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HANNOVER MESSE (19 to 23 April 2010) will include nine international trade fairs.

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) launched a $700 million motor rebate bill for an energy-efficient motor rebate program advocated by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).

Repsol YPF will use cpmPlus Smart Client to improve operational efficiency at its Lube Oil Blending plant at the La Plata Refinery in Argentina.

Commtest appointed Tim Whitacre as a Corporate Solutions Specialist, and Chris Keniston and Shane Smith as Customer Success Engineers.

Site is organized according to three major product classifications: Industrial Ethernet, Industrial Communication and Industrial Automation.

TG200 and TG300 device couplers successfully completed the Foundation Device Coupler Registration Process for the Fieldbus Foundation.

Rockwell Automation is supporting the use of its automation software on virtualization solutions from Silicon Valley-based VMware.

White paper outlines a methodology for industrial energy management that allows manufacturers to strategically and holistically improve energy use.

Most recently, Huber was global Technology Manager for ABB’s Process Industries Products business, and oversaw product roadmaps and forward evolution for ABB’s control systems portfolio.

At $39.6 million for third quarter 2009, shipments of workholding equipment were down 34.1 percent from third quarter 2008 according to the Advanced Workholding Technology (AWT) Group of AMT

by Don Frey, ISA Volunteer Leader Faced with unprecedented declines in demand for training, advertising, and exhibit space, the ISA has had to make drastic cuts in its budget for 2010. Some significant areas where cuts have been made are in the areas of professional staff, frequency of publication of InTech magazine, ISA E-News production and distribution, and future ISA EXPO offerings.

Sponsorship packages will offer year round promotion, prominent association-wide access and recognition, and turnkey service from a dedicated team of professionals.

Rosemount wireless transmitters at three sites measure venting, deliver gas data for AGA3 calculations to balance plants, and provide data for fiscal accounting of sold gas.

GE Fanuc will supply PACSystems RX3i controllers for true dual redundancy data synchronization and automatic switchover for continuous operations.

Equipment includes CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, multi-tasking machines and a horizontal machining center with a Fastems flexible manufacturing system.

The ASHRAE Handbook is now available online to allow for quick and easy access to a vast amount of HVAC&R information.

Campanale will lead the development team and its operations to ensure proper and efficient planning and execution of all engineering projects.

Dan Janka, President, MAG Global, was elected Chairman of the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Board of Directors.

The Army awarded MicroStrain a contract to develop an active radio frequency identification embedded usage tracking system for helicopter rotating components.

Symyx closed a deal with China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec Corp.) to supply a Zeolite Synthesis Workflow for research in energy and chemical development.