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| Users of Yokogawa ALF-111 Fieldbus Communication Modules can connect to MTL's NET9000 range |
31 October 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
Users of Yokogawa ALF-111 Fieldbus Communication Modules can now connect directly to MTL's NET9000 range of FISCO and FNICO repeater/power supplies using the new F606 Termination Board. The F606 can be configured for redundant or non-redundant integration with ALF-111 modules and connects directly with up to four FISCO or FNICO supplies using a pre-formed cable assembly FCAB-02 to provide host fieldbus and 24V dc power connections without the need for additional, expensive wiring. |
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| MTL founder receives award from the Institute of Measurement & Control |
15 October 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
Chris Towle, a founding figure of MTL and a leading authority in the field of Intrinsic Safety, has been awarded the Sir Harold Hartley Medal for 2005 by the Institute of Measurement and Control. The award was presented to Chris Towle by Professor Peter Payne, the President of the Institute during the annual Thomson Dinner at The Royal Society. |
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| MTL wins Honeywell's prestigious 'Supplier of the Year'award for 2004 |
11 June 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL Instruments is proud to announce that it has been awarded the coveted 'Supplier of the Year' award by Honeywell Process Systems for 2004. Honeywell presented the award to MTL in recognition of outstanding performance in delivery, productivity, quality and service. Honeywell integrate MTL Intrinsic Safety interfaces, distributed I/O and Foundation Fieldbus products into their large process control systems such as Plantscape, TPS/TDC3000 and the latest Series C platform. |
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| MTL acquires GECMA, a manufacturer of operator display units for hazardous areas |
31 March 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL Instruments Group today announced it has acquired the GECMA group of companies, a manufacturer of operator display units for use in hazardous industrial areas. The acquisition of GECMA, based in Kerpen, Germany , is part of an active expansion strategy, helping MTL leverage its existing sales channel while offering its customers a more complete solution in Open Control components for hazardous environments. |
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| MTL ranked as leading Honeywell supplier for the second consecutive month |
10 March 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL has today announced it has retained the coveted title of number one supplier to Honeywell for March 2005, after initially scooping the top spot in February. The company has been a consistent supplier to Honeywell for many years, especially in the provision of Galvanically Isolated /Intrinsically Safe interfaces for TDC3000 applications, MTL830 Series IS temperature multiplexers for low cost data acquisition in hazardous areas and HART multiplexers. |
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| Emerson agrees MTL Fieldbus surge solutions |
12 January 2005 - MTL Instruments Group
After extensive testing, Emerson Process Management has agreed that MTL's dedicated Fieldbus protectors are unique in that they can be applied to Foundation Fieldbus systems without the performance limiting effects normally associated with surge protectors. |
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| MTL Instruments launches new series of Process JB junction boxes for Fieldbus installations. |
19 December 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
The MTL Process JBs are designed for mounting Megablock fieldbus wiring components, terminators, spur connectors and surge protection devices. The standard proven designs of the JBs reduce project engineering costs, while their corrosion resistant materials make them suitable for the harshest of environments.
Process JBs are easy to install and maintain. |
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| Junction boxes meet demanding process requirements |
17 December 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL Instruments has launched its new series of Process JB junction boxes for fieldbus installations. |
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| Det-Tronics &MOST partner provide Integrated Solutions for Fire & Gas &Process Control Systems |
21 February 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
Detector Electronics Corporation, the market leading developer and manufacturer of optical flame detection and gas detection solutions, have announced that they have entered into an agreement with MTL Open System Technologies, a leading supplier of open hardware and software technology-based components for the process automation market. |
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| MOST releases OEM Control Platform |
12 February 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
Extending it's open control component range, MOST, MTL Open System Technologies, announces its OEM control platform, targeted at control companies who want to port their control or SoftPLC software onto a real process platform. MTL has spent several years working with some of the largest names in the control world including Emerson (DeltaV), Honeywell (TPS Field I/O), GE (Open Process) and Siemens Moore (Procidia), providing various hardware products that form some of the best know DCS platforms on the market. |
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| MTL-Relcom supply key Fieldbus components to $4.3 billion CNOOC & Shell Nanhai project |
02 February 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL-Relcom have been awarded the contract to supply FPS fieldbus power conditioners and 10-way Megablock wiring hubs to the Nanhai project in China, regarded as one the largest fieldbus installations so far with over 30,000 fieldbus device connections on more than 3000 segments. |
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| Barry D. Payne & Associates Inc. reduce costs using MOST's Matrix Control System gas plant |
27 January 2004 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL Open System Technologies and Barry D. Payne & Associates, Inc. announced today that together they have won a contract to automate and control the cryogenic gas process at Western Gas Resources' gas plant near Midland, Texas. This cryogenic process is used to recover natural gas liquids from a local gas gathering system. |
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| MTL Group sells Dutch Panel Systems business |
22 August 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL has announced the sale of its panel wiring company E&M Systems based at Bemmel in the Netherlands to SES, a private limited company incorporated in Malaysia which specialises in engineering services to the process control industry. The business will continue to be based in Bemmel in the same premises as the MTL Instruments sales company. The two companies will work closely together on joint projects in the future to provide their customers with an enhanced range of products and services. |
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| New compact HART connection units from MTL use SIL rated Mux's |
23 July 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL announces the launch of a new range of compact HART Maintenance Units that simplify the connection of HART field devices to predictive maintenance software packages such as AMS, Cornerstone or PRM. With all the key components on one board, they provide the ideal solution for applications requiring up to 32 HART loops. Designed for Safe Area/General Purpose applications, the HMUs provide access to the data stored within HART field devices, which is essential in obtaining the full range of benefits that HART intelligence and communication provide. |
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| MTL launches MOST Business Unit and new Control Components |
30 June 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
The MTL Instruments Group plc today announces the creation of the MOST business unit. MOST, short for MTL Open System Technologies, has been established to provide open hardware and software technology-based components for use in the most demanding real-time system applications. Users can choose one or several of these field-proven components for their control system needs, 'snapping' them together to create sophisticated control systems. |
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| MTL FISCO power supply passes Emerson testing for use with PlantWeb Digital Plant Architecture |
14 March 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL is pleased to announce that the 9122-IS and 9121-IS FISCO Power Supplies have passed rigorous testing by Emerson Process Management, one of the world's largest control systems suppliers, for integration into the DeltaV digital automation system that is part of the PlantWeb architecture. |
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| Profibus interface gets turbo upgrade and a HART mailbox |
29 January 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
The MTL8000 Process I/O system for Zone 2 or Division 2 hazardous areas has received a timely boost with the availability of the 8502-BI-DP Profibus Turbo Bus Interface Module. The version-2 BIM firmware offers major improvements in the overall response time, whilst user parameterisation from the Profibus host allows for selection of logical modules in the Profibus configurator which match the physical modules fitted on the MTL8000 node. |
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| MTL Instruments becomes OEM supplier of Emerson's AMS Predictive Maintenance Software |
12 January 2003 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL announces today the signing of a global OEM agreement with Emerson Process Management giving MTL's customers the choice of sourcing Emerson's AMS predictive maintenance software with MTL intrinsically safe interfaces, distributed I/O and open system components from the worldwide MTL distribution network. |
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| SIL rated interfaces reduce costs in Functional Safety systems |
27 September 2002 - MTL Instruments Group
Intrinsic safety interface specialists MTL are taking the lead in functional safety components by introducing key modules from its MTL4000 and MTL5000 IS isolator range along with the MTL4840 HART multiplexers, each certified by a third party to the new international standard IEC61508 for functional safety. The standard allows system designers and users to unify their approach to safety issues by providing internationally accepted and recognised guidelines for safety systems design. |
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| MTL/Relcom co-operation advances Fieldbus connectivity |
02 August 2002 - MTL Instruments Group
MTL and Relcom Inc are pleased to announce a new co-operation agreement, effective immediately. MTL becomes the major distribution channel for Relcom's FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 power supplies and connectivity products and both companies combine their respective strengths to build a common product development plan. |
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