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    <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Latest version of RSLogix5000 engineering software</title>
      <description>Rockwell Automation has introduced three new advanced process control (APC) function blocks in the latest version of Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 engineering software</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Digital technology automates Thai petrochem plant</title>
      <description>Emerson Process Management will provide state-of-the-art digital technology for an aromatics plant under construction in Rayong Province, Thailand by PTT Aromatics and Refining</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>Largest "Smart" pulp mill starts up in Chile </title>
      <description>Digital integration from Emerson has helped the Celulosa Arauco US$850M pulp mill meet environmental, safety and production goals, and a demanding start-up schedule</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>Fisher control valves first to be SIL3 certified</title>
      <description>Emerson Process Management has received SIL3 certification for several ranges of its Fisher control valves to IEC 61508 standards, simplifying safety standard compliance for customers </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chinese glass plants adopt PlantWeb automation</title>
      <description>Emerson will engineer and install PlantWeb digital architecture with DeltaV automation systems, and Emerson intelligent field devices using Foundation fieldbus, in new glass production plants in China</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>Reliance Chemical facility achieves 'live' upgrade</title>
      <description>ABB System 800xA Extended Automation was selected by Reliance Industries (RIL) for the control system upgrade at their plant for the production of linear alkyl benzene (LAB) at Patalganga</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation)</category>
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      <title>Enhanced process portfolio at Rockwell Automation</title>
      <description>Rockwell Automation has an established platform to deliver robust process solutions through its Integrated Architecture, FactoryTalk Suite and Plant-Wide Manufacturing Execution Systems interface</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Rockwell Automation</category>
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      <title>Full Profibus automation solution in Brasil</title>
      <description>Smar has completed the Profibus based automation system used to expand production and control efficiency for Very High Polarisation (VHP) sugar at a plant in Brasil</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Profibus Group</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/tep/tep221.html</link>
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      <title>Digital fieldbus boosts polystyrene productivity</title>
      <description>In Argentina, the Petrobras Zarate polystyrene plant has boosted production by 3-5%, and cut the maintenance budget by 10-12% after PlantWeb digital automation projects using Foundation fieldbus</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>Wonderware Technical Support Centre wins plaudits</title>
      <description>For the fifth consecutive year, Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, has achieved the Service Capability and Performance (SCP) certification</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Wonderware</category>
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      <title>Fast start-up with digital automation at PVC plant</title>
      <description>Emerson PlantWeb architecture has been chosen with the DeltaV digital automation system for batch process control at a new PVC production facility of the Yichang Yihua Pacific Chemical Co</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>PlantWeb used for pharmaceutical plant in China</title>
      <description>Emerson Process Management will design and install the advanced PlantWeb digital plant architecture to digitally automate the new Shanghai CP Guojian Pharmaceutical Company API production suite</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>Over 500k Software licenses in over 100k locations</title>
      <description>Wonderware, a business unit of Invensys, has achieved a significant milestone by having its customers actively deploying more than 500,000 software licenses around the globe</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Wonderware</category>
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      <title>InFusion Enterprise Control System for LDPE plant</title>
      <description>The multi-million dollar contract from Simon Carves will provide an InFusion Enterprise Control System through an EPC contract for the PTT Polyethylene Company (PTT PE) in Thailand</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Process Systems</category>
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      <title>PCS7 - a platform for success for Syngenta</title>
      <description>Siemens A+D has collaborated with world-leading agribusiness, Syngenta, to develop and implement a migration strategy from their legacy DCS systems, moving to the Siemens Simatic PCS7</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Siemens Automation and Drives</category>
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      <title>Advanced process control for everyone with PCS7</title>
      <description>Siemens Automation and Drives has enhanced Version 7 of its Simatic PCS 7 Process Automation System to include a comprehensive set of easy-to-use advanced process control (APC) capabilities</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Siemens Automation and Drives</category>
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      <title>Digital automation of Chinese Guixi copper smelter</title>
      <description>Emerson Process Management has engineered and commissioned PlantWeb digital architecture for the advanced automation of the Jianxi Copper expansion of its Guixi smelter in Jiangxi Province, China</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
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      <title>New VP appointed for Europe, ME and Africa</title>
      <description>Honeywell has appointed Norman "Norm" Gilsdorf to vice president and general manager for the Honeywell Process Solutions operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Honeywell Process Solutions</category>
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      <title>An infrastructure for operational excellence: FF</title>
      <description>The story of how Brunner Mond (UK), a major producer of sodium carbonate (soda ash), replaced the outdated control system at its main UK plant with the latest process automation technology</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor</category>
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      <title>The Yokogawa CentumVP presentation to journalists</title>
      <description>Nick Denbow provides a view of the Yokogawa presentation in Amsterdam on 7 February where they outlined the direction of the extended Roadmap for their VigilantPlant, with the CentumVP DCS </description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>SPECIAL REPORT by the Editor</category>
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      <title>New Centum integrated production control system</title>
      <description>Yokogawa Electric announces the release of Centum VP, a new integrated production control system that will become the flagship platform for the VigilantPlant Operational Excellence initiative</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Yokogawa Europe - Industrial Automation</category>
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      <title>Total gas terminal upgrade with no disruption</title>
      <description>The automation system for one of the largest UK gas terminals is being upgraded and migrated to the ABB 800xA control system</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Automation Tech (Instrumentation + Automation)</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/abb/abb251.html</link>
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      <title>PCS7 offers a migration route for Syngenta</title>
      <description>Siemens A+D has collaborated with world-leading agribusiness, Syngenta, to develop and implement a migration strategy from their legacy DCS systems to the Siemens Simatic PCS7</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Siemens Automation and Drives</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/sie/sie203.html</link>
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      <title>InFusion enterprise control system at ExxonMobil</title>
      <description>Invensys Process Systems recently celebrated the flawless startup of a comprehensive enterprise control system at the ExxonMobil Port Allen Lubricants Plant in Louisiana</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Process Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ien/ien189.html</link>
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      <title>Emerson acquires 'The Automation Group'</title>
      <description>This latest acquisition of TAG in Houston expands the Emerson process control engineering and project management capabilities for use in refining, petrochemical and related industries </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/eme/eme439.html</link>
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      <title>Discrete industry automation continues to grow</title>
      <description>Manufacturing plants and OEM machine builders continue to invest in automation to improve the agility and flexibility of operations to meet market demands</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ARC Advisory Group</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ajw/ajw152.html</link>
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      <title>Robust growth in process automation systems market</title>
      <description>The process industry automation systems market continues to experience solid worldwide growth as plants must continue to improve performance</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ARC Advisory Group</category>
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      <title>100th ArchestrA certified system integrator</title>
      <description>The elite Wonderware community of ArchestrA Certified System Integrators has reached a milestone of 100 companies with the latest entrant into its top tier of System Integrators</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Wonderware</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ive/ive138.html</link>
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      <title>Emerson names new European President</title>
      <description>Emerson Process Management has announced the appointment of David Dunbar as their new European President</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/eme/eme428.html</link>
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      <title>The problems of alarm management</title>
      <description>Too many alarms can make safety and productivity systems less functional and liable to "overwhelm operators": Paul Hurst of Citect UK discusses why, and suggests a solution</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Citect</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/cit/cit145.html</link>
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      <title>Wonderware gains new President</title>
      <description>Sudipta Bhattacharya has been appointed President of the Wonderware Business Unit of Invensys </description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Invensys Wonderware</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/ive/ive137.html</link>
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      <title>Hygienic and sanitary meter is electropolished</title>
      <description>The new Micro Motion T-Series Coriolis meters offer an electro-polished finish ideal for sanitary and hygienic applications in life sciences, and food and beverage and other industries </description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Emerson Process Management</category>
      <link>http://www.processingtalk.com/news/eme/eme413.html</link>
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