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Installation Instructions
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Compliance Documents
Product Selection Information
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A Guide to Common Automation Terms
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USEFUL INDUSTRY LINKS
INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS
www.isa.org (Instrumentation, Systems and Automation Society)
www.ieee.org (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)
www.profibus.com (Profibus Trade Organization)
INDUSTRY SEARCH ENGINES/DIRECTORIES/VIRTUAL EXHIBITS
www.globalspec.com
www.thomasnet.com
www.packexpo.com
INDUSTRY MAGAZINE SITES
www.manufacturing.net (Reed Publishing Group site)
www.controleng.com (Control Engineering)
www.machinedesign.com (Machine Design)
www.mmh.com (Modern Materials Handling)
www.automationworld.com (Automation World)
www.newequipment.com (New Equipment Digest)
www.controldesign.com (Control Design)
www.controlmagazine.com (Control)
www.designnews.com (Design News)
www.pddnet.com (Product Design and Development)
www.ianmag.com (Instrumentation and Automation News)
www.motionsystemdesign.com (Motion System Design)
www.automationmag.com (Manufacturing Automation
( Canada ))
http://radio.weblogs.com/0133292/ (AutomationWorld magazine's Gary Mintchell blog)
http://automation.libsyn.com/ (Gary Mintchell's podcast library)
www.jimpinto.com (Industry thought leader)
http://waltboyes.livejournal.com (Control magazine's, Editor in Chief, Walt Boyes blog)
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL FORUMS
www.control.com (Online community of control and automation engineers with forum topics such as Applications, Automation Business, HMI and Open Control. Encompasses the Automation List.)
http://cr4.globalspec.com (Subsite of globalspec.com, encompasses a wide range of engineering and industry topics, including patents and engineering failures)
http://forum1.automationdirect.com (AutomationDirect product topics)
http://forums.ni.com (National Instruments product topics)
http://www.plcdev.com (supplier of PLC simulation tools, also offers reviews, advice and comments on PLC related topics)
INDUSTRY TECHNICAL/TRAINING SITES
www.automation.com (Products, Jobs, technical information)
http://resource.controleng.com (Technical Resource Center developed by Control Engineering magazine)
www.plcs.net (PLC technical training and forum)
www.wowmanuals.com (Basic PLC study)
www.nttinc.com (industry training)
http://electrical-contractor.net (electrical products training and resources)
http://www.controlsweekly.com (A portal of free, non-vendor specific web resources for control system designers, installers, and maintainers.)
INDUSTRY RESEARCH SITES
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