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MTS Systems Corp., Sensors Division’s C- and G-Series sensors are now being utilized in heat exchange applications as a means of measuring and ensuring the proper amount of cooling fluid in the system.

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Matrikon Inc. (TSX: MTK), a leading provider of solutions for industrial intelligence, today reported financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2006, which ended May 31, 2006.

Accu-Sort Systems has installed a FAST Tag® In-Motion automated RFID tag application system for a leading distributor of entertainment products. This installation will help the company meet RFID compliance standards.

Williams Power has selected Invensys to implement an InFusion -based Generation Management System (GMS) for its fleet of electrical generation assets.

Keithley Instruments, Inc. (NYSE:KEI), announces it has received the prestigious Editors’ Choice Best Product Award, presented annually by Semiconductor International magazine, for its Model 4200-SCS Semiconductor Characterization System with Pulse I-V (PIV) Package.

National Instruments welcomes thought leaders and technical experts from industry and academia, including General Motors, Xilinx and UC Berkeley, to the Graphical System Design Summit sponsored by Altera, Analog Devices, EE Times, Embedded Systems Design, Freescale Semiconductor, Intel and Wind River.

In April 2006, Phoenix Contact joined the Mechatrolink Members Association (MMA), the Japan-based user organization dedicated to the development and promotion of the Mechatrolink motion network. The Mechatrolink motion network is an easy and cost-effective communication solution that covers the requirements of high-performance multi-axis servo systems.

ODVA announces the launch of the CIP Conformity Club™ in recognition of ODVA members’ commitment to the interoperability of CIP Networks products through the practice of conformance testing.

Emerson Process Management is now offering comprehensive courses on smart Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) with eLearning online training.

“It was an ambitious and visionary decision of my brother Gerd Eisert, the architect of the Phoenix Contact business activities abroad, to enter the North American continent 25 years ago,” said CEO Klaus Eisert. “He was convinced that this highly developed nation would be a future market for Phoenix Contact. At that time, we were competing with a small range of European DIN-rail terminal blocks on the one hand and PCB terminal blocks on the other hand. This turned out to be a success story!"

"This organization brings us closer to our customers, faster and more reactive in meeting their needs and gives us more focus, innovation and efficiency in our business," commented Jean-Pascal Tricoire, Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer. "Our overall goals remain the same: to continue our new program and deliver the best possible answer to the growing needs of our customers."

QSI's QTERM-G75 touch screen terminal is used to display information about the electrical grid interconnection of the wind farm. RAI provides the engineering expertise to put together the protection and integration system. The system uses a specific QTERM-G75 (model GB272) and programming cable to display information from Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. (SEL) products.

XY Chart NET is a .NET WinForm control that integrates seamlessly into a Visual Studio .NET 2003 & 2005 applications, reducing time to market while providing powerful engineering and scientific XY line and scatter charts for presentation and analysis. Very little programming is required thanks to XY Chart's key built-in features such as zoom, scrollbars, pan, crosshairs and coordinates display.

The recently released OPC UA (Unified Architecture) standard helps third-party components, devices and systems quickly and easily integrate with System 800xA Extended Automation. OPC UA works with System 800xA's unique object management infrastructure when integrating these third-party systems to provide customers with even greater reliability, security, and ease of integration than prior generation OPC interfaces.

Partnering with George T. Hall brings new product lines, a huge in-house inventory and new capabilities to best serve our customers and Industries. The George T Hall company has been in business since 1932, supplying Industrial Process, Burner Boiler and HVAC controls and systems as well as UL control panels and engineering expertise to the Southern California marketplace.

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.