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MergeOptics is a manufacturer of active optical cables (AOCs) and optical transceivers.

Wood will oversee Paladin SmartGrid operations. Paladin SmartGrid is scheduled to be commercially released by the second quarter of 2010.

Automation expenditures by the refining sector are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly five percent over the next five years, according to ARC.

Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent

exida certified the Det-Tronics X3301 IR Flame Detector per IEC61508 as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 capable.

By Paul Miller and Dick Hill, ARC Advisory Group Tuesday morning's general session for all forum tracks included presentations by Andy Chatha, ARC's President and Founder, Marty Edwards from the DHS Control Systems Security Program at Idaho National Laboratories (INL); Thomas Lange, Director of Modeling and Simulation at Procter & Gamble; and Ralph Rio, Research Director, Enterprise Advisory Services here at ARC.

The 14 online, instructor-led seminars will run from March until May for those interested in expanding their knowledge of the HVAC industry and keeping up to date with the latest technology and their applications.

MES Conference includes a series of lectures that demonstrate positive experiences with the application of MES software in actual industrial applications and explain its effects on quality management and the optimization of capacity utilization.

The Centre of Expertise "Industrial Embedded" is located among the displays of industrial automation in Hall 9. Here, embedded technologies take centre stage against a background of steadily growing and increasingly complex and sophisticated applications.

Huff joins PAS from Invensys where he was Vice-President of Product Marketing and Portfolio Management.

Five applications use wireless sensors from Emerson to increase throughput, extend asset life, and improve process efficiency and safety.

Mayfran provides solutions for chip and coolant management in metalcutting applications.

AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company, deployed the Infometrics continuous monitoring-based commissioning program in its Fairfax, Delaware research facility.

The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation.

Phoenix Contact engineers in Pennsylvania and Michigan are sharing their enthusiasm for science with local students this week. The activities are part of National Engineers Week.

Trace Software's elecworks software application for electrical design is now integrated to SolidWorks.

ABB will refurbish the stations that convert alternating current to direct current and back on the 560 megawatt Inga-Kolwezi power transmission link.

Fisher valves will be used in the critical pressurizer spray system to help maintain reactor coolant temperature in Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plants to be built in both China and the United States.

64-page catalog covers electrical, HVAC, mechanical, controls, general operations, building diagnostics, and energy management.

Malvern Instruments appointed Terry Liu to the role of Process Specialist. He is part of the Malvern China team and works from the company’s Shanghai office.