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In addition, the company has received accreditation of the laboratory quality management system for its sensor calibration laboratory, also based on ISO requirements.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World Safety Systems Markets for Process Industries, finds that the market earned revenues of $1.0 billion in 2006 and estimates this to reach $2.1 billion in 2013.

Storch joins Altra Holdings from Standex International Corporation where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2001.

Mr. Jona formerly spent 12 years with Amphenol Corp., an interconnect systems company with 2006 revenues of $2.5 billion, where he most recently served as a Senior Vice President responsible for the Global Cable Systems Group.

The China market for PLCs is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.4% over the next five years. The market was close to $750 million in 2006 and is forecasted to be over $1.3 billion in 2011.

Every Christmas since 1997, Breakfast with Santa treats children and their families to a catered breakfast and then provides the opportunity to meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus to chat about their Christmas wish list.

Wicks' promotion follows a recent consolidation of the Systems and Conveyor Engineering groups within FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems.

The new plant will make extensive use of digital bus-based technologies, with Emerson’s Ovation system incorporating 57 FOUNDATION fieldbus segments (representing 1,368 I/O) and 31 Profibus-DP segments (representing 1,890 I/O) to network intelligent field instrumentation.

Based on GE Fanuc’s proven process control technologies, Proficy Process Systems is a fully integrated system that provides customers with improved quality and reliability, increased throughput, performance and efficiency, and reduced total cost of ownership.

The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit organization responsible for promoting and certifying interoperable WiMAX products, such as laptops and other mobile devices over much longer distances than Wi-Fi.

This platform will deliver product quality and efficient production, as well as reduce downtime for the aluminum manufacturing company in eastern China.

Todd will be part of the strategic management team at Powerit Holdings, operating from their international headquarters in Seattle, WA.

After a $30 million investment, the facility has been transformed into a "Global Motor" research and technology development center that will contribute to enhancements in Siemens motors sold throughout the world.

The simulators will be used to equip the power generator’s new Luminant Training Academy, which is located in Tyler, Texas, and officially opened in July 2007.

The NASA technologies licensed by Endevco include a packaging technique and chip fabrication methods developed by a team led by Dr. Robert Okojie at Glenn for use in aircraft engine combustion chambers.

Hydril Company has chosen fault-tolerant eXtremeDB High Availability™ (HA) in-memory embedded database system from McObject and its remote procedure call (RPC) implementation running on the QNX Neutrino realtime operating system (RTOS) for key data management and network communication roles in its new pressure control technology for oil and gas drilling.

One unit, rated at 15,000 HP (11.2 MW), will power a 34 feet (10.36 meter) semi-autogenous mill. The other unit, rated at 12,000 HP (8.9 MW), will drive a 22 feet (6.7 meter) ball mill.

Previously sold only in the United Kingdom, this consolidation will make the HLD available globally, through Animatics other offices in Europe, Asia and the United States.

Emerson's AMS Suite and field devices are cited as key enablers in StatoilHydro's effective use of predictive diagnostics for the Ormen Lange Project, including the subsea installations, onshore terminal and the world's longest sub sea gas pipeline project.

This unique collaboration between a major process control vendor and a major IT services provider demonstrates the growing importance of combining process engineering and IT expertise in warding off cyber threats to refineries, public utilities, pharmaceutical plants and other process industries.