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Phoenix Contact adds Lithium-ion battery to Quint UPS-IQ
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ABB releases FORMULA circuit breaker family
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Rockwell Automation Acquires SoftSwitching Technologies
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CABA to promote ISA courses for building automation
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National Instruments Establishes Electronic Design Specialty
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Honeywell to control Pucheng Clean Energy Chemical Company
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Emerson to supply fiscal metering systems to Statoil
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ABB to supply substations to Rio Tinto mines in Australia
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Epicor to supply ERP to ICSA in Argentina
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