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Invensys Process Systems has been selected by Tripoliven C.A. of Venezuela to implement upgraded replacement controls for all four plants in their manufacturing complex. Tripoliven manufactures phosphoric acid, sodium tripolyphosphate and related products at the Moron Industrial Area in Carabobo Estate, Venezuela.

This desktop reference guide offers details and specifications on Keithley's general-purpose and sensitive sourcing and measurement products, DC switching, RF switching and measurement, data acquisition solutions, semiconductor test systems, and optoelectronics test hardware. Tutorials simplify choosing solutions for specific applications.

To help manufacturers improve their operational efficiency, Rockwell Automation today announced the availability of a new white paper that highlights the primary areas of energy consumption in food production and outlines the steps manufacturers can take to move toward more energy-efficient operations.

The specifications are in compliance with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61508 standard (functional safety of electrical/electronic/programmable electronic safety-related systems) requirements up to, and including, Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL 3).

The three-part series is ANSI/ISA-84.00.01-2004 Parts 1-3 (IEC 61511 Modified), "Functional Safety: Safety Instrumented Systems for the Process Industry Sector." The standards resulted from the adoption and modification of the three-part international standard IEC 61511 by ISA's SP84 standards development committee. Leaders of ISA-SP84 played key roles in the development of IEC 61511.

As part of the transaction, ATS retained the land and building associated with this business and entered into a lease agreement with Autocam. The purchase price is subject to certain post-closing adjustments and ATS indicated that the estimated gain or loss, if any, on this transaction will be reported with its third quarter results(three months ended December 31, 2005). The signing of the sale agreement was announced on December 13, 2005.

ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. selected BMO Nesbitt Burns as financial adviser to assist in assessing and pursuing financing opportunities and strategic alternatives for its growing Solar Group. Consistent with its future plans for the Solar Group and to further strengthen Solar Group's management, the Company also announced the appointment of James E. Kopperson, CA, CPA, as Solar Group's first Chief Financial Officer.

Reliability and maintenance professionals seeking to improve the consistency and cost-effectiveness of their maintenance programs now can learn more about intelligent predictive maintenance (PdM) strategies through a series of free Web events hosted by National Instruments. Beginning Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. (CST), and continuing every Thursday through the end of February, this series offers live demonstrations and discussions with leading industry experts on topics ranging from power and vibration monitoring techniques to ultrasonic sensing and automated thermography.

Berwanger will be part of the oil and gas business of the Siemens Industrial Solutions and Services Group (I&S), a global leader in process automation and systems integration. With this purchase, Siemens has made a commitment to strengthen its position in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.