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With energy efficiency and renewable energy provisions in the legislation, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today praised Congressional passage of ;the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, H.R. 1424; ;it now goes to ;President Bush for his signature.

NEMA likes that the U.S. Congress passed anti-counterfeiting legislation. If signed into law, it could help with a ;variety of issues facing manufacturers, including safety. ;

The Square D PowerLogic branch circuit power meter (BCPM) from Schneider Electric can monitor power and energy usage for each main and branch circuit in power distribution units (PDUs) and remote power panels (RPPs). It helps deliver reliable power to critical applications, company says.

OMAC Packaging Workgroup expects to demonstrate benefits of packaging line integration at Pack Expo International 2008.

Loop Slooth from Circuit Insights LLC enables the user to quickly determine which cable or cables are involved in a ground loop without disconnecting anything, turning hours or days of frustration to minutes, by…

Industrial Ethernet protocols can help real time applications. Examples follow, along with application photos and links to additional industrial Ethernet information.

More windmill towers at lower cost and more efficient oil and gas production will result from recent system integration of motion, drives, and automation upgrades by TMEIC GE and Honeywell Process Solutions.

New troubleshooting and management tools from Fluke and Fluke Networks help plant-level engineers manage the added responsibilities and challenges of industrial Ethernet to ;help users improve uptime and plant productivity. (See photos, tips.) Three levels of help are…

Enterasys I-Series ;industrially hardened Ethernet switches ;are secure, policy-based industrial Ethernet L2 switches with convection cooling, and dc power. Listen in: In a 3:10 minute audio clip, Holly O’Gara, Enterasys, ;tells how an Ethernet switch can bolster cyber security.

Automation Alliance Group (AAG) adds the Omnicon business ;unit ;based in South America, serving ;oil and gas, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and mining ;projects ;in South America, North America, Europe and Asia with ;manufacturing execution systems (MES) and motion expertise.