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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Analogue, thermocouple modules are faster</title>
      <description>IDEC has upgraded the original two and three channel analogue and thermocouple modules, reducing sampling duration, total input system transfer and total output system transfer times.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Idec Electronics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/iec/iec138.html</link>
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      <title>Omega PLCs offer high speed pulse capture</title>
      <description>Omega's ELC series DIN rail mount mini programmable logic controllers offer high speed pulse capture and high speed pulse output and are expandable to 256 I/O.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Omega Engineering</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/oeg/oeg119.html</link>
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      <title>Dot matrix printers increase plastics productivity</title>
      <description>A plastics piping products manufacturer is now using 40 TallyGenicom dot matrix printers to manage its business critical documents and maximise productivity.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>TallyGenicom</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gtp/gtp101.html</link>
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      <title>Enclosures protect industrial desktop PCs</title>
      <description>Armagard's enclosures protect a conventional desktop PC from industrial hazards including dust, water, grease and knocks, vibrations and excessive temperatures.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Armagard</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/arm/arm109.html</link>
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      <title>Industrial PCs made for continuous use</title>
      <description>Schneider Electric's Magelis industrial PCs are designed for continuous operation 24h/day, seven days/week and offer great tolerance to impact and vibration.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Schneider Electric</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/shn/shn162.html</link>
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      <title>Controller combines HMI, PLC and Ethernet</title>
      <description>For automation and process control, IMO's i3 Controller reduces equipment costs and integration time by combining HMI, PLC and Ethernet open bus communications in a single unit.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>IMO Precision Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hlv/hlv101.html</link>
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      <title>Operator terminals give intuitive diagnostics</title>
      <description>Human machine interfaces range from a compact diagnostic unit for use with Pilz safety-related control systems, to large, powerful units compatible with leading models of PLC.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Pilz Automation Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pil/pil284.html</link>
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      <title>Controller made for small automation systems</title>
      <description>IMO has designed a flexible, easy to use and highly cost-effective controller - with the capability of a small PLC - for small automation applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>IMO Precision Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hlv/hlv100.html</link>
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      <title>Versartile HMI with built-in PLC programs easily</title>
      <description>Moeller has has introduced a human machine interface (HMI) with built-in PLC functionality to give easy programming, excellent connectivity and an on-board web server.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Moeller Electric</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/moe/moe167.html</link>
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      <title>Control panels have integrated communications</title>
      <description>GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has introduced its QuickPanel View control panels with integrated communications connecting to virtually any device in the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/geu/geu158.html</link>
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      <title>HMIs have visualisation and integrated PLC</title>
      <description>A family of human machine interfaces now includes a visualisation system with an integrated PLC, one device performs two functions, for compact automation systems.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Lenze</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/len/len153.html</link>
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      <title>Combined HMI and PLC system saves time, wiring</title>
      <description>A 'one package' combined HMI and PLC system for small to medium process and automation applications offers the potential for significant time, cost, wiring and space savings.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Gefran SIEI UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/ghw/ghw109.html</link>
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      <title>Kontron extends family of KISS industrial servers</title>
      <description>Kontron has extended its family of ultra-quiet KISS industrial servers with 1U, 2U and 4U versions that support up to the Intel Core 2 Quad processor</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kontron UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/knu/knu114.html</link>
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      <title>Multi-axis motion control gets total flexibility</title>
      <description>A Eurocard rack mount motion and machine controller with built-in modular flexibility can reduce development and manufactured costs for machine builders and OEMs.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Trio Motion Technology</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/tmt/tmt100.html</link>
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      <title>Mobile computer has integrated Bluetooth</title>
      <description>Claimed to be the most versatile and feature packed rugged mobile device to date, a computer has as standard integrated Bluetooth Technology and 802.11b/g WiFi capability.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GETAC</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/gdi/gdi100.html</link>
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      <title>Single-axis servo drive/controller saves costs</title>
      <description>A single-axis servo drive/controller combines a versatile and cost-effective digital servo drive platform with advanced control capabilities of a servo controller.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/phy/phy129.html</link>
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      <title>PLA module replaces PLC or PC based systems</title>
      <description>A 'stand alone' PLA module with extended functionalities can compliment and enhance any analogue or digital drives system and reduce or eliminate the need for PLC or PC based systems.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Sprint Electric</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/spr/spr115.html</link>
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      <title>Control panels designed for ABB's AC500 PLCs</title>
      <description>A range of control panels for ABB's AC500 PLCs, provides operators with a clear and easy to use method of controlling any automated process and give access to a wealth of data.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ABB Automation Tech (LV Products)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/abu/abu105.html</link>
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      <title>Motion control platform gets Ethernet PowerLink</title>
      <description>Adding an Ethernet PowerLink to a motion control platform has increased system performance and decreased overall system costs and installation time.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Parker Hannifin Electromechanical Automation</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/phy/phy127.html</link>
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      <title>Integrated HMI and PLC made for automation</title>
      <description>Integrated HMI and PLC system is said to provides everything required for small to medium sized automation tasks and uses what is claimed to be the fastest hard PLC in the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Vipa UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/vpa/vpa116.html</link>
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      <title>CPU controller increases speed, performance</title>
      <description>CPU controller has an Intel 1 GHz processor to provide unprecedented speed and performance for applications where the processing power of the current controller has reached its limit.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/geu/geu152.html</link>
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      <title>Control unit has automatic dual redundancy</title>
      <description>A high performance, affordable control unit has automatic dual redundancy options to guarantee process efficiencies and protect against controller or communications failures.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Eurotherm</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/eua/eua138.html</link>
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      <title>Controllers combine PLC and PC versatility</title>
      <description>Powerful and versatile controllers combine a PLC ruggedness with the functionality of a PC using a flexible, open architecture to build complex systems with advanced control.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>HardwarePT</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/hfm/hfm100.html</link>
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      <title>Graphic logic controllers have SIO as standard</title>
      <description>Two types of graphic logic controllers - with or without Ethernet - have SIO as standard, connectable to peripherals such as a temperature controller and an inverter.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Pro-face UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pfe/pfe137.html</link>
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      <title>HMIs get DeviceNet slave connectivity</title>
      <description>The G3DN DeviceNet option card allows users to quickly add DeviceNet slave connectivity to any of the G3 series of operator interfaces.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Red Lion Controls</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rei/rei124.html</link>
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      <title>Programmable automation controller is compact</title>
      <description>A programmable automation controller combines power and compact design and is recommended for complex machine control and medium-sized infrastructure applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>RS Components UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rsc/rsc107.html</link>
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      <title>An affordable solution for industrial control</title>
      <description>Competitively priced touch screen panel PC that provides an affordable solution for industrial control that is rugged and reliable has prices starting from GBP 1039 ex VAT.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Maple Systems - Euro Reps</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mmy/mmy109.html</link>
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      <title>Modular control provides greater functionality</title>
      <description>A range of modular control devices and indicator lights offers increased functionality, better use of space and ease of assembly.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Schmersal UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/shm/shm169.html</link>
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      <title>Microcontrollers  bring functional enhancements</title>
      <description>A total of eight Microcontroller models featuring a 50MHz maximum operating frequency, 50MIPS performance, and comprehensive on-chip peripheral functions.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Renesas Technology Europe</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rti/rti113.html</link>
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      <title>Microcontroller has 480MIPS, FPU, ether and USB</title>
      <description>Microprocessors have an Ethernet controller and USB 2.0 host on a single chip and are intended for applications such as factory automation systems requiring network connection functionality.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Renesas Technology Europe</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/rti/rti112.html</link>
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