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The ERP system will integrate inventory control, formulation and lab management, regulatory reporting, production, labor tracking and other processes.

Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters are used by Argosy for flow measurement and quality monitoring in Russian Sputnik oil separator systems.

SB Electronics uses pressure-sensitive film from Sensor Products to check tolerance of press plates that flatten the round capacitor profile.

Partners in THINC allows visitors to see real parts being manufactured for real customers in real time.

KOMPAS users are able to work directly with the TraceParts library — one of the largest Mechanical Parts libraries in the world.

CDI to do system integration projects in electric power and distribution.

Net income in the fourth quarter of the prior year was $96 million, an increase of 20 percent over the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.

AMETEK acquired MCG, a manufacturer of customized motors and motion control solutions for the medical, life sciences, industrial automation, semiconductor and aviation markets.

ABB won a contract worth $123 million to design, construct, and provide System 800xA automation for a new fertilizer processing plant in Chile.

Alpha Gear Drives opened an office in Waterdown, ON, Canada

Center helps Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) improve asset utilization and availability in its facilities.

Zecotek and Fujikura will jointly develop, manufacture and commercialize Zecotek's crystal and fiber based lasers and Fujikura's infra-red fiber lasers.

The Brazilian Synchrotron Light Laboratory was named Autodesk Inventor of the Year for 2007. Using Autodesk Inventor software, LNLS designed a system with 15,800 parts.

The catalog details the company's testing services, product types, product approval schemes, service approval schemes, and available certification marks.

The expansion increased WAGO’s product manufacturing and storage capacity to 75,000 sq. ft.

Mesh field network monitors wellhead annular pressure and heat exchanger pressures on the Grane offshore platform.

I/Oassistant is used as a configuration tool when designing TURCK’s BL20 in the panel and BL67 on the machine nodes. It uses FDT/DTM, and will generate a fieldbus I/O map.

Manufacturers need to change their concept of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) from one that effectively ends with the sale to one that promotes an ongoing involvement with the customer and builds on continued service to develop valuable, revenue-generating relationships. In addition, manufacturers will need to re-evaluate their corporate governance and decision-making control in this new environment and their supply chain strategies given the increased high-technology content in their products. ****

ABB will provide a SCADAvantage Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition system for the SEMCO natural gas control center in Port Huron, Michigan.

TiPS is celebrating 20 years of delivering tools for maximizing the capabilities of operators and operations management.