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  !ARC: Wireless market to top $1.2 billion by 2012
The market for wireless devices and equipment in process manufacturing will grow to over $1.1 billion in 2012, a growth rate of 32% per year, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study "Wireless in Process Manufacturing Worldwide Outlook."
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The best solutions to manufacturing problems don't always come from inside a box. They come from the experience of the plant floor workers who use their knowledge to solve thorny problems with guile – and occasionally some other tools around the plant.
 
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From metalworking to powder processing, Ultra-Web filters from Donaldson Torit outperform ordinary cartridge filters. Our new case studies reveal why Butterfield Color and Alcoa Howmet only rely on Ultra-Web for longer filter life, smoother operations and cleaner air. Then read our new white paper to see why UltraWebisAlwaysBetter.com.

  !First phase of packaging automation study released
The 2008 Packaging Automation Benchmark Study is a year-long, three-part research project that reveals the technology, market and business issues affecting packagers, machine builders, and system integrators.
  !Things are shaping up for Siemens' exiderdome tour
While the traveling hands-on automation laboratory, is not, in fact, shaped like a dome, the cube-shaped, two-story traveling shows heads off for its United States tour this summer by land and sea.
 
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How effective is your maintenance strategy?

Today, technology advancements make the analysis and forecasting of maintenance options a far more concrete and accurate task, resulting in strategies that engender a very real and positive impact on asset reliability and availability. What lies behind these capabilities is the evolution of dynamic reliability-centered maintenance (DRCM). Read More!

  !Symbiosis Man lets users 'try on' PPE equipment
Kimberly-Clark Professional has launched Symbiosis Man, an interactive, virtual model that allows customers to "try on" personal protective equipment products before purchase.
  !Lean, Reliable and Lubed to showcase in Nashville
Co-located shows Lean Manufacturing 2008, Reliability World 2008 and Lubrication Excellence 2008 are scheduled to feature more than 100 manufacturing experts who will provide case studies and reports. Scheduled for May 20-22 at the Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, TN, the Lean, Reliable and Lubed 2008 conference and exhibition will also offer workshops and certification exams, with more than 150 suppliers showcasing products and solutions.
 
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The series UXF1 converter is part of a fixed ultrasonic flowmeter system based on the transit time measurement method for measuring flow rates of clean homogenous liquids.
  :Parts washer
The Orbit 800 washer features a 750-pound capacity, a stainless-steel wire mesh basket that is 5 inches deep and 311/2 inches in diameter, with a loading height of 31 inches.
  :Ethernet switches
The 700 series industrial Ethernet switches feature a configurable alarm contact and a bi-color fault LED.
 
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Plant Engineering's Arc Flash University is accepting new applicants!

All aspects of Arc Flash will be examined during a series of free 30-minute Webcasts on the first Thursday of the month. Regular participants will receive CEU credit. Register Today!

   
 
 
Plant Engineering Webcasts
Upcoming Live Webcasts
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6/5/08: Selective Coordination
7/10/08: Arc Flash PPE
9/4/08: Arc Flash Liability and Insurance
10/2/08: Arc Flash Research & Development
11/6/08: The CSI of Arc Flash

Arc Flash overview
PlantMail headerArc Flash University continues on June 5th with Selective Coordination. Enroll today and receive CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending six of the eight events! View the Arc Flash webcasts on the first Thursday of the month from now through November.

On Demand Webcasts


PlantMail headerArc Flash Prevention
Originally aired: Thursday, May 8, 2008
How do you prevent arc flash? Great equipment, great maintenance, great training. It also requires monitoring the critical aspects of your plant, looking for clues that could help prevent a tragedy. We’ll talk with industry leaders on the best ways to prevent arc flash.


PlantMail headerArc Flash Training
Originally aired: April 3, 2008
The biggest variable in achieving arc flash safety isn’t your equipment; it’s your people. Making sure they are aware at all times of the dangers of electrical equipment and work to maintain their safety and the integrity of the equipment is vital. Industry experts give you a step-by-step training regimen for arc flash training.


Power Quality: Understanding Harmonics
Originally aired: June 28, 2007
Join Plant Engineering editors and expert panelists for a Webcast on Understanding Harmonics. You will come away from this event with a better understanding of the following:

-Power Quality
-Nature of harmonics
-Sources of harmonics
-Strategies to minimize harmonics
-End-user benefits to harmonic mitigation

   
Click HERE for a complete list of our upcoming live and archived on demand webcasts.

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May 20- 22 RAPID 2008 Conference and Exposition Disney's Coronado Springs Resort,
Lake Buena Vista, FL
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May 20- 22 Lean, Reliable, and Lubed 2008 Nashville Convention Center,
Nashville, TN.
(800) 597-5460		 www.driveyourplant.com
June 1-2 A Passion for Manufacturing: 2008 Annual Meeting & Interactive "Unconference." Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center,
Detroit.
(313) 271-1500		 www.sme.org
May 28-30 Lightfair International Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV.
(888) 886-7931		 www.lightfair.com
June 2-6 NFPA World Safety Conference and Exposition Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
(617) 770-3000		 www.nfpa.org
June 9-11 Sensors Expo Donald E. Stephens Convention Center
Rosemont, IL
(877) 232-0132		 www.sensorsexpo.com

 
   
 
 

 
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