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In order to better serve their rapidly growing customer base, JMP Engineering has recently moved strategic resources to the Barrie area with plans to formalize a new branch office in early 2006. The company, headquartered in London, Ontario and specializing in automation, control and information solutions, sees Barrie as an ideal location for its sixth Canadian branch office.

Emerson Process Management’s AMS™ Suite: Real-Time Optimizer has been cited as a key enabler toward Eastman Chemical Company earning an award from the American Chemistry Council (ACC).

Since 2000, Wonderware has received five Editors' Choice Awards for a variety of industry-leading products and technology innovations. Award winners are selected from among new products and solutions featured in issues of Control Engineering, Control Engineering Online or one of Control Engineering's topical e-newsletters.

The EZ-LIGHT 7-function model was recognized among 45 of the most significant innovations featured in the magazine during the past year. Editors selected winners based on the product’s service to the industry, technological advancement and market impact.

In business, just like in life, there is nothing more constant than change. The fact that change is inevitable makes "control" critical, especially in FDA and ISO-environments, where inappropriate or "uncontrolled" changes could affect the safety and reliability of products and directly impact public health and safety.

The award was announced in the January 2006 issue of PC Achat Magazine, one of the best 3C’s magazines in France. ExBoot was honored by PC Achat with a 2006 Best Product in the storage category for its easy-to-use data backup and disaster recovery solution. ExBoot received the honor in a comparative review of other backup solutions such as Seagate Pushbutton Backup, Synology DS-101G, Lacie’s Bigger Disk Extreme.

Version 5.0 is the first commercially available software product to offer an IEC 61499 and IEC 61131 compliant programming environment that allows users to rapidly prototype and create high quality control products.

Held in Neckartenzlingen, Germany, in November, the event saw over 20 participating companies exploring product design recommendations and validation tests to ensure EtherNet/IP device interoperability.

The contracts let organizations fix their service and maintenance costs at a set annual amount while receiving complete coverage for everyday maintenance, predictive maintenance, normal use parts, and emergency breakdown repairs.

Founded in 1946, Keithley today has expanded its measurement portfolio far beyond its patented sensitive DC measurement capabilities to now include additions to its product line with RF (radio frequency) and pulse measurement technologies.

A series of on-stand demonstrations, centered around the METRO Group's use of RFID in its supply chain, brings together five RFID pioneers, each of which has played a leading role in applying RFID technology in real-world applications.

Over the last five years, Siemens has donated equipment to benefit the Automation Systems, the Industrial Maintenance Technician, the Electrician (ABC) Apprenticeship and the Industrial Electrician Apprenticeship programs.

This year's event, themed, "Compliance, Confidence, Credibility," will include presentations by Huang BuYu, deputy chief engineer, SINOPEC Engineering Incorporated; and Seah Ooi Kiat, head instrument engineer, CNOOC and Shell Petrochemicals Company Limited.

The BioMESH System includes wireless MESH radio equipped temperature probes which enable operators of large composting facilities to monitor and then regulate the internal temperature of compost.

To meet stringent industry demands for smooth surfaces of workpieces subject to mechanical stress in miniaturized assemblies, Otec Precision Finish, Inc. is introducing a new type of centrifugal disc finishing machine to the US market. Applying tribology, the study of friction, lubrication and wear on surfaces, OTEC engineers developed a secondary deburring process that preserves the precise measurement tolerances achieved by final grinding and honing processes and that also offers increased protection to delicate work parts.

Leading CAD data translation specialist, Theorem Solutions has teamed up with the University of Sunderland to present a day-long programme of free seminars on 8th February, highlighting the capabilities and implications of new lightweight product data formats, such as: PTC ProductView, UGS JT, Adobe U3D, Latice XVL and Dassault Systemes 3DXML.

More than two dozen patents have been awarded for this product line to date, and sales of FIELDVUE instruments exceed the total combined sales of several Emerson competitors in this market.

The plant is located near the western boundary of Labrador, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Connecting with several existing Foxboro systems, the new control system, when completed, will put all plant processes under I/A Series control.

In addition to delivering high-speed packaging solutions with robotic precision, the VersaPak Gantry Robot series and VersaTrak Collation Conveyors from AMF Automation Technologies provide a high level of flexibility for quick changeovers. Incorporating Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers and Ultra Series servo drives, the VersaPak loader and VersaTrak Collation Conveyor make it possible

Clipsal Asia was formed in 2003 concurrently with the acquisition of Clipsal Australia and is covering 14 countries of Asia, with sales of more than €115 million. Clipsal Asia is developing, manufacturing and distributing a unique offer in Wiring Devices, Voice Data Image and Home Automation, under the Clipsal brand.