Automation unplugged - Pinto's perspectives

A Read-Out Publications product story
Edited by the Processingtalk editorial team Oct 21, 2003

Unplugged but not disconnected! The new book from Jim Pinto is available in Europe from Read-out: the title is "Automation unplugged - Pinto's perspectives, prognostications, predictions and poetry"

Unplugged but not disconnected! "A thorough understanding of business and technology makes this book a class act.

You may, as I often have, disagree with Jim, but you will always be stimulated to think" (Dick Morley, Inventor of the PLC).

The new book from Jim Pinto is available in Europe from Read-out.

The title is "Automation unplugged - Pinto's perspectives, prognostications, predictions and poetry".

If you have heard industry pundit Jim Pinto speak, or read his barbed writings or laugh-out-loud poems, or subscribe to his popular e-newsletter, you'll enjoy his new ISA book, "Automation unplugged - Pinto's perspectives, prognostications, predictions and poetry".

Set to debut at ISA EXPO 2003 in Houston 21-23 October, Pinto's book is loaded with critical analysis of the changing face of industrial automation; predictions about future automation technology trends - including Pinto's provoking prognostications on what major supplier companies will survive, and which ones won't; the best of his articles on marketing and distribution; and his highly rated fieldbus commentary.

Of course, the book also includes the best-of-the-best poems from this, the recognised "poet laureate of instrumentation".

The book has a special Introduction by Dick Morley, noted technology guru and father of the PLC.

Each of 5 sections is introduced by a noted automation industry personality.

Industrial Automation Majors, the good, the bad and the ugly, is introduced by John Berra, President Emerson Process Management Marketing, Sales and Distribution Perspectives is introduced by Frank Williams, CEO of I/O Select.

Future of Automation Technology Technology - Gee Whiz! Is introduced by Bud Keyes, Senior Vice President, Emerson Process Management.

Industrial Networks - this bus is for you is introduced by Dick Caro, CMC Associates, Chairman of ISA SP50 and formerly of IEC Fieldbus Standards Committees.

Pinto's Industrial Poetry is introduced by Greg Hale, Editor, InTech.

"Automation Unplugged" is available only online (advance orders) through Read-out, available for shipment after October 15 2003.

It will also be on the stands at the ISA Expo 2003 in Houston 21-23.

October.

If you'd like to meet Jim Pinto in person, he'll be at ISA, presenting and autographing his hot-off-the-press book.

Automation UnPlugged - the latest from Jim Pinto - out October 15.

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