Honeywell joins field device integration cooperation
25 February, 2010FDI Specification can help lower total cost of ownership of digital field devices.
Fieldbus Foundation updates test kit
08 December, 2009The Fieldbus Foundation has announced an updated Host Test Kit DD Application Module.
Fieldbus Foundation establishes Australian marketing committee
30 November, 2009The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the establishment of the Fieldbus Foundation Australian Marketing Committee (FF AMC).
Fieldbus Foundation registers first FOUNDATION H1 device couplers
11 November, 2009MooreHawke and Pepperl+Fuchs are the first FOUNDATION fieldbus device coupler suppliers to pass the FOUNDATION fieldbus H1 registration process.
Fieldbus power supply
26 October, 2009 byMooreHawke has introduced the Trunkguard TPS400 fieldbus power supply for general-purpose and non-incendive applications.
Wang Components takes the integrated way with Profibus
12 October, 2009Set up in 1963, Victorian-based Wang Components was initially involved in the water pumping and irrigation business before moving into the manufacture of quality clamps and couplings. Over the past few years, the company was able to use the features of Profibus to implement a creative automation plan.
Fieldbus Foundation releases updated H1 and HSE test kits
09 September, 2009The Fieldbus Foundation has announced the release of its latest FOUNDATION fieldbus conformance and interoperability test kits for use by plant automation equipment suppliers.
Tools are the key to successful Profibus implementation
08 September, 2009When Coopers Brewery relocated from Leabrook to Regency Park in 2001, the company took the opportunity to expand its capacity by commissioning an entirely new brew house. International brew house designers Briggs of Burton proposed linking all measuring points with a Profibus communications system, based on its outstanding success in other brew houses worldwide.
Yokogawa systems named among the first Foundation fieldbus hosts
14 July, 2009Yokogawa’s Stardom and Centum VP control systems are among the first to pass the Fieldbus Foundation’s recently developed Host Profile Registration Program.
Fieldbus high-density power hub
25 June, 2009 byThe FieldConnex fieldbus high-density power hub offers compact dimensions and needs only limited space inside the switching cabinet. Optimised circuits with low power loss result in cooler thermal conditions, which allow the positioning of the board in any direction. In comparison with the previous model, the available power supply current has increased from 360 to 500 mA per fieldbus segment.
Profinet wireless module
25 June, 2009 byThe IM154-6 PN HF IWLAN Profinet-ready wireless interface module enables the higher IP rated ET200pro distributed I/O system to communicate via industrial wireless LAN.
Profibus pulls draglines into the twenty-first century
11 June, 2009 by Inete Pty LtdIn the coal mining industry, the dragline is the workhorse of the open-cut mine's operation, moving massive amounts of overburden 24 hours a day throughout the year.
Fieldbus Foundation announces copyright agreement with Prolist International
05 June, 2009The Fieldbus Foundation's announced copyright agreement with Prolist International means that fieldbus parameter names and definitions will be included in standardised device specifications.
Quantitative evaluation of Foundation Fieldbus Control in the Field (CIF)
04 June, 2009The Fieldbus Foundation, through its EMEA operations, has joined the Applied Control Technology Consortium (ACTC), based in Glasgow, Scotland. Through this membership, the ACTC will undertake a program of formal, quantitative evaluations of Foundation Fieldbus technology.
ABB’s System 800xA one of the first systems registered as Foundation Fieldbus host
18 May, 2009ABB has announced its Extended Automation System 800xA was recently registered as an initial Foundation fieldbus host system after it passed the Fieldbus Foundation’s rigorous new Host Profile Registration Process.
