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The starting point for the alliance will be a joint trade fair stand at the Interkama+ “Secure Automation” (hall 7, stand A43), the international lead fair for process automation within the Hannover Messe. Both companies will present innovative solutions covering the fields of industrial security and Industrial Ethernet.

The capital raised will be used to support the commercialization of existing products as well as accelerate key product developments. Additionally, it will enable Aspectrics to expand its support infrastructure to its major customers in the food, water and hydrocarbon processing industries.

In a continuance of the OAGIS and ISA-95 standards convergence effort announced in December of 2005, a key working meeting took place recently at ISA offices in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The meeting, which was held April 26 through 28, was attended by many end user and solution providers in addition to representatives from the standards organizations. The purpose of the meeting was to delve into the important detailed technical work necessary to achieve the convergence goals for the OAGIS(r) and ISA-95 standards.

Under the terms of the agreement, Honeywell will provide LCM technology support and migrate Lyondell’s existing process automation system to the Honeywell Experion® Process Knowledge System (PKS). Experion PKS will help Lyondell optimize operational efficiency, improve production output and reduce the risk of errors for operators. Honeywell will also provide support services to help Lyondell improve maintenance efficiency and reduce costs.

The aim of the contest is to encourage researchers and development engineers to share nanotech electrical measurement techniques that will help the industry at large. The editors of R&D Magazine will judge the contest entries. Three prizes will be awarded: 1st Place - $2,500; 2nd Place - $1,500; and 3rd Place - $1,000.