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Configuring the Automation Genome

Configuring the Automation Genome

Integrity™ software from PAS helps plants operate at an optimum level by allowing configurations across automation systems to be easily reconcilable, accessible and searchable.

Automation Panel for Hygienic Applications

Automation Panel for Hygienic Applications

The IP65 automation panel 920 from B&R features a single-piece front foil that is free of gaps and seams that could collect dirt.

Support grows for utility-only carbon cap in US energy bill

In Washington, as skirmishing continues over the shape of energy legislation this year, the probability is looming that Republican opposition to a price on carbon may derail cap-and-trade in all sectors except the power industry, where the imposition of a carbon cap-and-trade system may kick off a competition for biomass that would derail some biofuels business models.

SIL 2 Certified Gas Transmitter

SIL 2 Certified Gas Transmitter

Sil 2 Certification of Honeywell's XNX universal gas transmitter sssures the reliability and integrity of mission-critical gas monitoring equipment.  

Custom-Manufactured Material Handling

Custom-Manufactured Material Handling

Now available from Gough Econ is a variety of conveyor belt designs and styles, engineered and custom-manufactured to meet exact customer material-handling requirements in moving product.

Real-Time Liquid Inventory Levels

Real-Time Liquid Inventory Levels

The TankScan® remote level monitoring system gathers tank-level data via micropower impulse radar.

Automated Isotope Analysis for F&B

Automated Isotope Analysis for F&B

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s isotope ratio mass spectrometry solution is designed to reliably confirm the authenticity of food and beverage samples and detect counterfeit products.

Particle Size Analyzers for Powder Processing

Particle Size Analyzers for Powder Processing

Process analytical technology solutions from Malvern allow processors to achieve more consistent product quality, higher throughput and reduced waste.

Finishing 10- to 1,000-mL Square Containers

Finishing 10- to 1,000-mL Square Containers

Filamatic has created the Monobloc fill/finish packaging system to perform a range of tasks, such as sorting, feeding, filling, plugging, stoppering, crimping, capping, labeling and more. 

Gateway Connects any PLC to Automation System

Gateway Connects any PLC to Automation System

The Anybus X-gateway from HMS Industrial Networks allows the transfer of data between different PLC systems and networks.

Senate Panel Approves CFATS Extension

Jul 30 | News

Lawmakers voted unanimously to approve an amendment from Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009.

U.S. Expert: China Oil Spill Bigger than Exxon Valdez

Jul 30 | News

China's worst known oil spill is dozens of times larger than the government has reported — bigger than the famous Exxon Valdez spill two decades ago.

Corning Finds Use for Gorilla Glass

Jul 30 | News

Gorilla glass was invented in 1962 and is two to three times stronger than chemically strengthened versions of ordinary soda-lime glass.

BP: Time to 'Scaleback' Cleanup

BP: Time to 'Scaleback' Cleanup

Jul 30 | News

BP's incoming CEO Bob Dudley said it's "not too soon for a scaleback" in the cleanup.

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Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act (and CFATS) by Luke Simpson

Dec 17 2009

Chemical and water facilities are high on the current administration's list of security priorities, with the Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009 under review by lawmakers. The bill would broaden federal juristiction over facility secutiry, and would also make inherently safer

High Efficacy of {beta}-Blockers in Long-QT Syndrome Type 1. Contribution of Noncompliance and QT-Prolonging Drugs to the Occurrence of {beta}-Blocker Treatment "Failures"

Jul 27

Background--{beta}-Blocker efficacy in long-QT syndrome type 1 is good but variably reported, and the causes of cardiac events despite {beta}-blocker therapy have not been ascertained.Methods and Results--This was a retrospective study of the details surrounding cardiac events...

Investigation of the intestinal permeability and first-pass metabolism of drugs in cynomolgus monkeys using single-pass intestinal perfusion.

Jul 10

To clarify the causes of low oral bioavailability (BA) of drugs in cynomolgus monkeys, the experimental method to evaluate the drug permeability and the metabolism in the intestine of cynomolgus monkeys was established. An in situ intestinal perfusion method was performed with...

Effect of caffeine complexation on the photolysis of riboflavin in aqueous solution: a kinetic study.

Mar 24

The effect of caffeine complexation with riboflavin on the kinetics of riboflavin photolysis in the pH range 2.0-10.5 has been studied. The photolysis of riboflavin solutions (5x10(-5) M) was carried out in the presence of caffeine (0.5-2.5x10(-4) M) using a visible radiation...

SuperSite: dictionary of metabolite and drug binding sites in proteins.

Feb 10

The increasing structural information about target-bound compounds provide a rich basis to study the binding mechanisms of metabolites and drugs. SuperSite is a database, which combines the structural information with various tools for the analysis of molecular recognition. The...

Old School vs. New School

Old School vs. New School

Jul 27

Veteran workers and managers can represent a challenge — when workers get comfortable with the way things are run, they meet any change with vehement opposition.

Ag Under Attack — Is Food Processing Next?

Ag Under Attack — Is Food Processing Next?

Jul 27

It seems likely that those opposing technology’s role in agricultural production will continue to advance their efforts to restrict its use in other areas of the food chain.

BP’s Tony Hayward May Get his Life Back

BP’s Tony Hayward May Get his Life Back

Jul 26

If a change at the top can help the company accelerate its obligations to the Gulf’s recovery and its own recovery, we may finally see that seeds of future recovery have been sown.

The Cap-&-Trade Distraction

The Cap-&-Trade Distraction

Jul 28 | Video

This controversial criticism of cap-and-trade compares the scheme to sub-prime mortgages and suggests ways that companies could cheat the system.

Homemade Fusion Power

Homemade Fusion Power

Jul 21 | Video

Amateur physicist Mark Suppes built a nuclear fusion reactor in a warehouse in Brooklyn.

How To Invert Wilden Pump Diaphragms

How To Invert Wilden Pump Diaphragms

Jul 21 | Video

Brief tutorial on how to quickly and safely invert the diaphragms on a wilden pump.

BP Spills Coffee

BP Spills Coffee

Jun 15 | Video

Here's what might happen if BP executives spilled coffee during a boardroom meeting.