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UET, the process engineering division of CHOREN Industries, based in Freiberg, Germany, has awarded Invensys Process Systems a five-year simulation software contract. UET's activities include technology development, process optimization, engineering, materials testing and customer advisory services.

Matrikon Inc. (TSX:MTK) today announced that executive vice president of operations Shafin U. Kanji has resigned effective January 31, 2006 to accept the president and chief executive officer position at JER Envirotech International Corp. (TSX-V: JER).

Intergraph Corporation today announced that Chinergy, the organization commissioned to build the world’s first commercial, modular high-temperature, gas-cooled reactor in China’s Shandong Province, has selected SmartPlant® 3D and SmartPlant Enterprise as the core technology for project design and implementation requirements.

Matrikon Inc. (TSX:MTK) today announced a new Partner Growth Program designed to expand Matrikon's distribution channels, market reach and global brand awareness through the formalization and extension of its existing distributor program.

Under the terms of the agreement, Raser will acquire Amp and its portfolio of technologies for heat transfer and renewable power generation. Raser will also assume ownership of multiple, long-term geothermal energy sales contracts with public and private utilities. These contracts call for an aggregate of $966 million from gross energy sales over 20 years.

EZ FX, a company that provides versatile, user-friendly and cost-effective camera jibs to the film and video production industries, is using iglide G300 and iglide M250 on its entire line of products.

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.

KUKA Robotics recently partnered with SEIS to expand its robotic integration services across the western United States and will be debuting the new palletizing cell and robotics capabilities at the upcoming ATX West Show in Anaheim, California January 31-February 2.

The new course catalog from Emerson’s Educational Services, available in print or CD, describes more than 300 training courses designed to facilitate the engineering, operation, maintenance, and optimization of industrial process automation systems and devices. Engineers and technicians who take these courses are better able to optimize the performance of their processes and enhance productivity in their plants.

Voted on by the 100,000 Plant Engineering subscribers, the award is a highly prized recognition of design excellence in the field of instrumentation. HotShot combines superior performance and best in class ergonomic design in a low-cost and highly featured package. Electrophysics is honored to be a part of this award that not only encompasses prestige, but is a symbol of quality and innovation in the industry.

One of the project’s first centralized water reclamation facilities, the Changi plant, is configured with approximately 500,000 tags across an architecture of 50 nodes running the newly-announced Proficy™ iFIX 4.0.