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Rockwell Automation to acquire Xi'An Hengsheng in China
- 11/13/08 Xi'An Hengsheng Science & Technology, a privately held engineering firm, delivers automation solutions to the electrical power and other heavy process industries in China. |
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PLCopen at Pack Expo 2008
Visit the PLCopen Organization booth and see how PLCopen member companies are committed to control software standards that improve your quality and productivity.
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ABB Q3 net income up 26%
- 10/23/08 ABB reported increases in revenues, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), net income and cash flow in the third quarter of 2008. |
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Ralph Carter named President of Rockwell Software
- 10/20/08 Carter, former president and CEO of Pavilion Technologies, was named president of Rockwell Software. |
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Frost & Sullivan says end users wary of wireless
- 10/09/08 In a recent study, 83 percent of the end users across process and factory automation rated interoperability as a medium to high concern. |
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GE Fanuc takes its paper mill show on the road
- 10/03/08 Tractor trailer with a complete working system that is capable of controlling activities within a paper mill will visit locations in the U.S. and Canada. |
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Rockwell Automation to lay off 600 people
- 10/02/08 Restructuring involves headcount reductions, primarily in selling, general and administrative functions, involving three percent of the companys global workforce of 20,000 people. |
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ARC says wireless to grow to $780 million by 2012
- 09/14/08 The discrete wireless market for ISA SP50 levels 0 through 2 totaled $368.0 million in 2007 and is forecasted to grow to over $780 million in 2012. |
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South Carolina Engineering Cluster grows to 160 members
- 09/10/08 More than 160 organizations have joined the South Carolina Engineering Cluster. The cluster has two goals: promoting engineering as a career for students and promoting the South Carolina engineering industry. |
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Ellison Technologies names Tim Kilty Chief Executive Officer
- 09/09/08 Tim Kilty replaces Jim Ellison who will continue to serve in an advisory capacity. |
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GE Fanuc supports MTConnect Standard
- 09/08/08 MTConnect ia a new communication protocol that links machine tools from varying suppliers around the world. |
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Pacific Bearing changes name to PBC Linear
- 09/07/08 Pacific Bearing Company changed its name to PBC Linear to reflect an expansion in product offerings. |
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ARC says CNC market to reach $7.7 Billion by 2012
- 08/11/08 The Computer Numerical Controls (CNC) market has simply exploded in the last two years lead by the surge in production of machine tools in the European and Asian markets. |
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NI reports record revenue for Q2 2008
- 07/30/08 National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $210.5 million, up 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008.
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InduSoft CEView HMI/SCADA certified by AT&T for Mobile Applications
- 07/30/08 CEView HMI/SCADA software is certified to run on many popular mobile devices, including the AT&T 5700, MOTOQ Global, Pantech Duo, the Samsung BlackJack and BlackJack II. |
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Protecting Your Company From Supply Chain Fraud
Manufacturing.net, July 2008
By Amanda Earing
The Global Fraud Report, released in April by Kroll, cited a 2007 survey that found 42 percent of firms worldwide suffered from at least one incidence of either supplier fraud or theft of physical assets -- just two of the many ways to abuse supply chains -- and 9 percent had suffered both. Today, those numbers are suspected to be much higher.
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ABB Q2 Net Income up 34%
- 07/24/08 ABB reported record orders, revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) in the second quarter of 2008, with net income reaching $975 million. |
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Applied Manufacturing Technologies opens office in India
- 07/22/08 Located in Bangalore, the new office will include all areas of automation engineering, training, field support, and development functions. |
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ARC says Process Safety System market to grow 12%
- 07/18/08 The worldwide market, which is around $1.4 billion in 2007, is expected to grow 12% per year to over $2.5 billion in 2012. |
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ABB appoints Joseph Hogan CEO
- 07/17/08 Hogan is currently CEO of GE Healthcare and is a member of the GE Senior Executive Council. He will join ABB on September 1, 2008.
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Which safety technologies protect the most machines?
Control Engineering, July 2008
Venture Development says the largest dollar volume shipments are in light curtains and electromechanical single-function relays. Over half the worldwide shipments of safety PLCs in 2007 were of those integrated with machine controllers.
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Southco builds new manufacturing plant in Concordville, Pennsylvania
- 07/11/08 Southco opened a state-of-the-art Injection Molding plant to build locks, latches, captive fasteners, positioning hinges, handles and other products. |
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Opto 22 Videos prove to be popular in automation market
- 07/09/08 OptoVideos have been downloaded by the tens of thousands since they debuted three months ago, and are featured on the websites of several industry-leading blogs and trade publications, including Automation.com.
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Robotics experts wanted by the U.S. Department of Labor
- 07/08/08 The U.S. Department of Labor seeks Robotics Experts to provide information relating to the occupation for use in the Occupational Information Network. |
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Barry-Wehmiller opens engineering office in Raleigh, NC
- 06/25/08 The Raleigh office will provide industrial automation, architectural engineering, process control, software design and other regulatory compliance services. |
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MAVERICK hires graduates from Ranken Technical College
- 06/25/08 MAVERICK Technologies accepted its first two Ranken Technical College graduates into its Project Support Center (PSC) recruiting partnership program.
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OMAC changes its name and mission
- 06/23/08 The Open Modular Architecture Control Users' Group (OMAC) is now the Organization for Manufacturing Automation and Control (OMAC). |
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ABB expands services and automation for Alberta's oil sands
- 06/20/08 In just two and a half years, the ABB office in Calgary, Canada, has swelled from 45 to more than 200 employees, and it is still hiring. |
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Global Markets for Machine Safeguarding Components and Equipment
Control Engineering Europe, June 2008
Venture Developments worldwide market study on machine automatic safeguarding components and equipment provides detailed findings by product types and features, geographic markets, applications and industries, user needs, competitors, and much more.
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InduSoft Launches Certified Integrator Program
- 06/13/08 Certification entitles integrators to discount pricing on runtime licenses, special pricing on InduSoft products, and free technical training--all without annual support fees.
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MAVERICK Technologies opens Netherlands office
- 06/10/08 MAVERICK opened a new office in Oosterhout, the Netherlands, in conjunction with its partner, ZI-ARGUS. |
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ARC says PLC market to reach $12 billion by 2012
- 06/10/08 The PLC market reached nearly $9.0 billion in 2007 and is forecasted to grow to over $12 billion in 2012, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.
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SME Education Foundation offers scholarships
- 06/09/08 Scholarships are available to students pursuing careers in machining technology and manufacturing technology. |
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Bosch Rexroth opens Tech Center East
- 06/09/08 The facility in Rochester Hills, MI, will house 120 workers from the companys hydraulics, pneumatics, electric drives, and linear motion and assembly technologies groups. |
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alpha gear drives changes name to WITTENSTEIN
- 06/03/08 As of July 2008, alpha gear drives will change its name to WITTENSTEIN, Inc. |
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Partnerships help SME Education Foundation Gateway Academy flourish in SC
- 06/03/08 Contributions from companies and organizations have allowed the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation's Gateway Academies to spread across South Carolina.
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Gateway Academy Programs Triple This Summer
- 05/19/08 The SME Education Foundation is supporting 181 academies where secondary school students receive hands-on experience that support science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. |
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Barry-Wehmiller opens office in Modesto, CA
- 05/15/08 The Modesto office is the Design Group's 12th office and the third engineering office opened within the last year. |
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Hartfiel celebrates 50th anniversary
- 05/13/08 The Hartfiel Company was founded in 1958, and has distributed automation and motion control products for 50 years. |
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Manfred Wittenstein elected President of VDMA
- 05/07/08 Wittenstein had been Vice President of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) since 2004 and a member of the Main Board for eight years.
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ABB Automation World held in Houston with record attendance
- 05/05/08 A record 3,300+ customers, distributors, channel partners, original equipment manufacturers and ABB employees attended the three-day trade show and conference that ran from April 29 through May 1 in Houston, Texas. |
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Moore Industries Celebrates 40 Years of Success
- 04/30/08 Still privately-held by founder and CEO Leonard W. Moore, the company has come a long way from humble garage beginnings when Moore designed and built the company's first electronic signal converters. Today, the company builds signal conditioners, temperature transmitters, fieldbus interface devices and much more. |
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JMP Engineering appoints Paul Wilson VP of Sales
- 04/29/08 Wilson will lead JMP's business development, sales and marketing initiatives across North America.
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SERCOS releases CIP Safety Specification
- 04/27/08 The CIP Safety on SERCOS specification is being released as a function-specific profile (FSP Safety) for Industrial Ethernet-based SERCOS III. |
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ABB first quarter net income up 87%
- 04/24/08 ABB's first-quarter net income reached $1 billion, an increase of 87 percent compared to the same quarter in 2007. |
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Bison Gear hosts first MSCC graduating class
- 04/16/08 Graduation for Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certificate students will be May 9, 2008 at Bison Gear headquarters. |
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Siemens brings exiderdome traveling exhibit to U.S.
- 04/16/08 exiderdome consists of 55 containers, arranged in a two-story building that is about 50 yards long and includes eight product venues, conference rooms, an executive lounge and a central atrium. To reach destinations, exiderdome uses a convoy of 55 tractor trailers.
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AMT and Bosch Rexroth sponsor LSSU Robotics Project
- 04/14/08 Students at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, developed a vision-based robotic workcell as a senior project. |
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Siemens announces machine tool retrofit services
- 04/03/08 Siemens is ramping up its Preferred Solution Partner program, through which Siemens CNC, motor and drive packages will be brought to the machine shop market by a nationwide network of qualified retrofitters. |
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Mr. Automation Federation goes to Washington
- 04/02/08 The coalition will meet with dozens of lawmakers to bring visibility to the automation profession's challenges and opportunities. |
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Frost & Sullivan says Adaptive Control Technology expanding
- 03/31/08 Microprocessors and advanced computing platforms have catalyzed the shift from PID to adaptive controllers in petrochemicals, mining, steel, paper, food and many other industries.
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SME launches lean registry
- 03/31/08 Lean Registry is a free community connection and collaboration space for lean practitioners. |
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Omron opens regional headquarters in Mexico
- 03/25/08 The office will provide sales, technical support, and training for Omron industrial automation customers across Mexico. |
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Siemens donates $250K to RIT for safety research
- 03/24/08 Siemens is donating $250,000 in hardware, software and cash to Rochester Institute of Technology's Advanced Systems Integration Laboratory.
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ISA Calls for Papers for Marketing & Sales Summit
- 03/24/08 Abstracts may be submitted for the conference session presentations through 11 April 2008. The event, in Cleveland, Ohio, is set for 17-19 September 2008. |
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FDT Group interoperability project continues
- 03/20/08 Since November 2007, 22 FDT Group member companies have participated in a project to test the interoperability of the FDT/DTM Technology in a very diverse setting. |
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InduSoft Receives Frost & Sullivan Innovation Award
- 03/18/08 InduSoft won for its Web Studio v6.1, the only HMI/SCADA solution that runs on almost every type of hardware. |
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MES Closes Information Gap
Control Engineering, March 2008
By Jeanine Katzel
A survey by Reed Research and CE says users give a stamp of approval to tools that facilitate data sharing and improve day-to-day plant operations. Survey results show implementation, integration not always simple, but effort generates tangible, worthwhile results.
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Engineers Turning to Portals to find Product Information
- 03/13/08 Control Design, March 2008
By Joe Feeley
A study by Control Design magazine says engineers are getting tired of using Google and Yahoo because too many of the results have nothing to do with what theyre actually looking for. Instead, the use of portals, such as www.automation.com/portals, to find information is increasing. |
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Applied Manufacturing Technologies Acquires K-R Automation
- 03/09/08 AMT acquired K-R Automation, a Warren, MI, based automation controls design, engineering and panel manufacturing company.
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Moore Industries bakes NCS data acquisition system for three years
- 03/02/08 The NCS has been running since February 2005 in an environmental chamber at temperatures up to 221°F. The only problem so far: Labels are turning brown. |
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Automation Federation reports progress to date
- 02/28/08 Accomplishments so far include hiring staff, improving government relations, adding OMAC activities, participating in the WBF, and coordinating a trade show in China.
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Okuma introduces Partners in THINC
- 02/27/08 Partners in THINC allows visitors to see real parts being manufactured for real customers in real time. |
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AMETEK acquires Motion Control Group
- 02/26/08 AMETEK acquired MCG, a manufacturer of customized motors and motion control solutions for the medical, life sciences, industrial automation, semiconductor and aviation markets. |
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Good news for gear makers
Motion System Design, February 2008
The Freedonia Group forecasts a 3.3% annual increase in U.S. demand for gears, reaching $29.3 billion in 2011, with the most promising growth prospects to come from the aerospace industry. Demand for gear products in aerospace is projected to advance over 5% annually through 2011, to $2.4 billion.
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Market Prospects for Position Sensors
Sensors, February 2008
A market study by Venture Development assessing North American markets for linear displacement, proximity, and rotary (nonmodular) position sensors forecasts market growth for many different sensing technologies.
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Congressman visits Automation Federation and ISA Leaders
- 02/18/08 "Champion of Science" Congressman David Price visited Automation Federation and ISA leaders at AF headquarters in Research Triangle Park. |
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Apex promotes John Nichols to Managing Director
- 02/18/08 John Nichols, formerly Director of Business Development, has been appointed Managing Director.
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ABB reports $29.2 billion in revenue in 2007
- 02/14/08 ABB's net income increased to a record $3.8 billion in 2007 from $1.4 billion a year earlier as markets remained strong and further operational improvements were made.
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ABB CEO Fred Kindle leaves company
- 02/13/08 ABB Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. Chief Financial Officer Michel Demaré is interim CEO.
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OMAC seeks Corporate Members
- 02/11/08 One of the most important benefits OMAC Corporate Members receive is a seat on the OMAC Technical Advisory Board (TAB). |
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FKI Logistex Forms Solutions Development Group
- 02/08/08 This team operates as a systems integrator and specifies, installs and commissions all FKI Logistex and third-party products and services involved in supply chain solutions. |
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Frost & Sullivan says market for Electric Drives rising in European Food & Beverage Industry
- 02/05/08 Frost & Sullivan says the Electric Drives Market in the European Food & Beverage Industry was $260.4 million in 2006 and will reach $413.8 million in 2013. |
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Bison Gear promotes Jim Parejko to Vice President
- 02/04/08 Parejko was promoted to Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Engineering. Parejko joined Bison in 2006 as Engineering Manager.
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ISA100 Wireless Committee forms discrete automation group
- 02/01/08 ISA100 Wireless Automation standards committee formed an interest group for wireless networks in factory and discrete automation. |
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Bison Gear names Martin Swarbrick CEO
- 01/31/08 Swarbrick first joined the company in December 2006 after serving as Vice President and Director of Business Excellence for Motorola Inc.
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Comark Appoints Kevin Ricketts to Director of Engineering
- 01/30/08 Ricketts will oversee Comarks hardware and software development, validation and program management.
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Robotics Challenge Aims To Develop Friendly Highly Autonomous Robots
Science Daily, January 2008
The ROBAUCO: mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots project was recently initiated in Spain. The principal objective of the project is the generation of technologies necessary for the development of mobile robots able to carry out complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy and capacity for collaboration.
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National Instruments Reports Record Revenue and Net Income
- 01/30/08 National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $205 million, up 13 percent and the company's best revenue growth quarter for 2007. |
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MU Security joins ISA Security Compliance Institute
- 01/30/08 ISA SCI is working toward establishing the ISA Secure certification designation for security compliant products and systems in the automation industry. |
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ARC ranks ABB top Process Automation System supplier
- 01/28/08 The study says the total worldwide market for automation systems in the process industries will grow by 9.6% to over $47 billion by 2011.
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Institutional Investor names Emerson's CEO Best in America
- 01/28/08 David N. Farr, chairman, CEO and president of Emerson, was named the top CEO in the electrical equipment and multi-industry category. |
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ABB promotes Division Heads in North America
- 01/28/08 Greg Scheu was promoted to head ABB's Power Products division in North America; Rick Hepperla was promoted to Scheu's previous position as Senior VP of Automation Products.
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FIPA opens office in Atlanta
- 01/24/08 The company provides solutions for vacuum technology, extraction, gripping, and pneumatic manual and automated air nippers. |
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MIT and ABB announce energy research partnership
- 01/24/08 ABB will join MIT in research for nanofluids, power electronics, intelligent robotics and equipment heat management. The five-year, $5-million partnership will help develop green technologies and train graduates. |
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ATS appoints three VPs
- 01/22/08 Rob Currier has been promoted to Vice President of Domestic Sales for FMS, Paul Grove has been promoted to Vice President of IPS, and Bill Stuckert has been promoted to Vice President of IT Services.
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Schneider reports record growth in 2007
- 01/22/08 Schneider Electric sales for 2007 rose 26.1% to 17,309 million, double the Groups sales in 2003. |
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Bison Gear names Gary Dorough Regional Sales Manager
- 01/21/08 Previously, Dorough was president of Pro-Dynamics, Inc., a sales rep firm where he acquired over 20 years experience applying and selling Bison gearmotor products.
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ARC says Ethernet moving downward in the control hierarchy
- 01/21/08 Industrial Ethernets migration into the device or I/O level of the automation network hierarchy signals its continued march downward in the enterprise architecture. |
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Austriamicrosystems buys 25% of New Scale Technologies
- 01/17/08 New Scale Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems. |
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ARC says low power AC Drive Market in India will grow 15%
- 01/17/08 The market for low power AC drives in India, which exceeded $150 million in 2006, is expected to grow at 15.4% over the next five years, according to ARC. |
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GRSI appoints Mark Riedel Vice President
- 01/15/08 Riedel will be focused on sales and business project management while working from GRSI's Western regional office.
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EWS Tool Technologies acquires Command Tooling Systems
- 01/14/08 Command Tooling Systems is a U.S. manufacturer of CNC toolholders. |
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Schneider Electric acquires Intelligent Motion Systems
- 01/11/08 Schneider Electric will acquire IMS, a U.S. company that designs and manufactures integrated motor and drive products and generated revenues of $20 million in 2007.
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Opto 22 donates hardware to Hawaii hydroelectric plant
- 01/10/08 Makila Hydro is the first recipient of an OptoGreen grant of hardware and software to automate a Maui-based hydroelectric plant. |
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Circonix hires Joe Garruzzo as Software Engineering Manager
- 01/09/08 Garruzzo was employed by Circonix from 1993 to 2002, left, and returns with advanced expertise in the technologies that facilitate web conveyance. |
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MCA says sales of motion control up 10% in Third Quarter
- 01/09/08 Sales of motors, electronic drives, actuators and other motion control components continued to grow in 2007, up by nearly 10% from second quarter 2007. |
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Emerson Acquires The Automation Group
- 01/09/08 TAG provides process automation/control system engineering, instrument and electrical design, project management services to the refining, petrochemical, chemical and coal power industries. |
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Barry-Wehmiller Design Group opens office in Dallas
- 01/07/08 The office provides industrial automation, process control, software design, architectural engineering and technology services for manufacturing industries. |
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Automation Federation works with Manufacturing Extension Partnership
- 01/02/08 MEP is a program coordinated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. |
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IXXAT to develop Safety Stack Software for SERCOS
- 12/28/07 IXXAT will develop a portable stack software for the CIP Safety on SERCOS safety protocol. The stack software can be used for SERCOS master as well as SERCOS slaves. |
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SERCOS/IP Protocol Specification Released
- 12/28/07 The protocol allows standard Ethernet IP communication with a SERCOS III network both during cyclic real-time network operation and during non-real time operation. |
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Circonix promotes Andrew Alaya to VP Engineering
- 12/20/07 Alaya began working at Circonix Technologies in 1999 as an engineering intern. Prior to his promotion, Alaya was responsible for managing software engineering and project execution.
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ARC says Discrete Automation Will Continue Solid Growth
- 12/20/07 The worldwide market for discrete automation systems is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% over the next five years. |
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SERCOS Opens a Branch Office in China
- 12/17/07 In addition to offices in the USA, Japan and Germany, this makes the fourth office that serves as a contact point for developers and users.
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Bosch Rexroth helps Texas A&M establish Fluid Power Laboratory
- 12/14/07 The lab, which was created in conjunction with Womack Machine Supply, is a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility which will showcase eight new fluid power trainers including pneumatic and industrial hydraulic systems from Bosch Rexroth. |
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HANNOVER MESSE 2008 to feature ME and Automotive system partners
- 12/13/07 The SUBCONTRACTING trade fair at HANNOVER MESSE will feature a new special display entitled "System Partners - Mechanical Engineering/Automotive", at which two major exhibits will serve to illustrate today's innovative structures in the cooperation-intensive subcontracting industry.
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FKI Logistex names Matt Wicks VP of Systems Engineering
- 12/13/07 Wicks' promotion follows a recent consolidation of the Systems and Conveyor Engineering groups within FKI Logistex Manufacturing Systems.
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Siemens completes $30 million Norwood plant expansion for motor development
- 12/13/07 After a $30 million investment, the facility has been transformed into a "Global Motor" research and technology development center that will contribute to enhancements in Siemens motors sold throughout the world. |
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Animatics Corp. acquires Harmonic Linear Drive (HLD) LTD
- 12/12/07 Previously sold only in the United Kingdom, this consolidation will make the HLD available globally, through Animatics other offices in Europe, Asia and the United States. |
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Yokogawa and Wood Group sign agreement for turbine and rotating equipment controls solutions
- 12/11/07 Under the agreement, Yokogawa will utilize TCS to provide turbine controls and associated services. Wood Group will use Yokogawa Controls and Instrumentation where appropriate to supplement their current service offering. |
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Rockwell Automation and Dassault Systèmes partner on virtual design and production environment
- 12/11/07 The virtual design and production environment more closely links product design to manufacturing and will serve manufacturers, such as those in the automotive industry addressing the needs of brand owners, tiered suppliers and machine builders. |
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Curvaceous Software receives patent for real-time control of oil and gas well drilling
- 12/10/07 The patent captures the performance envelope of the best drill operator as an n-dimensional solid object and then reproduces this experience as real-time guidance for less-experienced operators thus reducing the variability in performance that is inherent between different drill operators. |
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Misumi now stocks standard length linear shafts for fast delivery
- 12/10/07 The Linear Shafts Quickly program enables engineers to order standard straight shafts from a supplier known for its extensive line of configurable machined shafts. |
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OPCTI announces partnership with Software Toolbox
- 12/09/07 Software Toolbox is endorsing the OPCTI's training programs for users, integrators, and OEMs seeking to become more knowledgeable users of OPC products. |
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BisonCares Awarded 2007 Civic Image Award
- 12/06/07 Recipients are awarded based on humanitarian efforts, and/or civic or personal projects, outside of business, which have brought outstanding positive recognition to St. Charles and assists in enhancing the image of the community.
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FKI Logistex adds Ramos as service manager to Mexico City office
- 12/06/07 FKI Logistex de México, S.A. de C.V. provides sales and service support to the company's growing business throughout Mexico and Latin America.
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Festo & SCCC unveil Advanced Mechatronics Training Center
- 12/05/07 The center hopes to create greater awareness among students, school systems, industry leaders, workforce development agencies, economic development agencies and government officials about the variety of career paths that exist in the manufacturing field. |
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ATI Industrial Automation opens new office in Beijing, China
- 12/03/07 ATIs new office houses sales, customer service and training departments along with areas for spare parts and product demonstration.
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ABB plans major expansion in India
- 12/03/07 ABB plans to develop its Indian operations by investing $100 million over three years to expand business, engineering and R&D capacities, build new factories and broaden its automation and power product range in India. |
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SERCOS III Accepted as IEC Standard
- 11/29/07 SERCOS III integrates the open Ethernet protocol with high-speed data transfer at 100 MBitS per second. |
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Motion Industries opens office in Conroe, Texas
- 11/27/07 Motion Industries is a distributor of electrical and industrial automation, hydraulic and industrial hose, hydraulic and pneumatic components, and material handling. |
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ATS appoints Anthony Caputo Chief Executive Officer
- 11/19/07 Most recently, Caputo served as Corporate Vice-President and President and COO of L-3 Communications. |
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AMT forms automation group
- 11/15/07 The General Industry Group will provide programming, software, vision, mechanical design, controls, simulation and training.
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