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OYO Geospace manufactures instruments and equipment used by the oil and gas industry. dcLink provides real-time visibility of its inventory of materials and finished goods.

TGCS specializes in repairs, modifications, control systems, and evaluations of turbines.

Parker will provide power conversion systems and generators to Green Energy Technologies for WindCube, a 60kW rooftop wind turbine designed for on-site power generation.

ABB pledged its full support for efforts led by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Catalog has an easy-to-use quick reference guide, application examples from a wide range of industries, and details on the latest Chainflex cables.

Website highlights solutions for the Smart Grid and provides information on smart grid technologies.

Achilles testing will be integrated throughout Emerson’s product development lifecycle, as well as product upgrades and patches.

Seven of Fluke's industrial Ethernet solutions are now included as part of Rockwell Automation’s Encompass program.

RMG specializes in the design and manufacture of natural gas control, measurement and analysis equipment including flow metering technology, regulating products and safety devices for oil and gas companies.

Web site covers machine vision, machine vision lighting, barcodes, and verification.

The OPC Technical Advisory Council (TAC) has approved a charter for a new joint working group with PLCopen to create an OPC UA information model corresponding to the IEC-61131 standard.

PLCopen launched the Fluid Power Control Function Blocks technical group at a kickoff meeting June 23, 2009 in Frankfurt, Germany. The initiative will extend PLCopen specifications to include fluid power.

PLCopen member Beckhoff is applying PLCopen standards to wind power applications. Beckhoff controls are being used in the new 2 MW converter from DeWind AG, Germany, also known as the D8. The wind power converters use Beckhoff Industrial PCs, TwinCAT automation software, and Bus Terminal technologies. Dewind wind power experts used the Beckhoff TwinCAT software to develop applications in the IEC 61131-3 open standard software.

PLCopen North America has created a Control Applications Support Group on LinkedIn to help engineers with applications.

Northwest Regional Manager Michelo Santiago's territory now includes the Southwest region.

ABB won orders worth $52 million to provide power products and solutions for a super-critical coal-fired power plant in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Phoenix Contact created Diversenet, a cellular modem package that is easy to set up and deploy.

ThyssenKrupp will use the MEC as an energy saving option for customers purchasing repairs and modernization for elevator and escalator upgrades.

August 12-13, 2009 Philadelphia, PA This seminar gives packaging industry professionals a sound understanding of the science and applications of various packaging materials.

The system controls emergency shut down applications on the platform, located 70 km off the coast of Norway.

ERP will cover formulation, sales, purchasing, production, QC/QA, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), inventory control, lot tracking, reporting, and accounting.

Emerson is now a Promoter level member and the newest member of the ZigBee Alliance Board of Directors.

FieldServer provides interoperability solutions when interfacing to building automation and control networks and devices.

Nol-Tec’s 24/7 Emergency Service provides around the clock support when a machine, process or production line is down.

ASHRAE is introducing its building energy labeling program with release of a prototype label.

Flavio Tolfo, Managing Director for the last three years, will take his retirement as of July 1, 2009. The new managing Director will be Glenn Schulz.

The WTRS Wireless Sensor Network Technology Trends Report projects strong market growth in the smart metering market for ZigBee chipsets over the 2009 to 2014 period.

ABB will provide a 220kV outdoor substation to provide power to the facility and products such as power transformers, medium-voltage drives and a range of medium and low-voltage switchgear.

Expanded testing will help companies eliminate unplanned outages due to electrical failures, reduce maintenance costs, increase system reliability, and improve worker safety

Ethernet Direct data sheet describes an Ethernet solution for modern day industrial applications using hardened Power over Ethernet switches complying with IEEE 802.3af standard. Registration required.

Kepware Technologies has been selected as the device communications provider to AFCON Software and Electronics Ltd.

FSI Technologies has been engineering, manufacturing, and supporting factory automation products since 1959.

FDT has become an International IEC Standard - IEC 62453.

Performance-based agreement covers all maintenance operations at Sappi Cape Kraft Mill

exida certified the design and engineering processes of the Micropack FDS 301Visual Flame Detector.

MOTIONEERING helps machine builders quickly specify the right gearhead to satisfy specific application performance requirements.

ISaGRAF 5 programming software will be used on SIXNET’s IPm2m RTU and Datalogger.

Catalog includes eight product segments detailing SmartMotor specifications, Fieldbus protocols, brake options, connectivity, peripherals, power supplies, Gearheads and software.

Each podcast episode presents guest experts and information to help manufacturers and OEMs understand and apply lean principles and practices in their businesses.

ABB will supply transformers and shunt reactors for projects to interconnect the grids in Brazil's northern and southern regions.

The HIMax safety control system is the 13th HIMA system certified by Wurldtech.

OST supplies, installs, commissions and supports machine vision systems based on Sick, Matrox, Cognex, DVT, Keyence and Omron camera technologies.

The 116-page, illustrated guide contains safety requirements and guidelines for North America to ensure the safety of machinery and people.

Sprint Electric supplied 21 DC drives for retrofitting an obsolete embossing line for laminate manufacturing. The retrofit, re-commissioning of DC drives, and control system refurbishment was completed in two weeks.

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The Lake and Peninsula School District in southwest Alaska is using Barix Barionet IP control and automation devices to monitor 14 schools across a remote, 400-square mile section of the state.

The system will include Honeywell’s Safety Manager and Searchline Excel open path gas detectors, as well as closed-circuit television (CCTV) flame detectors.

Moore Industries has been granted ISO 9001:2008 certification for their Quality Management System by UL DQS Inc., an ANSI-ASQ Accredited Registrar.

Enterasys uses OnDemand SigmaSure software for managing and tracking the quality of its network switching, routing and security systems.

Celerity manufactures precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions, including thermal mass flow devices.

Unplanned valve-related shutdowns have been eliminated, operational costs reduced, and maintenance time cut by using Emerson/Fisher control valve diagnostic technologies.

Rockwell's CEO proposes new U.S. industrial policy that focuses on innovation, investment and education to support smart factories.

The 100th U.S. installation was completed at the Center Ethanol plant in Sauget, IL.

Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) software-as-a-service (SaaS) will emerge and reshape the LIMS marketplace.

June 17, 2009 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Low Voltage Products Virtual RoadShow includes eight virtual booths, each showcasing a specific product line/family.

Lease program covers the EZ Mark plotter system, MARKINGenius, and Rolly 1000 high speed thermal print systems and the DIN rail cutter.

Johnston has more than 25 years experience in all facets of the advanced process control specialty and was a co-developer of dynamic matrix control [DMC] technology.

Since its introduction five years ago, ABB's Industrial Extended Automation System 800xA has been sold to more than 5,000 new and existing ABB customers in a diverse range of industries.

Gellings will be operational leader of the Advanced Manufacturing Solutions business that includes the integration of ERP / CRM, MES and strategic consulting practices.

exida certified the design and engineering processes for ASCO Numatics 551/552/553 Series Solenoid Valves and the 8314, 8316, 8320 3 Way/2 Position Solenoid Valves.

The two companies will develop and commercialize advanced sensing products based on MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) technology.

Endress+Hauser expanded its plant for flow measurement instrumentation in Greenwood, Indiana.

The report provides the Rockwell Automation metrics for performance, which included reducing manufacturing carbon footprint and its safety efforts.

Web site has criteria to consider when selecting instrumentation, how products operate, and frequently asked questions (FAQ) and terminology.

By Milton Coleman, Bosch Rexroth With investments ranging from tens of thousands to potentially millions of dollars, it’s critical to make the right choice the first time, and to avoid common mistakes that could add substantial unnecessary cost or result in project delays. Here are the top ten robotics application mistakes.

Equipment includes re-instrumentation of existing gas treatment plants, an 800xA control system, and medium- and low-voltage switchgear and transformers.

By Milton Coleman, Bosch Rexroth Buying a piece of automation can be a very long and difficult process. Here is a list of the 10 most common mistakes made when purchasing automation equipment. This list was composed by a number of individuals who have both purchased and sold automation equipment.

The automation and control solution services market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 9.58% to reach $8416.41 million by 2015.

Lanolinx Ethernet switches and Optolinx media converters received UL Class I, Division 2 Certification for operation in hazardous environments.

April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $97.04 million, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.

Smart Grid Standards covered at Connectivity Week On June 10, Mark Maddox, a federal energy policy expert with more than 25 years experience, will address a breakout session of the convention on the topic of industry efforts to accelerate smart grid standards.

The total worldwide market for services expanded to close to $17.3 billion at the end of 2008, and will increase by a compound annual growth rate of 7% over the next five years.

The integration of ESRI’s GIS capabilities will provide information that will help customers manage distributed assets more efficiently and effectively.

Dresser Masoneilan will supply more than 400 control valves to the Qafco industrial complex in Doha, Qatar, which is growing into the world’s largest ammonia and urea production site.

With XVL, engineers can perform design review, simulate assembly processes, automate creation of 3D parts lists and create animations with even the largest 3D assemblies.

Alberta’s top electrician apprentices converged at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Polytechnic (SAIT) for the 2009 Alberta Skills Competition, May 13 and 14.

The video highlights the sensor's ability to improve safety, operational efficiency, reliability, and durability, and reduce total cost of ownership.

This award is presented to a company that contributes significantly to Maine’s reputation as a cutting-edge technology state.

The local office provides access to connectivity software, OPC training, and services for both current and prospective clients.

From June 8-10, thousands of engineers, scientists and technology industry professionals will convene for the Sensors Expo & Conference at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL.

Telvent integrated the Longwatch Surveillance System with its OASyS DNA SCADA system. This lets oil, gas, electric, and water network operators monitor video via an OASyS SCADA system.

The recently certified applications provide specific key process protection functions for upstream processes for oil, gas & petrochemical.

His experience spans from early work at Syncrude through to his most recent role as the president of Dynacor Global.

With this acquisition, Schneider Electric will reinforce its position in the fast growing energy efficiency field in India.

By Winters Instruments When selecting a thermometer, it is important to consider the dial or case size, stem or capillary length, and the connection type and temperature range.

By Cincinnati Automation As machine vision inspection cameras and laser gaging sensors have become more cost effective, many companies are implementing automated inspection & gaging systems in their facilities. These systems can be as simple as standalone cameras or sensors integrated into existing machinery or as specialized as custom designed and built turnkey automated inspection machines.

By Markus Witte, HARTING Channel characterization has become a major signal integrity issue, and is requiring connector manufacturers of high-speed components to provide comprehensive and empirical SI test data proving that their equipment performs as specified.

ABB completed commissioning of the 1-megawatt (MW) Totana photovoltaic power plant located in the region of Murcia in Spain. In a year, Totana produces 2.2 gigawatt-hours of grid-quality electric power.

The 752 page, 4-color guide provides assistance in selecting the right pressure regulator for a broad range of applications anywhere in the world.

As an engineer, you may not think you could learn anything about innovation from a former travel agent. But this former travel agent was the founder of Travelocity.com, one of the few profitable dotcoms during the dotcom bust. Jones referred to Wikipedia's definition of the word innovation - a new way of doing something that ultimately creates value to a producer or customer.

Adalet eliminates the requirement to re-submit enclosure assemblies to third party testing laboratories for final equipment certification saving customers considerable amounts of time and money.

The electric drives market is anticipated to sustain its growth rates due to the need for infrastructural changes in chemical plants, especially across Eastern Europe.

The GS S1 Certificate demonstrates full compliance with both the German Equipment Safety Act and the Low Voltage Directive (LVD), a minimum EU requirement.

Equipment includes System 800xA for process control and integration, all medium and low voltage power distribution systems, transformers, and low and medium voltage motors and drives.

ABB will supply six new vessels with electric propulsion systems, power systems and drilling drive systems at shipyards in South Korea and Japan.

Invensys integrated its software with Intergraph’s SmartPlant Enterprise engineering solutions.

AMT urges Congress and the Administration to protect the manufacturing technology supplier base in the wake of GM’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but AMT’s attempts to reach out to the President’s Auto Task Force have so far not been answered.

System 800xA helps Genesis Energy monitor and control each of the station’s 13 hydro generators, as well as the frequency and voltage control of the National Grid.

Customers all over the world will now be covered in their time zones thanks to globalized support centers.

The worldwide market for supplier provided automation services will grow at a rate of close to 7 percent over the next five years.

ABB will supply, install and commission 116 km of underground cable and 56 km of submarine cable, both rated at 145 kV.

Accreditation is a formal recognition that a test laboratory is competent to carry out specific tests in compliance with the PLCopen guideline “Compliance Testing & Certification.”

Incorporated in Michigan in 1984, Promess develops, manufactures, and markets sensing devices, electronics, assembly presses and test systems.

ABB and GE will supply electrical systems, motors, drive systems, services and compressors for new gas lift and gas injection facilities at the Asab and Sahil fields.

Comem is a manufacturer of high-quality transformer components, selling products under its own name and under the Elmek brand.

SCHOTT is employing Softing’s OPC Easy Connect Suite and OPC ActiveX control as a reliable link to automatically transmit measured values from Excel to the process control system.

Honeywell’s Experion Process Knowledge System will be used at the LIFE Nutrition site to control production processes, optimize production output and maintain quality control standards.

By Jeffrey Soplop, et al, Rockwell Automation Paper emphasizes that the business case for sustainability begins with a holistic approach to manufacturing, incorporating the principles of environmental stewardship, corporate responsibility and economic prosperity.

By Mettler Toledo One of the most critical factors affecting beer quality is the level of dissolved oxygen (DO) present in the final product. Here's how to measure it.

ABB will design, supply, install and commission three 110-kilovolt substations that will serve the growing power needs of the Mecca region.

The role of eWON centers around the concept of logging a robot’s key performance data and sending this remotely to an ABB service center via GPRS technology.

ABB will supply SVC (Static Var Compensator) solutions to help expand power capacity, extend the transmission and distribution network, and improve grid reliability.

ABB North America CEO Santacana seeks greater urgency in creating open standards at Smart Grid Leadership meeting in Washington, D.C.

Emerson will supply PlantWeb, DeltaV, Fisher and Baumann control valves with digital valve controllers, Rosemount flowmeters and analyzers, Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters, and Fisher pressure regulators.

The Aberdeen Group says that industry-leading manufacturers are much more likely than other companies to view energy management as strategic to their business success.

The Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) honored Mark Moriarty of Rockwell Automation as its 2009 “Partner of the Year”

AccuTrak AT100 and AccuTrak AT200 liquid level transmitters have been certified by the Fieldbus Foundation for H1 Interoperability.

The initial batch of 16 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognized interoperability standards will help ensure that software and hardware components from different vendors will work together.

LabVIEW now integrates with the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) input/output controller, used in particle accelerators, tokamak fusion devices and physics applications.

DIN-rail mounted terminal blocks have approvals for thermal aging and seismic qualification for cabinet-mounted instrumentation and control equipment.

ProfiBus was created in 1989 by the German government in cooperation with several manufacturers of automation equipment. It is a messaging format specifically designed for high-speed serial I/O in factory and building automation applications.

Basic Guide to Continuous-flex Cables discusses the bundling verses layering technique for high-flex cables.

Invensys Process Systems will help establish a new academic Chair of Information Technologies at the Kazakh-British Technical University to develop and improve engineering skills.

By Jacques Hoffmann, InterTech Development The improvements to be expected from a testcentric assembly approach are not trivial. Leak test and functional test cycle times can be decreased 25% - 70%. This white paper reviews the general principles of test-centric assembly for manufacturers and machine builders.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce approved an amendment creating a NEMA Premium motor rebate program. The amendment approves $350 million to provide $25 per horse power rebate for NEMA Premium motors.

Automation expenditures in the process industries reached $45.5 billion dollars in 2007 and are forecast to exceed $61 billion by 2012.

Top executives from eleven NEMA member companies attended the White House Leadership Summit on Smart Grid sponsored by the National Institute for Standards and Technologies.

The worldwide market for toxic and combustible gas detectors was $689 million in 2008 and is forecast to be $823 million in 2013.

Invensys Process Systems integrated Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsically safe I/O interface product lines with I/A Series DCSes.

Guide details the company’s suite of services including machine and process safety education, assessment and risk identification, engineering and design, as well as integration and implementation.

The store provides basic piezo products and starter kits to make it easier to get started with nanopositioning applications.

At Los Alamos High School in New Mexico, students are learning about robotics from a Fanuc LR MATE 200iB.

90 wireless transmitters from Emerson are automating flow monitoring to increase production on StatoilHydro's Gullfaks offshore platforms in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea.

Version 3.0 contains several additional video case histories, new interviews and information from experts, and pertinent sections of the IEEE Emerald Book (Std. 1100-2005).

Founded in 1959, Key Instruments began as a manufacturer of injection-molded parts for various industries.

MTConnect Institute seeks to promote manufacturing system interoperability.

Emerson’s SmartProcess Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) optimization technology improved SCR efficiency and extended SCR regeneration cycles, resulting in a 250-ton reduction in NOx.

By Northwire Multi-pair fieldbus trunk lines simplify installations by merging formerly scattered control and instrument points into common bus segments and junction boxes.

The 4-20mA/HART loop-powered devices are being used by BP Oil for one of their latest tank farm upgrade projects. Multiple radar units check that a floating roof maintains a perfectly horizontal plane.

The 12-page catalog details the features and options available on Automation Series low profile belt conveyors.

Nelson has 17 years of experience in the robotics and automation system field and has worked for Star Automation, Mark 2 Automation, Production Specialties Group and KUKA Robotics.

Anybus technology, a family of interchangeable communication modules, was launched in 1995. The one millionth Anybus module has rolled off the production line.

Wurldtech will develop test suites and a certification standard for MatrikonOPC’s OPC Tunneller and OPC Server for Triconex. Wurldtech will certify the products as Achilles Level 1 Certified.

The project involves the automation of all power monitoring points for a majority of the Chinese railroad system and will feature 3 million I/O points.

ABB will provide a System 800xA to control the Sierra commercial demonstration facility in California.

Quick disconnect sensors may be used in Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D environments when equipped with a TURCK lokfast guard.

The US Navy awarded MicroStrain a contract worth $80,000 to develop a wireless system to measure buffet loads on the control surfaces of in-service aircraft.

ABB will supply a System 800xA for PTT Chemical’s Electrical Power and Steam (EPS) Project.

Eaton's Training Services is a PLCopen certified training center for the IEC 61131-3 programming language standard.

The product line includes silica, sodium, phosphate and hydrazine monitors that are used to control and safeguard critical plant processes.

Program helps companies determine the federal and local compliance level of its machines that qualify for relocation, and the cost to bring those machines into compliance.

SICK joined the PROFIBUS/PROFINET Trade Association (PTO) North America.

By Siemens Brief description of how linear motors work, advantages in machine applications, and typical applications.

Students at Akron CNC Training Center learn machinist skills on a MAG 4020 FX vertical machining center provided by machine supplier HM Technology.

Joseph Martin, Jeff Miller and Piercarlo Romano were elected to the Control System Integrators Association (CSIA) Board of Directors.

Emerson developed an Adaptive Model Predictive Controller (AMPC) that is optimizing production and improving profitability at SABIC Innovative Plastics’ Bergen op Zoom facility in The Netherlands.

The total estimated value of the projects is nearly $465 billion, and will create nearly 10 million full-time employment positions.

The OEM agreement enables the two companies to jointly develop and market integrated wireless application networks for industrial enterprises.

The order includes operator consoles, AC800M Controllers, System 800xA and S800 I/O with HART.

The certification of dcLINK 4.2 for SAP ERP 6.0 was granted based on a successful integration assessment by the SAP Integration and Certification Center.

In addition to collecting data from Vestas and Siemens subsystems, the Ovation SCADA system will gather data from substation controls and switchgear.

SICK will provide Ruler E 3D cameras as part of continuing improvements to the United States Postal Service’s Automated Package Processing System (APPS).

Certifiers check LAN cabling to TIA, ISO and IEC performance standards. Complete Category 6/ISO Class E tests are performed in only 14 seconds.

The serialized book "Improving Lean Manufacturing Through 3D Data" by Dr. Hiroshi Toriyais is available free, two chapters at a time.

Erich Janoschek from TÜV Rheinland was elected chairman of the PLCopen Technical Committee for Safe Software.

Enhancements include discrete switches as well as vibration and pH transmitters.

Webb will supply five SmartCart AGC Automatic Guided Carts to Western Container’s facility in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, and three to its facility in Tolleson, AZ.

Wind for Schools helps elementary and secondary schools produce their own wind power. It provides a K-12 curriculum that is linked to real-time turbine data with web-based access.

ISA99 Working Group 7 will promote greater awareness of the impact of cyber security issues on the safe operation of industrial processes.

ISaGRAF software will be used in CSE-Semaphore’s Kingfisher series of Advanced RTUs, which are now available with Secure DNP3 Authentication.

Selector tool enables users to quickly and accurately identify one or more meters that best match their criteria.

Premier Evolvics uses an Allied Vision system to measure fiber length, length uniformity, color and trash rate.

Located in Indian Trail, North Carolina, the branch services customers throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

McCarthy holds Level III certifications from the American Society of Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), including visual, liquid penetrant, magnetic particle, ultrasonic, and eddy current testing methods.

Patton was Senior Vice President and head of the engineering and products function at Vestas Technology R&D.

Lowe replaces recently retired Norm O’Leary as director of the Control System Integrators Association.

Barix installed more than 1,000 Barionet IP control devices to monitor power cabinets and substations throughout Singapore.

Toshiba GE Turbine Components is buying its MAXOS non-contact measurement system to inspect and measure turbine blades.

Emerson will supply DeltaV, AMS Suite software, Fisher control valves, Rosemount transmitters, and safety systems on the Golar Freeze, a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) vessel.

Movie magic will make 18 ABB Robots appear to be an almost endless manufacturing line of robots on the Terminator factory floor, mass producing a growing army of the Terminators.

Roxar provides subsea instrumentation and software to help operators monitor production continuously and observe and control oil and gas fields from remote locations.

The new system is helping improve operational efficiency and productivity by providing a way to reliably monitor, diagnose and maintain water equipment and processes.

Long sold in Asia, MasterLogic is now sold, delivered and supported by Honeywell’s global organization.

SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines will be supplied to the Bison I wind project, located near Center, North Dakota, and will be built in two phases.

Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an annual rate of nine percent over the next five years.

PLCopen is launching a new initiative in the Motion Control working group to extend the specifications to fluid power.

Woods brings a wealth of manufacturing experience to the Association For Manufacturing Technology, having worked at everything from small tool and die shops up to multibillion-dollar machine tool corporations.

Catalog covers signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products.

“Think Outside the Chip: MEMS-Based Systems Solutions” all-day session presents information on the partitioning, integrating and creating of MEMS- based systems and their applications.

Tools cover three primary areas where industrial networking issues can occur: the network, electrical signaling, and cabling infrastructure.

Kelly previously was President of the Remote Automation Solutions division of Emerson Electric.

The DeltaV system with AMS Device Manager has passed the Host Registration Program (HRP) requirements.

Prior to joining Baumer, he served as President and CEO of Fischer Connectors as well as President and CEO of EAO Switch.

PlantPAx process automation system manages more than 100 batch and continuous process phases. System includes HMI software, instrumentation and wireless equipment.

An iCAP 6000 Series Duo ICP emission spectrometer detects trace contaminants in brine - aqueous sodium chloride (NaCl).

Servomex will supply a complete gas monitoring system for a new Pure Terephthalic Acid (PTA) plant being built by Artenius in Portugal.

ABB won transformer orders worth around $30 million from NTPC Limited in India for its Mauda Super Thermal Power Project and Tapovan Vishnugad HydroElectric Power Project.

Emerson intends to work inside the PNO to keep the implementation of EDDL aligned across all protocols.

METTLER TOLEDO Process Analytics acquired the RAMS product monitoring systems for turbidity and color from INNOTECH GbR, a Germany based company.

Allied Vision increased the floor space of its US Subsidiary in Newburyport, MA, and strengthened its sales team with two new representatives.