Associations

Organizations:

ControlNet - Formed in July of 1997, ControlNet International, an independent organization for users and vendors of ControlNet products, manages the ControlNet Specification and supports worldwide growth of developing test software, providing independent compliance testing, publishing the product catalog, and sponsoring design and implementation training.

Fieldbus Foundation - The Fieldbus Foundation is the leading organization dedicated to a single international, interoperable fieldbus standard.

ISA - The Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society, a non-profit industry organization.

World Batch Forum - World Batch Forum is a non-profit, professional organization established in 1994 promoting the exchange of information related to the management, operation and automation of batch process manufacturing.

OPC Foundation - Organization that manages the OPC (originally OLE for Process Control) standard, created with the collaboration of a number a leading worldwide automation and hardware software suppliers working in cooperation with Microsoft. The standard defines method for exchanging real-time automation data among PC-based clients using Microsoft operating systems.

Associations:

Association for Facilities Engineering - St. Louis Chapter - A dedicated network for the facility, maintenance, and plant operations professions. Our members advance the field and their careers using the most complete range of technical information, education, best practices, and sharing of common professional experiences.

CC-Link Partner Association - CC-Link (Control & Communication Link) is a field network system that processes both control and information data at high speed, to provide efficient, integrated factory and process automation.

Control System Integrator Association - The largest organization in North America for independent control system integrators, representing companies responsible for more than $1 billion in industrial automation equipment, including $400 million of hardware and software automation products.

Interbus - The INTERBUS Club is an international association of companies with the joint target to push INTERBUS from a technological point of view, spread it on the worldwide markets and support automation solutions with INTERBUS and complementary technologies like Ethernet.

Open DeviceNet Vendor Association - ODVA is the organization that manages the DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP network technology and standards in addition to promoting their worldwide adoption in industrial automation.

PROFIBUS - PROFIBUS International (PI), the parent organization of all Regional PROFIBUS Associations (RPA) worldwide, is the world’s largest organization for industrial communication.

PROFIBUS Center - PROFIBUS Center Netherlands is an international oriented company, which concentrates all its activities on PROFIBUS technology. The company has been established to support vendors and engineering companies with PROFIBUS implementations.

Resources:

21CFRPart11.com - On this site you will find the latest conference, meeting and seminar information as well as links to vendors and consultants who can help the pharmaceutical community with issues of compliance with regulations and productivity.

AS-Interface - For integrators, end users and OEMs, this site offers relevant, easily-accessible information to help you learn about AS-i, choose products and find vendors.

Business Industrial Network - Business Industrial Network provides a global collaborative service online. Through a collaboration of networks and knowledge management, our industrial engineers find your maintenance solutions quick.

ClassicAutomation - A venue for the installed control system community. It is a place to buy and sell used, refurbished, surplus and new DCS and PLC parts. It is also a forum for the exchange of information on control system migration and maintenance, and includes a directory of application/maintenance support vendors.

Control Engineering Virtual Library - Hosted by Caltech in California, this site provides links to control engineering references, links, journals, and organizations.

DirectIndustry - The Industry Virtual Exhibition - On DirectIndustry you can ask for documentation or quotations on over 18.000 industrial equipment and components.

Downtime Central - This site has been dedicated to exploring the True Cost of manufacturing downtime. Extensive research and valuable information is provided. The goal being to educate and enlighten the industry, help managers cost justify maintenance. There is a machine downtime survey, reports, power point presentations and other resources, all for free.

Flow Meter Directory - Flowmeterdirectory.com is the most comprehensive web portal on flowmeter technology, manufacturers, suppliers, and system designers.

GNK Resource Site - Online Italian technical resource for programmers of HMI, SCADA, MES, and PLC industrial applications.

The Industrial Ethernet Book - A publication and website that offers the greatest source of industrial Ethernet products and suppliers anywhere.

Leads For Suppliers - RFP / Sales Leads for manufacturing and industrial machinery, materials and contract services.

Machine Vision Online - Online machine vision resource. Find products, review articles, case studies and technical papers, request a bid, ask an expert , participate in online discussions, search events, etc.

Motioncontrol.com - A vertical industry, business-to-business portal("vortal") for the Motion Control industry since 1995.

Motiontoolbox - A searchable growing database of servomotors, drives and precision gearheads. Also provides motor sizing tool.

MrPLC.com - Offers a collection of PLC sample code or whole machine PLC applications that can be downloaded for free. Most applications are submitted by their visitors.

nMetric Manufacturing Software - Manufacturing software providing insight into manufacturing operations.

OSHA; Machine Guarding - Online resource for machine guarding, offered by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Process Register - A comprehensive online reference database of suppliers of products and services used for the building and maintenance of the process industries.

Read-out Instrumentation Signpost - Measurement, Control and Automation Resources throughout the World.

Robotics Online - Online robotics resource. Find products, review articles, case studies and technical papers, request a bid, ask an expert , participate in online discussions, search events, etc.

Thaiinstrumentation.com - Online industrial equipment and instrumentation resource in Thailand. You can find Thai companies and the products they support by browsing through companies or product type classifications.

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