Useful Links

ADICO is Authorized agent of:

Pepperl+Fuchs is a leading developer and manufacturer of electronic sensors and components for the global automation market.

http://www.pilz.com/

Pilz is a leading, innovative automation technology company.

As experts in the safety of human, machine and the environment, Pilz provides worldwide, customer-oriented solutions for all industries.

http://sensys.com/

SENSYS offers software solutions in the areas of Real-Time Data Management, Enterprise Manufacturing Intelligence, Geographical SCADA and Plant floor visualization. The IntelliMAX solution framework includes IntelliMAX Plant, DataMAX, ReportMAX, IntelliMAX EMI and IntelliMAX Machine. Additionally SENSYS offers a range of device drivers and business connectors for third party controllers and software.

http://www.beka.co.uk/

BEKA associates is a British company dedicated to the continuous development of display instrumentation for use in safe and hazardous areas.

Useful Software:

http://www.segmentchecker.com/

Segment Checker is an open software tool that supports centralized and distributed fieldbus architecture concepts for both FOUNDATION Fieldbus and PROFIBUS PA. Segment Checker allows you to build, validate, edit and save multiple fieldbus projects.

Useful Organizations:

http://www.fieldbus.org/ :Your online resource for Fieldbus Foundation technology and product

http://www.opcfoundation.org/ OPC is OPen Connectivity in industrial automation and the enterprise systems that support industry.

http://www.modbus.org/ Modbus is a serial communications protocol published by Modicon in 1979 for use with its programmable logic controllers (PLCs). It has become a de facto standard communications protocol in industry, and is now the most commonly available means of connecting industrial electronic devices.

http://www.profibus.com/ PROFIBUS (Process Field Bus) is a standard for field bus communication in automation technology and was first promoted (1989) by BMBF (German department of education and research). It should not be confused with the PROFINET standard for industrial Ethernet.

Standards & Codes of Practice:

http//ansi.org/ :ANSI: American National Standards Institute (U.S.A.)

http://ec.europa.eu/ :ATEX: The European Commission is the EU's executive body.

It represents and upholds the interests of Europe as a whole. It drafts proposals for new European laws.

It manages the day-to-day business of implementing EU policies and spending EU funds. The Commission also makes sure that everyone abides by the European treaties and laws. (E.U.)

http://www.bsigroup.com/en/ :BSI is the National Standards Body of the UK, with a globally recognized reputation for independence, integrity and innovation in the production of standards that promote best practice. It develops and sells standards and standardization solutions to meet the needs of business and society. (U.K.)

http://www.cenelec.eu/ :CENELEC’s mission is to prepare voluntary electrotechnical standards that help develop the Single European Market/European Economic Area for electrical and electronic goods and services removing barriers to trade, creating new markets and cutting compliance costs. (E.U.)

http://www.csa.ca/cm/ca/en/ CSA; The Canadian Standards Association is a not-for-profit membership-based association serving business, industry, government and consumers in Canada and the global marketplace. (Canada)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/ :The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom. It is the body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks in England and Wales and Scotland. Responsibility in Northern Ireland lies with the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland. (U.K.)

http://www.isa.org/ :The International Society of Automation (ISA) formerly known as1 The Instrumentation, Systems, and Automation Society is a non-profit technical society for engineers, technicians, businesspeople, educators and students, who work, study or are interested in industrial automation and pursuits related to it, such as instrumentation. It was originally known as the Instrument Society of America. The society is more commonly known by its acronym, ISA, and the society's scope now includes many technical and engineering disciplines. ISA is one of the foremost professional organizations in the world for setting standards and educating industry professionals in automation. (U.S.A)

http://www.iso.org :ISO (International Organization for Standardization) is the world's largest developer and publisher of International Standards.

ISO is a network of the national standards institutes of 163 countries, one member per country, with a Central Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland, that coordinates the system.

ISO is a non-governmental organization that forms a bridge between the public and private sectors. On the one hand, many of its member institutes are part of the governmental structure of their countries, or are mandated by their government. On the other hand, other members have their roots uniquely in the private sector, having been set up by national partnerships of industry associations. (World)

http://www.nfpa.org/ :The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is a U.S. organization. The mission of the international nonprofit NFPA, established in 1896, is to reduce the worldwide burden of fire and other hazards on the quality of life by providing and advocating consensus codes and standards, research, training, and education.

http://www.nema.org/ :The National Electrical Manufacturers Association or NEMA is a U.S.-based association, which was created on September 1, 1926, when the Associated Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies and the Electric Power Club merged. It is headquartered in Rosslyn, Virginia. It sets many common standards used in electrical products among its over 400 members, and helps to develop and promote the International Electrotechnical Commission's standards in the U.S. NEMA has established a range of standards for electrical equipment enclosures.