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Junot Systems and Inexcon Technologies have signed a letter of intent to integrate ITI'S Ekho application with SAP R/3 and mySAP using Junot Systems' NLINK product suite and SAP-certified interfaces.

ArWest Communications is joining with International Business Machines (IBM) and Mu-Gahat Enterprises (MGE) to explore certain joint venture opportunities. MGE and ArWest have become strategic partners so that ArWest can capitalize on MGE’s electronics manufacturing expertise as well as the incentives, benefits and special considerations that arise from sourcing product from a Native American company.

ArWest Communications has been awarded a contract by Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC to provide VHF and UHF radios for an upgrade of the US Air Force Tactical Meteorological Equipment (TACMET). The award involves the delivery of 80 radios by October 2006.

FlowSense has been awarded a contract from the Fish and Wildlife Service for the retrofit of a cold storage and maintenance shop to a fire cache at the Wetland Management District in Morris, Minnesota.

The “Open Modular Architecture Controls” (OMAC) User Group will be presenting a multivendor system consisting of ETHERNET Powerlink devices at the upcoming PackExpo in Chicago, USA, from 29 October to 01 November, 2006. Here Powerlink will clearly demonstrate its performance and compatibility to the fullest.

A three-part certificate program in Process Instrumentation and Control (I&C) covers the different phases of I&C from a non-mathematical and practical point of view. The program includes the basic concepts, the engineering, and the installation of control equipment. The first class is scheduled for November 6-9, 2006; parts two and three will follow in March and May of 2007.

More than 200 prospects and customers attended the second day of "Results-Driven Power Control" ABB Low Voltage Products Roadshow, held at the Ritz Carlton on June 23 - 24. "They arrived early and expressed enormous interest in the workshops and exhibits," said John Fahey, a principal of En-Sync, a manufacturer's representative for the district.

The Joint Venture company has its headquarters in Yuyao to the South of Shanghai and carries the name Ningbo Hirschmann Electronics Co., Ltd. It will produce Hirschmann standard versions of different connector series in large quantities. Customized versions and special versions will still be manufactured at the Hirschmann sites in Békéscsaba/Hungary or Neckartenzlingen.

The Honeywell system will enable the Datong Coal Mine Group to increase mine safety and improve the operating efficiency of its mining operation. The contract is valued at $2.5 million and includes design, engineering, commissioning, testing and maintenance services.

Actual solutions and success stories from many different applications are featured on the website. It shows how the Ethernet network infrastructure fits into the four main industries of machine building, metals, petrochemicals, and semiconductors.

Accuracy grades created by THK in 1973 have been adopted as the Global Standard. After 30 years, THK’s manufacturing capability has improved the accuracy standards of LM Guides. In addition to revising specifications, THK has added two new accuracy standards (Ct7 and Ct5) to accommodate a wider range of application requirements. THK accuracy grades range from sub-micron to normal.

Square D was presented with Rexel's prestigious Outstanding Distribution Supplier Award at its President's Club Sales Award event held April 29 in Cancun, Mexico. Rexel, the U.S. subsidiary of Rexel S.A., the world’s largest electrical parts distributor, presents the award to a select group of suppliers for outstanding performance throughout the year.

ETL, the international testing laboratory, awarded UL-294 certification for ISONAS ClearNet IP Reader-Controllers®. Certification signifies that the ISONAS products have been tested and found to meet industry standards for electronic devices and physical access control.

A registration statement relating to the common shares has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. A preliminary prospectus has also been filed with Canadian provincial and territorial securities commissions but has not yet become final for the purposes of a distribution to the public in Canada.

Invensys will implement five Tricon triple modular redundant (TMR) systems for integrated turbine compressor control (ITCC) and emergency shutdown (ESD) at a new plant being built for Egypt Basic Industries Corporation (EBIC). The anhydrous ammonia plant, at Ain Sokhna in Egypt's Suez Industrial Zone, will produce a planned 2,000 metric tons per day and will be the largest ammonia plant in Egypt.

Danfoss Drives won the 2006 Award for Product Innovation in the field of variable frequency drive technology. The award recognizes Danfoss’ VLT AutomationDrive – their newest and most advanced variable frequency drive.

The project management function within FleetwoodGoldcoWyard will change significantly under Herbeck’s direction. The goal is to develop an industry-recognized project team that can add value to the company’s equipment capabilities, improve its execution of larger single business unit and multiple business unit projects, and exceed the expectations of its clients.

WELSH scientists are working to send productivity rates buzzing by studying the behavior of honey bees. Researchers at Cardiff University 's Manufacturing Engineering Centre have devised a new mathematical algorithm after observing bees foraging for nectar. This calculation, the researchers claim, will enable companies to maximize results by changing basic elements of their processes.

The agreement will help China’s power plants improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Honeywell will provide its portfolio of energy solutions used to optimize efficiency of utility plants. Power plant operators will be able to access Honeywell applications through FibrLINK’s power industry service networks.

The solution includes Matrikon's ProcessGuard for alarm management and archiving, ProcessNet for web-based visualization of real-time alarm and process data systems, ProcessMonitor for advanced analysis and predictive alarming, and consulting services.