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Intertek has selected SampleManager LIMS as its corporate standard to manage laboratory data in the laboratories of the Intertek Oil Chemical and Agri Division (Caleb Brett).

Mack Molding will use KUKA shelf-mount robots to handle machine tending requirements on injection molding machines ranging in size from 500 to 3350 tons. Mack Molding is a custom plastics molder and supplier of contract manufacturing services.

Under the terms of the agreement, Kay-EE has the right to market and manufacture products using Duraswitch electronic switch technologies. Guangzhou Kay-EE Membrane Keyboard Switch Co. (Kay-EE) is one of the largest suppliers of membrane switch panels in mainland China.

An editorial panel will be held at the 2nd Annual Marketing & Sales Summit on 5-7 September 2007 at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago, Illinois. Panelists include Walt Boyes, David Broussard, Greg Hale, Gary Mintchell and Renee Robbins.

"The Road to Integration: A Guide to Applying the ISA-95 Standard in Manufacturing" by Bianca Scholten, explains how to apply ISA-95 in manufacturing enterprise systems (MES) and vertical integration projects, as well as reveals the most important ISA-95 models and terminology.

"Network Infrastructure for EtherNet/IP" provides an introduction to the network infrastructure and gives users a framework for identifying the considerations that are most critical to their specific applications. It references specific switch features that users of EtherNet/IP would require for proper communication.

Emerson changed the brand name of Solartron densitometers to Micro Motion. Emerson acquired the densitometers product line in 2005.

FANUC was presented the General Motors 2006 Supplier of the Year award for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services.

Honeywell held its 2007 Middle East Users Group Symposium on April 9 -10 in Dubai. Topics for the symposium included industrial security, third party migration and alarm management.

Invensys broke ground for a brand new, 15,500 square foot regional headquarters facility in South East Calgary. It will be twice as large as the present Calgary facility and will have three times the staging area to accommodate staging, testing, and verification of customers' automation systems.

MAVERICK and Solving International will collaborate on business strategy, performance improvement and technology implementation with a focus on improving operations management, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management.

Schneider Electric will significantly increase its level of support for ODVA by becoming one of its principal members. This coincides with ODVA's plans to extend the CIP Network specifications to provide compatibility with Modbus/TCP devices.

By Anto Budiardjo, President of Clasma Events Inc. Buildings 2.0 is a vision that intricately intertwines buildings with Internet technologies. It says the future of buildings is one which is controlled, managed and connected to the Internet in a way that goes far beyond simply placing a web server to the control system or in the use of IP. This article describes the concept of Buildings 2.0.

The conference series was co-sponsored by Microsoft and was conducted worldwide with 19 events throughout the U.S., Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific.

"IEC 61499 Function Blocks for Embedded and Distributed Control Systems Design," by Valeriy Vyatkin, is a practical guide for component-based development of distributed embedded and control systems as proposed by the new international standard. Each chapter is designed as an independent study unit, making the book ideal for use in university courses, industrial training, or self-study.

Fieldbus Center at Lee College (Baytown, TX) and Tri-State University (Angola, Indiana), have signed a license agreement for sharing fieldbus training resources. The alliance will expand FOUNDATION technology instructional opportunities across the U.S.

Kratville will launch new, expanded service offerings in the areas of direct consulting, customer support and education services.

RFI will acquire the the Universal Vortex Flow Meter and FloSonex Ultrasonic Flow Meter product lines from Asahi/America. RFI will take full ownership of stock and warranty responsibility for both Vortex Flow Meter lines.

Emerson will provide a wide area data gathering system to connect 19 active wind farms to npower's corporate headquarters, operations center, and regional centers in various locations in the UK.

Part of the expansion features a new circuit design and simulation option, as well as a student install option that gives students the opportunity to use software included in the license on their personal computers. The Academic Site License covers NI software that fitsd the needs of academic institutions.