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Intermec alleges that Alien's Generation 2 RFID readers and tags infringe 10 Intermec patents. Intermec is seeking an injunction prohibiting Alien from selling the infringing RFID products, as well as monetary damages.

Bosch Rexroth has updated the semiconductor section of its website as a destination for tool designers and end-users to find new ideas and innovative products that help improve productivity, increase throughput, raise reliability, and lower costs in semiconductor manufacturing.

Rockwell Automation hosted nearly 2,000 attendees last week at its ninth annual RSTechED partner training and user event in Scottsdale, Ariz. At the event, the company addressed the growing importance of plant-wide information integration and showcased its expanded suite of plant-wide information software, Rockwell Software FactoryTalk.

Next-generation MVD (multivariable digital) technology and sensor design innovations set new industry standards for accuracy, stability, and versatility of Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters. The advances deliver breakthroughs in entrained gas measurement performance and patented self-verification technology that allow in-situ assessment of meter calibration of the company's Micro Motion ELITE Coriolis flowmeters.

NIMTECH is a global leader in data acquisition and data logging systems used in industrial measurement applications. Computer Aided Solutions specializes in the distribution of stand-alone data logging and data acquisition systems including products from more than 10 manufacturers.

This latest accolade is one of three awards presented to ICS Triplex ISaGRAF for its IEC 61131 / IEC 61499 compliant software, ISaGRAF 5.0. Awards are presented annually by Mesures Magazine in a variety of categories for innovative products considered to have significant industry impact. A representative from ICS Triplex ISaGRAF accepted the award at a reception held in Paris last week.

"End users have continually asked for expanded integration, interoperability and greater ease of use," commented John Berra, president of Emerson Process Management. "We are committed to meeting the growing needs of our existing and new customers, and implementing the EDDL enhancements in our digital devices does that."

GE Fanuc Automation is building its next generation Proficy solutions based on the new OPC Unified Architecture (OPC UA) standards released today by the OPC Foundation. The announcement was made at ARC Advisory Group's 14th Annual Forum "Driving Enterprise Performance Through Next Generation Manufacturing Concepts."

Well-respected industry executive, Ken Brown, has been named acting president of Foxboro, Massachusetts-based automation solution supplier Invensys Process Systems following yesterday’s announcement that former Process Systems president, Mike Caliel, has accepted the role of president and chief executive officer of Houston, Texas-based Integrated Electrical Services.

New program makes PAS Integrity™ software available on demand to drive down documentation & testing costs for Engineering Company participants.

These companies join BM Group, Ember Corporation, Freescale Semiconductor, Honeywell, Mitsubishi Electric, Motorola, Philips, Samsung, Siemens and Texas Instruments on the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors.

Robotics Corporation is sponsoring the Mini-Chopper Build project, modeled after the popular TV show “American Chopper” for high school students in the Wisconsin area. The program is part of an annual event put on by Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI. It is designed to expose students to high tech manufacturing techniques.

Datastick software upgrades for both its PDA and desktop PC software programs provide overall vibration alerts, spectrum averaging, and improved low-level, low-frequency performance in vibration collection and analysis.

In return, Interneer granted Itron an exclusive license to Interneer's Intellect product, as a tightly embedded module for Itron's Distribution Design Studio application. The agreement affords Itron the right to use the full functionality of the latest released version of Interneer Intellect to create appropriate product configurations, sold as available modules to Itron's Distribution Design Studio toolset.

Cleveland Motion Controls, Inc. (CMC) announced today its receipt of the 2006 Governor's Excellence in Exporting Award (eAward). The eAward recognizes a select group of Ohio-based companies whose export activities have resulted in dramatically increased sales.

Honeywell announced today it has been awarded a Process Automation Systems contract for new and existing petrochemical plants to be operated by EQUATE Petrochemical Company K.S.C. (EQUATE) at a petrochemical site in Shuaiba, Kuwait. EQUATE operates existing plants at the Shuaiba site for the production of ethylene glycol, polyethylene and polypropylene. The announced Olefins II Project between Dow and PIC will create several new plants for the production of ethylene and ethylene derivatives, which will also be operated by EQUATE.

Junot Systems, Inc., a specialist provider of plant floor focused SAP® integration solutions, announced today that they have signed a letter of intent to team with IMA Industrial, a manufacturing consulting and systems integration company based in Chile. Through this alliance, IMA’s customers in South America will now have access to Junot Systems’ SAP certified NLINK® integration solution combined with IMA’s industry expertise to provide them with a robust set of plant floor integration solutions to SAP.

Keithley test industry experts will be presenting the seminars on Wednesday, July 12, in Room 3010 in the West Hall Level 3 of the Moscone Center. Doors open at 11 AM with refreshments served and a cocktail reception following the presentations beginning at 5 PM.

The underlying ArchestrA software architecture upon which Wonderware software solutions are built supports the existing OPC standard, and will also support the new OPC Unified Architecture. The OPC UA will offer a common data model and device communications environment for plant connectivity by leveraging Microsoft .NET and Web Services functionality.

"Michigan Avenue Goes French" now has more than 30 companies on its roster for the open-air exhibition to take place from July 13 to 16, on Pioneer Court, 401 N. Michigan Ave., in Chicago. The exhibitors from aerospace, automotive, boating, electronics, medical, and other industries will display products and services to show the public how French industry plays a role in their everyday lives.