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The plant’s existing control systems will be replaced by Version 5.0 of ABB’s Extended Automation System 800xA.

Emerson will install PlantWeb and Foundation fieldbus at BP's Purified Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant expansion in Zhuhai, China.

Dial Tool makes custom automation equipment. In one case, by using Misumi compnents, it reduced design time from 20 hours to 20 min.

Using NI tools, Freightliner integrated electrical test, machine vision and physical measurements into a system that ensures high-quality vehicles and instructs operators on the correct assembly process.

Note shows how the 2750 EP-NIR analyzer provides quantification of the percentage volume of corn, canola and olive oils in mixtures containing all three oils.

EXATEC of Wixom, MI, is using KUKA robots to integrate newly developed defroster technology with their automotive glazing systems.

By Uson LP White paper contains pointers that can help any manufacturing engineer determine which leak testing equipment can recast the QC department into a strong ally of the production schedule while still upholding the highest quality standards.

IFS Defence Ltd acquired the British software company Information Science Consultants Ltd (iSC), headquartered in Cirencester, UK.

Officers include Claudio Fayad, Emerson Process Management, Chairman; Marcos Rocha, Pepperl+Fuchs, Co-chairman; and Augusto Pereira, Yokogawa, Secretary/Treasurer.

Automation Alley expressed strong support for SME's STEM education initiatives, including the Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Academy.

Dent will be part of the outside sales force catering to businesses in the greater Toronto area.

Shaw Industries implemented a production control and information system using the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture.

Rosenfeld is President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners L.P., a New York based investment firm.

Catalog covers collet chucks, diaphragm chucks and air cylinders.

IBEW recognized the Cooper InVision Downtime-Reduction System as being a product and program that can make a significant impact on its members.

Second2None Machine Vision Systems Co. will distribute and integrate Adept robots andvision systems in China.

Existing customers can trade up to the latest version of the VB7 vibration analyzer.

Third quarter revenue was $19.01 million compared to $17.29 million in the third quarter of 2006.

Ultra-precise merge gapping, parallel diverting sortation with linear induction motors, modular variable-speed functionality and single-point system control – JCPenney’s new Lathrop, California DC with its Integrated Sortation Sub-System (ISS) technology including a 980-foot long single-unit continuous sorter from Dematic, is processing up to 165,000 cases per day at 99.9 percent accuracy.

"OptoGreen" initiatives aim toward environmental responsibility, offsetting company's carbon footprint