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WELSH scientists are working to send productivity rates buzzing by studying the behavior of honey bees. Researchers at Cardiff University 's Manufacturing Engineering Centre have devised a new mathematical algorithm after observing bees foraging for nectar. This calculation, the researchers claim, will enable companies to maximize results by changing basic elements of their processes.

The agreement will help China’s power plants improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions. Honeywell will provide its portfolio of energy solutions used to optimize efficiency of utility plants. Power plant operators will be able to access Honeywell applications through FibrLINK’s power industry service networks.

The solution includes Matrikon's ProcessGuard for alarm management and archiving, ProcessNet for web-based visualization of real-time alarm and process data systems, ProcessMonitor for advanced analysis and predictive alarming, and consulting services.

Wisconsin Secretary of Commerce Mary Burke will present the award, accompanied by members of the Wisconsin Society of Professional Engineers board of directors. Last April, the Allen-Bradley E3 Solid-State Overload Relay received the Governor’s New Product Award, Best in State, in the Mega Employment Category, making it eligible to compete for this year’s National Society of Professional Engineers Award.

NHK Spring's optical coupler business includes the component micro-fabrication technologies and film deposition technologies required to produce high-performance quartz optical waveguides. OMRON intends to combine NHK Spring's quartz optical waveguide technology with its own stacked polymer optical waveguide technology to create new products that will expand its business in the "Fiber To The Home" optical coupler market.