power in India to 20,000 megawatts by 2020.

“This collaboration between Lauren-Jyoti and Rockwell Automation will help build one of the first utility-scale solar thermal power plants in India,” said Siddharth Agrawal, director, Godawari Green Energy. “This solution, support and collaboration will enable us to integrate widespread solar field control with main plant control to achieve better uptime and reliability.”

“Rockwell Automation won the order for its ability to deliver a complete scalable automation solution that includes DCS process control, mirror controllers and motor controls,” said Robert Heard, instrumentation and controls manager, Lauren Engineers and Contractors. “They also provide local support and global collaboration with our U.S.-based engineering company and its India-based teams.”

“Renewable energy is presently a strategic focus in India for achieving long-term energy and ecological security, and solar power has been a major emerging segment. This win is significant because it provides us the opportunity to set industry standards for concentrated solar power plants,” said Terry Gebert, vice president and general manager, Rockwell Automation Global Solutions. “The industry is poised for tremendous potential growth, due to the commitment of different countries to expand current alternative energy capacity. We’re now positioned to be part of this global growth initiative.”

'Lauren-Jyoti Awards $1.9 Million Process Order to Rockwell Automation for Power Plant in India'

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2012-- Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract by Dominion Virginia Power (NYSE: D) to build its new Brunswick County Power Station, a combined-cycle, natural gas-fired power station in Brunswick County, Va. The project investment will exceed $1 billion. Based on the limited notice-to-proceed, Fluor will book a portion of its scope into backlog in the third quarter with the remainder to be booked in 2013 once Dominion receives final permits and approvals.

"Fluor is excited that we've earned the opportunity to build upon our track record with Dominion Virginia Power to provide clean, reliable, low-cost energy to its Virginia customers," said Dave Dunning, president of Fluor's Power Group. "Fluor recently completed Dominion's Bear Garden Station in Buckingham County, Virginia, also fueled by clean-burning natural gas, and we look forward to delivering the Brunswick County Power Station in the same successful manner."

As a leader in the gas-fired EPC arena, Fluor has designed, procured, constructed and commissioned more than 34,000 megawatts of gas-fired power facilities over the past 10 years.

The new, approximately 1,300-megawatt Brunswick County Power Station is expected to be completed by May of 2016 and will produce enough electricity to power more than 325,000 homes. Fluor will design the plant at its engineering office in Charlotte, N.C. It is expected that about 700 craft workers will be onsite during the peak construction period. The Brunswick County Power Station will be located on a 205-acre site on U.S. Route 58 east of Lawrenceville, Va.

Tokyo, August 1, 2012 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6503) announced today that it has established a new company in Sao Paulo, Brazil to strengthen its computerized numerical controller (CNC) business in the Brazilian market. The new company, MELCO CNC do Brasil Comèrcio e Serviços S.A., will target annual sales of USD 25 million by March 2016.

In July, 2012, in order to quickly position itself to meet rapidly growing demand in the Brazilian market, Mitsubishi Electric signed a business transfer agreement to purchase the CNC sales and service division of Automotion Industria, Comèrcio Importacao e Exportacao Ltda., a local sales and service agency with high technical capabilities that has provided Mitsubishi Electric CNCs and factory automation products and components to Brazilian machine tool manufacturers for the past 20 years.

The newly established company will expand local sales and service capabilities by increasing personnel, including Japanese staff from Mitsubishi Electric, further enhancing Mitsubishi Electric's ability to provide local servicing for the rapidly increasing number of machine tools imported from countries such as Japan and Taiwan. MELCO CNC do Brasil Comèrcio e Serviços also intends to establish regional offices in southern and northeastern Brazil, regions that are expected to enjoy high economic growth following Sao Paulo State.

Building on this existing business base, Mitsubishi Electric will position the new company within its global service network as an important hub in South America, strengthening its business structure in the region.

Mitsubishi Electric Launches New Automation Company in Brazil