Back to:

Machine Control e-Newsletter Archive

Automation Portals

Machine Control Portal

Company & Organization News

		Dynomax Achieves Aerospace and Defense AS9100 Rev C Quality Certification - 12/30/11 Rev C involves a very rigorous audit process heavily influenced by major aerospace and defense companies.

		igus announces winners of cable carrier competition - 05/23/12 The winning applications included a loading/unloading press, a pump on a rotating bridge and an edge-banding machine.

		March manufacturing technology orders up 11.3% - 05/15/12 Orders were up 11.3% from February but down 1.4% when compared with the total of $502.89 million reported for March 2011. 2012 is up 12.9% compared with 2011.

		Lenze Americas Opens Assembly & Logistics Center in Chicago - 05/04/12 The Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights supports electro-mechanical product manufacturing operations for the Americas region.

		Spies, Hackers and Energy - Preventing a Digital Pearl Harbor - 04/26/12 OilPrice.com, April 2012 By Jen Alic The real threat to US energy infrastructure from the cyber theater is China and Russia, both of whom are believed to be developing cyber warfare methods capable of dealing a major blow to critical infrastructure.


		Global NC Market Grew 14.4% in 2011 - 04/18/12 CIMdata estimates that end-user payments for NC software grew from $1.333 billion in 2010 to $1.525 billion in 2011.

		EN ISO 13849-1 emerging as key global machine safety design standard - 04/03/12 InTech, April 2012 By Richard Harris Increasingly, large multinational enterprises are requiring a single machine design that can be shipped to any of their facilities. Designing machines to meet the EU Machinery Directive is the most practical way to meet this requirement.

		Nanotec Electronic opens US subsidiary - 03/23/12 Nanotec Electronic US will offer Nanotec’s Plug and Drive Servo stepper motors, BLDC motors, stepper driven linear actuators and intelligent motor controllers.

		AMT elects its 2012-2013 officers - 03/12/12 This is the first board of directors to be elected following the merger of AMT and AMTDA.

		Machine Vision Market Grew 5% in North America in 2011 - 03/12/12 Sales of machine vision components and systems in North America climbed five percent in 2011 to nearly $1.9 billion, according to AIA.

		AMT and AMTDA Merge - 03/09/12 The merged AMT will be headquartered in McLean, Va. All current employees of AMTDA will be joining AMT immediately.

		Motion Control Market Finished Strong in 2011 - 03/01/12 Orders for motion control products jumped 17.7% in 2011, according to the Motion Control Association.

		Robert C. Adams Joins Serapid as Engineering Manager - 02/20/12 Prior to joining Serapid, Adams was the founder of Tribis Engineering, an automated test systems manufacturer and testing laboratory.

		Frost & Sullivan says debt crisis in Europe will affect PLC sales - 02/20/12 The European PLC market dropped in 2009, but made a strong recovery in 2010. The debt crisis afflicting the Eurozone will determine the future prospects of the European PLC market.

		Contrex Celebrates 40th anniversary - 02/19/12 Since the introduction of an industrial speed controller in 1972 for the film processing industry, Contrex has been producing speed and motion controllers.

		Serapid appoints Dennis H. Lucas as VP and General Manager - 02/14/12 Lucas comes to Serapid most recently from DS Technology Inc., where he served five years as President/CEO and served on the Board of Directors.

		Holt Integrated Circuits CAN Controllers Pass Conformance Test - 02/14/12 Validation of Holt's CAN controller at C&S group guarantees conformance and correct protocol response when operating within a CAN network.

		Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 66.4% in 2011 - 02/13/12 With a year-to-date total of $5,508.81 million, 2011 was up 66.4% compared with 2010.

		Companies Join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program - 02/06/12 Two companies joined the Encompass program, three partners expanded their membership, and six companies joined the Machine Builder Program.

		Mechatrolink Members Association Offers Free Upgraded Membership - 01/31/12 Mechatrolink is the most widely used motion control network in Asia, and is gaining ground in the U.S. An annual Regular Membership in MMA normally costs $1,500, but until March 31, 2012, it’s free.

		Andrew Vogl of Kollmorgen Named Motion Control Association Chairman - 01/24/12 Andrew Vogl succeeds Bill Allai of National Instruments, who remains on the MCA Board as Past Chairman.

		How China is Stealing Our Secrets - 01/22/12 PD&D, January 2012 By Michael P. Collins U.S. Intelligence agencies say that both Russia and China steal technology information over the internet as a matter of national policy. It is hard to say if China is still the red menace from the cold war, or if they have morphed into a new form of winner-take-all amoral version of capitalism.

		AMT Promotes Craig Salvalaggio to Engineering Manager - 01/17/12 Salvalaggio previously held key management and leadership roles at AMT including engineering group leader, project manager and robotics engineer.

		B&R opens offices in Minnesota and Wisconsin - 01/15/12 The Milwaukee office is headed by Joel Warren. Rick Forsgren will manage the Eagan, Minnesota office.

		Medium Voltage AC Drives Market in India Growing - 01/12/12 ARC says the total medium voltage AC drives market in India will exceed $180 million in 2015.

		Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 73.9% from 2010 - 01/09/12 Orders were down 6.9% from October but up 26.6% when compared with the total of $339.68 million reported for November 2010.

		Okuma Hires Kyle Klaver as 5-Axis Specialist - 01/04/12 Klaver most recently served as the manufacturing manager for Roush Yates Racing Enterprises.

		Haydon Kerk and Pittman Motors Combine Products - 12/19/11 Products include DC brush and brushless motors, linear actuators, precision lead screws, motorized and non-motorized linear rail and guide systems, drives, and controllers.

		Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 80.5% from 2010 - 12/12/11 Orders were down 22.4% from September but up 20.3% when compared with the total of $385.21 million reported for October 2010.

		Lenze Americas expands in Illinois - 12/05/11 Lenze plans to open a Mechanical Product Assembly & Logistics Center in Glendale Heights, Illinois, and hire 40 people.

		ABB donates Drives and PLCs to Milwaukee College - 12/01/11 ABB provided 15 motor drives and PLCs to the Milwaukee Area Technical College.

		Motion Control Market Up 19% in 2011 - 11/30/11 New orders for motion control products are up 19% through the third quarter of 2011, but are slowing down says MCA.

		PLCopen updates Motion Control Specification - 11/30/11 PLCopen Motion Control Specifications have been extended with the release of Part 5 and Part 6, adding fluid power to the spec.

		Bosch Rexroth Expands Production in America - 11/16/11 Bosch Rexroth AG is doubling the production area at the Fountain Inn plant in South Carolina, USA.

		Manufacturing Technology Orders Up 91.9% in 2011 - 11/14/11 September U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $606.56 million, up 22.9% from August and up 51.9% when compared with the total of $399.32 million reported for September 2010.

		M2M Industry Working Group formed - 11/03/11 Sierra Wireless, IBM, Eurotech, and the Eclipse Foundation established an M2M Industry Working Group to ease the development, testing, and deployment of machine-to-machine solutions.

		ARC says General Motion Control Market recovering - 10/19/11 Motion control suppliers who endured as much as 50 percent declines in business during the downturn reported a tremendous rebound in shipments. Asia leads, of course.

		Manufacturing technology orders up 101% from 2010 - 10/10/11 August U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $460.61 million according to AMT and AMTDA.

		Machine Production to Hit Record Growth in 2011 - 10/06/11 This is set to be a record year for worldwide machinery production, recording aggregate 10.2 percentage growth, according to IMS Research.

		ORMEC signs distributors and rep in China - 10/03/11 ORMEC signed two new ORMEC distributor organizations and a Chinese representative to sell motion control products.

		Mitsubishi Announces Remote Asset Management Service - 09/22/11 Support Connect enables administration, predictive maintenance and remediation of remotely managed assets without an upfront investment in data center hardware.

		AMT goes into the magazine publishing business - 09/20/11 AMT will acquire Time Compression and Process Cleaning magazines from Gardner Publications.

		Chinese wage inflation opens market for linear motion products - 09/20/11 Plant Engineering, September 2011 IMS Research says that automation in Chinese factories is expected to increase dramatically in the next two years to stem a sharp increase in wages. This will mean an increase in opportunities for manufacturers of linear motion products and linear and torque motors.

		TÜV Certifies Mechatrolink Network Safety Protocol - 09/14/11 Certification of the Mechatrolink field network for safety makes it possible for MMA members to build motion control and machine control systems for use in applications that comply with safety standards.

		Phoenix Contact announces Nanoline Contest 2012 - 09/13/11 The contest challenges students in middle school, high school and technical school to design an original control system using Phoenix Contact’s Nanoline controller.

		Manufacturing technology orders up 102.9% from 2010 - 09/12/11 July U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $506.97 million, up 7.3% from June and up 92.7% when compared with the total of $263.14 million reported for July 2010.

		Kaman acquires Target Electronic Supply - 09/06/11 Target is a motion control distributor in the New England trading area.

		SICK Appoints Craig S. Smith President - 08/31/11 Smith is responsible for all sales, marketing, and operating activities within SICK’s factory, logistics and process automation business segments in Canada.

		New Infrastructure Propels High Power AC Drives Market - 08/30/11 ARC says the high power AC drives market will experience strong growth through 2015.

		AMT and AMTDA mulling merger? - 08/23/11 A committee will meet to discuss strategic partnerships and a joint approach to important manufacturing issues, as well as consolidated services.

		Muscle Robotics muscles into Santa Clara, CA - 08/08/11 Muscle Robotics announced the opening of its head U.S. based office in Santa Clara, California.

		Manufacturing technology orders up 103.9% from June 2010 - 08/08/11 June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $459.39 million according to AMT and AMTDA.

		CIMdata names CAM Software Market Leaders - 08/03/11 The leading suppliers in 2010 were Dassault Systèmes, Siemens PLM, Delcam, Planit Holdings, PTC, Tebis, Cimatron, OPEN MIND Technologies, C&G Systems, and Missler Software

		ARC says Low Power AC Drives market to grow - 08/02/11 The low power AC drives market will experience growth spurred by increasing concerns regarding energy efficiency as well as the environment.

		Mechatrolink Membership Reaches 900 Companies - 07/21/11 The MMA is a group of Mechatrolink product developers and users who promote the use of Mechatrolink, the most widely used motion control network in Asia.

		ABB second-quarter income rises 43% - 07/21/11 ABB reported a second-quarter net income of $893 million. The Discrete Automation and Motion division recorded the strongest growth, up more than 60 percent.

		Manufacturing technology orders up 108.0% in 2011 - 07/11/11 With a year-to-date total of $1,984.87 million, 2011 is up 108.0% compared with 2010.

		AMT wants to hire robot engineers - 07/07/11 AMT plans to add up to 40 engineers in the next 12 to 18 months.

		Siemens identifies potential security weakness in SIMATIC Controllers - 07/06/11 Siemens published safety guidelines which operators of industrial plants can follow to minimize the risk of external intervention from the start.

		Okuma Promotes Lisa Rummel to Chief Financial Officer - 07/05/11 Lisa became Okuma’s first female vice president when she was named VP of Finance in April 2007. With the promotion to CFO, she becomes the first female officer within the corporation.

		Business Conditions Lose Steam in June - 06/30/11 NEMA says its Electroindustry Business Confidence Index had climbed as high as 69.6 as recently as February 2011, but slipped to 45.5 in June.

		Kollmorgen Appoints Udo Panenka VP Marketing - 06/27/11 Panenka previously held the position of Vice President Sales & Marketing for Kollmorgen Europe GmbH, a position now held by Patrik Hug.

		Demand for industrial control equipment rises - 06/27/11 PlantServices.com, June 2011 By NEMA The NEMA Primary Industrial Controls Index increased 5.9% on a quarter-to-quarter basis during the first three months of 2011. The index has registered sequential gains in six of the last seven quarters and stands 18% above its year-ago level and 40% above the cyclical trough observed in mid-2009.

		PMMI Study identifies problems in Machine Communications - 06/23/11 Packaging professionals participating in the study identified four primary challenges to advancing machinery communications.

		Manufacturing confidence in U.S. drops sharply - 06/14/11 Only 40% believe the U.S. economy will improve in the next six months, down from 60% three months earlier. At the same time, 26% believe the U.S. economy will get worse, up from 3%.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 105.3% in 2011 - 06/13/11 April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $396.92 million, according to AMT.

		Moog Acquires Animatics - 05/25/11 Animatics designs, manufactures, and markets motion control products and systems, and has over 24 years in the motion control industry.

		Red Lion Controls Increases Staff - 05/23/11 Red Lion added 41 new staffing positions ranging from product and software engineers to customer service representatives.

		B&R signs Advanced Motion Systems as distributor - 05/23/11 AMS is a high tech distributor covering Upstate New York.

		ISaGRAF signs infoteam Software as distributor - 05/16/11 Infoteam Software will distribute ISaGRAF in Europe, Germany and China.

		March manufacturing technology consumption up 57.6% - 05/09/11 March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $511.15 million according to AMTDA and AMT. This total was up 57.6% from February.

		Nexen signs Minarik as distributor - 04/25/11 Minarik will distribute a broad range of Nexen products designed for precision motion control.

		Minarik acquires Automation Technology - 04/20/11 Automation Technology is a motion control distributor in the Intermountain and Pacific Northwest trading areas.

		AMCI signs N.O. Holder as rep - 04/18/11 N.O. Holder & Associates is now representing Advanced Micro Controls (AMCI) in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

		Festo appoints Richard Huss CEO - 04/13/11 Huss comes to Festo US from Bosch Rexroth, where for the past 10 years he was Vice President and General Manager.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 138.1% - 04/11/11 February U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $329.43 million. With a year-to-date total of $699.16 million, 2011 is up 138.1% compared with 2010.

		ODVA announces machinery initiative - 04/03/11 ODVA launched a Machinery Initiative designed to improve the integration of machinery with the industrial manufacturing ecosystem.

		Siemens launches Plantville interactive game - 03/24/11 Online game simulates a Plant Manager’s experience and challenges players to increase productivity, sustainability and the overall health of an industrial plant.

		China‘s PLC and PAC Market to grow - 03/20/11 ARC predicts strong growth of the PLC and PLC-based Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) market through 2014 in China, but provides no numbers.

		B&R signs Kundinger Controls as distributor in Michigan - 03/17/11 AchieKundinger, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan, distributes, designs, engineers, manufactures, installs, and provides ongoing service support for machine applications.

		WAGO 2011 Innovation in Automation Tour Underway - 03/16/11 Consisting of two identical vans, IIAT presents WAGO’s latest Automation, Interconnect and Electronic solutions directly to industrial professionals.

		Jody Markopoulos named President & CEO of GE Intelligent Platforms - 03/15/11 Markopoulos, who will report to GE Home & Business Solutions President and CEO Charlene Begley, succeeds Maryrose Sylvester who was recently named as president and CEO of GE Lighting.

		Rockwell Automation announces Lifecycle Service Agreement - 03/14/11 The agreement helps manufacturers minimize the serious financial consequences due to extended unplanned downtime when spare parts or speedy repair are unavailable for outdated Rockwell Automation components.

		Cognex to add POWERLINK to In-Sight vision products - 03/13/11 Machine manufacturers will benefit from the synchronization of Cognex In-Sight products and the B&R control system, as well as easy integration with a wide range of machine designs.

		Machine Vision Standards Play Increasingly Important Role - 03/10/11 Among the factors driving the rapid growth in the application of machine vision technology is the creation of new industry standards, according to industry leaders.

		3 Packaging OEMs join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork Program - 03/07/11 Douglas Machine Inc., Kliklok-Woodman and Nercon Engineering & Manufacturing will have the opportunity to increase market awareness with customers, expand into new market sectors, and improve technical and functional excellence.

		PMMI to help OMAC grow membership and develop standards - 03/06/11 PMMI’s support will enable OMAC’s volunteer leadership to expand its membership domestically and internationally, plus engage customer and supplier teams in further developing OMAC standards, including PackML.

		Hexagon Metrology Opens Factory in Oceanside, California - 03/01/11 The factory and Research and Development Center, will serve as the North American manufacturing headquarters for ROMER portable coordinate measuring machines.

		B&R signs distributor in Indiana - 02/27/11 IFP Automation offers B&R’s complete line of electrical automation products in addition to a full array of fluid power offerings.

		Adopt Machine Safety standards now, says Pilz - 02/21/11 Machine builders should adopt standards sooner rather than later, says Kevin Ives, Machinery Safety Consultant at Pilz Automation Technology.

		Siemens Norwood Manufacturing Plant Obtains API Certification - 02/14/11 Siemens Industry’s Norwood motor manufacturing plant has been certified by the American Petroleum Institute to use the Official API 547 Monogram.

		U.S. Factories Keep Edge Over China - 02/14/11 Manufacturing.net, January 2011 By Paul Wiseman America remains by far the No. 1 manufacturing country. It out-produces No. 2 China by more than 40 percent. U.S. manufacturers cranked out nearly $1.7 trillion in goods in 2009, according to the United Nations.

		Red Lion Controls opens office in Germany - 02/01/11 Red Lion opened a sales office in Sprockhövel, Germany.

		Sercos releases Specification for SERCOS III Energy Profile - 01/30/11 SERCOS Energy is an application layer profile that defines parameters and commands for the reduction of energy consumption in a uniform vendor-independent manner.

		Okuma creates Technology Group - 01/24/11 The Technology Group allows an increased emphasis on the THINC-OSP control, the formation of Technology Partnerships and the use of the Partners in THINC and Okuma Tech Center facilities.

		Okuma adds Constant CARE troubleshooting to its machines - 01/24/11 Constant CARE allows the machine, with the push of a button, to connect via the internet to an Okuma service professional.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 82.7% - 01/10/11 With a year-to-date U.S. manufacturing technology consumption total of $2,792.58 million, 2010 is up 82.7% compared with 2009. These numbers are based on the totals of actual data reported by companies participating in the USMTC program.

		VDC predicts Top 10 Trends for Industrial Networking - 01/04/11 VDC says real-time Ethernet will dominate, wireless is growing, networking will be built in, a large IT player will buy an industrial networking provider, and more companies are going overseas.

		SERCOS celebrates 25th Anniversary - 12/30/10 As a universal and open automation bus, SERCOS combines powerful motion and logic applications with current safety concepts and a broad range of peripherals.

		Laser Design becomes Reseller of Renishaw Products - 12/22/10 Laser Design will resell Renishaw multi-axis motorized and manual heads and touch-trigger measurement probe systems for CMMs.

		49% of manufacturing plan to increase hiring in next six months - 12/13/10 Senior management at U.S. manufacturing companies is once again optimistic, according to a Grant Thornton November survey.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 83.2% - 12/13/10 With a year-to-date total of $2,477.06 million, 2010 is up 83.2% compared with 2009.

		Siemens opens distribution center in Southaven, Mississippi - 12/10/10 Located just three miles from the Memphis International Airport, the distribution center is expected to create approximately 200 jobs.

		ABB to acquire Baldor Electric Company - 11/30/10 ABB will acquire Baldor in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.2 billion, including $1.1 billion of net debt.

		Machine Safeguarding Trounced in Global Recession - 11/29/10 ARC says the worldwide market for Machine Safeguarding Solutions declined in 2009, but a strong rebound has begun in the second half of 2010.

		National Instruments to Open Operations Center in Costa Rica - 11/23/10 Scheduled to open in Q2 2011, the center will employ 200 people over in customer relationship management, financial services, IT and sales operations positions.

		WIB Releases Comprehensive Cyber Security Standard - 11/10/10 The international standard outlines a set of specific requirements focusing on cyber security best practices for suppliers of industrial automation and control systems.

		September manufacturing technology consumption up 66.1% - 11/08/10 September U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $399.76 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association and AMT, The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

		National Manufacturing survey finds weak job market - 11/02/10 A Grant Thornton survey says only 18% of manufacturers plan to increase hiring in the next six months, while 22% plan to decrease hiring.

		ARC says Motion Control Market Growth Will Resume - 10/24/10 Automation suppliers closed the books on a disappointing 2009, and for the near term, at least, suppliers expect the challenging business environment to continue.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 62.4% in 2010 - 10/11/10 August U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $246.42 million, according to AMT.

		ARC says CNC market bombed - 10/10/10 The CNC market came to a dramatic halt in the last quarter of 2008 as a result of the global financial crisis, the bankrupt automotive sector, and collapse of oil prices.

		Four machine builders join Rockwell's Machine Builder Program - 10/07/10 The Machine Builder Program is part of the Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork framework.

		National Instruments Appoints Alex Davern Chief Operating Officer - 10/05/10 Davern joined National Instruments in 1994 and has been serving as CFO and senior vice president of manufacturing and IT operations since 2002.

		AMT appoints Edward Turley controls department manager - 09/27/10 Turley will be responsible for managing the Controls Engineering Department including management of hardware & software design and all field support activities.

		ARC predicts growth in High Power AC Drives Market - 09/26/10 ARC expects the high power AC drives market to experience healthy growth during the forecast period through 2014.

		MTConnect Announces Legacy Machine Tool Connectivity Working Group - 09/19/10 This group will provide best practices and overall guidance for the connectivity of thousands of legacy machine tools in manufacturing shops around the globe.

		Hannover Fair to join IMTS - 09/16/10 Industrial Automation North America will occur September 10–15, 2012, alongside the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2012 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

		SME to Acquire Tooling U - 09/16/10 SME will acquire all outstanding shares of Tooling U, a provider of online training for the manufacturing industry.

		Phoenix Contact announces Nanoline Contest 2011 - 09/15/10 The contest introduces students to the world of automation, and the winning team will present their project at the TectoYou Hall at the Hanover Fair (Hannover Messe) in Germany next spring.

		Rockwell Automation and FANUC to combine CNCs and PACs - 09/13/10 The two companies will work on connectivity between their respective controller platforms through open communication technologies, such as the EtherNet/IP and FL Net protocols.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 58.9% in 2010 - 09/13/10 July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $266.08 million, up 58.9% compared with 2009.

		Hartwig celebrates its 50-year anniversary - 09/09/10 Fifty years and 11,000 machines since its start, Hartwig today employs more than 120 people in eight office locations, and serves 15 states in the Mountain and Midwest U.S.

		HSI Sensing to be on “World’s Greatest!” TV show - 09/02/10 HSI Sensing will appear on the “World’s Greatest!” TV show on September 14 and 15, 2010.

		Only 37% of manufacturing plans to increase hiring - 08/30/10 Only 37 percent of manufacturing business leaders report that their companies will increase hiring in the next six months.

		Rockwell Trains Teachers at Alexandria Technical & Community College - 08/16/10 ATCC staff members will complete a Rockwell Automation train-the-trainer course, which will allow ATCC to offer five certified Rockwell Automation training courses to students.

		Engineering skills crisis threatens projects - 08/13/10 Process & Control Engineering, August 2010 The consulting industry has warned that engineering skills shortages will continue to constrain Australia's growth and limit innovation. Australia’s ability to design and deliver an estimated $400 billion in infrastructure projects over the coming decade is under threat.

		Rockwell exec appointed to Dept of Commerce Manufacturing Council - 08/09/10 Michael Laszkiewicz, Rockwell Automation’s vice president and general manager of the company's Power Control Business,was appointed to the 2010 Manufacturing Council.

		June manufacturing technology consumption up 35.8% - 08/09/10 With a year-to-date total of $1,207.60 million, 2010 is up 56.1% compared with 2009.

		Virus affecting Simatic WinCC SCADA systems - 07/19/10 The Trojan, which spreads via USB sticks and uses a Microsoft security breach, can affect Windows computers from XP upward.

		ARC says PLC and PAC Market May Rebound - 07/15/10 The PLC and PLC-based PAC market declined significantly across the world in 2009 and ARC thinks it might be coming back--but it's not sure.

		Frost & Sullivan says energy costs driving European Motor Market - 07/13/10 European low voltage ac motor market is predicted to grow from $2.2 billion in 2009 to $3 billion in 2016.

		Manufacturing technology consumption up 52.9% in 2010 - 07/12/10 May U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $178.34 million, according to AMTDA and AMT, up 58.6% from $112.42 million in May 2009.

		austriamicrosystems signs Dexter Magnetics as distributor - 07/06/10 Dexter Magnetic Technologies will be a franchised value-added provider of austriamicrosystems’ magnetic sensors and associated magnetic products, including engineered modules, in North America.

		Ruland signs RotoPrecision as Canadian distributor - 06/29/10 RotoPrecision to become Ruland’s master distributor in Canada for shaft collars and couplings.

		MCA Reports 22% Jump in New Orders in First Quarter - 06/07/10 New orders for motion control products jumped 22% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009, according to figures from the Motion Control Association.

		Motoman and Yaskawa to merge - 06/01/10 Motoman and Yaskawa Electric America will combine to form Yaskawa America.

		AMT says 1st Quarter 2010 Workholding Shipments up 8.1 Percent - 05/17/10 Workholding equipment shipments within the U.S. by the 38 companies participating in the AWT statistical report totaled $42.6 million while exports amounted to $7.4 million.

		First quarter manufacturing technology consumption up 33.7% - 05/10/10 March U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $258.00 million, up 49.5% from the total of $172.59 million reported for March 2009.

		Beckhoff buys its rep in the UK - 05/06/10 Hayes Control Systems has been acquired by Beckhoff and renamed Beckhoff Automation Ltd.

		Beckhoff Earns 236 Million Euros in 2009 - 05/05/10 This corresponds to a decrease of 15 percent in comparison with the previous year.

		CIMdata says NC Software Market Declined by 13.1% in 2009 - 04/28/10 The reduction in 2009 was a direct result of a downturn in the global economy that resulted in dramatically lower manufacturing activity, including machine tool sales into the manufacturing industry.

		Machine Builders Join Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork - 04/22/10 Nine machine builders join Rockwell Automation Machine Builder Program,

		PMMI U announces Mechatronics Certificate Test - 04/19/10 To earn the “Introduction to Industrial Electricity” mechatronics certificate, candidates will need to achieve a passing score on the online assessment test.

		Automation.com celebrates 10 years of growth - 04/15/10 Since its inception in 2000, Automation.com has grown to become the leading online publisher of automation-related news, information and resources. Each month, the site attracts more than 115,000 automation professionals from around the world.

		Fuji America adds Aegis to Flexa software - 04/07/10 Fuji will include Aegis NPI software for BOM, CAD, Gerber, and scanned board data conversion with each license of Fuji's Flexa line level management and optimization software.

		Report says control system cyber security incidents up - 04/01/10 Report observes a decline in the incident rate in the petroleum and chemical industries, but an increase in the incident rate in the water & wastewater and the power & utilities industries.

		Sony signs Mountz as distributor - 03/25/10 Mountz will be the North American distributor for the FEEDKIDS screw presentation products made by Sony Manufacturing Systems.

		Hexagon Metrology signs Ellison Technologies as distributor - 03/16/10 Ellison Technologies is an authorized distributor of Hexagon Metrology’s dimensional measurement products across California and Nevada.

		January manufacturing technology consumption up - 03/08/10 January U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $130.96 million, down 40.3% from December but up 26.2% from the total of $103.77 million reported for January 2009.

		ARC says prices are coming down on automation products - 03/07/10 One element contributing to the price erosion is that controllers are rapidly becoming an automation commodity in some sectors.

		Red Lion Controls appoints Amber Ungrady Director of Quality - 03/01/10 Ungrady graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Plastics Engineering Technology, and previously worked for Honeywell.

		Australian Workers better protected under new standards - 02/28/10 Manufacturers’ Monthly, February 2010 By Rebekka Wake Australian robotic safety standards are now said to be among the world's best due to a recent upgrade which takes into account changing technology and practice. The law covers the safety requirements for robots in an industrial environment and falls under the machinery safety category.

		Market Outlook - 02/25/10 Industrial Automation Asia, December 2009 Hit by the recession in 2009, many companies scrambled to reorganise and restructure, looking for a way to ride the economic storm. Executives from ABB, National Instruments, SICK, Rockwell and Advantech tell their plans for 2010.

		AMCI stepper drives are UL listed - 02/24/10 The SD17040, SD31045, and SD17060 series stepper drives are now certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) as UL Listed products.

		CoDeSys supports Texas Instruments C2000/28x CPU - 02/24/10 Embedded devices based on the C2000/28x CPU family from Texas Instruments can now also be programmed with IEC 61131-3 development tool CoDeSys.

		ABB orders decline in Q4 - 02/21/10 Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent

		Phoenix Contact engineers hit the high schools - 02/17/10 Phoenix Contact engineers in Pennsylvania and Michigan are sharing their enthusiasm for science with local students this week. The activities are part of National Engineers Week.

		Eastern Europe offers opportunity for automation vendors, says Frost & Sullivan - 02/17/10 The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation.

		ABB acquires Jokab Safety - 02/15/10 Founded in Sweden in 1988, Jokab Safety develops innovative products and solutions for machine safety.

		Lenze-AC promotes Eric Klein to Director of Sales - 02/08/10 Klein is a graduate of Cornell University with a BS in Engineering and four years with Lenze-AC Tech, 16 years at Toshiba and four years with Reliance Electric.

		Chuck Edwards named president of Lenze Americas - 02/08/10 Edwards was previously at Molex Incorporated (MOLX), Woodhead Industries and Rockwell Automation.

		Manufacturing technology consumption down 60.4% in 2009 - 02/08/10 AMT says U.S. manufacturing technology consumption was up in December but down 60% from 2008.

		Ford engineer introduces "Cool Careers" to high schoolers - 02/07/10 Local students from Cypress, Kennedy, El Toro, Tustin and Trabuco Hills high schools will be introduced to prototyping, tooling and additive manufacturing industries as prospective career choices.

		European Machinery Directive: What it Means - 01/25/10 For the next two years, machine builders, users and integrators can use either EN 954-1:1996, EN ISO 13849-1:2006, or EN ISO 13849-1:2008 to prove presumption of conformity with the Machinery Directive.

		Myths about Manufacturing’s Smallest Technologies - 01/20/10 While they may sound like futuristic concepts, micromanufacturing and nanomanufacturing are becoming the biggest thing in our industry since the moving assembly line.

		SME elects Barbara M. Fossum president - 01/19/10 For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization.

		Market for operator panels to recover as OEMs and SIs die - 01/11/10 ARC says the current economic situation has resulted in consolidation among companies that buy operator panels. For example, in 1988 there were roughly 30,000 OEMs and system integrators in the auto industry; by 2000, there were 5,600 suppliers left.

		Okuma appoints Jim King VP of Sales - 01/07/10 King comes to Okuma from Siemens Energy and Automation where he served as the Director of Strategic Channel Development.

		AMT presents machine tool industry's recommendations to Biden - 01/06/10 AMT wants extension of the current R&D tax credit and the 50 percent bonus depreciation for capital spending on equipment and plant infrastructure.

		European Commission allows more time to meet new safety standards - 01/05/10 The extension provides an additional 24 months for machine builders to meet the new standards, EN ISO 13849-1 and EN/IEC 62061.

		Sensors Expo to co-habit with Embedded Systems Conference - 12/21/09 2010 Sensors Expo & Conference and the Embedded Systems Conference Chicago will share space in Chicago, June 7-9, 2010.

		Economic outlook for manufacturing sector in 2010 - 12/21/09 In general terms, FMA says 2010 will be better than 2009. GDP growth will be in the range of 2% to 3% and that is far superior to the negative numbers registered in the last year.

		GE and FANUC finalize their divorce - 12/13/09 The two companies signed the final agreement and will now operate independently as GE Intelligent Platforms and FANUC LTD.

		Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly - 12/08/09 ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course.

		ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech - 12/02/09 Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers.

		Hannover Fair goes to China - 11/29/09 The FA/PA trade fair, previously run by the China Association for Mechatronics Technology & Applications, will be run by Deutsche Messe, organizers of Hannover Fair.

		ABB reorganizes automation divisions - 11/29/09 Business units in the Automation Products and Robotics divisions will be regrouped into two new divisions – Discrete Automation and Motion, and Low Voltage Products.

		25 Years of PC-Based Control - 11/15/09 At the 1984 ISA Show, 25 years ago, Intellution introduced The Fix, the first configurable PC-based HMI/SCADA software program. Process control and automation changed forever.

		Manufacturers struggle to hire high-skilled workers - 11/12/09 SME says manufacturers are facing an ironic dilemma:. As they eliminate repetitive, assembly type jobs, they still have unfilled job openings for high-skilled workers.

		NEMA-backed motor rebate bill introduced in Congress - 11/09/09 Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) launched a $700 million motor rebate bill for an energy-efficient motor rebate program advocated by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA).

		Rockwell Automation supports virtualization - 11/09/09 Rockwell Automation is supporting the use of its automation software on virtualization solutions from Silicon Valley-based VMware.

		Workholding shipments down in third quarter - 11/08/09 At $39.6 million for third quarter 2009, shipments of workholding equipment were down 34.1 percent from third quarter 2008 according to the Advanced Workholding Technology (AWT) Group of AMT

		ABB promotes Daniel Huber to manager of Open Control Systems - 11/08/09 Most recently, Huber was global Technology Manager for ABB’s Process Industries Products business, and oversaw product roadmaps and forward evolution for ABB’s control systems portfolio.

		Dan Janka appointed Chairman of AMT Board - 11/04/09 Dan Janka, President, MAG Global, was elected Chairman of the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Board of Directors.

		ISA selects Automation.com as advertising sales partner In addition to daily and weekly digital and online content, ISA will publish 6 print issues of InTech magazine in 2010. ISA selected Automation.com as the advertising sales representative for InTech magazine’s print, digital, and online editions.

		ABB orders decline 15% in Q3 - 10/29/09 ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%.

		Schneider Electric adopts B&R technology - 10/26/09 Schneider Electric will update their machine controller and I/O system using B&R technology.

		Grant Thornton says health care, 401(k) and bonuses going down - 10/25/09 In a survey of manufacturing CFOs and senior comptrollers, one-third are reducing health care benefits, more than a quarter are reducing 401(k) matches, and more than half plan to reduce bonuses.

		Heason Technology hires two AEs from Danaher Motion - 10/19/09 Elliot Murray and Yvan Fasquel joined Heason from Danaher Motion, where they worked motion technology product lines including the Kollmorgen and Dover lines that are also offered by Heason.

		ARC says general motion control market will grow - 10/12/09 ARC expects the GMC market will experience modest growth in 2010, as businesses slowly start investing in capital equipment.

		Pepperl+Fuchs and R. STAHL agree to support DART - 10/10/09 Process & Control Today, October 2009 Both companies will sell DART technology. With DART, the requirements of IEC 60079-11 regarding the protection of devices by means of intrinsic safety are raised significantly, allowing the intrinsically safe supply of up to 50 watts of effective power to devices within the ex zone.

		exida announces Functional Integrity Certification - 10/08/09 Functional Integrity Certification helps automation suppliers demonstrate the safety, security and reliability of their products.

		Aaeon and InduSoft offer hardware and software control solutions - 10/08/09 Aaeon makes embedded single board computers, panel and automation hardware, and InduSoft's Web Studio HMI/SCADA software runs on all of these devices.

		ISA selects Automation.com to provide E-Newsletters - 10/07/09 The co-branded e-newsletters will be distributed to Automation.com’s subscribers, InTech subscribers, and ISA members and customers, creating a combined total distribution of more than 90,000 world-wide automation professionals.

		Siemens merges four divisions into one - 10/01/09 Siemens Energy & Automation, Siemens Transportation Systems, Siemens Building Technologies, and Siemens VAI Services merged into a new company, Siemens Industry.

		Okuma opens Technical Centers in Houston and Chicago - 10/01/09 Grand opening ceremonies will feature machining and productivity seminars. Both centers will have Okuma CNC lathes and machining centers on display.

		POSITAL encoders certified for IRT by Profibus - 09/30/09 OPTOCODE rotary encoders with PROFINET I/O interfaces are now certified for IRT (isochronous real-time) data transfer protocols.

		European Machinery Directive Standard may be back--or not - 09/23/09 Deadline for conformity with EN ISO 13849-1 or EN/IEC 62061 remains 29 Dec 2009. Extension of EN 954 1 to be considered at December meeting.

		IPSO Alliance announces certification for IP-based Smart Objects - 09/23/09 Program is aimed at accelerating the use of IP in embedded smart objects such as sensors and actuators in smart grid and energy management, building automation, and industrial and process automation.

		July manufacturing technology consumption up 9.2% - 09/14/09 July U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $149.51 million, according to AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association, and AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology.

		European machine builders breathe a sigh of relief as EC delays safety implementation - 09/13/09 Control Engineering Europe, September 2009 The European Commission (EC) has announced that the implementation of the new European Machinery Directive, which was supposed to start on the 29th of December 2009, will be delayed for another three years. It says the current safety standard EN 954-1 can be used to support compliance to the standard in the interim.

		Extension to machinery directive standard - 09/13/09 HazardEx, September 2009 The European Commission (EC) has announced that BS EN 954-1 can be used to support compliance to the European Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC for a further three years in spite of the introduction of new replacement standards.

		Omron starts Systems Integrator partner program - 09/09/09 OASIS (Omron Authorized Systems Integrator Solution) introduces Omron-certified systems integrator partners who can design and deliver an automation system using Omron controls.

		What are you doing to improve business performance? - 09/09/09 MESA invites producers and manufacturers to respond to a new industry survey: Correlating Plant Performance to Business Performance.

		U.S. manufacturers call for Federal strategy to transform factories - 09/09/09 A federal strategy and support is critical if American manufacturers are to thrive in the post-recession global economy, leading U.S. manufacturing experts said Wednesday.

		Eagle Controls opens office in Bradenton, Florida - 09/02/09 The Bradenton office will cover sales and marketing activities in North America, Canada and Mexico.

		AMS joins Siemens Solutions Partner program for CNC Machines - 09/01/09 Applied Motion Systems develops motion control systems for a broad range of industries.

		CC-Link claims to be dominant open fieldbus network in Asia - 08/25/09 The CC-Link Partner Association announced CC-Link open fieldbus network has exceeded 6.5 million nodes worldwide and that new research finds that CC-Link is the predominant open network in Asia.

		Engent expands its micro-electronics manufacturing capability - 08/20/09 Engent recently expanded its Norcross, GA facility by 8,000 square feet to support manufacturing expansion of its small form factor micro-electronics products.

		GE and FANUC divorce - 08/17/09 GE and FANUC have agreed to dissolve the GE Fanuc Automation Corporation joint venture. GE gets the software, services, embedded systems and control systems businesses, while FANUC gets custody of the CNC business.

		AMT greets recent economic news with cautious optimism - 08/04/09 Manufacturing technology suppliers reacted with cautious optimism over reports that Ford posted the first sales gain in two years and that U.S. manufacturing activity slowed less than expected in July.

		Machine safeguarding market confronting turbulence - 07/28/09 Turbulence in the global market effectively put the brakes on the machine safeguarding market around the third quarter in 2008.

		Dassault and Rockwell Automation developing joint mechatronic solution - 07/27/09 Solution for machine builders will help mechanical, electrical and controls design engineers to work together to analyze, optimize, simulate and select machine designs in a virtual design and production environment.

		ABB Q2 revenues down - 07/23/09 Orders decreased across all divisions and regions compared to the second quarter of 2008 on a combination of lower volumes and price decreases resulting from both lower raw material costs and reduced demand.

		ARC says CPM sales to exceed $4 billion by 2013 - 07/16/09 Despite the recession, the Collaborative Production Management market continues to grow, albeit at a very modest pace.

		AMT President urges Congress to assist small manufacturers - 07/15/09 Testifying before the House Small Business Committee, Douglas K. Woods, President of AMT, said the effects of tax breaks and other provisions within the stimulus law have so far been minimal on the struggling manufacturing industry.

		Overseas Analysts Bullish on Indian Manufacturing - 07/14/09 Automation World, July 2009 By Uday Lal Pai ndustry pundits are once again turning bullish on the Indian economy as India is fast emerging as a global manufacturing hub. But Can India scale up its production to Chinese levels?

		Downturn Hits Brazilian Automation - 07/14/09 Automation World, July 2009 By Silvia Pereira Despite a drop in first quarter revenues, 2009 overall will still be slightly positive for Brazilian electrical and electronics sales, the Brazilian Electrical and Electronics Industry Association projects.

		Machine builders join Rockwell Automation program - 07/13/09 Ten machine builders recently joined the Rockwell Automation Machine Builder program.

		Manufacturing technology consumption off 70.7% in 2009 - 06/09/09 April U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $97.04 million, according to AMT - The Association For Manufacturing Technology and AMTDA, the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association.

		Frost & Sullivan says automation purchases down, but services up - 06/09/09 The automation and control solution services market is set to experience a compound annual growth rate of 9.58% to reach $8416.41 million by 2015.

		ARC says services is the fastest growing automation market segment - 06/08/09 The total worldwide market for services expanded to close to $17.3 billion at the end of 2008, and will increase by a compound annual growth rate of 7% over the next five years.

		U.S. High-Tech Industry Adds Jobs Control Design, May 2009 The high-tech industry has added 382,900 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past four years, according to TechAmerica’s 12th annual Cyberstates report. The industry added 77,000 net jobs in 2008, for a total of 5.9 million workers. This was on top of 79,600 added in 2007, 139,000 in 2006 and 87,400 in 2005.

		PC-Based Controls Choice Still Evolving Control Design, May 2009 By Mike Bacidore Detailed responses from the Control Design reader survey on PLCs vs PACs. Includes opinions of all the machine builders, system integrators and automation suppliers who responded.

		Control Platforms Show Breadth Control Design, May 2009 The PLC is king of controllers for machine control platforms, but it’s not the only game in town. According to a recent Control Design survey, two-thirds of respondents said they primarily use PLCs. Both PACs and PC-based controls are each used by 13% of the participants in the survey. Embedded-board controls are used by only 5%.

		AMT annoyed with Presidential Task Force - 06/01/09 AMT urges Congress and the Administration to protect the manufacturing technology supplier base in the wake of GM’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, but AMT’s attempts to reach out to the President’s Auto Task Force have so far not been answered.

		ARC says Automation Services Market to grow - 05/31/09 The worldwide market for supplier provided automation services will grow at a rate of close to 7 percent over the next five years.

		MTConnect Institute seeking new members - 05/19/09 MTConnect Institute seeks to promote manufacturing system interoperability.

		Douglas K. Woods Elected President of AMT - 05/04/09 Woods brings a wealth of manufacturing experience to the Association For Manufacturing Technology, having worked at everything from small tool and die shops up to multibillion-dollar machine tool corporations.

		Mark Barber named President of Baumer USA - 04/30/09 Prior to joining Baumer, he served as President and CEO of Fischer Connectors as well as President and CEO of EAO Switch.

		HANNOVER MESSE receives 210,000 visitors - 04/26/09 210,000 visitors came to Hannover to see 6,150 exhibitors from 61 countries. 70% of the visitors were from Europe, 25% came from abroad, but only 7% came from the Americas.

		Bringing Manufacturing Back To The U.S.A. Manufacturing.net, April 2009 By Michael Collins, MPC Management A recent study by Archstone Consulting indicates that many manufacturers are contemplating bringing their manufacturing back to the U.S. Nearly 90 percent of manufacturers are considering changing or have already changed their manufacturing and supply strategy. The study cited many reasons, varying from rising fuel costs and increasing Chinese wages to delivery problems and satisfying American customers.

		ABB Q1 revenues steady despite economic challenges - 04/23/09 ABB’s first-quarter 2009 revenues rose 3 percent to $7.2 billion while orders decreased by 3 percent to $9.2 billion.

		SERCOS lll software now available without license fees - 04/22/09 SERCOS III will be the first high performance real-time protocol which makes driver software available as source code, without any license fees and without any usage limitations.

		SERCOS working on encoder profile for SERCOS III - 04/22/09 A specification for an encoder profile for the SERCOS III real-time Ethernet protocol is being developed in consultation with users and suppliers and will be available in November 2009.

		Beckhoff increases turnover to 278 Million Euros in 2008 - 04/16/09 Beckhoff Automation closed the 2008 business year successfully with robust turnover growth of 20 percent.

		ABB relocates North American headquarters to Cary, NC - 04/14/09 Among the primary factors behind this move are significant cost savings and a favorable business climate in the Triangle, as well as closer proximity to growing customer and employee bases.

		HANNOVER MESSE 2009 stresses energy effiicency - 04/06/09 The subject of energy efficiency is a recurrent theme throughout the range of offerings at the 13 international trade fairs that form this year's HANNOVER MESSE.

		Food and Beverage Manufacturers Trail in Technology Adoption Automation World, March 2009 By Matthew Littlefield Food and Beverage (F&B) manufacturers are performing below best-in-class and industry-average companies in critical metrics, with 91 percent on-time and complete shipments and 95 percent products in compliance, as compared to 98 percent and 99 percent, respectively, for best-in-class companies.

		ATS Automation cuts workforce by 240 - 03/19/09 Automation Tooling Systems is reducing its Cambridge workforce by approximately 80 full-time employees and its Photowatt France workforce by approximately 160 temporary workers.

		ARC says machinery automation market to reach $21.2 Billion - 03/14/09 The market for AC Drives, PLCs, motion controls, CNC, and machine safeguarding was $18.0 billion in 2008 and is forecast to be over $21.2 billion in 2013.

		Frost & Sullivan says wireless market in factory automation to nearly double by 2012 - 03/03/09 The European market earned revenues of over $75.2 million in 2008 and this will reach $132.8 million in 2012.

		Robert Simpson resigns as president of AMT - 03/01/09 AMT senior staff, in cooperation with the Board of Directors, will oversee ongoing programs and day-to-day operation.

		Spend Taxpayer Money Wisely on Controls Control Design, February 2009 By Mike Bacidore As Congress begins the next round of discussions with Detroit automakers for additional federal short-term loans, one controls and automation supplier is attempting to rally the industry behind a call for open protocol and competitive bidding on automation control devices as a precondition to bailout money for the Big Three.

		ABB appoints Rick Dolezal Channel Partner marketing manager - 02/24/09 Most recently, Dolezal was Manager of the Process Market Development Group at Rockwell Automation.

		Flying robots at HANNOVER MESSE - 02/23/09 UAVs (Unmanned Air Vehicles) will be a special highlight. This will be backed up by live demonstrations of glass façade-cleaning robots - also decidedly "aboveground."

		ABB orders decrease in Q4, but 2008 income up - 02/12/09 Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

		Frost & Sullivan says recession will slow wireless automation in automotive - 02/12/09 The impact of global recession on the industry is likely to restrain the extent of wireless investments in the short-term future.

		B&R opens second office in Great Britain - 02/10/09 The new office is in Andover, located in the county of Hampshire. Chris Hansford will manage the office.

		Consumers want safe, modern and sustainable U.S. manufacturing - 02/09/09 Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories.

		Jerry Yen joins Mitsubishi Electric Automation - 02/09/09 Jerry Yen has been named director of the company’s new Custom Solutions Center.

		Hannover Fair showcases technologies in energy efficiency - 02/02/09 The special display "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" in Hall 26 shows the many possibilities for pruning back energy consumption.

		SIXNET names Hilton Nicholson President and CEO - 02/01/09 Nicholson succeeds former CEO Steve Schoenberg, who will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors.

		Hannover Fair covers Condition Monitoring - 01/29/09 A Conditioning Monitoring Systems presentation will be held during HANNOVER MESSE, targeted at plant and machinery engineering suppliers.

		Hannover Fair emphasizes vibration analysis - 01/27/09 Improved availability and scheduled servicing are crucial for the cost-efficiency of machines and plants. "Condition Monitoring Systems" exhibit will reveal how companies can achieve both.

		Hannover Fair covers optimizing energy efficiency in industry - 01/27/09 The INTERKAMA+ tradeshow at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 is gearing up to make a contribution of global significance in this area via its "Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes" display.

		RTI names Curt Schacker Vice President of Professional Services - 01/27/09 Schacker previously was VP of Worldwide Marketing and Corporate Development at Wind River Systems.

		InduSoft names Dave Hellyer sales manager - 01/15/09 Hellyer previously held management positions at Iconics, CI Technologies (Citect), and Total Control Products.

		Siemens Bribery costs $1.6 billion New York Times, December 2008 Siemens agreed to pay a record total of $1.6 billion to American and European authorities to settle charges that it routinely used bribes and slush funds to secure huge public works contracts around the world. The SEC alleges that Siemens paid bribes on the design and construction of metro transit lines in Venezuela, power plants in Israel, and refineries in Mexico.

		Cybersecurity collaboration to deliver advanced control solutions European Chemical Engineer, December 2008 Wurldtech Security Technologies announced a strategic co-operative agreement with Kenexis Consulting to deliver specialised safety process designs and services to address the evolving cyber risks facing operators of real-time industrial automation systems.

		Legal disputes among suppliers halts exiderdome U.S. tour - 12/21/08 Legal disputes have prevented exiderdome from being transferred from a barge to land for the second half of its U.S. tour.

		Schneider Electric USA names Amelia Huntington COO - 12/10/08 Huntington will have managerial responsibility for the United States, Canada, Mexico, Juno Lighting Group and several other core Division functions and business operations.

		Frost & Sullivan says wireless not taking over factory automation yet - 12/10/08 Wireless devices are perceived as the next big technological wave in factory automation, but users are wary.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		Ralph Carter named President of Rockwell Software - 10/20/08 Carter, former president and CEO of Pavilion Technologies, was named president of Rockwell Software.

		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.

		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.

		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 company’s global workforce of 20,000 people.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		GE Fanuc supports MTConnect Standard - 09/08/08 MTConnect ia a new communication protocol that links machine tools from varying suppliers around the world.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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).

		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.

		Global Markets for Machine Safeguarding Components and Equipment Control Engineering Europe, June 2008 Venture Development’s 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.

		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.

		MAVERICK Technologies opens Netherlands office - 06/10/08 MAVERICK opened a new office in Oosterhout, the Netherlands, in conjunction with its partner, ZI-ARGUS.

		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.

		SME Education Foundation offers scholarships - 06/09/08 Scholarships are available to students pursuing careers in machining technology and manufacturing technology.

		Bosch Rexroth opens Tech Center East - 06/09/08 The facility in Rochester Hills, MI, will house 120 workers from the company’s hydraulics, pneumatics, electric drives, and linear motion and assembly technologies groups.

		alpha gear drives changes name to WITTENSTEIN - 06/03/08 As of July 2008, alpha gear drives will change its name to WITTENSTEIN, Inc.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		SME launches lean registry - 03/31/08 Lean Registry is a free community connection and collaboration space for lean practitioners.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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 they’re actually looking for.” Instead, the use of portals, such as www.automation.com/portals, to find information is increasing.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		Apex promotes John Nichols to Managing Director - 02/18/08 John Nichols, formerly Director of Business Development, has been appointed Managing Director.

		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.

		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.

		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).

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		Comark Appoints Kevin Ricketts to Director of Engineering - 01/30/08 Ricketts will oversee Comark’s hardware and software development, validation and program management.

		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.

		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.

		MU Dynamics 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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		FIPA opens office in Atlanta - 01/24/08 The company provides solutions for vacuum technology, extraction, gripping, and pneumatic manual and automated air nippers.

		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.

		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.

		Schneider reports record growth in 2007 - 01/22/08 Schneider Electric sales for 2007 rose 26.1% to €17,309 million, double the Group’s sales in 2003.

		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.

		ARC says Ethernet moving downward in the control hierarchy - 01/21/08 Industrial Ethernet’s migration into the device or I/O level of the automation network hierarchy signals its continued march downward in the enterprise architecture.

		Austriamicrosystems buys 25% of New Scale Technologies - 01/17/08 New Scale Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems.

		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.

		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.

		EWS Tool Technologies acquires Command Tooling Systems - 01/14/08 Command Tooling Systems is a U.S. manufacturer of CNC toolholders.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		ATI Industrial Automation opens new office in Beijing, China - 12/03/07 ATI’s new office houses sales, customer service and training departments along with areas for spare parts and product demonstration.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		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.

		AMT forms automation group - 11/15/07 The General Industry Group will provide programming, software, vision, mechanical design, controls, simulation and training.

		AMT joins Save Your Factory initiative - 11/13/07 Collaborative industry initiative provides North American manufacturers with alternatives to moving manufacturing off-shore.

		ABB Q3 income rises 86% to $738 million - 10/25/07 ABB's net income rose 86 percent in the third quarter to $738 million and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to $1 billion.

		Schneider Electric sales up in third quarter - 10/23/07 Schneider Electric sales for the third quartertotaled €4,468 million, up 28.4% from the year-earlier period.

		GE Fanuc is now GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms - 10/14/07 GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms brings together GE Fanuc Automation, CNC and Embedded Systems groups.

		Schneider opens automation and control demo center in Raleigh - 09/26/07 The demonstration center will showcase Schneider Electric’s automation and control solutions for OEM and end-user customers.

		ABB’s AC 800M controller achieves MUSIC Security Certification - 09/25/07 System 800xA AC 800M controller has now achieved both Foundation-level MUSIC and Achilles Level 1 security certification.

		Barry-Wehmiller Design names three new partners - 09/19/07 Mike Ripper, Sebastian Vega and Kurt Wirth were named Partners in the St. Louis-based engineering consulting firm.

		Advanced Motion Controls announces university servo drive contest - 09/16/07 Servo drives are offered free of charge for advancing motion control knowledge at educational institutions located in the U.S.A. and Canada.

		NASA Director to keynote RoboDevelopment Conference - 09/16/07 Terry Fong, Director of the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, will deliver the keynote at RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, Oct 25.

		ATS elects new board, interim CEO - 09/14/07 ATS elected a new board consisting of the director nominees previously proposed by Goodwood Inc. and Mason Capital Management. John Bell was elected interim CEO.

		Entire board of directors at ATS resigns - 09/13/07 Automation Tooling Systems announced that its board of directors will resign at 10:00 a.m. on September 13, 2007.

		Jervis B. Webb names Margaret Murdock Executive Director - 09/11/07 She is now responsible for leading all aspects of electrical controls, Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) product line engineering and customer service.

		ABB expects increased earnings from 2007 to 2011 - 09/05/07 ABB expects to increase revenues at almost twice the rate of market growth and three times the rate of global GDP growth over the period.

		ATI Industrial Automation opens Detroit office - 08/23/07 ATI’s new office houses sales, customer service and training departments along with plenty of space for inventory.

		Misumi USA expands its marketing team - 08/22/07 Misumi appointed Misa Nishimuras Director of Marketing and Inside Sales and Dwayne Roark Senior Marketing Manager.

		Misumi USA names Masanori Suzuki president - 08/22/07 Suzuki was formerly the General Manager of the Strategic Planning Department for Misumi in Japan, the parent company of Misumi USA.

		ARC predicts Motion Control Systems Market to Reach $7.8 Billion - 08/22/07 The worldwide market for GMC systems is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0% over the next five years.

		RTI hires Jason Lindvall as Director of Product Integration - 08/09/07 Lindvall will serve as the technical liaison between RTI and partner companies. His group will develop interfaces between RTI and other manufacturers’ products.

		Automation Tooling Systems appoints two presidents - 08/08/07 James Rowan will join the Company as President and COO of Automation Systems Group. Bruce Seeley is assuming the newly-created role of ASG President, Europe and Asia.

		Mustang Engineering opens office in Greenville, S.C. - 08/08/07 Mustang appointed Jim Stanley as MAC manager of Operations - Greenville to head the new operation and build the company's presence in the southeast.

		ARC ranks ABB top automation services provider - 08/08/07 The study reports that the total worldwide market for these services was close to $14 billion at the end of 2006, and will increase by more than $10 billion over the next five years, to $24.9 billion in 2011.

		ARC says Machine Safeguarding market to reach $2.8 Billion - 08/02/07 The worldwide market for machine safeguarding solutions is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 12.5% over the next five years.

		HEIDENHAIN ships its 200,000th NC control - 07/31/07 With 30,000 units shipped, the iTNC 530 is the company's most popular product.

		Hannover Messe expands Interkama in 2008 - 07/31/07 Asset Management and Control Engineering will join the INTERKAMA Exhibit Program.

		ABB Q2 net income doubles to $729 million - 07/26/07 Earnings in the quarter rose to $1 billion on a 27% increase in revenues and net income doubled to $729 million.

		Automation Alley supports SME Education Foundation - 07/13/07 Automation Alley expressed strong support for SME's STEM education initiatives, including the Science, Technology and Engineering Preview Summer (STEPS) Academy.

		Innova offers licenses for its patented PC Control System used in robotics applications - 07/10/07 Innova Robotics and Automation intends to use every means possible to protect the company's intellectual property and enforce its patents.

		FKI logistex opens North American Technology & Education Center - 07/10/07 The 31,000-square-foot training and demonstration center showcases the latest in material handling integration and automation.

		Bosch Rexroth to consolidate Detroit offices - 07/07/07 Bosch Rexroth is consolidating its branch offices in the Detroit area, moving its employees into a facility in Rochester Hills.

		German Packaging Group Endorses OMAC Guidelines - 07/07/07 DVI's Automation Circle endorsed OMAC Guidelines for improved packaging machine design and interoperability.

		ITT Corporation to Acquire International Motion Control - 07/07/07 ITT will acquire privately held International Motion Control (IMC) for $395 million. IMC is a global developer of motion control products with 2006 revenues of approximately $200 million.

		AMT announces die cast automation group - 07/03/07 The group provides integrated engineering services for robotic automation in the die cast industry.

		ABB names Enrique Santacana Head of ABB US - 06/29/07 He replaces Dinesh Paliwal, who is leaving ABB at the end of June. Most recently, he was ABB's Region Division Manager for Power Products in North America.

		ICS Triplex achieves Achilles Level 1 Certification - 06/29/07 The Trusted Safety Controller received Achilles Controller Level 1 Cyber Security Certification from Wurldtech Security Technologies.

		Alpha Gear follows RoHS Directive - 06/28/07 Alpha Gear's products conform to the RoHS Directive, as of May 2007.

		SynqNet Interest Group Established for Motion Applications - 06/26/07 Members get access to online SynqNet articles, case studies, flash animations, quarterly e-newsletters, invitations to annual SynqNet meetings, and direct email access to SynqNet experts.

		Rockwell receives China Certification for Safety Products - 06/25/07 Rockwell Automation received the China Compulsory Certification (CCC) mark for a majority of its safety product lines.

		Siemens opens Technology Center in Erlangen - 06/15/07 The Technology and Application Center in Erlangen, Frauenauracher Straße, Germany, houses machine tools and production machinery that are available for demonstrations and training courses.

		FANUC Robotics signs Puritan Automation as distributor - 06/15/07 Puritan Automation specializes in the design and manufacture of fully-automated, semi-automated, or manual assembly and test equipment.

		2007 Engelberger Robotics Awards given at robot show - 06/15/07 Awards were given to David Lavery of NASA, Harvey Castner of EWI, Martin Hägele of the Fraunhofer Institute, and Bala Krishnamurthy of Aeolean.

		ABB names Ravi Uppal to Executive Committee - 06/14/07 ABB appointed Ravi Uppal, head of the company's Indian business and South Asia region, to its management board as head of Global Markets.

		Don Vincent to retire as head of Robotic Industries Assn - 06/11/07 Vincent will be succeeded by Jeffrey A. Burnstein, who has served as RIA's number two executive for more than two decades.

		Barry-Wehmiller to open office in Raleigh-Durham - 06/08/07 Brian Bullock has joined the firm as Director of the Design Group's Raleigh Office.

		Mitsubishi expands distribution agreement with Livingston & Haven - 06/06/07 Livingston & Haven now sells the Mitsubishi Electric Automation product line; it will add the full line of articulated and SCARA robotic products.

		B&R exec elected to OMAC Packaging Workgroup - 05/30/07 Markus Sandhoefner, Sales Manager with B&R, was elected as a representative to the board of directors of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup.

		ARC says automation services market will grow - 05/22/07 Automation services are benefitting from several converging factors that will provide 12% annual market growth over the next five years, according to ARC Advisory Group.

		MaverickTechnologies building new HQ in Illinois - 05/17/07 The two-story building will span 35,000 square feet with facilities for research and development.

		Beckhoff Automation sales increase 26% in 2006 - 05/17/07 During 2006, the company had sales of 190 million euros.

		Rexroth appoints Amy Defayette to Product Marketing - 05/15/07 Amy R. Defayette will do Product Marketing for the company's VarioFlow conveyor product line.

		AW-Lake achieves safety approvals for RT-Ex15 flow monitor - 05/15/07 CSA and INMETRO approved the RT-Ex15 meter-mounted flow monitor for use in Class I/Div 1 hazardous areas.

		Dinesh Paliwal leaving ABB - 05/10/07 Dinesh Paliwal, President, will leave ABB at the end of June.

		ISaGRAF 5.1 achieves IEC 61499 compliance - 05/09/07 Version 5.1 of ISaGRAF has been confirmed by TÜV Rheinland to be compliant with the requirements detailed in the IEC 61499 standard.

		Bison Gear Celebrates 20th anniversary - 05/07/07 Twenty years ago, CEO Ron Bullock, purchased Bison Gear and expanded it to become a world class gearmotor, electric motor and gear reducer manufacturer.

		ABB creates engineering and science education foundation - 05/04/07 ABB will create a foundation with total funding of $16.6 million to sponsor talented and needy students in engineering and natural sciences.

		Sadlowski named Chief Executive Officer for Siemens - 05/03/07 Siemens appointed Dennis Sadlowski President and CEO, succeeding Aubert Martin, who is retiring.

		SERCOS promotes soft master for SERCOS III - 05/03/07 The soft master implementation will make SERCOS III the only bus on the market that offers both hardware and software based master implementations.

		Moore Industries Promotes Tina Lockhart to Director of Engineering - 05/02/07 Lockhart has more than 20 years of R&D experience and more than 10 years in management. Previously, Lockhart was a Program Manager at BAE Systems, where she was responsible for projects based on MEMS technology with real time embedded systems.

		Bison Gear starts Skilled Workforce training - 05/01/07 To help reduce the shortage of qualified entry-level workers in Manufacturing, Bison is starting a training program consisting of applied math and manufacturing principles.

		ABB Announces income up 163% in Q1 - 04/27/07 ABB's first-quarter net income rose 163 percent to $537 million from $204 million in the same period of 2006, driven primarily by continued strong market demand and further operational improvements.

		Harbour Group Acquires Haydon - 04/24/07 Harbour Group acquired Tritex, the parent company of Haydon, which makes fractional horsepower linear actuators, lead screw assemblies, rotary stepper motors and hermetically sealed switches.

		PSI procures patent for packaging PDFS - 04/19/07 PSI Engineering has been granted a patent for its Automated packaging solution.

		Schneider Electric announces 1Q results - 04/19/07 Schneider Electric sales for the first quarter of 2007 totaled €3,893 million, up 22.4% from the year earlier period.

		Paul Schentag Joins JMP Engineering in Windsor - 04/12/07 Paul Schentag, formerly Engineering Manager at Hiram Walker and Sons, is joining JMP Engineering as Branch Manager for the Windsor area. At Hiram Walker he led numerous factory control, engineering, and instrumentation projects across three facilities.

		PLCopen forms Security working group for control systems - 04/12/07 The goal is to define a test bed and a set of routines, implementing a set of software tools and scripts to perform these test, and making this available to the public in order to be able prove a level of networking security within a broad set of control systems.

		MAVERICK signs alliance with Solving International - 04/10/07 MAVERICK and Solving International will collaborate on business strategy, performance improvement and technology implementation with a focus on improving operations management, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management.

		Annual sales of PROFIBUS reach 3.4 million nodes - 03/30/07 Annual sales of PROFIBUS nodes reached a new high of 3.4 million in 2006 according to figures just released by PI (PROFIBUS and PROFINET International). This brings the total number of PROFIBUS nodes installed worldwide to 18.8 million. PROFIBUS remains on track to surpass 20 million nodes by 2008.

		ABB names Jim Perkins Managing Director of Drives - 03/29/07 Perkins will be responsible for leading, directing and managing LV & MV Drives businesses. Perkins will be based in the ABB facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin.

		Rockwell Automation names John Genovesi VP of Automotive and tires - 03/29/07 Rockwell Automation has named John Genovesi vice president of its automotive, tire and rubber industry initiative. Genovesi will lead the company’s efforts helping automotive, tire and rubber machine builders, components suppliers and end manufacturers compete on a global basis.

		Bosch Rexroth names Milt Coleman Product Marketing Manager - 03/27/07 Coleman will be responsible for planning, directing and implementing activities in the Product Management, Application Engineering and Customer Service Groups for Bosch Rexroth-Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies Group.

		Ohio Northern Univ team wins National Robotics Challenge - 03/26/07 An injection molding cell using a KUKA KR3 robot won the Gold award in its division and was named the “2007 Robot of the Year” at the National Robotics Challenge held March 9-10, 2007. The cell was designed, built, programmed and entered into the competition by the robotics team at Ohio Northern University.

		Thiele names Kip Boie VP Sales & Marketing - 03/22/07 In this role, Boie will be responsible for providing a strategic vision to the sales and marketing leadership team and will lead the attainment of profitable new machinery revenue growth.

		Bosch Rexroth sales hit $6.2 billion - 03/22/07 Bosch Rexroth AG increased sales in 2006 by 7.1 percent to approximately $6.2 billion (4.9 billion Euros). Sales grew 16 percent in Middle and Eastern Europe and 14 percent in Asia, including 33 percent growth in China. Sales in North and South America declined slightly in a difficult economic environment.

		B&R sales reach €235 million - 03/22/07 Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH (B&R) in Eggelsberg achieved total sales of € 235 million in 2006 compared to € 190 million reached in the previous year. This reflects an increase of over 23%.

		Matrikon's AlarmInsight works with ABB's Industrial IT - 03/16/07 AlarmInsight for System 800xA has been Industrial IT Enabled. AlarmInsight connects Matrikon's ProcessGuard and Alarm MOCCA to ABB's Extended Automation System 800xA, providing System 800xA users with information from Matrikon's alarm management products.

		ARC says Asian DCS Market thrives on massive investments in manufacturing - 03/15/07 Strong economic activity in Asia is spurring the growth of manufacturing, which in turn is propelling the growth of the automation market in the region. The Asian market for Distributed Control Systems (DCS) is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.0% over the next five years, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

		Syncroness study confirms trend of outsourcing new product development - 03/15/07 According to the study, 83% of respondents had outsourced some or all of NPD activity, confirming that outsourcing of core product development is extremely important in today’s market.

		ISA leads efforts to develop an Automation Engineering Degree Program - 03/15/07 A committee of industry leaders and academia met at ISA headquarters to begin work on the learning objectives for an automation engineering curriculum for universities. "Our goal is to develop curriculum content for a 4-year automation engineering degree program," said committee chair Randy Buchanan of the University of Southern Mississippi.

		KSE Protech and ObjectAutomation Merge - 03/13/07 The resulting company, known as OA International bv, is a 200+ employee global automation solutions provider. Martin F. Wieffering, former CEO of KSE Protech is now OA International's Chief Executive Officer & Chairman.

		Invetech appoints Ian Fitzpatrick Manager of Manufacturing Innovation - 03/08/07 Ian will lead a team dedicated to exploring how specific client’s manufacturing needs can be achieved. He moves from a project management role at Invetech’s Australian office to take up the new position.

		Irby named Allen-Bradley Distributor in Mississippi - 03/07/07 Stuart C. Irby Co. has become the authorized Allen-Bradley distributor for the Columbus and Meridian, Mississippi, markets. Irby will establish two new locations as full-line commercial and industrial branches to complement and expand their existing Mississippi footprint.

		FANUC Robotics receives Supplier Appreciation Award - 03/07/07 FANUC received SsangYong Motor Company’s Supplier Appreciation Award for the development of an automated paint system installed in 2006.

		Schneider Electric's Jim Pauley elected vice chairman of ANSI Board of Directors - 03/07/07 Jim Pauley has assumed the role of vice-chairman of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). He will also continue serving as vice-president, industry and government relations for Schneider Electric North America.

		Rockwell Automation and Endress+hauser demonstrate partnership - 03/05/07 At the ARC Forum, Rockwell Automation and Endress+Hauser demonstrated progress in their strategic alliance. The two companies provide comprehensive solutions for plant engineering, operations and management and support a range of standard bus technologies, including the HART Communication Foundation, Fieldbus Foundation, FDT Group and ODVA.

		Xycom Automation becomes Pro-face - 02/28/07 Xycom Automation is adopting Pro-Face as its new corporate name. Xycom will remain a product brand name fully supported in the Pro-face family of Operator Interface and Industrial PC products.

		ARC says Servo Drive Market to reach $3.8 billion by 2010 - 02/27/07 The worldwide market for servo drives is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.6% over the next five years. The market was $3.07 billion in 2005 and is forecasted to be over $3.839 billion in 2010, according to an ARC Advisory Group study.

		ABB 2006 net income rises 89% to $1.4 billion - 02/16/07 ABB's net income rose 89 percent to $1,390 million in 2006 amid strong demand for technology to increase power grid reliability, industrial productivity and energy efficiency. Revenues for 2006 reached $24,412 million, an increase of 11 percent (10 percent in local currencies) over 2005, while orders were 22 percent higher (22 percent in local currencies) at $28,401 million.

		Deutsche Messe launches TectoYou program to attract young Germans - 02/14/07 TectoYou is sponsored by the Federation of German Industry (BDI) under its business development program "Germany - Land of Ideas" and by Deutsche Messe. TectoYou provides a program of information and events targeted directly at young people, professionals, and university graduates who are coming to the end of their training and need to find their way around the world of work.

		ARC launches On-Demand Market Intelligence Service - 02/08/07 Market Intelligence Service (MIS) provides a database of global statistics for all automation and software products. It lets you select more than 40 automation and supply chain products, choose a worldwide or individual region or country view, analyze over 20 specific industries, and select the currency to view results.

		Thiele Technologies acquires SWF - 02/02/07 SWF Companies of Reedley, CA, is a provider of automated machinery for packaging products in cartons and corrugated containers and for palletizing complete loads. The addition of SWF to Thiele brings together packaging machinery names as Bliss Machinery, Salwasser, Padlocker, Tisma, Dyna-Pak, McDowell International, Tri-Sterling, and GSMA Robotics and System Integration.

		Beckhoff Automation promotes Mark Lewis to Support Manager - 01/24/07 He will be responsible for managing Beckhoff’s technical support, field service and repairs departments at the company’s Burnsville, Minn. headquarters.

		ATS opens Mexican office - 01/23/07 Advanced Technology Services, Inc. (ATS) has opened its first international office in Monterrey, Mexico. The Monterrey facility currently employs 80 personnel, and ATS expects to double that number in 2007. The company will continue its international growth in 2007 by expanding its operations in Mexico even further and establishing offices in the UK.

		Ford gives $150,000 in grants to SME's Education Foundation - 01/19/07 Ford Motor Company has awarded two grants, totaling $150,000, to the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation. Since 1981, Ford has donated $1,608,000 to the SME Education Foundation for scholarships and other engineering education programs.

		Schneider Electric's annual sales €13.730 billion, up 17.6% - 01/19/07 Schneider Electric’s annual sales amounted to €13,730 million in 2006, up 17.6% on a current structure and exchange rate basis. After sharp increases in the two previous years, growth reached a record 10.7% in 2006, reflecting the success of the initiatives launched under the new company program.

		ABB establishes Control Systems and Products center for Asia - 01/18/07 The Regional Action Center (RAC) in Singapore will provide technical and training support for automation customers, plus regional sales support, marketing and business development functions. The opening ceremony for the RAC took place on January 16, 2007.

		GE Fanuc Automation dontates equipment to Kettering University - 01/17/07 GE Fanuc will provide Kettering University with a set of manufacturing control components, consisting of Assembly Application Suite (AAS) hardware and software products to simulate manufacturing environments. Kettering will install the components in the University’s Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) labs.

		Aberdeen Group Report shows technology improves performance - 01/16/07 A survey of more than 340 regulated manufacturers throughout the world shows that those adopting an integrated, technology-based approach to compliance and traceability are 65 percent more likely to achieve “Best in Class” status and attain a competitive advantage. The report was sponsored by MasterControl.

		Haydon Switch releases Leadscrew Assemblies Catalog - 01/15/07 Catalog covers acme leadscrews, advanced coatings and anti-backlash nuts that not only eliminate backlash between the screw and nut, they also maximize system stiffness and minimize lost motion.

		ARC says collaborative production management for process manufacturing to grow 12% - 01/15/07 The Collaborative Production Management Market for Process Manufacturing (CPM-P) is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 12% over the next five years. The market was slightly greater than $1.6 billion in 2006 and is forecasted to reach nearly $2.8 billion in 2011, according to a new study by the ARC Advisory Group.

		Automation Tooling Systems to lay off 180 automation workers - 01/10/07 ATS is reducing its Automation Systems Group (ASG) workforce in North America by 180 people, with approximately 100 positions impacted in Cambridge, Ontario. The company is closing five operations in North America and Europe and investing in new facilities in China and Southeast Asia.

		Beckhoff Canada hires new Sales Manager - 01/09/07 Calvin Wallace has been hired as Regional Sales Manager for Southwestern Ontario. Wallace will provide direct sales support to Beckhoff customers located in an area that extends from Windsor to Guelph.

		Schneider Electric appoints Ralph Harris vice president of sales - 01/03/07 Ralph Harris has been promoted to vice president, U.S. sales. Harris joined the company in 1991 as a regional sales manager in the Retail Products Division. Since that time, he has held numerous key leadership positions in sales, marketing and organizational development. Most recently, Harris held the position of regional vice president, Southern Region.

		Applied Manufacturing Technologies announces training for starting up automation - 12/15/06 The 5 day class will help skilled trades and engineers learn the fundamentals of operations, troubleshooting, error recovery, program touchup and safety procedures. The program is designed to help line builders and OEMs bring up automotive assembly lines and integrated cells and includes training on robot programming, PLC debugging, safety systems and setting up weld guns and other peripheral equipment.

Automation.com Real-time Information for the Automation Professional May. 25, 2012

Cart

Automation.com

NOTICE: Your use of Automation.com constitutes your agreement to the Legal Notices, Policies, Terms, and Conditions governing its use. You should review these terms before proceeding.Copyright © 2000-2010 Automation.com - automation.com, automationtechies.com, automationtechies, automationtechie, and Member-Match are all trade and service marks of Automation Resources, Inc. All Rights Reserved.