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Schneider Electric has signed an agreement through its subsidiary Schneider Electric España to acquire AEM S.A., a Spanish firm that designs, manufactures and markets low voltage electrical distribution installation systems and equipment for the Residential and Building markets. AEM S.A. generated revenue of nearly €20 million in 2005.

AlarmAnalyst presents graphical on-line representations of the state of a process plant using alarms, events and operator actions. Time stamps on all values are obtained from the control systems, as part of the acquired data, for a true sequence of events analysis. Plant stability can be assessed using real-time displays of trends in alarm behaviour.

Opto 22, along with business partners Advanced Control Solutions, RCK Controls and Cognex/DVT, is sponsoring a Machine Vision Show at the newly opened Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta, February 21st, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Mike Kelly, currently the CEO of Kinsale Associates, LLC, a Silicon Valley merchant banking firm and previously the Vice Chairman of Broadview Jefferies, a leading middle market investment bank, has nearly 25 years of experience with high technology businesses, guiding their development and profitable growth into both Japan and emerging Asia markets.

Invensys Process Systems Austria has won a contract to supply a SCADA system based on its I/A Series hardware for a major site revamp being carried out by OMV Austria Exploration and Production GmbH.

PAS, a leading global supplier of software products and consulting services for the process industries, announced its 12th straight year of year-on-year revenue growth, with a 39% increase over 2004. PAS, a privately-held company based in Houston, Texas, capped a year slowed by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita with a strong increase in revenues.

PAS, a supplier of software products and consulting services for the process industries, announced its Inaugural Users Conference to be held on April 18-19 at South Shore Harbour Resort and Conference Center in Houston, Texas.

Invensys will supply new controls for a GE 62-megawatt captive steam turbine generator, which is a critical power generation source for the pulping and papermaking processes at the mill. Located in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana, the DeRidder mill produces approximately 555,000 tons of linerboard and 448,000 tons or newsprint annually.

The new user-friendly courses provide fundamentals and practical tips for SIS planning, selection and implementation. The courses include concise information on basic SIS concepts, design and installation, operation and maintenance, safety standard compliance, and new “smart” SIS technologies.

Honeywell will replace OMNOVA’s aging legacy systems at its performance chemicals facilities with Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS). OMNOVA’s Green Bay, Wis., plant is the first of five sites to undergo the upgrade.

This award recognizes top engineering companies for excellence in business practices, breakthrough innovations and contributions to the community.

The large order from Xyratex International represents a key design win and signifies a strong endorsement of Adept's new MotionBlox-10 controls platform.

Founded in Austin, Texas, in 1976 by Jeff Kodosky, Bill Nowlin and James Truchard, National Instruments pioneered the concept of virtual instrumentation – combining open, flexible software and modular hardware with commercial off-the-shelf technologies – to offer engineers and scientists a user-defined approach to creating more efficient and customizable solutions.

Danaher Motion products are utilized in various medical devices such as surgical hand tools, dental hand tools, respirators, insulin, infusion and volumetric pumps, and analyzers, among others. In addition, Danaher Motion products serve the packaging, semiconductor and electronic assembly industries.

This transaction fits in with Schneider Electric’s ongoing strategy to focus on core businesses in which it has critical mass. For Verdoso, the acquisition of Num represents an opportunity to invest over the long term in a European company that is a leader in highly complex niche markets.

The E!CEMS real-time environmental data management system provides a robust automated, secure and certifiable system for capturing, calculating, historizing and reporting regulatory emissions data. It allows Title V, NOx, SOx, MACT, VOC, HRVOC and Flex Air permit efforts to be managed at a facility’s operational level.

This addition to Banner's highly-informative iKnow Online Training site allows learners to understand the mechanics and applications behind machine safety systems through short, interactive lessons they can do at their own pace. iKnow Machine Safety features simple navigation, interactions, expanded glossary and new downloadable resources for on-the-job reference.

Contemporary Controls (Suzhou) Co. Ltd (CCC) has eliminated the use of lead in their equipment, well before the time the directive goes into effect in July 1, 2006. Plant Manager Basile Waite says significant changes in materials and processes were accomplished to offer products and solutions to meet their customers’ requirements.

The Group's net sales totaled JPY 442,755 million, a 1.5 percent decrease from the same period in the previous fiscal year. The decrease reflected the substantial effect of the transfer of the ATM and other information equipment business to an equity affiliate in October 2004.

Wizcon Systems markets the Wizcon Supervisor (formerly Axeda Supervisor) line of products into the Utilities, Building Automation, Transportation & Infrastructure, Power & Energy and Industrial Automation markets.