FDT Technical Seminars Go on Tour in North America

April 4, 2008

The FDT Group has announced the North American technical seminar road stops for 2008.  They include: Wilmington, Delaware – April 29, 2008; Calgary, Alberta – May 28, 2008; Houston, TX – September 25, 2008; and Greenville, SC – October 28, 2008.

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ISA-SP103 “Field Device Tool Interface Specification” kicked-off in Scottsdale, Arizona

February 4, 2008

On June, 25, 2007 the forming meeting of ISA-SP103 “Field Device Tool Interface Specification” took place during ISA’s Summer Leaders Meeting in Scottsdale, Arizona. The committee ISA-SP103 was accepted by the Standards&Practices Board in January 2006 with the scope to develop a standard to fully integrate fieldbuses, devices and sub-systems as seamless parts of the automation life-cycle. While the IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) is working towards an international standard in its SC65E WG4 committee, the ISA-SP103 will contribute and assist the responsible U.S. TAG (US Technical Advisory Group) hosted by ISA as well (ISA-SPTAG65E, System Engineering & Management). It is planned to form the core for the TAG and to assist the TAG to select experts from the U.S.

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