Security Update - PC access could invite hackers article, Enterprise Security, Video monitoring helps in tough economic times, Systems meet security certification

Dear saakj: To receive the latest automation information, add enews@automation.com to your address book. Read the online version if links don't work in this Security Update. Forward - Subscribe - Edit Subscription - Past Issues - Security Portal August 2009 Sponsor: Honeywell Security for Industrial Plants from Honeywell Process Solutions As a global leader in both security and process control technology and as an operator of our own chemical plants, Honeywell Process Solutions is uniquely qualified to provide security for industrial plants. Our innovative solutions can be scaled for sites of all sizes, adapted to different risk levels and seamlessly integrated with process control and building controls. And most importantly, protect your plant and employees, help you meet regulatory requirements and keep your surrounding community safe. Visit our website for more information Sponsor: Longwatch Longwatch Version 5.0 Seeing the complete picture gives the most valuable information. Reduce false alarms, deter crime, improve safety and security, increase regulatory compliance for ALL your plant assets, local AND remote, with Longwatch Version 5.0. Click here for more information Visit our Automation Portals Our Automation Portals organize information on various topics and include content published on Automation.com as well as other industry websites. Each portal includes new products, company news, articles, white papers, application stories, training, resources, events, and more. Visit these one-stop sites for all your automation information In this Issue >> Featured Articles >> Product Announcements >> White Papers >> Application Stories >> Company News >> Project News >> Featured Events Featured Articles PC Access Could Invite Hackers Control Design, July 2009 By Dan Hebert One major concern for many machine builders and their customers is holding PC implementation back, namely the lack of security inherent to most PC platforms when they are connected to the outside world. Secure Embedded Wireless—Part II Industrial Networking, July 2009 By Ned Lecky, Lecky Integration The previous column explained how to go wireless, but the trick is ensuring security and creating adequate redundancy. Addressing SIS Cyber Security; Is it First or Last? Control Engineering, July 2009 By Bob Huba and Chuck Miller, Emerson Process Management Part 2: When considering integrated control and safety systems, building a strong defense is an investment in ensuring business continuity. How should you implement the concepts? Securing Legacy Control Systems Control Engineering, July 2009 By Peter Welander Very few of the process control platforms operating today were installed with any cyber security protection built in. Most predate wide deployment of the Internet. Can these systems be protected against today’s threats? Securing integrated Scada systems against cyber attacks European Chemical Engineer, June 2009 By Paul Hurst, Citect UK Failure to protect a plant's Scada system from the threat of cyber attack can have big security implications. Browse more articles and white papers on the Security portal. Live News Feed RSS feed for Security. Learn more about RSS feeds.   Product Announcements   Tridium releases Enterprise Security access control system Enterprise Security creates a unified, intelligent building by integrating with diverse facility systems including environmental controls, lighting, energy management, fire and video. Longwatch enhances Video System Enhancements make it easier for users to integrate cameras in local and remote areas, combine video data with a wide variety of plant information, and enable operators to access video data from HMI terminals, cellphones or on a PC via the Internet. Lanner announces VN-3432 32-channel digital video recorder VN-3432 takes 32 channels of analog video and converts them to highly compressed H.264 format for storage and delivery over a network. Ethernet Direct announces OVS-400Q surveillance video server OVS-400Q 4-channel IP surveillance video server has a built-in quad processor which converts analog video signals into IP video streams. Other Product Announcements MTL Instruments announces Tofino VPN module Uniloc announces NetAnchor infrastructure access control Browse more Product Announcements on the Security portal. Search all Products by keyword, category, manufacturer or release date. White Papers Video Monitoring Helps in Tough Economic Times By Steve Rubin, Longwatch Video monitoring can help companies survive through layoffs, plant closings, and idling of plants. The white paper explains that when plants have layoffs or shut down, much work remains to be done, often by a severely reduced workforce. Video can help pick up the workload. Maritime Security: Meeting Threats to the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry By Honeywell Process Solutions A major issue for worldwide energy companies is securing offshore oil and gas platforms. This paper covers the challenges faced by the oil & gas industry in securing offshore production assets, including key requirements for an effective platform security strategy, and the latest technology enabling an integrated security management system. Meeting NERC Change Control Requirements for HMI/SCADA and Control Systems By GE Fanuc NERC’s standards for Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) apply to various critical assets, and this paper demonstrates how Change Control principles can help protect two specific asset types: SCADA and control systems. Creating Secure OPC Architectures By Adriel Michaud, MatrikonOPC Technical guide on how to secure typical OPC implementations. It covers OPC DA, HDA, and A&E, securing OPC Servers from unauthorized OPC Client access, and restricting authorized OPC Clients to only the functions necessary. Hacking the Industrial Network By Innominate Security Technologies While many engineers believe that their production networks are isolated from outside access, nothing could be further from the truth. It is common practice to include access to Web-based services on most programmable logic controllers. This report identifies incidents involving major corporations, utilities, nuclear plants and the Pentagon. A table of twenty-nine major incidents is provided, some of which were kept secret for years. Detailed footnotes and clickable internet research links are provided to document these incidents and each statement of fact. Browse more white papers on the Security portal. Application Stories ABB selects IVC camera system for Guri Dam Project   Process & Control Today, June 2009 ABB has implemented IVC cameras and camera management software in the Guri Dam protection system. The second largest dam in the world, the Guri hydroelectric plant provides most of Venezuela’s hydroelectric power. Browse more application stories on the Security portal. Company & Organizational News Telvent integrates with Longwatch video surveillance system   Telvent integrated the Longwatch Surveillance System with its OASyS DNA SCADA system. This lets oil, gas, electric, and water network operators monitor video via an OASyS SCADA system. Wurldtech certifies Invensys I/A FCP 270 The FCP 270 is the third system from Invensys to meet the Level 1 criteria. HIMA HIMax System receives security certification The HIMAx safety system received security certification by Wurldtech Security Technologies. ISA99 plans Working Group on cyber security and safety   ISA99 Working Group 7 will promote greater awareness of the impact of cyber security issues on the safe operation of industrial processes. Browse more company and organizational news on the Security portal. Project News ISaGRAF supplies software to CSE-Semaphore   ISaGRAF software will be used in CSE-Semaphore’s Kingfisher series of Advanced RTUs, which are now available with Secure DNP3 Authentication. Browse more project news on the Security portal. Featured Events Emerson User Exchange September 28-October 2, 2009 Orlando, Florida Emerson Global Users Exchange is more than an industry-leading technical conference…it is a community of manufacturing leaders committed to extracting the most from their automation investment…and sharing their learning with each other. ISA EXPO 2009 October 6-10, 2009 Houston, Texas ISA EXPO is focused on the technology and techniques of automation and control. Organized around the six core themes central to automation and control, ISA EXPO 2009 provides attendees unlimited opportunity to explore key technologies, discover professional growth, and interact with like minded professionals. Remote 2009 Conference & Expo October 29-30, 2009 San Antonio, Texas Remote 2009 Conference and Expo will focus on the leading advancements for the monitoring and management of distributed equipment and facilities, remote assets, automated process & system controls and device networks. Hannover Messe Middle East February 9-11, 2010 Dubai Deutsche Messe Hannover will be staging CeMAT Middle East, Industrial Automation (IA) Middle East, and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) Middle East together. Browse more industry events on the Security portal. Add an event to our calendar. I hope you enjoyed this Security update. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the content in this e-newsletter or on Automation.com, please don't hesitate to contact me. Rick Zabel Vice President, Publisher Automation.com View our Privacy Policy For editorial inquiries, please contact Rick Zabel For advertising inquiries, please contact Karen Olson or Kia Weller, or see our Media Kit.

 

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Automation Weekly - What plant managers should know about IT, Motor monitoring relays, Risk control hierarchy white paper, Vision software download, 6 new jobs, In case of emergency cartoon

Hello saakj: To receive the latest automation information, add enews@automation.com to your address book. Read the online version or scroll down for this issue of Automation Weekly. Forward - Subscribe - Edit Subscription - Past Issues August 5, 2009 Quick Links Automation Portals Product Search Supplier Search Integrator Search Job Search News Resources Events Sponsor: B&B Electronics ADVANTECH ADAM 6000 series Ethernet I/O modules are available NOW at B&B Electronics.  Featuring: New! Peer to Peer and Graphic Conditional Logic (GCL) User defined mapping between input and output channels for active updates No controller required GCL gives Ethernet I/O modules control ability – define up to 16 logic rules Easy, graphical configuration Flexible mounting options MODBUS/TCP Compatible Read how customers use ADVANTECH ADAM modules to solve everyday challenges. Sponsor: Amtech Drives AXPERT EASY The AXPERT EASY Series AC Inverter is a modern Digital Signal Processor (DSP) based highly functional inverter. It employs the latest generation IGBT as a switching device and PWM control techniques to apply commanded output to any three phase motor for precise speed control. AXPERT-EAZY drives provide a high performance to price ratio. Learn more. Sponsor: Omron STI Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide Omron Scientific Technologies, Inc. introduces the 2009-2010 Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding. This comprehensive resource includes all the latest essential information and selection guidelines on their most popular safety solutions, and highlights products that are available for delivery in five days or less. As with past editions, the guide features a "safety library" with more than 100 pages of educational resource material, making it so much more than a standard product catalog. Request your free guide. In this Issue >> New Products >> Application Stories >> White Papers >> Featured Articles >> Resources & Literature >> Events, Seminars & Training >> Project News >> Company & Organization News >> New Jobs >> Automation Groups & Discussions >> Humor of the Week New Products ABB enhances Optima AO2000 process analyzer Enhancements expand monitoring capability to include CO2 green house gas emissions measurements. AutomationDirect announces proSense motor monitoring relays proSense includes phase monitoring, alternating and pump seal failure relays. Phoenix Contact announces high-density M12 connectors High-density connectors provide more I/O points than traditional M12 sensor/actuator connectors. The circular connectors come in 12- and 17-pole versions. SICK updates ICR890 camera system for bar codes Enhancements include increased processing power, support of multiple image output paths, optimized decoders, and extended XML file content. Baumer introduces Series 9 ultrasonic level sensors Series 9 sensors measure the presence and levels of solids, liquids, granules or powders irrespective of color and opacity. Sierra introduces Multi-Trak Model 670S mass flow meter Model 670S measures mass flow rates in very large ducts or stacks that have non-uniform velocity profiles, high turn-down requirements, or dirty gas streams. AXIOMTEK announces SBC84832 embedded system SBC84832 incorporates an Intel Atom N270 1.60 GHz processor and the Intel 945GSE+ICH7M chipset on a 3.5 in. board. Adalet announces VC4X6/VH4X6 safety enclosures Enclosures are UL, cUL and ATEX certified to house terminal block assemblies in Exe rated Zone 1 & 2 hazardous locations. HMS Industrial Networks releases Anybus Communicator Anybus Communicator intelligent protocol converter connects up to 31 serial Modbus devices to Profibus. National Instruments introduces PCI Express-Based I/O for LabVIEW PCIe-7841R, PCIe-7842R, PCIe-7851R and PCIe-7852R combine a Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA, eight analog inputs, eight analog outputs and 96 digital I/O lines on a single board. These are just a few new products introduced this week >>>> MORE new products <<<<   Live News Feeds Learn how to get RSS feeds of Automation.com's news headlines. Application Stories ABB increases energy efficiency at Finnish paper maker ABB helped the Myllykoski Paper mill in Finland reduce heating and electricity consumption while increasing production. Ball joint seal testing machine uses Baldor drives DTE’s boot seal testing machine employs two motorized movement axes – one vertical and one horizontal – each driven by a Baldor. Saudi Aramco optimizes plant operations with OPC By Integration Objects Integration Objects used OPC to integrate a point to point connection infrastructure based on VMS and Unix platforms that connected all the Distributed Control Systems and other automation islands with Aramco’s PIMS (Plant Information Management System). White Papers Risk Control Hierarchy Clarifies Electrical Safety By Phil Allen, Grace Engineered Products The Risk Control Hierarchy (RCH) in the ANSI-Z10 standard provides a roadmap for setting safety objectives to reduce electrical risks. This white paper details how applying the RCH to any electrical safety program will increase both safety and employee productivity. A Recipe for Success By GE Fanuc This paper explores the use of today’s recipe software solutions as a part of a control strategy to transform a company’s recipe area from a place of contentious schedule adherence and “roll-of-the-dice quality” to one that can reduce waste while increasing quality. Browse more White Papers in our Resources Section. Featured Articles What plant managers should know about information technology By: Christopher Eckert, Siemens IT Solutions & Services Plant managers require IT solutions that support production lines, just-in-time scheduling and demand planning. However, forecasting and demand planning is not standard in today's IT and manufacturing environments. Moving from Manual to Automated Handhelds: Driving Out the Cost By Thomas R. Cutler Beverage Control, Inc., has been supplying soda, juice, Co2 gasses, water, energy drinks and ice machines to companies in the Southeastern U.S. for more than ten years. Beverage Control uses a fleet of trucks and vans to deliver beverage products and provide services to customers. The use of automated handhelds allowed them to reduce costs and improve customer service in three areas of their business. Browse more Articles by topic on our Automation Portals. Resources & Literature IMPACT 8.3 Vision Software Download IMPACT 8.3 vision software pairs with smart camera technology to provide enhanced usability and inspection capabilities for challenging machine vision applications - in a multitude of new ways. The API (application programming interface) works with the Microsoft ActiveX platform, allowing IMPACT data to be seamlessly embedded in local machine and/or factory control systems. Browse more Resources & Literature by topic on our Automation Portals. Events, Seminars & Training CoDeSys Summit 20 CoDeSys System Partners and Distributors met in Kempten for a four-day Summit to update their knowledge on CoDeSys. Automation Training offers Profibus courses Automation Training now provides a comprehensive course covering the basics of the PROFIBUS protocol, hardware, cabling, setup and programming. 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Project News ABB to build power stations in Brazil ABB won orders worth over $540 million from the Abengoa Group in Brazil for the world’s longest power transmission link--2,500 kilometers. Honeywell to upgrade controls at sugar producer in Turkey Honeywell will upgrade the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS) at Konya Sugar’s Cumra production site. Wonderware Software to help make Chinese cigarettes Hongyun Honghe Tobacco, the fourth largest cigarette producer in the world, plans to use Wonderware software to manage its utility operations. Other Project News: Flowserve to supply valves to four Westinghouse nuclear power plants Invensys to provide advanced process control for Chilean smelter Browse more Project News by topic on our Automation Portals. Company & Organization News Machine safeguarding market confronting turbulence Turbulence in the global market effectively put the brakes on the machine safeguarding market around the third quarter in 2008. Proximity sensor market driven by economic crisis The worldwide market for Inductive, Capacitive and Ultrasonic Proximity Sensors will decline this year but is expected to strongly rebound next year according to ARC Advisory Group study. Advantech receives Class 1, Div 2 Certification for Ethernet switches EKI family of industrial Ethernet Switches and Media Converters have received Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class 1, Division 2 (groups A, B, C, and D) certification for use in hazard locations. Ethernet Direct obtains UL certification for Ethernet switches Husky series industrial Ethernet switches and Retriever series industrial media converters comply with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Class 1 Division 2 approvals. Dassault and Rockwell Automation developing joint mechatronic solution Solution for machine builders will help mechanical, electrical and controls design engineers to work together to analyze, optimize, simulate and select machine designs in a virtual design and production environment. Okuma extends spare parts warranty New and exchange spare parts now carry a 1-year warranty and select items carry a 5-year warranty. MatrikonOPC opens office in Brisbane The office in Brisbane will provide access to MatrikonOPC's connectivity software, OPC training, and services for both current and prospective clients. Other Company & Organization News: Hardy Multi-Scale Controller certified in Canada Browse more Company & Organization News by topic on our Automation Portals. 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Control Panels Update - Nothing like good connections, New fiber optic modules released, Control panel assembly certification, Power quality seminar

Dear saakj: To receive the latest automation information, add enews@automation.com to your address book. Read the online version if links don't work in this Control Panels, Cables & Terminations Update. Forward - Subscribe - Edit Subscription - Past Issues - Control Panels, Cables & Terminations Portal August 2009 Sponsor: Noren Products HEAT PIPE TECHNOLOGY Noren Products manufactures air-to-air and air-to-water heat exchangers for cooling sealed electrical panels without letting contaminants inside (including wash down, and hazardous locations). COMPACT CABINET COOLERS prevent failures & downtime caused by overheating electronics. Noren units are easy to install, low maintenance, Freon free and cost a fraction of air-conditioning. Available in Nema 12, 4, 4x, Stainless Steel, UL Listed, cUL, & CE. Click here for more information   Sponsor: Grace Engineered Products GracePort® 4:1 Unmanaged Ethernet Switch The new GracePort 4:1 Unmanaged Ethernet Switch meets the demands of electrical safety with its unique thru-door design. Diagnosing communications and resetting the switch can now be done through the panel door, which enhances NFPA 70E compliance and increases employee productivity. Click here for more information Visit our Automation Portals Our Automation Portals organize information on various topics and include content published on Automation.com as well as other industry websites. Each portal includes new products, company news, articles, white papers, application stories, training, resources, events, and more. Visit these one-stop sites for all your automation information In this Issue >> Featured Articles >> Product Announcements >> Resources & Literature >> Application Stories >> Featured Training >> Company News >> Featured Events Featured Articles Nothing Like Good Connections Control Design, July 2009 By Philip Burgert A variety of factors come into play when choosing between different types of terminal-block connectors such as standard screw clamps, spring clamps and euro connectors that are used for wire and cable connections in machine control systems. Power conditioning - some common pitfalls Design Product Applications, May 2009 Sensitive electronic equipment frequently suffers as a result of power quality problems. Facilities with numerous traditional power loads often generate power disturbances that result in a ‘low technology’ environment supporting ‘high technology’ systems. Power conditioning is the answer. Octopus’s garden: laying cables beneath the ocean waves Power Engineering International, May 2009 By Tim Probert The UK’s Global Marine Systems owns and operates a fleet of state-of-the-art vessels and subsea vehicles, such as Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV), used to lay sub-sea cables connecting offshore wind farms. Hazardous Area Systems Control Engineering Asia, April 2009 By Jeanine Katzel The dangers involved in production and processing in explosive atmospheres may require the use of intrinsically safe (IS) devices under some circumstances, or explosion-proof enclosures in others. Which option is best for your application? When should it be wireless? What benefits does one technology hold over the other? The decision is not always simple or easy. Creative Control Rooms Control Engineering Asia, April 2009 By Renee Robbins Human factor engineering applied to plant control room design can help reduce errors and enable users to operate at peak efficiency. Browse more articles and white papers on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Live News Feed RSS feed for Control Panels, Cables & Terminations. Learn more about RSS feeds. Product Announcements Phoenix Contact releases PSI-MOS 1300 fiber optic modules Fiber optic cable distances can range from a few feet to more than 20 miles in length. ASI releases Fuse Terminal Blocks Fuse terminal block accepts the popular 5 x 20mm fuse that is found in many control circuit applications. Binder-USA adds M12 panel-mounted receptacles The panel-mounted Series 713 receptacles are available as rear or front-mountable versions with 4, 5, or 8 gold-plated contacts. WAGO expands TOPJOBS terminal block line WAGO added 24 disconnect, diode and LED terminal blocks to the TOPJOBS terminal block line. Other Product Announcements Adalet announces VC4X6/VH4X6 safety enclosures Eaton narrows Magnum 4000A circuit breaker RTK Instruments introduces SIL725 safety annunciator PA&E releases hermetic fiber optic bulkhead feedthru L-com announces two USB connectors ITT releases 38999 connector for harsh industrial applications Bourns announces SRF filters for EMI Ssppression Avalue releases computer chassis for Mini-ITX motherboards Pfannenberg releases two DTS 3000 enclosure coolers Browse more Product Announcements on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Search all Products by keyword, category, manufacturer or release date. Resources & Literature Adalet announces ATEX control panel assembly certification Adalet eliminates the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories for final equipment certification saving customers considerable amounts of time and money. igus publishes TechTalk on continuous-flex cables Basic Guide to Continuous-flex Cables discusses the bundling verses layering technique for high-flex cables. Copper Development Association releases Power Quality CD-ROM Version 3.0 contains several additional video case histories, new interviews and information from experts, and pertinent sections of the IEEE Emerald Book (Std. 1100-2005). Guide to using industrial fieldbus cable By Northwire Multi-pair fieldbus trunk lines simplify installations by merging formerly scattered control and instrument points into common bus segments and junction boxes. IDEAL introduces LanTEK II cable certifiers Certifiers check LAN cabling to TIA, ISO and IEC performance standards. Complete Category 6/ISO Class E tests are performed in only 14 seconds. Browse more resources and literature on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Application Stories UPS protection for oil and gas platform off the South African coast Oil & Gas Engineering News, July 2009 British company Carter Sullivan built a UPS to ensure that on-board gas detection sensors and safety systems remain operational during power outages. The company designed and manufactured an IP54 rated enclosure complete with in-built temperature controlled cooling systems. Fiberoptic Networking Powers Up Plant Industrial Networking, July 2009 Black Hills Power and Cheyenne Light, Fuel and Power use fiberoptic cabling and remote control I/O cards in field devices and expect to eliminate 54,000 ft. of hardwiring. Cable carriers minimise downtime costs Process & Control Today, June 2009 GÜDEL Inc. uses reinforced plastic cable carriers from igus to minimise downtime across its range of automated systems—from multi-axis robots and press-transfer systems, to factory-automation equipment and gantry robots. The cable carriers guide and protect moving cables and hoses. Explosion-proof enclosures simplify maintenance of fire and gas detection systems HazardEX, May 2009 PDC Systems, a supplier of hazardous area electrical instrumentation, is using explosion-proof enclosures from Cooper Crouse-Hinds to protect fire and gas monitoring and control systems that it supplies to a wide range of hazardous gas applications. Inverters accused of overeating IP65 enclosure saves the day Process & Control Today, May 2009 Continued problems of inverter failure were plaguing a biscuit factory in Yorkshire with lost production time. The inverters were suffering from ingress of dust. Failures were a result of overheating or, as one termed it, the inverters were “overeating” the biscuit dust. Browse more application stories on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Featured Training Power Quality Seminar October 13, 2009 Manchester, UK Seminar will includes hands-on training on how to conduct inspections using a variety of power quality tools, as well as offering a free DVD, Case Studies and Application Notes giving advice on troubleshooting techniques and checking EN50160 compliance. Purge and Pressurization Systems seminar October 21, 2009 Houston, TX This one-day training session covers purging, how to determine the need, what is used to purge/pressurize an enclosure, and what types of enclosures and devices can be purged. Price: $350. SolaHD offers Online Learning Module on Power Protection Module provides key points on today's challenging power environment and the damaging effects of transients and noise on electrical equipment. Browse more training and seminar opportunities on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Company & Organizational News ASI announces marking and labeling lease program Lease program covers the EZ Mark plotter system, MARKINGenius, and Rolly 1000 high speed thermal print systems and the DIN rail cutter. Brendon Button wins Alberta's Electrical Apprentices Competition Alberta’s top electrician apprentices converged at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic (SAIT) for the 2009 Alberta Skills Competition, May 13 and 14. Weidmuller terminal blocks obtain seismic qualification DIN-rail mounted terminal blocks have approvals for thermal aging and seismic qualification for cabinet-mounted instrumentation and control equipment. TURCK obtains FM Approval for quick disconnect sensor cordset Quick disconnect sensors may be used in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D environments when equipped with a TURCK lokfast guard. Fiberguide appoints Jack Kelly president Kelly previously was President of the Remote Automation Solutions division of Emerson Electric. Browse more company and organizational news on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Featured Events ISA EXPO 2009 October 6-10, 2009 Houston, Texas ISA EXPO is focused on the technology and techniques of automation and control. Organized around the six core themes central to automation and control, ISA EXPO 2009 provides attendees unlimited opportunity to explore key technologies, discover professional growth, and interact with like minded professionals. Hannover Messe Middle East February 9-11, 2010 Dubai Deutsche Messe Hannover will be staging CeMAT Middle East, Industrial Automation (IA) Middle East, and Motion, Drive & Automation (MDA) Middle East together. Browse more industry events on the Control Panels, Cables & Terminations portal. Add an event to our calendar. I hope you enjoyed this Control Panels, Cables & Terminations update. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the content in this e-newsletter or on Automation.com, please don't hesitate to contact me. Rick Zabel Vice President, Publisher Automation.com View our Privacy Policy For editorial inquiries, please contact Rick Zabel For advertising inquiries, please contact Karen Olson or Kia Weller, or see our Media Kit.

 

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