World Energy Engineering Congress
Opto 22 visited Chicago's Navy Pier this fall for the WEEC expo. The event was an opportunity to learn how economic forces, regulatory developments and new technologies can shape your organization's energy future.
It was a chance to watch the OptoEMU Sensor energy monitoring unit in a live demonstration, and showed how the Sensor delivers live energy data online to help reduce your energy costs.
This national energy event took place October 12-13, 2011, and was presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) and hosted by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).
Offshore Technology Conference - Brazil
Opto 22 took part in the Offshore Technology Conference in Brazil, October 4 - 6, 2011. Founded in 1969, the Offshore Technology Conference is the world's foremost event for the development of offshore resources in the fields of drilling, exploration, production, and environmental protection.
Arun Sinha hosted the Opto 22 booth located in the USA Pavillion. Arun shared information on the SNAP PAC System and the OptoEMU Sensor.
The event was also an opportunity to meet with companies interested in being an Opto 22 distributor in Brazil.
Learn more about the event.
RETECH 2011
Opto 22's Benson Hougland was a panel speaker at this year's Renewable Energy Technology Conference & Exhibition. The expo took place September 20 - 22, 2011 at Washington D. C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The panel topic of discussion was "Smart Meters and Customer Engagement - Opportunities Not Realized?"
Participants included more than 3,000 government, utility, technology and finance professionals from 50+ countries who are driving the growth of the renewable energy field. RETECH is well-known for delivering quality educational content from more than 250 industry-leading speakers, covering all of the industry's key technologies: wind, solar, hydro, ocean, geothermal, biomass, biofuels, and waste energy.
Read the RETECH 2011 Conference Program Guide.
Western Riverside Energy Summit
The Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG) sponsored an energy event with the U. S. Small Business Administration on Thursday, September 8, 2011. The Summit's theme was "Bringing businesses and local government together - Expanding energy efficiency opportunities."
Opto 22's Arun Sinha and Ben Orchard were there to showcase the OptoEMU Sensor and demonstrated how it can help achieve cost savings through energy monitoring.
This local event took place at the City of Temecula Civic Center. Attendees discovered more about local reach codes, funding opportunities, and learned about energy efficiency opportunities through California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC).
eSight Energy Annual Summit
"Kick Off Your Energy Savings" at Chicago's Soldier Field. The eSight Energy event took place August 24, 2011 from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. This free event brought together energy professionals from various industries to share energy management practices.
Topics included methods of energy data analysis to reduce energy usage and costs. Opto 22 was there to demonstrate the OptoEMU Sensor and showed how it can help provide energy cost savings to the industrial and commercial sectors.
I & C Expo 2011 - San Diego, CA
The International Society of Automation presented the Instrumentation & Controls Expo on August 18, 2011, at San Diego's Town & Country Resort and Convention Center.
This one day event featured exhibits, classes and seminars on the latest process measurement, control and automation technologies.
The day included a tour of Sea World's control systems, sponsored by Opto 22.
West Coast Energy Management Congress
Opto 22 attended the largest energy conference on the west coast of the U.S., the West Coast Energy Management Congress trade show, which took place June 15-16, 2011, at the Long Beach Convention Center.
Opto 22's Benson Hougland and Ben Orchard showcased the OptoEMU Sensor energy monitoring unit, and the live energy data the Sensor delivers online.
Hosted by Southern California Edison and presented by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), this event brought together top experts in the field to discuss energy efficiency, facility optimization and sustainability, and innovative implementation strategies.
Globalcon 2011
Opto 22's Benson Hougland and Arun Sinha presented the OptoEMU Sensor energy monitoring unit at Globalcon 2011, March 30-31 in Philadelphia. They also demonstrated the live energy data the Sensor delivers online.
Globalcon, sponsored by the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), presents the latest developments in the energy field and promising new technologies. Attendees can compare energy supply options and learn about innovative and cost-conscious energy strategies.
Connectivity Week Highlights Energy Management
Connectivity Week brought together many people concerned about managing the energy their businesses use.
Opto 22's Benson Hougland, Vint Cerf (father of the Internet, V.P. of Google, and Governing Board member of the NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Panel), and others spoke about energy efficiency monitoring in Santa Clara, May 24-27, 2010.
Control Systems Integrators Association (CSIA) 2010 Executive Conference
Opto 22 was a Silver Sponsor for the CSIA Executive Conference, held in Seattle from April 29 through May 1, 2010. Opto 22's Arun Sinha talked with control system integrators about energy efficiency monitoring and industrial control products.
"The ability to monitor energy usage of systems and machines in a remote location, over the web from an iPod was the hot topic," Arun reported. "One integrator thought this would be great for a building automation project he'll be working on in the near future."
Integrators were also interested in Arun's demo of the OptoEMU's (Energy Monitoring Unit's) ability to connect to an Allen-Bradley PLC.
IBM Pulse 2010
Energy management systems were the focus at IBM Pulse 2010. Hiro Ueda and Takao Miura from our Japanese Partner/Distributor Asahi Electronics Company (AEC) and Arun Sinha and Benson Hougland from Opto 22 demonstrated energy management using the SNAP PAC System with IBM® Maximo. Maximo is the asset management software portion of IBM's Tivoli® Suite.
It's easy to add energy management to your existing SNAP PAC System and share data with other vendors' industrial control products. Learn more about SNAP PAC energy management systems.
IO4AB Technical Seminars 2009
In early 2009, many more automation engineers learned how intelligent remote SNAP I/O can extend an Allen-Bradley Logix-based PLC system with no programming. These popular technical seminars were held in several locations in the U.S.
If you missed the seminar in your area, you can still find out about SNAP I/O for Allen-Bradley (IO4AB). Contact your local distributor or Opto 22 to arrange a WebEx online demo.
Magyar Regula 2009 in Budapest
Hungary's major Automation Exhibition, Magyar Regula 2009, took place March 24-27, 2009, at the SYMA Exhibition Centre in Budapest.
Peter Bona and his team from our Hungarian distribution partner Com-forth Kft. welcomed attendees and showed the latest developments in Opto 22's successful SNAP PAC System industrial control products line.
IO4AB Technical Seminars 2008
Using Opto 22's SNAP I/O as intelligent, remote I/O in an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix or CompactLogix system is a new way to expand I/O in an A-B PLC system and add process control functions—without additional stress on the controller and without programming.
Our IO4AB Technical Seminars, jointly sponsored by Opto 22 and our local distributors, demonstrated SNAP I/O in an A-B PLC system and answered questions from engineers and technicians in several cities across the United States: Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta, Charlotte, Portland, Houston, Dallas, Buffalo, Strongsville, Andover, and Philadelphia.
More seminars are planned for 2009.
SPC/IPC/DRIVES Electric Automation Exhibition & Conference
Opto 22's Gerhard Kreiling showcased intelligent remote SNAP I/O at the SPC/IPC/DRIVES Automation Exhibition and Conference in Nuremberg, Germany in November 2008.
Ethernet in Automation was one of the key topics at the conference. As part of the ODVA booth, Gerhard spoke with conference attendees about the benefits of using SNAP I/O with EtherNet/IP-based PLC systems, such as Allen-Bradley Logix systems.
Rockwell Automation Fair
In November 2008, Benson Hougland and Arun Sinha from Opto 22 attended Rockwell Automation Fair 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. The Fair's program included over 50 technical sessions, more than 20 hands-on labs, and 8 focused industry forums.
Benson and Arun talked with fair participants about how Opto 22 distributed, intelligent I/O can extend their Allen-Bradley PLC systems.
EtherNet/IP Free Informational Seminar
In October, industrial Ethernet and how EtherNet/IP can work for you was explained at this free seminar from ODVA (Open DeviceNet Vendors Association). The seminar included classroom sessions and a free buffet lunch.
Opto 22 demonstrated how you can extend your Allen-Bradley Logix system with reliable remote SNAP I/O.
ISA Expo 2008
Focused on the technology and techniques of automation and control, ISA EXPO 2008 in Houston, Texas, was organized around six core central themes. The expo provided attendees opportunities to explore key technologies, discover professional growth, and interact with like-minded professionals.
Opto 22's Arun Sinha presented "Ethernet for Industrial Automation" to an interested audience of engineers and technical users.
American Water Works Association—2008 Educational Extravaganza
In August 2008, Opto 22 Distributor Pacific Technical Products (PTP) demonstrated Opto 22 solutions for the drinking water industry at the 2008 Educational Extravaganza, sponsored by the California-Nevada Section of the AWWA (American Water Works Association).
Over 600 engineers, technicians, and plant operators attended, most of them from water districts in Orange and Riverside Counties. At the Opto 22/PTP Booth, Brian Fisher and Alex Colomy from PTP and Arun Sinha from Opto talked with visitors about:
Brian and Arun are shown in the photo at right.
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