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		Thermon Opens Manufacturing Building in San Marcos, Texas - 05/23/12 Thermon builds heat tracing products for process industries, including energy, chemical processing and power generation.

		Honeywell opens training center in Turkey - 05/08/12 The training center in Istanbul will serve both Turkey and its neighboring countries, acting as a training hub for the region and offering an extensive range of Honeywell training courses.

		Endress+Hauser and Rockwell Automation Open Training Unit in Philadelphia - 05/07/12 The Process Training Unit features Endress+Hauser instruments and Rockwell Automation PlantPAx process automation system for educating field technicians, engineers and sales personnel.

		Deeter Level Sensors ATEX & IECEx Approved - 04/26/12 ATEX approval was obtained for LVCS continuous output stainless steel vertical liquid level sensors and vertical float switches.

		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.


		FCI ST100 Air/Gas Flow Meter Receives FM and FMc Approval - 04/24/12 ST100 Flow Meter received FM and FMc approvals: Class I, Division 1, hazardous locations, Groups B, C, D; Class II and III, Div 1 Groups E, F, G; Nonincendive Class I Division 2 Groups A, B, C, D; Nonincendive Class II, Division 2 Groups E, F, G.

		Flow Management Devices signs Coastal Flow as distributor - 04/04/12 Coastal Flow Liquid Measurement will resell and support Flow MD’s small volume provers (SVP).

		Flow Research says Turbine Flowmeters are hanging on - 04/01/12 Turbine flowmeter revenues are forecast to increase at a rate of 0.6 percent per year through 2016 to reach $427.5 million worldwide.

		Emerson's Float Level Switches approved for SIL 1 and SIL 2 - 03/20/12 Selected models of Mobrey Horizontal Magnetic Float Level Switches have been certified in accordance with IEC61508 to attain SIL 1 for a single device and SIL 2 for a pair of devices.

		WWAC Symposium Call for Papers - 02/26/12 The 2012 ISA Water/Wastewater and Automatic Controls Symposium, to be held August 7-9 in Orlando, Florida, issued a call for papers. 250-word abstracts are due by March 7, 2012 and the first draft is due April 25.

		ARC says Foundation Fieldbus is Number One - 02/23/12 ARC says Foundation fieldbus accounted for nearly three-quarters of the total digital process fieldbus marketplace in 2011.

		ISA publishes President’s Year in Review - 02/23/12 The report provides ISA members insight into the Society’s goals, activities, and accomplishments for the year.

		FCI Flow Switch Receives Zone 2 ATEX, IECEx Approvals - 02/21/12 FS10A Flow Switch/Monitor is suitable for continuous flow verification supporting process analyzer sampling systems in hazardous plant areas.

		ISA names Juliann Grant social media community manager - 02/05/12 Grant is a vice president of Telesian Technology, and has more than 20 years of experience developing marketing strategies for high-technology and industrial-automation companies.

		Flow-Cal promotes David Bushell to VP of Software Development - 02/01/12 Bushell has 15 years of gas measurement and software development experience. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M with a Minor in Business Administration.

		Magnetrol radar level sensor receives SIL 3 certification - 01/25/12 Exida certified the Eclipse Model 705 Guided Wave Radar Transmitter as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

		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.

		ISA announces Robert E. Lindeman as its 2012 President - 01/12/12 Lindeman will work with ISA leaders to continue moving the Society toward meeting its strategic goals.

		Flowserve promotes Thomas L. Pajonas to chief operating officer - 01/12/12 Pajonas, formerly senior vice president and president of the Flow Control Division, assumes the role of COO responsible for both the Flow Control Division and the Flow Solutions Group.

		Interface Devices to be on World’s Greatest! TV show - 01/10/12 “World’s Greatest!” is a thirty-minute show dedicated to highlighting the world’s greatest companies, products, places, and people.

		Endress+Hauser establishes Saudi Arabian office - 01/06/12 Endress+Hauser Arabia is a joint venture between the Endress+Hauser Group and Anasia, sister company to the Abudawood Group.

		Temperature Sensor Technology Transition and End-user Growth Trends - 12/29/11 Sensors, December 2011 By Rajender Thusu, Frost & Sullivan Despite flat growth rates in certain technology segments, the overall temperature sensors and transmitters market is expected to grow during the 2011–2015 period because of stable economic conditions in many regions and robust growth in many emerging economies.

		EPA rules target mercury pollution, toxics from power plants - 12/27/11 USA Today, December 2011 By Elizabeth Weise Coal- and oil-fired power plants must lower emissions of 84 different toxic chemicals to levels no higher than those emitted by the cleanest 12% of plants. Companies have three years to achieve the standards. The EPA rules govern multiple toxic substances, including mercury, arsenic, nickel, selenium and cyanide. Coal-fired burners are the main focus of the regulation.

		Global Automation Market recovering - 12/19/11 ARC says the global automation markets are on track to return to pre-recession shipment levels in 2011.

		Fieldbus Market to grow in India and China - 12/19/11 ARC says with an average compounded annual growth rate over 24 percent, Asia will be the fieldbus growth engine. The U.S. is way behind.

		Fieldbus Foundation Registers H1 ITK 6.0 Devices - 12/13/11 Fieldbus Foundation registered devices based on its H1 Interoperability Test Kit (ITK) Version 6.o from Emerson Process Management and Yokogawa.

		Mike Caliel appointed CEO of Invensys - 12/13/11 Caliel is taking over from Sudipta Bhattacharya who has decided to leave next year to take up a new role outside Invensys.

		Pressure Transmitter Market reaches $2.4 Billion - 12/06/11 Pressure transmitters were $2.40 billion in 2010, and will reach $3.22 billion in worldwide revenues in 2015.

		Honeywell opens office in Iraq - 12/05/11 Honeywell’s second office to open in Iraq since 2010 is in Basra.

		Softing joins Fieldbus Foundation Development Services Program - 11/29/11 The program helps automation vendors get started with FOUNDATION product development by making it faster and easier to bring fieldbus equipment to market.

		Rotork acquires Fairchild Industrial Products - 11/18/11 Fairchild is a manufacturer of high-precision pneumatic controls and power transmission products based in North Carolina, USA.

		ISA accepting scholarship applications - 11/17/11 ISA is accepting applications for the 2012-2013 academic year for students who demonstrate potential in the fields of automation, instrumentation and control.

		ACS Control Systems signs Paralan as distributor - 11/15/11 Paralan will distribute ACS industrial and process control instrumentation in the US, Canada and Mexico.

		VEGA UK appoints Ray Tregale Managing Director - 11/13/11 Mel Henry, the Managing Director at VEGA Controls, is stepping down from his role after 29 years.

		End of an era approaches for flowmeters - 11/05/11 Control Engineering Europe, October 2011 IMS Research forecasts that Coriolis flowmeters will overtake differential pressure flowmeters as the largest sector of the flowmeter market in 2014, having replaced magnetic flowmeters as the second largest market sector in 2012.

		Hexagon Metrology Relocates Michigan Precision Center - 11/01/11 Hexagon’s new 26,000 sq. ft. office and distribution warehouse includes a spacious calibration lab and enhanced portable metrology training facilities.

		Emerson celebrates 10 years with Rosemount 3051S - 11/01/11 The scalable Rosemount 3051S helps customers achieve unparalleled productivity in pressure, DP flow, and DP level applications.

		ERIKS to Acquire Industrial Controls - 10/30/11 Founded in 1976, Industrial Controls is a distributor of Controls, Instrumentation, Automation and Automated Valves in the U.S.

		Gas Flow Measurement Market was $1.3 Billion in 2010 - 10/20/11 The gas flow market is larger than anticipated, and appears to be growing faster than either the liquid or steam flow markets.

		Balluff celebrates its 90th anniversary - 10/20/11 Founded exactly 90 years ago in Germany, Balluff now has worldwide subsidiaries in 54 countries on all continents.

		HART Communication Foundation Opens Office in Japan - 10/20/11 The Tokyo office provides users and Foundation member companies with application assistance, information and technical support on the HART Communication Protocol.

		ARC says Worldwide Flowmeter Market to rebound - 10/19/11 The worldwide market for Flowmeters declined in 2010 but is expected to strongly rebound in 2011, according to ARC, but they make no predictions--except that Asia is the biggest market.

		Endress+Hauser acquires part of Finesse Solutions - 10/18/11 Finesse Solutions develops, produces and distributes sensors, hardware and software for bioprocess engineering.

		Measurement Specialties Acquires Celesco - 10/03/11 Measurement Specialties acquired the capital stock of Celesco for $35 million, or approximately 6 times trailing 12 month EBITDA.

		Fieldbus Foundation Issues Transducer Block Specification - 09/29/11 Specification defines transducer block for interfacing HART devices to FOUNDATION fieldbus.

		FDI group will organize fieldbus - 09/27/11 FDT Group, Fieldbus Foundation, HART Communication Foundation, PROFIBUS & PROFINET International and OPC Foundation founded FDI to establish an organization to manage device integration.

		Flow-Cal Appoints Michael DeMasie COO - 09/14/11 DeMasie has over 25 years of technology and industry experience, and joins Flow-Cal from SunGard Energy and Commodities.

		Fieldbus organisations get together to provide simplified wireless communication - 09/08/11 Control Engineering Europe, August 2011 In a bid to convince the process industry to make the best use of wireless communication technology, Profibus & Profinet International, Fieldbus Foundation and the HART Communication Foundation are working on the development of an architecture for a WirelessHART gateway.

		Endress+Hauser opens building in the Netherlands - 09/06/11 Endress+Hauser's Dutch sales center moved into a new building in Naarden, which cost just under eight million euros.

		exida certifies Magnetrol level transmitter - 08/16/11 exida has certified the 705-51A Eclipse Series Level Transmitter as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

		Spectris to Acquire Omega Engineering - 08/16/11 Spectris operates across four business segments: Materials Analysis, Test and Measurement, In-line Instrumentation and Industrial Controls. Headquartered in Egham, Surrey, England, the company employs over 6,400 people.

		Avid Solutions Acquires Ingress - 08/09/11 Ingress provides system integration and the design of instrumentation and controls for the power generation industry.

		Pressure Transmitter Market is back, says ARC - 08/02/11 After dipping more than 10 percent in 2009 due to the global recession, the pressure transmitter market saw a speedy and strong recovery in 2010.

		ARC says HART is the leader in communications - 07/21/11 HART's market share is larger than all other fieldbus devices (Foundation fieldbus, Profibus, etc.), proprietary protocols and 4-20mA combined.

		ISA gets “social” with ISA Interchange blog - 07/20/11 ISA launched its social media site, ISA Interchange. This news-and-blog site provides automation professionals with an opportunity for finding relevant, high-quality technical knowledge.

		Moore Industries Promotes Scott Saunders to COO - 07/20/11 Scott Saunders has added Chief Operations Officer to his current role as VP Sales & Marketing, while Gary Prentice has been named the company’s National Sales Director.

		Hardy Instruments changes its name - 07/06/11 Hardy Instruments announces that it has changed its business name to Hardy Process Solutions.

		Endress+Hauser expands competence center for liquid analysis - 07/06/11 The company now has in excess of 20,000 square meters floor space at its site in Gerlingen, Germany.

		Meggitt hires Shalvi Desai as Marketing Communications Specialist - 06/30/11 Ms. Desai holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Marketing from Ohio State University.

		Siemens launches ‘Measuring Success’ tour - 06/28/11 ‘Measuring Success’ is a 53-foot mobile showcase featuring a portfolio of process instrumentation, process analyzers and process automation products and solutions.

		Fieldbus Foundation brings more information through HSE with Wireless and Remote I/O - 06/27/11 Plant Engineering, June 2011 The Fieldbus Foundation announced the latest progress on its Wireless and Remote I/O (WIO) technology, including a suite of solutions to assist automation suppliers in developing WIO devices. WIO will enable the utilization of an open, interoperable fieldbus automation infrastructure incorporating Foundation fieldbus High Speed Ethernet (HSE) and industrial wireless applications.

		Salary Survey 2011: Half Full or Half Empty? - 06/27/11 Control, June 2011 By Nancy Bartels In spite of economic turbulence, salary numbers, bonuses paid, hours worked and general conditions have remained steady or slightly improved. 76% of respondents have a gross annual salary of more than $60,000 a year, about the same as last year. Even many of the complaints seem the same from year to year.

		ControlAir achieves ANSI/ISA Compliance for I/P Transducer Series - 06/23/11 Type-950XP Explosion-proof I/P Transducer achieved compliance to Single Seal ANSI/ISA 12.27.01-2003 for use with natural gas.

		Endress+Hauser Opens Temperature Manufacturing Plant in U.S. - 06/15/11 The 12,000 sq ft manufacturing plant will build temperature sensors, thermowells, transmitters, recorders, flow computers, safety barriers, displays and other instrumentation.

		Emerson's Thermowell Calculation Service meets ASME specs - 06/02/11 ASME updated its standard on thermowells from the previous standard created in 1974, to create the ASME PTC 19.3TW – 2010.

		Perpetuum powers National Instruments - 05/31/11 The National Instruments NI WSN-3226 Wireless Measurement Node can be powered by Perpetuum’s vibration energy harvester technology.

		Calibration of thermometers in South Africa - 05/14/11 South Africa Instrumentation & Control, May 2011 At Endress+Hauser’s local temperature production facility in Benoni, a calibration laboratory has been established to exacting standards and is a replica of the calibration laboratories found in all of Endress+Hauser’s temperature sensor production centres around the globe.

		ARC unsure about Process Automation Market - 05/02/11 ARC expects the tepid growth seen during 2010 to accelerate in 2011, but remains skeptical about the process automation market reaching pre-recession growth levels.

		Yokogawa Signs ANDRITZ as systems integrator - 04/25/11 Yokogawa will provide process control systems, field instruments, and process analyzers for ANDRITZ customers’ metal and pulp & paper plants.

		Randy Hauer named director of ISA Analysis Division - 04/21/11 Hauer, Product Manager for Sulfur Recovery Products at AMETEK, has been active with the ISA Analysis Division since 1992.

		Emerson opens engineering and development center in China - 04/19/11 The new Engineering and Development Center brings Emerson’s total investment in the center in Nanjing to more than US$35 million and strengthens the company’s overall presence in China and Asia Pacific.

		LumaSense names Tony Corscadden Vice President of Operations - 04/18/11 Corscadden comes to LumaSense with more than 17 years of experience in global operations and manufacturing management at companies such as CTS, Accellent and Celestica.

		Yokogawa Appoints Chester Mroz Head of North American Business - 03/30/11 Mroz was the President of ABB’s petroleum, chemical and consumer industries business area based in Zurich, Switzerland.

		Siemens Opens Training Center in Houston - 03/29/11 Siemens will provide hands-on educational courses in the fields of process instrumentation technology and applications to its customers in North America.

		Palmer Wahl opens office in Monterrey, Mexico - 03/28/11 The office will focus on serving the needs of Mexican and South American Industry.

		Manny Mandrusiak launches 4 Bravo Marketing - 03/28/11 4 Bravo Marketing provides marketing/consulting services for the industrial and building automation industries.

		Fieldbus Foundation appoints Larry O’Brien Global Marketing Manager - 03/16/11 O’Brien has 18 years of experience in the process automation business as a research director and analyst at ARC, and has been closely tracking and reporting on developments surrounding FOUNDATION fieldbus for much of his career.

		Vortex Flowmeter Market to reach $303.7 million by 2014 - 03/16/11 Flow Research study finds one cause of this upward growth is the versatility of vortex flowmeters, which can readily measure liquids, steam, and gas.

		Flowserve uses Transpara's Visual KPI software for asset data - 03/15/11 Transpara Visual KPI extends visibility of equipment performance data by delivering KPI), scorecards, trends and alerts to more than 400 smartphones and PDAs.

		HART Communication Foundation supports latest EDDL Standard - 03/10/11 Recent improvements to the EDDL standard include support for offline configuration with default parameters, Unicode character sets, and ability to display all device diagnostics and setup information.

		Palmer Wahl Instrumentation Group celebrates 175 years - 03/06/11 Originally founded in Cincinnati Ohio in 1836 by James Foster, Jr., Palmer Wahl has been a consistent innovator since the 18th century, developing the first thermometer made in America - the Foster Cup - in 1852.

		ABB added 50 new jobs at analyzer plant in West Virginia - 02/23/11 This expansion is being driven by a surge in demand for its gas chromatographs, pH sensors and other products.

		Analytical Technology opens training facility for Water and Gas Monitoring - 02/15/11 Analytical Technology now offers customer training at its premises in Saddleworth, Manchester, UK.

		Endress+Hauser Opens Two More Training Centers - 02/15/11 The training centers, in Mobile, Alabama, and Matthews, North Carolina, teach fundamental, theoretical, and practical knowledge about instrumentation and application technology.

		ISA Announces Partnerships with four companies - 02/09/11 Fluke, GE Energy, Honeywell Process Solutions and OSIsoft joined the ISA Corporate Partnerships Program.

		Emerson opens flow calibration & service center in Abu Dhabi - 02/08/11 The Middle East Flow Service Center provides flowmeter calibration, flowmeter diagnostics and evaluations, and witness inspection services.

		Yokogawa names Chet Mroz President and COO - 02/07/11 Mroz is based in the Sugar Land, Texas, office and is responsible for all day to day operations in North America.

		Coastal Flow Names John Anerousis CBDO - 01/25/11 After 12 years away, John P. Anerousis returns as Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO).

		Global Foresight says Process Field Instruments sales to grow slightly - 01/13/11 The worldwide market for Process Field Instruments will grow at an average rate of about 5 percent through 2015 but the North American market share will be lowered from about 31 percent to 29 percent.

		ISA Welcomes New President, Leo Staples - 01/13/11 Staples opened the year with a call-to-action to all ISA members to dedicate themselves to a high level of involvement in, and collaboration among, their sections, divisions, and the Society.

		Emerson opens manufacturing facility in Jubail - 01/10/11 Manufacturing facility will build Fisher control valves and Rosemount transmitters in addition to training, sales, finance, administration and other support services.

		ABB’s flow calibration rig in Shanghai certified - 01/10/11 ABB has four sets of flow calibration facilities at its Shanghai plant and all are now certified by SIMT.

		Emerson adds PROFIBUS to pressure and temperature transmitters - 01/06/11 The Rosemount 3051 pressure transmitter and Rosemount 644 temperature transmitter are now available with PROFIBUS PA profile V3.02.

		Advantech sells one millionth ADAM Remote I/O Module - 12/30/10 Founded in 1992, Advantech’s ADAM remote I/O modules have been a consistent and reliable figure in the industrial automation field.

		Worldwide Flowmeter Market at $4.6 Billion - 12/30/10 Flow Research says the worldwide flowmeter market totaled $4.6 billion in 2009 and is projected to grow substantially to exceed $5.5 billion by 2014.

		GAMBICA appoints Dr Graeme Philp Chief Executive - 12/28/10 Dr Philp takes over from Geoff Young, who led the UK-based automation and instrumentation organisation for 25 years and is retiring.

		Meggitt signs Istec International as a reseller - 12/21/10 Istec International is now an authorized reseller of the Wilcoxon Research product line in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

		Brooks Instrument opens Cleanroom Facility - 12/15/10 The Class 100 cleanroom will serve primarily as the production area for Brooks’ GF Series ultra high-purity mass flow controllers for the high tech and electronics industry.

		K-TEK Radar Level Transmitters Certified for SIL2/3 - 12/15/10 The MT5000 Series guided wave radar transmitter is certified to the IEC 61508 safety standard for SIL2/3.

		Invensys opens Engineering Centre of Excellence in Cairo, Egypt - 12/15/10 Invensys expects the number of engineers operating from the Cairo Centre to increase to 500 within two years.

		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.

		AST signs rep for California and the Middle East - 11/14/10 Process Instruments and Controls (PIC) will be AST's pressure sensor distributor and representative in California and the Middle East.

		Baumer Acquires Waaree Instruments in India - 11/07/10 Waaree Instruments is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and marketing of process control instruments and solutions.

		Vega radar gauge obtains SIL1 certification for UK Nuclear industry - 10/28/10 The VEGAPULS radar level transmitter was independently assessed by Sellafield for SIL1 applications in the UK Nuclear industry.

		Emerson expands ISO/IEC accreditation of flow calibration facilities - 10/27/10 Emerson completed a global network of ISO/IEC 17025 accredited calibration services.

		Brooks Instrument Level Gauges Receive CSA and CRN Certificates - 10/27/10 CSA certified Brooks transmitters and switches to be intrinsically safe and explosion/flame-proof in Class I, Div 1 hazardous areas.

		Accutech Wireless Doubles Manufacturing Capacity - 10/18/10 Due to the success of the Accutech product offering in the marketplace, the manufacturing facility has doubled the size of its workforce and increased plant capacity.

		ISA Supports the Analyzer Technician Opportunities Project - 10/10/10 ATOP engages students in the study of analytical instruments and emphasizes the instruments' use in safety, product analysis, product quality, and environmental monitoring and control.

		GE to Acquire Dresser - 10/10/10 Dresser had revenues of $2 billion and earnings of $318 million in 2009. GE bought Dresser for $3 billion.

		R3 Sensors Joins ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute - 10/06/10 R3 Sensors joined the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) as a supplier member.

		Thompson Group acquires Applied Instrument Technologies - 10/05/10 AIT will be organized as a standalone company within The Thompson Group. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

		Honeywell opens office in Baghdad - 10/05/10 The Baghdad office will supply process automation equipment to Iraq’s oil and gas industry, which is in the midst of re-construction.

		ISA Announces ISA Automation Week 2011 - 10/03/10 ISA Automation Week 2011: Technology and Solutions Event will be held at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center in Mobile, Alabama, USA, on 17-20 October, 2011.

		FCI Model GF90 Flare Gas Flow Meter meets new US MMS Regulation - 09/29/10 A recently enacted US Minerals Management Service (MMS) mandate stipulates that all domestic US offshore rigs processing more than an average 2000 bopd must install flare/vent gas flow meters.

		Emerson wireless networks meet FIPS-197 security standard - 09/28/10 Emerson’s Smart Wireless solutions have been certified by NIST to meet government Federal Information Processing Standard-197 (FIPS-197) requirements.

		AVEVA announces migration path from SPI/INtools - 09/21/10 Path enables process plants to upgrade entire instrumentation and control design systems from Smart Plant Instrumentation (SPI/INtools) to AVEVA's Instrumentation technology.

		Invensys to stage more OpsManage'10 shows - 09/16/10 OpsManage’10 shows will be held in Orlando; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan; Paris, France; and São Paulo, Brazil.

		exida certifies Rosemount 3051S pressure transmitter to SIL3 - 09/14/10 exida certified the Rosemount 3051S pressure transmitter with HART diagnostics as Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 3 capable per IEC 61508.

		Keithley Earns ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation - 09/08/10 As part of the A2LA assessment, Keithley has also been accredited to the new ANSI/NCSL Z540.3-2006 American standard.

		Racine appoints Tracy Lagona National Sales Director - 08/23/10 Previous to joining Racine Federated, Tracy was National Accounts Manager for MSC Industrial Supply.

		Required urgently: Supertechs - 08/13/10 Process & Control Engineering, July 2010 By John Immelman, Endress+Hauser Australia The dearth of instrumentation engineers and technicians available in Australia is causing problems. So industry continues to sponsor supertechs from other countries, using the onerous, time-consuming, expensive, and risky process fondly known as '457 visa recruiting.'

		Endress+Hauser earns ISO17025 certification for laboratory and field calibration - 08/04/10 Endress+Hauser becomes the only process instrument manufacturer with both lab and field accredited calibration.

		Brooks Instrument signs rep in Florida - 07/27/10 Instrument Specialties will be a manufacturer’s representative for Brooks in most of Florida.

		ISA announces ISA-100.11a certification services - 07/26/10 The ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute (WCI) announced ISA-100.11a certification services.

		ISA Announces Recipients of Scholarships - 07/15/10 ISA awarded $62,000, which was distributed among students in two- and four-year colleges and universities, and graduate students.

		EPS Earns Accreditation from Carbon Disclosure Project - 07/15/10 EPS is recognized as a provider of measurement and reporting solutions that meet independent standards for disclosing greenhouse gas emissions.

		Dean Kamen to keynote ISA Automation Week 2010 - 07/07/10 Kamen is the inventor of the Segway and founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology).

		ProComSol obtains HART Registration for HART Modem - 07/07/10 The HM-USB-ISO passed the rigorous HART Communication Foundation (HCF) registration program and has been officially registered by the HCF to meet protocol specifications.

		FCI Thermal Mass Flow Meter Receives ATEX, IECEx Approvals - 06/30/10 The ST75 Flow Meter is now ATEX and IECEx approved for safety in hazardous and potentially explosive plant environments.

		ISA Opens Registration for ISA Automation Week 2010 - 06/21/10 ISA Automation Week will be held 4-7 October 2010 in Houston, Texas, at the Westin Galleria Hotel.

		Perpetuum appoints Steve Turley CEO - 06/16/10 Dr. Steve Turley will join the company as CEO and Dr. David Parker will join as Chairman.

		ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute releases Wireless Test Kits - 06/16/10 Kits verify the correct communication behavior of a wireless device as defined in the ISA100.11a standard and provide tools for troubleshooting, debugging, and regression testing.

		Clark Hale named President and COO at Brooks Instrument - 06/14/10 Hale joins Brooks Instrument most recently from the Victaulic Company, where he was executive vice president.

		ABB to purchase K-TEK - 06/03/10 ABB will acquire K-TEK, which will join the Measurement Products business unit within ABB’s Process Automation division.

		K-TEK obtains SIL2 rating for BETA pressure and temperature switches - 05/24/10 BETA switches are certified to the exacting IEC 61508 safety standard.

		Hardy Instruments Enviro Checkweighers NTEP Certified - 05/20/10 Enviro checkweighers and bench scales are NTEP Class III certified, having met the National Conference on Weights & Measures’ standards.

		Dresser and CAR-BER to offer hot tapping service - 05/19/10 Dresser and CAR-BER will provide a full line of hot tapping and line stopping products and services.

		European Water and Wastewater Industry increasing use of controls - 05/19/10 Stringent regulations have paved the way for growth opportunities for PLCs, SCADA systems, DCSes, HMIs and software in the European W&WW sector.

		Direct-Industrial to sell surplus factory automation - 05/13/10 Direct Industrial will buy automation parts in any condition (new or used) from any manufacturer including Allen Bradley, Siemens and Mitsubishi.

		Emerson opens Global Innovations Center - 05/11/10 The 136,000-square-foot Emerson Innovation Center is home to the world’s largest flow lab, capable of testing a two-story-tall valve.

		Det-Tronics GT3000 Gas Detector family receives ATEX approval - 05/06/10 GT3000 family includes sensors that detect these gases: hydrogen sulfide (H2S), oxygen (O2), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH3), chlorine (Cl2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2).

		Emerson developing Roxar ROV Sensor Retrieval System - 05/03/10 System will enable remote retrieval and replacement of sensors mounted on subsea production equipment.

		Wilcoxon Research celebrates its 50th anniversary - 04/26/10 Wilcoxon Research was founded as an independent company in 1960 by two scientists from the David Taylor Naval Research Center (now the Naval Surface Warfare Center).

		FCI Gas Flow Meter Receives TÜV Certification - 04/21/10 Model MT91 Flow Meter has been tested by TÜV Rheinland Germany and found to comply to EN 15267-1: 2009: EN 15267-2: 2009: EN 15267-3: 2007 and EN 14181: 2004.

		Emerson announces Virtual Classroom for live training - 04/21/10 Virtual Classroom courses are covered at the same pace, with the same content and are delivered by the same subject-matter experts as in-house training courses.

		General Monitors gas leak detector receives FM and CSA approval - 04/20/10 The Gassonic Observer Ultrasonic gas leak detector is now FM and CSA certified.

		IVI Foundation announces compatibility with Windows 7 - 04/20/10 IVI, VXIplug&play, and VISA now support Windows 7. The IVI Foundation is an open consortium founded to promote specifications for programming test instruments.

		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.

		Hermetic Switch now HSI Sensing - 04/13/10 Hermetic Switch will immediately begin operating under a new name: HSI Sensing.

		Frost & Sullivan says DCSes are threatened by PC-based systems - 04/11/10 DCS manufacturers will have to be wary of competition from SCADA systems, which use PC-based software to integrate programmable logic controllers (PLCs) on a network to replicate the functions of DCS.

		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.

		Sensors Expo & Conference announces program - 03/22/10 The Expo hall floor will bring together the largest showcase of sensing technologies and systems for attendees to evaluate and make informed decisions.

		Brooks Instrument opens pressure gauge production line - 03/17/10 Brooks opened a new production line for a recently acquired pressure gauge product family at its headquarters in Hatfield, Pa.

		Yokogawa signs two reps - 03/15/10 Yokogawa signed BBP Sales in Baton Rouge, LA, and TechStar in Deer Park, TX,

		Meggitt forms Sensing Systems division - 03/08/10 Endevco, Ferroperm, Vibro-Meter and Wilcoxon Research have been combined into the Meggitt Sensing Systems division.

		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.

		IVI Foundation identifies four instrument classes - 03/03/10 The IVI Foundation defined four instrument classes: digitizer, counter/timer, upconverter, and downconverter. IVI Foundation promotes specifications for programming test instruments.

		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.

		TURCK achieves UL certification for IMS signal conditioners - 02/26/10 IMS interface modules are now UL certified for Class I, Division 2, Groups A, B, C and D hazardous locations.

		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.

		AST pressure sensors approved to CE standards - 02/23/10 Sensors with the CE logo conform to EMC Directive 2004/108/EC for Electromagnetic Compatibility.

		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

		ARC says refining automation to increase - 02/21/10 Automation expenditures by the refining sector are expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of nearly five percent over the next five years, according to ARC.

		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.

		Energy harvesting materials draw interest in industry - 02/16/10 Control Engineering Europe, February 2010 Frost & Sullivan research reports that new technical advances and rising energy prices are driving new research into energy scavenging solutions.

		Honeywell connects BTG Instruments to Profit Controller software - 02/16/10 The combination helps pulp mills improve fiberline operations by incorporating environmental and quality aspects into their control systems.

		Malvern appoints process specialist in China - 02/16/10 Malvern Instruments appointed Terry Liu to the role of Process Specialist. He is part of the Malvern China team and works from the company’s Shanghai office.

		ISA issues Call for Papers for Water/Wastewater Symposium - 02/11/10 ISA issued a Call for Papers for the Water/Wastewater Automatic Controls Division Symposium (WWAC) to be held 3-5 August 2010 in Orlando, FL. The deadline for abstract submittals is 16 April 2010.

		Smart grid industry is creating jobs - 01/27/10 Electric Light & Power, January 2010 Investments in building a smart grid are creating jobs now and leading to new business opportunities in the energy efficiency industry, Landis+Gyr North America CEO Richard Mora told leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives during a meeting in Washington, D.C.

		ISA Safety and Security Symposium to discuss threats - 01/25/10 The symposium, 28-29 April 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana, will focus on threats—including cyber security threats—to industrial environments and the steps engineers must consider when designing and optimizing industrial processes and Safety Instrumented Systems.

		LXI Consortium certifies 69 Instruments as LXI-Compliant - 01/21/10 The newly compliant products bring the total number of LXI-compliant instruments to 1288, which are available from 28 different LXI vendors.

		Emerson adds Optimal PAT software to DeltaV - 01/14/10 Emerson can now provide stand-alone PAT solutions for R&D labs, or deliver an integrated DeltaV or Syncade PAT solution for manufacturing floors.

		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.

		Brooks Instrument appoints Mike Bayda global product manager - 12/09/09 Bayda is joining Brooks Instrument from Lafarge Corp, a manufacturer of building materials, where he served as Director of Marketing and Sales.

		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.

		ESE names Joe Trygar VP of Sales - 12/01/09 Trygar was president and co-founder of Dossette, where he led the design and development of NIR technology for process control in pharmaceutical and neutraceutical industries.

		Top five dominate process level measurement device supplies - 11/21/09 European Process Engineer, November 2009 A new market study by VDC Research on the global process level measurement market finds that the top five suppliers of process level measurement devices world-wide are: Endress+Hauser, Emerson Process Management, VEGA, Yokogawa and Siemens.

		ARC says Vortex Flowmeter Market to fall - 11/18/09 ARC believes the market will succumb to the pressures of the economic collapse and negative market growth is expected in 2010 and 2011.

		Coriolis flowmeter market stayed steady in 2009 - 11/17/09 A large backlog for Coriolis meters helped sustain market performance for much of 2009.

		OPC releases Analyzer Devices Integration (ADI) specification - 11/16/09 OPC ADI Specification serves as an information model for analyzer devices which enables true plug-and-play multivendor interoperability.

		Flow Technology receives NVLAP re-accreditation - 11/10/09 NVLAP re-accreditation allows FTI's flow meter calibration laboratory to continue providing ISO/IEC 17025:2005 liquid calibrations.

		Commtest appoints three customer engineers - 11/09/09 Commtest appointed Tim Whitacre as a Corporate Solutions Specialist, and Chris Keniston and Shane Smith as Customer Success Engineers.

		ISA announces Corporate Sponsorship Program in 2010 - 11/05/09 Sponsorship packages will offer year round promotion, prominent association-wide access and recognition, and turnkey service from a dedicated team of professionals.

		Wilcoxon accelerometers receive IECEx certification - 11/03/09 Six general purpose accelerometers were approved for use in Class I Zone 0 hazardous areas.

		Vishay Nobel weighing equipment works with Schneider Electric PLCs - 11/01/09 Vishay Nobel standard KIS, KOSD, KIMD, and KISD load cells and weighing modules work with Schneider PLCs via Ethernet Modbus TCP communication.

		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%.

		Mining and Metals automation got buried - 10/29/09 Growth in the mining and metals industry for automation, instrumentation, and software came to a halt in the last quarter of 2008 and hasn't recovered.

		Honeywell Enraf Servo Gauge achieves SIL-2 certification - 10/28/09 Enraf Servo Gauge received SIL-2 certification from TUV Rheinland for use in safety applications. Existing gauges can become SIL-2 compliant with a simple software upload.

		ISA describes plans for ISA Automation Week 2010 - 10/25/09 ISA Automation Week will feature intensive educational and applications-based technical conference sessions delivered by subject matter experts. The event will have a focused exhibition area for a limited number of companies to showcase products and services.

		ARC expects decline in Field Instrument shipments in 2010 - 10/22/09 The drop-off in bookings experienced through 2009 is expected to result in a decline for field instrument shipments through 2010 and into 2011.

		ARC says Oil & Gas sector will invest in automation - 10/21/09 Automation expenditures by the upstream oil and gas sector, which includes exploration, production, and pipelines, are expected to grow at an annual growth rate of nearly seven percent over the next five years.

		HART Foundation upgrades HART Server - 10/08/09 HART Server Version 3.1 supports HART 7, HART-over-IP based networks, and WirelessHART gateways.

		Wireless Compliance Institute tests ISA100 devices at chemical plant - 10/07/09 Within days of approval of the ISA100.11a standard, the ISA100 Wireless Compliance Institute successfully deployed tested and approved ISA100.11a standard devices at Arkema's plant in Crosby, Texas.

		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.

		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.

		Emerson forms Human Centered Design Institute - 09/29/09 The goal of the Human Centered Design Institute is to ensure that user work practices and improved task completion are at the heart of every new product that Emerson introduces.

		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.

		FCI’s ST50 mass flow meter FM and CSA approved - 09/16/09 The ST50 thermal mass flow meter is now FM and CSA certified to meet the standards for safety, reliability and performance.

		Macro Sensors appoints John Matlack Manager of business development - 09/08/09 Based at Macro Sensors’ corporate headquarters in Pennsauken, NJ, Matlack will drive strategic business development on a global basis.

		PCB Piezotronics acquires assets of RS Technologies - 09/02/09 RS Technologies is a supplier of load cells, torque transducers, wheel force transducers, and fastening/assembly test equipment.

		exida certifies Bently Nevada gas detection monitor - 09/02/09 exida certified GE Energy’s Bently Nevada 3500/63 Gas Detection Monitor as suitable for applications up to and including SIL 2 per IEC 61508.

		Analytical Technology moves to larger premises - 08/19/09 The company is moving to larger premises in Gatehead Business Park in Saddleworth, Manchester, UK.

		ARC says Coriolis flowmeter market to drop - 08/18/09 Growth will drop markedly in the near future as the effects of the global economic recession take its toll on the market for Coriolis flowmeters.

		Honeywell acquires RMG Group for $400 million - 08/17/09 RMG is a supplier of natural gas measuring and control products, services and integrated solutions.

		Commtest hires Technical Director and Product Manager - 08/10/09 Commtest hired Rod Acklin as Product Manager and Dr. Robin Williams as Technical Director.

		FRABA group establishes subsidiary in Singapore - 08/06/09 The new subsidiary in Singapore is FRABA Pte. Ltd.

		Proximity sensor market driven by economic crisis - 07/28/09 The worldwide market for Inductive, Capacitive and Ultrasonic Proximity Sensors will decline this year but is expected to strongly rebound next year according to ARC Advisory Group study.

		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.

		Hardy Multi-Scale Controller certified in Canada - 07/28/09 HI 3030 Multi-Scale Weight Controller is now Canadian Weights & Measures certified.

		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.

		Comit to install GreenPeak wireless mesh networks - 07/23/09 Comit Systems will deliver turnkey engineering services for integration of GreenPeak's wireless technology.

		General Monitors gas & flame detectors receive IEC 61508 certification - 07/21/09 Gas and flame detectors received IEC 61508 certification from FM Approvals, demonstrating suitability to Safety Integrity Level (SIL).

		Eric Pilaud appointed CEO of Custom Sensors & Technologies - 07/14/09 Pilaud was previously in charge of Strategy, Customers, Innovation & Technology for Schneider Electric.

		FCI ST50 mass flow meter receives ATEX approval - 07/07/09 ST50 thermal mass flow meter is now ATEX-approved for potentially explosive environments classified as EExd IIC T4.

		Dresser acquires iMeter B.V. - 07/06/09 iMeter B.V., based in the Netherlands, manufactures and markets rotary and turbine gas meters, meter instrumentation and meter calibration systems for the natural gas industry.

		Honeywell to acquire RMG Regel +Messtechnik for $400 million - 06/25/09 RMG specializes in the design and manufacture of natural gas control, measurement and analysis equipment including flow metering technology, regulating products and safety devices for oil and gas companies.

		FSI Technologies celebrates 50th anniversary - 06/21/09 FSI Technologies has been engineering, manufacturing, and supporting factory automation products since 1959.

		exida certifies Micropack flame detector - 06/21/09 exida certified the design and engineering processes of the Micropack FDS 301Visual Flame Detector.

		Brooks Instrument acquires Celerity's Instrumentation division - 06/15/09 Celerity manufactures precision instruments and advanced gas and liquid delivery solutions, including thermal mass flow devices.

		Endress+Hauser expands flowmeter production in the US - 06/10/09 Endress+Hauser expanded its plant for flow measurement instrumentation in Greenwood, Indiana.

		Promess celebrates 25th anniversary - 05/28/09 Incorporated in Michigan in 1984, Promess develops, manufactures, and markets sensing devices, electronics, assembly presses and test systems.

		ARC predicts gas detector market to reach $823 Million - 05/21/09 The worldwide market for toxic and combustible gas detectors was $689 million in 2008 and is forecast to be $823 million in 2013.

		ARC says process industries are weathering current economic storm - 05/21/09 Automation expenditures in the process industries reached $45.5 billion dollars in 2007 and are forecast to exceed $61 billion by 2012.

		Key Instruments celebrates 50th anniversary - 05/19/09 Founded in 1959, Key Instruments began as a manufacturer of injection-molded parts for various industries.

		Industrial Controls opens office in Charlotte, NC - 05/06/09 Located in Indian Trail, North Carolina, the branch services customers throughout North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

		Emerson acquires Roxar ASA - 05/05/09 Roxar provides subsea instrumentation and software to help operators monitor production continuously and observe and control oil and gas fields from remote locations.

		MEMS-based systems session at Sensors Expo - 05/03/09 “Think Outside the Chip: MEMS-Based Systems Solutions” all-day session presents information on the partitioning, integrating and creating of MEMS- based systems and their applications.

		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.

		Mettler Toledo acquires turbidity and color monitoring systems - 04/29/09 METTLER TOLEDO Process Analytics acquired the RAMS product monitoring systems for turbidity and color from INNOTECH GbR, a Germany based company.

		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.

		ARC says inductive sensor market to reach $1.25 Billion - 04/26/09 The worldwide market for Inductive Sensors is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 1.3 percent over the next five years.

		ProSoft Technology's flow computer certified for custody transfer - 04/23/09 Industry Canada certified the inRAx flow computer’s gas measurement values are accurate to the degree that they can be used in the transfer of ownership.

		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.

		FCI level switch rated SIL-2 compliant - 04/23/09 FLT93 Tank Level Switch is now rated for Safety Integrity Level (SIL) 2 compliant service by the testing laboratory TUV NORD CERT GmbH.

		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.

		Qatargas starts up Qatargas 2 project - 04/22/09 Emerson is the main instrumentation and controls contractor for the Qatargas 2 project, the world’s largest facility for producing liquefied natural gas (LNG).

		Motion Sensors obtains increased ATEX rating of speed sensors - 04/21/09 ATEX certification for amplified, Hall effect and magnetoresistive speed sensors covers an ambient temperature range from –40 to 80C.

		NASA'S Dr. Kevin Grazier to deliver Keynote at Sensors Expo - 04/20/09 Grazier is Investigation Scientist & Science Planning Engineer for the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

		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.

		Brooks Instrument acquires Key Instruments - 04/13/09 Key Instruments is a flow meter manufacturer which offers precision machined acrylic, molded plastic, glass tube, and electronic flow meters, plus flow control valves for industrial, water, chemical, and lab applications.

		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.

		POSITAL receives ODVA certification for EtherNet/IP encoders - 04/05/09 OPTOCODE models with EtherNet/IP interfaces are now certified by the Open DeviceNet Vendors Association.

		AVEVA acquires iDesignOffice software company - 03/30/09 Instrumentation Design Office (IDO) software is a suite of integrated applications for creating and maintaining instrumentation engineering data for process plants.

		Siemens announces Regional User Conference schedule - 03/25/09 Conferences will be held in Mobile, AL, King of Prussia, PA, Park City, Utah, and Houston, Texas.

		Canary Labs appoints Jack Wilkins Director of Sales - 03/25/09 Wilkins was previously responsible for worldwide sales and global marketing strategies for GE Fanuc's Proficy Historian, Real-Time Information Portal and Shop Floor SPC software.

		MicroStrain adds DecaWave's ScenSor wireless radio chips - 03/24/09 ScenSor offers an ultra-low complexity coherent receiver, giving MicroStrain the benefits of superior range at ultra-low power consumption.

		ISA100 Factory Automation Working Group calls for papers - 03/24/09 The group is seeking presentations for new wireless technology and system architectures for the link between sensors/actuators and automation systems.

		Wireless devices in factory automation – An overview of adoption trends HazardEX, February 2009 Wireless devices are perceived as the next big technological wave in factory automation. However, the current adoption trends are moderate at best despite requirements for real time data, mobile workforce, remote access and flexibility in operation.

		Sensors Expo covers energy harvesting - 03/16/09 Energy Harvesting will be featured through a Pavilion in the Expo Hall and several conference sessions specific to the topic at The Sensors Expo & Conference.

		Hardy Instruments appoints Ric Rummel Director of Global Sales - 03/09/09 Prior to his appointment, Rummel was sales manager with Mettler Toledo.

		Hal Grant named CEO of Custom Sensors & Technologies - 03/08/09 Grant replaces Chuck Treadway, who held the position of President and CEO at CST for three years.

		Honeywell Sensing and Control signs Mouser to distribute in Europe - 03/02/09 Mouser Electronics expanded its current franchise agreement with Honeywell Sensing and Control to distribute products in Europe.

		Frost & Sullivan says LXI Test Market to Grow 24 percent - 02/25/09 F&S says the worldwide LXI-enabled test and measurement equipment market generated $220 million in sales in 2007, and will grow as large as $650 million by 2012.

		Frost & Sullivan says wireless is next wave in powering electronic devices - 02/24/09 Induction-based wireless power could represent the next wave in powering portable electronics.

		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."

		Endevco signs AIMIL as reseller partner in India - 02/22/09 The firm will represent Endevco solutions across a broad range of test and measurement requirements.

		Food Safety: Getting rid of unwanted foreign materials Food Engineering, February 2009 By Richard F. Stier Glass, hard plastics, stones, pieces of metal, bone, seeds, pits and wood can cause injuries to the mouth, teeth and worse if swallowed. More buyers are demanding all products be passed through a metal detector.

		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.

		Emerson puts product demonstrations on the road - 02/11/09 Emerson will be presenting Rosemount Analytical gas chromatograph, liquid, and process analytic solutions to customers in their recently enhanced demo van.

		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.

		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.

		Leadis Technology signs Mouser Electronics as distributor - 01/29/09 Mouser will stock display drivers, power management ICs, LED drivers, touch sensors, and audio CODECs that enable and enhance the features of mobile and consumer electronic devices.

		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.

		Research will aid oil industry in cost cutting European Chemical Engineer, December 2008 Research is developing technology for positive displacement flow meters capable of measuring flow rates below 0.003 litres per hour. Many oil wells are now less productive. Oil is being extracted at a much slower rate and smaller quantities of chemical additives are needed during refining. These need to be measured accurately at low flow rates.

		Hannover Messe emphasizes condition monitoring systems - 12/21/08 Leading suppliers will be presenting CMS solutions in Hall 24 on a total display area of 1,000 square metres.

		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.

		Dr Georg H Endress, founder of E+H, dies in Switzerland - 12/18/08 Company founder Dr Georg H Endress died on 14 December 2008 after a brief illness. He established the Endress+Hauser Group, an international company for industrial measurement and automation engineering with over 8,300 employees worldwide.

		Laser Design signs Wenzel-Xspect as distributor - 12/16/08 Wenzel-Xspect will market Laser Design's 3D laser scanning technology integrated with Wenzel CMM systems.

		MTS obtains Canadian Registration for Level Plus level transmitters - 12/15/08 Level Plus transmitters are classified as a pressure fitting and require the CRN when installed in pressure vessels over 15 psi in Canada.

		Flow Technology's calibration lab receives NVLAP accreditation - 12/02/08 The facility is now accredited to provide ISO/IEC 17025:2005 liquid calibrations.

		Flow Research says ultrasonic flowmeter market to hit $700 million by 2012 - 11/25/08 The study shows the worldwide ultrasonic flowmeter market at $440 million in 2007, up from $255 million in 2002, with a projected compound average growth rate of 9.8% through 2012.

		Striking Opportunities Control Engineering Asia, November 2008 By G Venkatesh Increasing productivity, asset optimization, compliance with safety and environmental regulations – just some of the reasons why automation expenditure in the oil & gas sector is set to continue apace.

		Emerson opens manufacturing plant in China - 11/17/08 Emerson's Asia Flow Technology Center in Nanjing, China, will manufacture Micro Motion Coriolis, Rosemount vortex and magnetic, and Daniel ultrasonic and differential pressure flowmeters.

		K-TEK integrates ASI Instruments - 11/03/08 ASI Instruments will become the K-TEK Solids Level group and focus on dry bulk solids level detection and measurement devices.

		MicroStrain expands its corporate headquarters - 10/28/08 The new 19,000 square foot facility is roughly double the size of its previous location.

		Cypress Envirosystems adds Honeywell wireless to Gauge Reader - 10/21/08 Cypress Envirosystems partnered with Honeywell to create a OneWireless version of its Wireless Gauge Reader.

		Invensys Process System achieves SIL-2 rating for pressure transmitters - 10/15/08 Foxboro HART pressure transmitters are now SIL 2-certified by TÜV Rheinland, and all differential, gauge and absolute pressure transmitters meet the new Canada CEC/NEC Dual Seal certification.

		Allied to distribute Eaton's automation products - 10/15/08 Allied will be a catalog distributor of Eaton’s industrial control and automation products.

		MTS level transmitters certified AMS Aware - 10/14/08 Level Plus Model MR liquid-level transmitters are AMS aware, meaning that they work in tandem with Emerson's AMS Suite.

		Wilcoxon signs TRI as rep for Mid-Atlantic States - 10/12/08 Technical Representatives will cover Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania as well as the District of Columbia.

		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.

		Datalogic acquires Datasensor - 10/03/08 Datasensor SpA produces optoelectronic sensors and devices for detection, safety, measurement and inspection in industrial automation.

		RKC Instrument promotes Yoshifumi Unno to President - 10/01/08 Unno joined RKC as a sales engineer twenty-three years ago and has held various positions in both Japan and China.

		Emerson promotes John Berra to Chairman - 09/22/08 Emerson named Steven A. Sonnenberg executive VP and promoted John M. Berra to chairman of Emerson Process Management

		Flow Research says Coriolis Flowmeter to reach $950 million by 2012 - 09/18/08 The worldwide flowmeter market totaled $662 million in 2007, with a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.5% through 2012.

		SNT Sensortechnik signs Telco Sensors as distributor - 09/10/08 Telco Sensors USA will distribute SNT Ultrasonic sensors for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

		K-TEK AccuTrak level transmitters certified for SIL 2 - 08/26/08 AccuTrak AT100 and AT200 magnetostrictive liquid level transmitters have been certified for operation in SIL 2 (Safety Integrity Level 2) environments.

		Endevco appoints James Rodriguez Vice President of Engineering - 08/25/08 Rodriguez most recently served as Vice President of Engineering for Barksdale, a provider of industrial fluid measurement and control products.

		Thermo Fisher Scientific acquires AquaSensors - 08/21/08 AquaSensors will be integrated into Thermo Fisher’s Water Analysis Instruments business (WAI) of the Environmental Instruments Division.

		Global Test Supply relocates headquarters - 08/20/08 Global Test Supply moved its North American headquarters to a new, expanded facility in Wilmington, NC.

		Flowmeters Control Engineering, August 2008 By Dick Johnson Online survey conducted by Control Engineering and Reed Research says global competition keeps the pressure on both flowmeter performance and cost issues, with no letup in sight.

		Survey Says Users Demand Wireless Monitoring, Control Products Control Engineering, August 2008 By Jim Taylor, Venture Development 19% annual growth in wireless (radio frequency or microwave) monitoring and control products through 2012 demonstrates value for data acquisition systems, networking, operator interfaces, remote controls, and sensor applications, as well as user satisfaction.

		SICK opens new office in Baltimore - 08/14/08 The office includes a showcase room for on-site customer visits, and houses a fully-equipped conveyor loop.

		Ultrasonic flowmeter market to reach $590 Million by 2012 - 08/07/08 Propelled by strong growth in the oil & gas industry, the worldwide market for ultrasonic flowmeters is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9% over the next five years.

		Mel Hilderbrand appointed President of Endevco - 07/30/08 Mel Hilderbrand, formerly Director of Strategic Projects for Meggitt Sensing Systems, is the new President of Endevco.

		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.

		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.

		ABB pressure transmitters comply with dual seal standards - 07/21/08 2600T Series pressure transmitters are compliant with CSA and ANSI/ISA 12.27.01 Dual Seal Standards for the oil and gas market.

		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.

		Wilcoxon accelerometers certified to meet ATEX standards - 07/14/08 The sensors which received new certification are models 786A-IS, 786F-IS, 786T-IS, 787A-IS and 787A-M8-IS, all of which are certified with KEMA, a European hazardous area certifying agency.

		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.

		Industrial Controls merges with Climatic Control Company - 07/06/08 Both companies are distributors of HVAC controls, instrumentation and valves.

		Invensys celebrates 100th anniversary of Foxboro - 06/26/08 More than 1,000 employees, retirees and other dignitaries and guests participated in festivities at the Neponset facility, where the company started a century ago.

		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.

		Smart Dust Inventor to Present Keynote at ISA EXPO 2008 - 06/16/08 Dr. Pister is the Co-Director of the Berkeley Sensor & Actuator Center, and Co-founder and CTO of Dust Networks.

		ISA84 Safety Instrumented Systems Certificate Programs - 06/16/08 Three certificate programs are available: Safety Instrumented Systems Specialist, Safety Integrity Level Determination Specialist, and Safety Instrumented Systems Hardware Design and Analysis Specialist.

		AW-Lake appoints sales and engineering directors - 06/12/08 Curt Foreman and Chris Husson have been appointed Director of Sales & Marketing and Director of Engineering & Operations, respectively.

		Flow Research says worldwide flowmeter market is $4.5 Billion - 06/10/08 Ultrasonic and Coriolis are showing the fastest growth, while positive displacement, turbine, and variable area flowmeter markets are declining slowly.

		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.

		McCrometer signs ABLE Instruments as rep for UK And Ireland - 06/04/08 ABLE serves the oil/gas and process industries in the UK, Ireland, and North Sea region countries.

		Moore Industries Seeks Oldest Products Still in Service - 05/07/08 Moore Industries is celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year, and is trying to find the oldest of its products that are still in service.

		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.

		PCB Piezotronics names John Sperrazza Sales Manager - 05/05/08 The IMI Sensors division of PCB Piezotronics appointed John M. Sperrazza as North American Sales Manager.

		National Instruments reports Q1 Revenue of $193 Million - 04/30/08 Net income for Q1 2008 was $17.6 million with diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.22.

		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.

		HART companies push WirelessHART - 04/28/08 Sean Keeping of ABB, Mark Schumacher of Emerson, Frank Hils of Endress+Hauser amd Hans-Georg Kumpfmueller of Siemens offer their views of WirelessHART.

		AW-Lake appoints Yolande Burnham President - 04/25/08 Yolande Burnham was appointed President of AW-Lake Company & Sheepscot Dispensing Systems (SDS), companies of TASI Group.

		Endevco signs Dainan Tech as Asia-Pacific rep - 04/23/08 Dainan Tech in Singapore will rep Endevco products in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines.

		Invensys Mexico Opens Gas Operating Center - 04/17/08 The new center at Reynosa City, Tamaulipas State, has all the resources necessary for Invensys to support PEMEX in the Burgos basin.

		FLIR Systems acquires CEDIP What’s New in Process Technology, March 2008 FLIR Systems AB has become the majority shareholder of fellow infrared specialist CEDIP Infrared Systems. The CEDIP infrared camera operations will be integrated into the thermography division of FLIR Systems AB and trade under the FLIR brand name.

		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.

		ARC says Radar Level Market to reach $421 Million - 03/11/08 The worldwide market for radar level devices is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.9% over the next five years.

		ISA issues call for papers for ISA EXPO - 03/11/08 Abstracts will be accepted until 11 April for paper, panel, and tutorial sessions.

		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.

		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.

		Endevco finds oldest functioning sensor - 02/13/08 The Endevco model 2224C was factory calibrated by Endevco in July 1962 and purchased by Dr. Charles Stark Draper, a professor at MIT who also ran the MIT Instrumentation Lab.

		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.

		Yokogawa establishes marketing center in Dallas - 02/06/08 Dr. Maurice Wilkins, formerly of ARC Advisory Group, will lead the group as VP of Strategic Marketing, Yokogawa IA Global Marketing.

		Omron promotes Nigel Blakeway to COO - 02/04/08 Nigel previously served at Omron Component Business-European Union (OCB-EU) in Amsterdam as the COO.

		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.

		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.

		MCAA makes Three-Year Market Forecast MCAA says the 2006 total market value for twelve PI&A products is $6.7 billion for the United States and $784 million for Canada. In the U.S., annual growth will be 3.6% with 4.2 % in Canada. Four products are forecasted to grow faster than the average in both regions – Electronic Flow, Pressure, Remote I/O and Electronic Level.

		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.

		Endevco appoints Jeremy Bryceson UK Sales Manager - 01/24/08 Endevco created this new position to further strengthen its account management and customer service resources in this region.

		Endevco names Maryann Villanueva Western Regional Sales Manager - 01/24/08 Villanueva will be responsible for sales in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

		ARC predicts Temperature Transmitter Market growing 6.5% - 01/17/08 The market was $281 million in 2007 and is forecast to be over $386 million in 2012, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

		Computer Aided Solutions enhances Paint Oven Temperature Data Logger - 01/15/08 The system measures and records temperatures inside a paint curing oven during production.

		ABI Research says Wi-Fi moving into sensor networking - 01/15/08 Rarely is Wi-Fi used for wireless sensor networking or industrial process control. In many cases, Wi-Fi can transmit farther than sensor network technologies

		American Industrial Partners acquires Brooks Instrument - 01/14/08 Brooks is a supplier of flow measurement and control devices to the low flow application market.

		Emerson service center re-approved for nuclear industry - 01/14/08 The Instrument & Valve Services Center, Columbia, SC, is approved as a supplier to nuclear power plants throughout the US and Canada.

		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.

		Emerson Sells Brooks Instrument - 01/06/08 Emerson sold its Brooks Instrument unit on December 31, 2007, to American Industrial Partners Capital Fund for $100 million in cash.

		ARC says Process Electrochemical Systems Market to grow - 12/19/07 The worldwide market for PES is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate of 6.3% over the next five years.

		Flow Research Study Predicts Growth in Pressure Transmitter Market - 12/17/07 Flow Research says the worldwide pressure transmitter market totaled $1.93 billion in 2006, with a projected yearly growth of 6.1 percent through 2011.

		Endevco receives key ISO certifications for quality management systems - 12/13/07 In addition, the company has received accreditation of the laboratory quality management system for its sensor calibration laboratory, also based on ISO requirements.

		Endevco licenses NASA technology for new silicon carbide pressure sensors - 12/12/07 The NASA technologies licensed by Endevco include a packaging technique and chip fabrication methods developed by a team led by Dr. Robert Okojie at Glenn for use in aircraft engine combustion chambers.

		TURCK incorporates full subsidiary in Australia to support emerging markets - 12/12/07 Prior to this, TURCK products have been distributed in Australia by Micromax, who will remain TURCK’s distribution arm for factory automation focused products with the full support of the new local subsidiary to help grow the TURCK market.

		Emerson helps StatoilHydro win 2007 HART Plant of the Year award - 12/12/07 Emerson's AMS Suite and field devices are cited as key enablers in StatoilHydro's effective use of predictive diagnostics for the Ormen Lange Project, including the subsea installations, onshore terminal and the world's longest sub sea gas pipeline project.

		INFICON Acquires Sigma Instruments Inc. - 12/11/07 Sigma products complement the INFICON portfolio of instruments, and address the growing demand in thin film coating manufacturing for high quality products, such as mobile phones, computers, digital cameras and other consumer electronics.

		General Monitors and ELPRO partner to deliver wireless gas and flame detectors - 12/11/07 General Monitors announces its partnership with ELPRO Technologies in offering wireless technology and communications for its advanced gas and flame detector product lines, which provide critical protection to people, equipment, and plants engaged in hazardous industries worldwide.

		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.

		Frost & Sullivan says Vision needed for automation - 11/27/07 Machine vision systems are becoming critical to the emerging requirements of industrial automation and robotics.

		Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeters achieve CSA dual seal certification - 11/07/07 Certification eliminates need for secondary seals.

		Endevco signs rep in Seattle - 10/30/07 RepTech Northwest will handle sales and customer support in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

		Endevco appoints Dan Schultz Regional Sales Manager - 10/05/07 Schultz will be responsible for North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana.

		FluidIQs National formed to pursue municipal instrumentation and control projects - 10/03/07 FluidIQs in California, Revere Control Systems in Alabama, and Instrument Control Systems in Minnesota will combine resources to pursue large municipal instrumentation and control projects.

		Control Microsystems Opens U.S. headquarters - 10/02/07 The Denver, Colorado, office will have customer support, sales offices, and a training center.

		Banner Racing wins final race of season - 09/26/07 Banner Engineering Racing won the final race of the 2007 season, the Grand-Am Rolex GT Sunchaser 1000, on Sept. 15 at Miller Motorsports Park.

		ChipSensors puts wireless sensors on chips - 09/18/07 New technology enables sensors, signal conditioning circuits, A/D converters, wireless, microcontroller and memory to be integrated on a single chip.

		ProSoft Technology's Gas Flow Computer certified for custody transfer in Canada - 08/30/07 The PTQ-AFC module complies with AGA 3, 7 and 8 measurement standards and operates with enough precision to be used when establishing prices for the gas being measured.

		Racine Federated makes Inc Magazine's list of fastest growing companies - 08/30/07 Racine Federated was ranked among the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in America.

		Loadstar Sensors appoints Jayant Patel Director of Sales - 08/23/07 Jayant has over thirty years of experience in engineering, product management, sales and marketing in the aerospace, medical device and instrumentation industries.

		ARC says pressure transmitter market to be $2.3B by 2011 - 08/15/07 The market was $1.8 billion in 2006 and is forecasted to be over $2.3 billion in 2011, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.

		Omron appoints Gregg Holst President and COO - 08/10/07 He assumes the position immediately, filling a 10-month-long vacancy created by the death of the previous COO and President.

		ARC says Coriolis flowmeter market to grow 12% annually - 08/09/07 The market was $650 million in 2006 and is forecast to be over $1.1 billion in 2011.

		Micronor wins patent for fiber optic rotary encoder - 08/08/07 Micronor has secured U.S. patent 7,196,320 for its ZapFREE Fiber Optic Rotary Encoder System.

		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.

		Endevco appoints Alan Manara as VP Sales and Marketing - 08/08/07 Manara will be responsible for managing strategic and tactical relationships with the the company’s current and potential customer base.

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

		Honeywell completes acquisition of Enraf - 07/31/07 Honeywell acquired Enraf Holding B.V. in a deal valued at approximately $260 million.

		Yokogawa expands HART agreement with Moore Industries - 07/26/07 The agreement now includes Moore's HCS HART Concentrator System. The HCS converts the digital signal from HART-based transmitters to a standard MODBUS RTU communication protocol.

		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.

		Safety Center Award Winner Presents ISA EXPO keynote - 07/26/07 Author and Award winner J.S. (Steve) Arendt will give a keynote address on safety and security on October 2 at ISA EXPO 2007 in Houston, Texas.

		Baumer Process Automation Div unites three groups - 07/10/07 The Process Automation Div combines Bourdon-Sedeme of France, Haenni Instruments of Switzerland, and Kamstrup Process of Denmark.

		Flowserve open R&D facility in Bangalore - 07/09/07 The facility provides support for product and technology development projects from conceptualization through final drawings and pre-production prototypes.

		FCI thermal switches and flow meters receive IEC approval - 07/02/07 FCI’s FLT93 Switch, ST98 Flow Meter, and GF90 and GF92 Flow Meters have received IEC/IECx approvals for safe use from the IEC.

		Endevco sensors assist winning team in vehicle safety competition - 06/27/07 Graduate students at the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University Center for Injury Biomechanics won a design competition sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

		Honeywell to acquire Enraf for $260 million - 06/26/07 Enraf offers solutions for the control and management of transportation, storage and blending operations in the oil and gas industry.

		Moore Industries appoints Yong Park to Controller - 06/25/07 Most recently, Park held the title of Controller with Plastic Services & Products, Inc., where he successfully completed a merger with a competitor company as well as two outside acquisitions.

		ABB Process Automation moves to Houston, TX - 06/19/07 ABB is relocating its global Process Automation division headquarters from Norwalk, CT, to Houston, TX, effective August 1, 2007.

		ControlAir Type-950XP I/P Transducer is ATEX compliant - 06/14/07 Type 950XP is now compliant with ATEX directive 94/9/EC for equipment intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres in Europe.

		Endevco signs G-TECH Instrument as rep in Taiwan - 06/12/07 G-TECH, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan, was founded in 1988 by a group of sound and vibration experts.

		BEI Celebrates 30 Year Anniversary - 06/06/07 BEI Industrial Encoders manufactures optical encoders and associated electronics for the industrial market.

		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.

		Robert Owen Inc to resell Kepware comunications software - 05/10/07 Robert Owen Inc. will resell Kepware device communications software with its sensor and signal conversion hardware.

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

		Meggitt forms Sensing Systems group - 05/10/07 The division was formed by merging Endevco, Meggitt Aerospace Systems and Meggitt Electronics groups into a single entity.

		Moore Industries Promotes Charles Larson to Director of Technology - 05/09/07 Larson will provide a bridge between Marketing and Engineering to help develop and optimize the commercial exploitation of Moore's intellectual property.

		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.

		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.

		TURCK builds Kübler encoders in the U.S. - 05/01/07 Kübler two-inch encoders are now assembled in Minneapolis.

		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.

		Danaher Industrial Controls changes name to Dynapar - 04/19/07 The Feedback Business Unit within Danaher Industrial Controls Group has changed its name to Dynapar, effectively combining the brands of Dynapar, NorthStar, Harowe, Hengstler, and Acuro.

		Flowserve receives award in India - 04/12/07 Flowserve was honored as the recipient of the Indo-American Chamber-Sanmar Indo-U.S. Business Cooperation Award.

		Flow Research Study predicts $1 Billion Flowmeter Market - 04/12/07 The study, "The World Market for Differential Pressure (DP) Flowmeters and Primary Elements," says the worldwide DP flowmeter market totaled $996 million in 2006, and will exceed one billion dollars in 2007.

		IPS building new regional HQ in Western Canada - 04/10/07 Invensys broke ground for a brand new, 15,500 square foot regional headquarters facility in South East Calgary. It will be twice as large as the present Calgary facility and will have three times the staging area to accommodate staging, testing, and verification of customers' automation systems.

		Emerson renames Solartron densitometers - 04/10/07 Emerson changed the brand name of Solartron densitometers to Micro Motion. Emerson acquired the densitometers product line in 2005.

		Racine Federated acquires Flow Meter lines from Asahi/America - 04/09/07 RFI will acquire the the Universal Vortex Flow Meter and FloSonex Ultrasonic Flow Meter product lines from Asahi/America. RFI will take full ownership of stock and warranty responsibility for both Vortex Flow Meter lines.

		LXI Consortium announces Application Contest - 04/05/07 The contest is open to users of LXI instrumentation who have interesting or effective applications in test and measurement system design and operation that incorporate LXI products in the system. First prize is $2500.

		Sensor Developments offers ISO-17025 force calibration lab - 04/02/07 SDI's A2LA accredited laboratory can calibrate force levels up to 300klbs/1334.4kNewtons and torque levels up to 360kin-lbs/40.6kNm. It uses a combination of NIST traceable force standards and NIST traceable dead weights to perform calibrations.

		FCI appoints Bopp & Reuther distributor in Germany - 03/28/07 Bopp & Reuther Messtechnik is a flow expert in Germany. The firm offers a proprietary line of oval wheel meters, turbine meters, density and concentration meters, vortex meters and compact orifices for flow and volume metering. It has 7 Offices Across Germany.

		FCI's CM Series Coriolis Flow Meters Receive FM Approval - 03/20/07 CM Series Coriolis Flow Meters have been certified by FM [and FMC (Canada)] as Class I, Div I, Groups A, B, C and D rated for service in hazardous locations where combustible gases may be present.

		Emerson forms Remote Automation Solutions division - 03/19/07 The new division combines Emerson's Bristol, Fisher, Daniel, and Mobrey remote technology products and services into one larger, dynamic business to serve the remote measurement and control needs of the oil, gas, water and wastewater treatment industries.

		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.

		Symbion Systems partners with Labtronics for LIMS solution - 03/15/07 Symbion and Labtronics offer integrated solutions combining the capabilities of Labtronics’ LimsLink with those of Symbion’s DX, RX, and LX product lines. The will provide customers with the advantages of LIMS integration and access to a spectroscopic data system.

		Hannover Fair offers live automation demos The real automation highlight this year is the new Application Park, a project run jointly by the VDMA (German Engineering Federation) and Deutsche Messe. At this show within a show, mechanical engineers, robot manufacturers and automation service providers will be showcasing complete production solutions.

		Halliburton moves corporate HQ to United Arab Emirates - 03/12/07 Halliburton Company will open its corporate headquarters office in the United Arab Emirates. Chairman, President and CEO Dave Lesar will move to Dubai. The headquarters in Dubai is the next step in a strategic plan announced in 2006 to focus on expanding its customer relations with national oil companies while concentrating more of the company’s investments and resources in growing its business in the Eastern Hemisphere.

		MooreHawke's TRUNKGUARD passes fieldbus short-circuit tests - 03/12/07 Independent tests prove that the TRUNKGUARD device coupler works seamlessly with a DeltaV control system during repeated short-circuit testing and extreme temperatures. According to Evaluation International, TRUNKGUARD continued to operate and maintain communications with DeltaV after multiple short circuits on spurs, temperatures from -40 to 70°C, and operation at upper and lower voltage limits.

		Aspectrics Establishes Professional Services Division - 03/08/07 The Division will work closely with both existing and potential customers in order to create turnkey custom solutions to address their specific spectroscopy application requirements. John Beauchaine, former VP of Sales, will head up the new Professional Services Division.

		Nick Moore promoted to Director of Strategic Planning at Moore Industries - 03/08/07 Nick will work with all vice presidents, corporate officers, directors and department heads to ensure that operations are in line with Moore Industries’ corporate goals and initiatives. Moore Industries is a leader in the design and manufacture of interface instruments and fieldbus equipment.

		Invensys to resell Transpara Visual KPI software - 03/07/07 Invensys Process Systems becomes a global reseller and certified implementer for Transpara's Visual KPI operations intelligence software. Visual KPI technology helps customer plant personnel remotely monitor process variables and KPIs from their existing mobile communications devices.

		ARC says Magnetic Flowmeter Market to Reach $866 Million by 2011 - 02/27/07 The worldwide market for magnetic flowmeters is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.5% over the next five years. The market was $730.4 million in 2006 and is forecasted to be nearly $866 million in 2011, according to an ARC Advisory Group study.

		NI President elected to National Academy of Engineering - 02/27/07 Dr. James Truchard, CEO, president and cofounder of National Instruments was elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering. Truchard was recognized for creating virtual instrumentation, which enabled the rapid development of customized measurement systems in industry, academia and classrooms.

		JAI signs Integrys as channel distributor in Canada - 02/26/07 Integrys will offer the full line of JAI and PULNiX camera brands to customers in the machine vision, medical, and scientific communities. Integrys is a supplier of specialized products and support services for OEMs and system integrators with locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto (Mississauga), Ottawa, and Montreal.

		Dickson offers Automatic Calibration reminder service - 02/26/07 The Dickson Calibration Club service is designed to help those with NIST-certified instruments ensure their instruments retain their original calibration specifications. Members of the Club are able to create an online database for all of their instruments and assets such that they receive an e-mail notification when instruments or assets are due for calibrations.

		Emerson changes from Saab Rosemount to Rosemount - 02/26/07 Emerson changed the brand name of TankRadar gauging systems from Saab Rosemount to Rosemount. The only change for customers will be the disappearance of the Saab name from the product brand.

		K-TEK acquires KAB Instruments - 02/26/07 K-TEK acquired KAB Instruments and their line of non-contact ultrasonic level measurement equipment. KAB, located in South Africa, serves the mining, plastics, pulp and paper, and aggregates industries with a family of ultrasonic transducers, transmitters, and controllers.

		Moore Industries signs Arjay Automation as Manufacturer’s Rep in Upper Midwest - 02/22/07 Moore Industries signed Arjay Automation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as a manufacturer’s representative for all Moore Industries product lines, including MooreHawke. Arjay will be responsible for covering Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and western Wisconsin for Moore Industries.

		Axiom Analytical announces FDR-800 Series probe for spectroscopic monitoring - 02/21/07 FDR-800 Series compact diffuse reflectance probes can view a sample at normal incidence through a dryer or blender widow without introducing stray light. The viewed spot diameter and target offset distance are optimized for use in a typical pharmaceutical drying or blending application.

		Fluke Acquires DH Instruments - 02/20/07 DHI is a manufacturer of high performance pressure and gas flow standards, including calibration process software. DHI also offers A2LA accredited pressure and gas flow calibration services, as well as metrology training courses at their facility in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Under the agreement, DHI will become part of the Fluke Precision Measurement division, joining the Fluke calibration product and service teams.

		Analytical Sensors and Instruments promotes Brian Williams to CEO and President - 02/20/07 Williams was ASI's executive vice president and general manager. He succeeds the company general partner, founder and CFO, Peter Cai, who has retired. ASI also promoted Steve Zelenak from director of engineering to vice president of engineering, and Frank Zheng from director of operations to vice president of operations.

		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.

		NSK changes name to Nakanishi - 02/16/07 NSK Nakanishi Inc's Industrial Division has changed its name to Nakanishi Inc. Nakanishi makes high-speed rotary instruments.

		ATS Electronics to distribute products from BASI and Amalgamated - 02/15/07 ATS Electronics will distribute signal conditioners from BASI Instruments and Industrial Process Instrumentation and Display Units from Amalgamated Instruments in the United States and Canada.

		EMX Updates UV Sensor Application Handbook - 02/07/07 “UV Luminescence Sensor Application Handbook” has been updated with new application descriptions, including control of wood optimizing saws, and control of glue dispensing on packaging. The revised handbook also contains new illustrations and updated specifications.

		HEIDENHAIN opens new manufacturing building in Germany - 02/02/07 The 135,000 square foot facility is now in use for encoder assembly and R&D. The building, designated A30, has five floors each with approximately 27,000 square feet, and currently holds about 600 employees.

		Siemens Milltronics Millpulse 600 motion sensor receives CE approval - 01/31/07 The CE Mark indicates conformity to the legal requirements of the European Union (EU) Directive with respect to safety, health, environment, and consumer protection.

		Hedland receives patent on MR flow transmitter - 01/30/07 The new design avoids consuming too much power by activating only portions of the Anisotropic Magnetoresistive (AMR) array electronics in a systematic way.

		JAI signs distribution agreement with 1stVision - 01/25/07 JAI, a manufacturer of high-performance industrial cameras, signed 1stVision of Andover, MA, to act as a channel distributor for industrial camera products throughout the United States and Eastern Canada.

		Raytek releases CS200 for Kiln Shell Temperature Monitoring - 01/25/07 The CS200 Process Imaging System uses infrared sensor technology for temperature measurement, monitoring, control, and analysis of rotating kilns primarily used in cement and lime production. It provides full-color thermograms of the kiln surface, user-defined alarms, automatic fan control and extensive historical data analysis capability.

		Banner Racing kicks off 2007 season with Rolex 24 at Daytona - 01/25/07 Banner Engineering's 2007 racing season begins this weekend with the Rolex 24 hours of Daytona, January 27th and 28th at the Daytona speedway in Daytona Florida. Banner Engineering is campaigning two Pontiac GXP-R racecars equipped with in car and roof mounted camera units for direct coverage of all the action.

		Loadstar Sensors completes Series B Financing - 01/24/07 Loadstar completed a $7 million dollar Series B financing, raising more than twice the amount it originally sought.

		Nu Horizons and JAI sign North American distribution agreement - 01/16/07 Nu Horizons will provide sales and support throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico for the JAI and PULNiX camera brands to customers in the machine vision, medical, and scientific communities.

		Aspectrics Awarded Patent for EP-IR Technology - 01/11/07 Aspectrics was awarded a sixth US patent for its Encoded Photometric Infrared Spectroscopy (EP-IR) analyzers. The analyzers measure multiple gas components in the ppb to ppm range simultaneously, allowing for real-time monitoring of processes.

		President of Moore Industries gets Pilot's License at Age 73 - 01/10/07 Leonard Moore passed all the FAA requirements for his pilot's license, and now is certified to fly single-engine land-based aircraft. Mr. Moore has been flying since he was a teenager in Oelwein, Iowa, and soloed for the first time at age 16. Since then, he has continued to fly, but always with instructors or other certified pilots. When he rebuilt an old Ercoupe, he decided to use it to get his license.

		ARC says worldwide total process automation market to reach $79 billion - 12/21/06 Manufacturing companies continue to increase investments in capital expenditures for automation equipment as they recognize the role of automation in the global market. As a result, the worldwide market for total process automation will grow robustly, with ARC expecting a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4% over the next five years, to reach nearly $79 billion in 2010.

		Emerson announces certification for its instrument calibration laboratory - 12/19/06 Emerson's Brooks Instrument Calibration laboratory is now in compliance with the ISO GUM and certified by the NMi. GUM is the Guide to the Expression of the Uncertainty in the Measurement. NMi is the Dutch Weights and Measures agency, and is internationally recognized as a competent authority in the measurement arena.

		ARC predicts global DCS market to grow 7% through 2010 - 12/14/06 The Distributed Control System (DCS) market experienced the strongest growth in a decade between 2004 and 2005, increasing at a rate of close to 9%. This strong growth is expected to continue through 2010, with the global market increasing at an average annual rate of almost 7%, according to the new ARC Advisory Group study, “Distributed Control System (DCS) Worldwide Outlook”

		General Monitors' Flame Detector receives FM approval - 12/13/06 The Multi-Spectral Infrared (MSIR) FL4000 Flame Detector has been certified by Factory Mutual (FM) for application in hazardous environments. The FL4000 provides reliable flame monitoring with false alarm immunity, a wide field of view (FOV) and long range.

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