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| Worldwide FOUNDATION fieldbus event to address expanding Asia/Pacific market |
03 November 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that its annual General Assembly would be held in Shanghai, China, from February 28th to March 1st, 2006. This year's event will address the needs of the expanding FOUNDATION fieldbus market in China and Asia/Pacific, and will feature an end user-oriented agenda that includes user case study presentations, technical training workshops and tabletop exhibitions. |
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| Industry standard device technology gaining momentum worldwide |
25 October 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, exhibiting at ISA EXPO 2005 in Chicago, today unveiled a multi-vendor demonstration of Electronic Device Description Language enhancements. Implemented in millions of installed instruments around the world, EDDL technology is the process industry standard for ensuring that information about intelligent field devices is consistently available for use by operators, engineers, and maintenance technicians. |
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| Leading educational institutions to choose qualified student winners |
25 October 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the 2005 awards for the James O. Gray-Fieldbus Foundation Educational Scholarships. The schools receiving scholarships this year include STC (Brielle, The Netherlands), Lee College (Baytown, Texas, USA), Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) and Singapore Polytechnic (Singapore). |
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| Advanced Device Description toolkits leverage EDDL technology extensions |
25 October 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the release of its AT-400 Device Description Tokenizer Toolkit Version 5.0 and the AT-401 Device Description Services Toolkit Version 5.0. These powerful, advanced development toolkits enable instrumentation manufacturers to read and generate the Device Description files necessary for distribution with a FOUNDATION fieldbus device, and take advantage of new Electronic Device Description Language technology extensions in their fieldbus product development projects. |
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| Fieldbus Foundation End User Council Event Returns To Eastern Europe |
28 September 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation is holding an End User Council meeting in the heart of the Czech Republic at the Top Hotel, Prague, on October 18th 2005. The event is the first of the Autumn 2005 series of end user events coordinated by the Fieldbus Foundation's Europe, Middle East and Africa Steering Committee, and follows the successful EUC event held last year in Budapest, Hungary. |
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| Testing tool provides assurance of fieldbus device interoperability |
04 August 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the release of its enhanced Interoperability Test Kit 4.61 version. The test kit has been updated from previous versions with additional functionality expanding the scope of interoperability testing to benefit end users of FOUNDATION field bus devices. |
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| Event to focus on end user applications in the life sciences industry |
03 August 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that Genzyme, a leading biotech company, will host a comprehensive FOUNDATION fieldbus seminar on Nov. 3-4 in Cambridge, MA. The event will include hands-on instruction in the use of FOUNDATION fieldbus control systems, and feature presentations by leading worldwide experts in fieldbus technology. |
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| Leading Engineering Contractors Attend Fieldbus Foundation Event In London, UK |
28 July 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
LONDON, UK, July 28, 2005, The Fieldbus Foundation is delighted with the success of its first engineering contractors' event held today at The Imperial War Museum in London, UK. The event was attended by senior engineers from several leading UK based engineering contractor groups including: Aker Kvaerner Process, CB & I John Brown Ltd, Fluor Ltd, Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd, Jacobs Engineering Ltd, KBR Halliburton, M. W. Kellogg Ltd, Snamprogetti Ltd, Stone & Webster and Teknica. |
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| First-of-its-kind course guides attendees through the device development process |
13 July 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced a new training course, 'Fieldbus Development for Project Managers,' a comprehensive workshop covering all phases of the engineering development process for FOUNDATION fieldbus devices.
This two-day course, developed to meet the demands of manufacturers, is the first of its kind offered by the Fieldbus Foundation. Developers will be guided though the development process, setting them on the fast track to FOUNDATION fieldbus. |
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| Cooperation Project To Advance Support For EDDL Technology |
12 July 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that it has signed an addendum to its agreement with the HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V. and OPC Foundation to further develop Electronic Device Description Language. The leading global user groups have formed a joint maintenance team to expand support for EDDL technology enhancements. |
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| Course helps developers leverage the power of EDDL technology |
21 June 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that it is offering a comprehensive workshop helping FOUNDATION fieldbus device and system developers leverage new Electronic Device Description Language extensions. The course shows how EDDL delivers the power to integrate field devices to achieve optimum control strategies, and ensures consistency and ease of use when developing human interfaces across multiple systems and platforms. |
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| Advanced Device Description toolkits leverage EDDL technology extensions |
01 June 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the release of its AT-400 Device Description Tokenizer Toolkit Version 5.0 and the AT-401 Device Description Services Toolkit Version 5.0. These advanced development toolkits enable instrumentation manufacturers to read and generate the Device Description files necessary for distribution with a FOUNDATION fieldbus device, and take advantage of new Electronic Device Description Language technology extensions in their fieldbus product development projects. |
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| Live demo shows full implementation of 'technology with a business purpose' |
19 May 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today demonstrated the full implementation of its open, integrated FOUNDATION fieldbus architecture for the industrial automation trade press, analysts and company executives. The event, conducted at the world-class International Specialty Products 1, 4-butanediol plant in Lima, Ohio, showed that FOUNDATION fieldbus is a 'technology with a business purpose' providing a competitive advantage to controls and instrumentation end-users. |
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| Major FOUNDATION fieldbus technology gathering to be held in Calgary |
16 May 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that its End User Council, Western Canada meeting and workshop, to be held Thursday, June 9, and Friday, June 10, 2005, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, will be highlighted by a welcoming reception featuring keynote addresses by two recognized process industry leaders: Irene Lewis, president and CEO, Southern Alberta Institute of Technology; and John Myer, vice president, in-situ, Suncor Energy Inc. |
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| Track Position with Motor and Encoder, Design for Small Spaces |
02 May 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
Lin Engineering, the technical leader in step motor design, is pleased to introduce their compact and lightweight step motor complete with a small E4 encoder from US Digital. The 1.8º NEMA 11, bipolar stepper and miniature E4 encoder are designed for flexibility in applications with limited space. |
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| Conference addresses increasing Canadian demand for FOUNDATION technology |
19 April 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, in partnership with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology, today announced that its End User Council, Western Canada will conduct a major FOUNDATION fieldbus informational event on Thursday, June 9, and Friday, June 10, 2005, at SAIT, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. |
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| High-level council identifies FOUNDATION fieldbus marketing initiatives in Europe |
12 April 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing at Interkama 2005 in Hannover, Germany, today announced that its Europe, Middle East & Africa Executive Advisory Council held its inaugural meeting on February 25 in Vienna, Austria. The EMEA EAC identified FOUNDATION fieldbus marketing initiatives for Europe, Middle East & Africa during the coming year. |
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| Research shows expanding global adoption rate for FOUNDATION fieldbus |
12 April 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing today at Interkama 2005 in Hannover, Germany, announced the results of a research study showing strong growth for its technology in the global industrial automation market. The 2004 year-end survey indicated more than 500,000 FOUNDATION fieldbus-compliant devices and 8,000 fieldbus systems have been shipped or installed to date. The device count included 18 major industrial installations worldwide over the previous year. |
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| Fieldbus Foundation Recognises Growing Interest In 'Control In The Field' |
12 April 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting a press briefing at Interkama 2005 in Hannover, Germany, today acknowledged the growing interest among industrial end users in 'control in the field' strategies based on FOUNDATION fieldbus. Field-centric control eliminates the complexities of a conventional Distributed Control System environment, restores single-loop integrity to complex process control applications, and increases the reliability and availability of plant automation systems. |
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| Leading educational institution is the first to provide award in Europe |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced that Shipping & Transport College, Brielle, The Netherlands, a leading European educational institution for process manufacturing, has awarded its first $1,000 scholarship from the James O. Gray-Fieldbus Foundation Scholarship Fund. |
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| Leading educational institution is the first to provide award in Europe |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced that Shipping & Transport College, Brielle, The Netherlands, a leading European educational institution for process manufacturing, has awarded its first $1,000 scholarship from the James O. Gray-Fieldbus Foundation Scholarship Fund. |
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| New council to promote regional adoption of fieldbus technology |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced the establishment of a European Executive Advisory Council, dedicated to providing leadership of marketing activities supporting the adoption of FOUNDATION fieldbus-based products and systems by European automation equipment end users. |
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| Fieldbus Territory' planned for end users, integrators, contractors and engineers |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced it is planning a major exhibition of FOUNDATION fieldbus at the forthcoming Interkama 2005 International Trade Fair, to be held April 11-15 in Hannover, Germany. Based on the theme 'Freedom to Choose. Power to Integrate,' the exhibit will feature a large 'FOUNDATION fieldbus Territory' consisting of a central FF stand with member company satellite booths in the immediate surrounding area, giving a marketplace atmosphere where the many flavors of FOUNDATION technology applications can be sampled. |
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| Technology provides open communication architecture for new miniature sampling sensors |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced that its open, non-proprietary technology, FOUNDATION fieldbus, has been adopted as the communications standard for the New Sampling Sensor Initiative. FOUNDATION fieldbus for Intrinsically Safe operation has been incorporated into the NeSSI Generation II Draft Specification. |
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| Foundation expands training network to keep pace with fieldbus adoption |
23 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation, conducting its 2005 General Assembly in Vienna, Austria, today announced that its has added two regional FOUNDATION fieldbus training sites in response to rapid adoption of the technology throughout major global industrial markets. The new certified fieldbus training facilities include Yanshan Simulation Training Center (operated by Sinopec Corp.) in Beijing, China, and Tri-State University in Angola, Indiana, USA. |
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| EDD & Unified Architecture open data exchange specifications to benefit suppliers & users |
15 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that the OPC Foundation has joined the international cooperative team of the three leading fieldbus organizations, the Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation and PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation e.V, to extend the reach of Electronic Device Descriptions into OPCF's Unified Architecture. |
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| New tool designed for interoperability testing of function blocks in HSE devices |
02 February 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the inaugural release of the High Speed Ethernet Interoperability Test Kit Version 1.0. The new HSE ITK delivers test cases that expand the scope of interoperability testing benefiting end users of FOUNDATION fieldbus devices. |
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| Demo application to show advanced capabilities of HSE/FFB technology |
06 January 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation announced today that BP Chemicals Inc., a major global producer of industrial chemical products, will host a field demonstration of FOUNDATION fieldbus High Speed Ethernet and Flexible Function Block technology at its Lima, Ohio, USA, 1,4-butanediol plant. |
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| Fieldbus Foundation Announces 2005 General Assembly Agenda |
05 January 2005 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the agenda for its 2005 General Assembly, to be held on Wednesday, February 23, and Thursday, February 24, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Vienna, Austria. This year's event, themed 'Plant-wide Integration: HSE+H1,' will include an end user-oriented program featuring automation industry leaders, FOUNDATION fieldbus case studies, technical training workshops and tabletop product demonstrations. |
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| Fieldbus Forums promotes global exchange of FOUNDATION fieldbus end user success stories |
15 December 2004 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the creation of 'User's Corner.' Part of Fieldbus Forums, the User's Corner is a convenient, web-based interface to the latest FOUNDATION fieldbus end user stories, successes and references. |
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| New online community enables global exchange of fieldbus information |
09 December 2003 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation today announced the launch of its new 'Fieldbus Forums,' a convenient, web-based interface to the latest FOUNDATION fieldbus news and technical information. The Fieldbus Forums are a totally new approach to the foundation's original BBS system. |
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| New specifications define features that enhance fieldbus functionality |
01 December 2003 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced that an updated version of its FOUNDATION fieldbus specifications is now available. The new specifications define features that enhance fieldbus functionality and provide additional incentives for automation equipment suppliers to get on the 'Fast Track to Fieldbus.' |
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| Europe announced cooperation together to establish Centre of Excellence |
20 May 2003 - Fieldbus Foundation
The Fieldbus Foundation/Europe today announced that it is cooperating with Infraserv Höchst Technik in the establishment of a Centre of Excellence for FOUNDATION fieldbus technology at Infraserv Höchst Technik's facility in Frankfurt am Main. |
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