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40 vendors support EtherCAT  - 11/19/08
To date, 40 different vendors have readily available or publicly announced high-performance EtherCAT servo drives.
SERCOS announce packaging profile for SERCOS III  - 11/13/08
The Pack Profile defines a subset of the SERCOS interface functions for packaging machinery.
Baumer merges four divisions to create Baumer Motion Control  - 11/13/08
Baumer Motion Control includes motion products and technologies from Baumer, Baumer Hübner, Baumer IVO, and Baumer Thalheim.
PLCopen to finalize Motion Control Part 4 spec  - 11/05/08
PLCopen wants to finalize the specification and publish the results at the upcoming SPS/IPC/Drives event.
PLCopen at Pack Expo 2008
Visit the PLCopen Organization booth and see how PLCopen member companies are committed to control software standards that improve your quality and productivity.

Precise Automation signs Cross Automation as distributor  - 11/03/08
Cross Automation will sell and support Precise Automation's controller products in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia.
ABB Q3 net income up 26%  - 10/23/08
ABB reported increases in revenues, earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), net income and cash flow in the third quarter of 2008.
Moog Acquires Berkeley Process Control  - 10/21/08
Moog acquired Berkeley Process Control for $14 million. Berkeley makes motion control software and hardware.
Allied to distribute Eaton's automation products  - 10/15/08
Allied will be a catalog distributor of Eaton’s industrial control and automation products.
GE Fanuc takes its paper mill show on the road  - 10/03/08
Tractor trailer with a complete working system that is capable of controlling activities within a paper mill will visit locations in the U.S. and Canada.
Rockwell Automation to lay off 600 people  - 10/02/08
Restructuring involves headcount reductions, primarily in selling, general and administrative functions, involving three percent of the company’s global workforce of 20,000 people.
Niels Christiansen becomes President and CEO at Danfoss  - 10/01/08
Jorgen M. Clausen, president and CEO, retired and his successor, Niels B. Christiansen has assumed these positions.
Danfoss expands in Illinois  - 09/25/08
Danfoss is doubling its Loves Park, IL, facility that produces variable frequency drives, adding both production and office space.
ARC says wireless to grow to $780 million by 2012  - 09/14/08
The discrete wireless market for ISA SP50 levels 0 through 2 totaled $368.0 million in 2007 and is forecasted to grow to over $780 million in 2012.
GE Fanuc supports MTConnect Standard  - 09/08/08
MTConnect ia a new communication protocol that links machine tools from varying suppliers around the world.
Parvalux acquires EMD Drive Systems  - 08/29/08
EMD is a UK manufacturer of DC permanent magnet electric geared motors for the mobility, leisure and industrial sectors worldwide.
Danaher Motion connects to MathWorks  - 08/29/08
Danaher Motion's MechaWare 3.0 mechatronic tool kit is integrated with Mathwork's Simulink simulation software to speed custom algorithm development and reduce costs.
Beckhoff Automation opens office in Fond du Lac, WI  - 08/26/08
This office will serve as a regional center for Beckhoff customer training as well as for direct sales and application support.
ARC says High Power AC Drives Market to reach $9.7 billion in 2012  - 08/15/08
The worldwide market for High Power AC Drives is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8% over the next five years.
ARC says CNC market to reach $7.7 Billion by 2012  - 08/11/08
The Computer Numerical Controls (CNC) market has simply exploded in the last two years lead by the surge in production of machine tools in the European and Asian markets.
NI reports record revenue for Q2 2008  - 07/30/08
National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $210.5 million, up 17 percent in the second quarter of 2008.
Power transmission industry sees decline in sales  - 07/28/08
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA)says overall sales of PT/MC products declined 7.2 percent in May 2008 compared to April 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.
Applied Manufacturing Technologies opens office in India  - 07/22/08
Located in Bangalore, the new office will include all areas of automation engineering, training, field support, and development functions.
Aerotech opens subsidiary in Japan  - 07/20/08
The full-service subsidiary will provide application engineering, sales, and customer service for Japan.
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.
Robotics experts wanted by the U.S. Department of Labor  - 07/08/08
The U.S. Department of Labor seeks Robotics Experts to provide information relating to the occupation for use in the Occupational Information Network.
New Scale Technologies signs austriamicrosystems as distributor  - 06/30/08
austriamicrosystems will sell New Scale Technologies' SQUIGGLE motors, micro motion systems and other products.
Bosch Rexroth names Dan Throne Sales and Marketing Manager  - 06/30/08
Throne is responsible for planning, directing and implementing all activities for the Electric Drives and Controls sales and marketing group.
Siemens building new plant in Illinois for its Drives Technologies business  - 06/27/08
The $20 million plant will be used for the assembly and testing of mechanical gear drives used in wind turbines. The new plant, expected to be completed in March 2009, will create approximately 350 new jobs.
OMAC changes its name and mission  - 06/23/08
The Open Modular Architecture Control Users' Group (OMAC) is now the Organization for Manufacturing Automation and Control (OMAC).
Orders quadruple for ABB drive systems in mining  - 06/23/08
Orders for ABB motor and drive systems that enable mines to grind vast amounts of minerals and ore are at record levels as the mining industry seeks to boost production to meet the global boom in demand.
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.
ARC says PLC market to reach $12 billion by 2012  - 06/10/08
The PLC market reached nearly $9.0 billion in 2007 and is forecasted to grow to over $12 billion in 2012, according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.
Bosch Rexroth opens Tech Center East  - 06/09/08
The facility in Rochester Hills, MI, will house 120 workers from the company’s hydraulics, pneumatics, electric drives, and linear motion and assembly technologies groups.
alpha gear drives changes name to WITTENSTEIN  - 06/03/08
As of July 2008, alpha gear drives will change its name to WITTENSTEIN, Inc.
Partnerships help SME Education Foundation Gateway Academy flourish in SC  - 06/03/08
Contributions from companies and organizations have allowed the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Education Foundation's Gateway Academies to spread across South Carolina.
Precise Automation signs Credimex as distributor  - 05/28/08
Credimex will sell and support Precise Automation's products in Switzerland, including robots, Guidance motion controllers and PreciseVision software.
Hartfiel celebrates 50th anniversary  - 05/13/08
The Hartfiel Company was founded in 1958, and has distributed automation and motion control products for 50 years.
Manfred Wittenstein elected President of VDMA  - 05/07/08
Wittenstein had been Vice President of the German Engineering Federation (VDMA) since 2004 and a member of the Main Board for eight years.
ABB Automation World held in Houston with record attendance  - 05/05/08
A record 3,300+ customers, distributors, channel partners, original equipment manufacturers and ABB employees attended the three-day trade show and conference that ran from April 29 through May 1 in Houston, Texas.
Siemens and ROY-G-BIV combine machine tool controls  - 05/02/08
Partnership combines Siemens Motion Control Information System (MCIS) software with ROY-G-BIV's XMC machine connectivity software.
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.
SERCOS releases CIP Safety Specification  - 04/27/08
The CIP Safety on SERCOS specification is being released as a function-specific profile (FSP Safety) for Industrial Ethernet-based SERCOS III.
ABB first quarter net income up 87%  - 04/24/08
ABB's first-quarter net income reached $1 billion, an increase of 87 percent compared to the same quarter in 2007.
Precise Automation signs Dongil Rubber as distributor  - 04/21/08
DRB will sell Precise Automation products in Korea and China, including PrecisePlace Robots, Guidance Motion Controllers and PreciseVision Software.
Bison Gear hosts first MSCC graduating class  - 04/16/08
Graduation for Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) certificate students will be May 9, 2008 at Bison Gear headquarters.
Siemens brings exiderdome traveling exhibit to U.S.  - 04/16/08
exiderdome consists of 55 containers, arranged in a two-story building that is about 50 yards long and includes eight product venues, conference rooms, an executive lounge and a central atrium. To reach destinations, exiderdome uses a convoy of 55 tractor trailers.
AMT and Bosch Rexroth sponsor LSSU Robotics Project  - 04/14/08
Students at Lake Superior State University (LSSU) in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, developed a vision-based robotic workcell as a senior project.
Omron opens regional headquarters in Mexico  - 03/25/08
The office will provide sales, technical support, and training for Omron industrial automation customers across Mexico.
Adept supplies robots to German Solar Equipment Manufacturer  - 03/17/08
SLS Solar Line Saxony will use Adept's robots and motion control and machine vision software in its automation equipment for solar cell production.
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.
Bison Gear makes it onto CBS Evening News  - 03/12/08
CBS Evening News "Hard Times, Good Jobs" series featured growth at Bison Gear.
Okuma introduces Partners in THINC  - 02/27/08
Partners in THINC allows visitors to see real parts being manufactured for real customers in real time.
AMETEK acquires Motion Control Group  - 02/26/08
AMETEK acquired MCG, a manufacturer of customized motors and motion control solutions for the medical, life sciences, industrial automation, semiconductor and aviation markets.
Alpha Gear opens office in Canada  - 02/26/08
Alpha Gear Drives opened an office in Waterdown, ON, Canada
Good news for gear makers
Motion System Design, February 2008
The Freedonia Group forecasts a 3.3% annual increase in U.S. demand for gears, reaching $29.3 billion in 2011, with the most promising growth prospects to come from the aerospace industry. Demand for gear products in aerospace is projected to advance over 5% annually through 2011, to $2.4 billion.
Todd Lucich Joins Bison as VP of Sales  - 02/21/08
Lucich was formerly VP of Distribution and National Accounts with Rexnord Industries.
Aleithe named VP and general manager for ABB LV Drives  - 02/14/08
Aleithe will be responsible for the continued growth and strategic business development of low voltage drives in the U.S. market.
ABB reports $29.2 billion in revenue in 2007  - 02/14/08
ABB's net income increased to a record $3.8 billion in 2007 from $1.4 billion a year earlier as markets remained strong and further operational improvements were made.
ABB CEO Fred Kindle leaves company  - 02/13/08
ABB Chief Executive Officer Fred Kindle is leaving the company due to irreconcilable differences about how to lead the company. Chief Financial Officer Michel Demaré is interim CEO.
Ron Bullock named Chairman, Illinois Manufacturers' Assn  - 02/11/08
The Illinois Manufacturers' Association (IMA) named Ron Bullock its Chairman until 2010. Bullock is the owner and Chairman of Bison Gear & Engineering Corp. of St. Charles, Illinois.
Parvalux appoints Euro-me as China distributor  - 02/07/08
Euro-me will cover China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Frost & Sullivan says market for Electric Drives rising in European Food & Beverage Industry  - 02/05/08
Frost & Sullivan says the Electric Drives Market in the European Food & Beverage Industry was $260.4 million in 2006 and will reach $413.8 million in 2013.
Coroware achieves Microsoft Certified Partner status  - 02/04/08
The program offers CoroWare resources designed to help the company grow revenue, build sales momentum, and improve marketplace prominence while increasing market impact.
Bison Gear promotes Jim Parejko to Vice President  - 02/04/08
Parejko was promoted to Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Engineering. Parejko joined Bison in 2006 as Engineering Manager.
ISA100 Wireless Committee forms discrete automation group  - 02/01/08
ISA100 Wireless Automation standards committee formed an interest group for wireless networks in factory and discrete automation.
Adept signs Rep Agency in Midwest  - 01/31/08
Phister Equipment, Cincinnati, OH, will cover Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky.
Bison Gear names Martin Swarbrick CEO  - 01/31/08
Swarbrick first joined the company in December 2006 after serving as Vice President and Director of Business Excellence for Motorola Inc.
Robotics Challenge Aims To Develop Friendly Highly Autonomous Robots
Science Daily, January 2008
The “ROBAUCO: mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots” project was recently initiated in Spain. The principal objective of the project is the generation of technologies necessary for the development of mobile robots able to carry out complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy and capacity for collaboration.
National Instruments Reports Record Revenue and Net Income  - 01/30/08
National Instruments reported record quarterly revenue of $205 million, up 13 percent and the company's best revenue growth quarter for 2007.
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.
FIPA opens office in Atlanta  - 01/24/08
The company provides solutions for vacuum technology, extraction, gripping, and pneumatic manual and automated air nippers.
MIT and ABB announce energy research partnership  - 01/24/08
ABB will join MIT in research for nanofluids, power electronics, intelligent robotics and equipment heat management. The five-year, $5-million partnership will help develop green technologies and train graduates.
Allied Electronics to distribute Pittman motor products  - 01/23/08
Allied will stock Pittman LO-COG brush-commutated motors and gearmotors which are featured in section 8 of the 2008 Allied catalog.
Schneider reports record growth in 2007  - 01/22/08
Schneider Electric sales for 2007 rose 26.1% to €17,309 million, double the Group’s sales in 2003.
Bison Gear names Gary Dorough Regional Sales Manager  - 01/21/08
Previously, Dorough was president of Pro-Dynamics, Inc., a sales rep firm where he acquired over 20 years experience applying and selling Bison gearmotor products.
Austriamicrosystems buys 25% of New Scale Technologies  - 01/17/08
New Scale Technologies is a developer and manufacturer of miniature motion systems.
ARC says low power AC Drive Market in India will grow 15%  - 01/17/08
The market for low power AC drives in India, which exceeded $150 million in 2006, is expected to grow at 15.4% over the next five years, according to ARC.
Schneider Electric acquires Intelligent Motion Systems  - 01/11/08
Schneider Electric will acquire IMS, a U.S. company that designs and manufactures integrated motor and drive products and generated revenues of $20 million in 2007.
Circonix hires Joe Garruzzo as Software Engineering Manager  - 01/09/08
Garruzzo was employed by Circonix from 1993 to 2002, left, and returns with advanced expertise in the technologies that facilitate web conveyance.
MCA says sales of motion control up 10% in Third Quarter  - 01/09/08
Sales of motors, electronic drives, actuators and other motion control components continued to grow in 2007, up by nearly 10% from second quarter 2007.
IXXAT to develop Safety Stack Software for SERCOS  - 12/28/07
IXXAT will develop a portable stack software for the CIP Safety on SERCOS safety protocol. The stack software can be used for SERCOS master as well as SERCOS slaves.
SERCOS/IP Protocol Specification Released  - 12/28/07
The protocol allows standard Ethernet IP communication with a SERCOS III network both during cyclic real-time network operation and during non-real time operation.
ARC says Discrete Automation Will Continue Solid Growth  - 12/20/07
The worldwide market for discrete automation systems is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8% over the next five years.
ADVANCED Motion Controls donates 158 drives to universities  - 12/19/07
158 drives were donated toward 27 different projects at 19 institutions totaling over $40,000.00 in donations for servo drives and amplifiers.
Bosch Rexroth AG announces Management Changes  - 12/17/07
Dr. Albert Hieronimus is now chairman of the Bosch Rexroth AG board of management and Dr. Karl Tragl has been appointed to the board.
SERCOS Opens a Branch Office in China  - 12/17/07
In addition to offices in the USA, Japan and Germany, this makes the fourth office that serves as a contact point for developers and users.
Altra Holdings, Inc. names Christian Storch CFO  - 12/13/07
Storch joins Altra Holdings from Standex International Corporation where he served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2001.
Santa found his Way to Bison Gear & Engineering for the 10th Year  - 12/13/07
Every Christmas since 1997, Breakfast with Santa treats children and their families to a catered breakfast and then provides the opportunity to meet with Santa and Mrs. Claus to chat about their Christmas wish list.
Siemens completes $30 million Norwood plant expansion for motor development  - 12/13/07
After a $30 million investment, the facility has been transformed into a "Global Motor" research and technology development center that will contribute to enhancements in Siemens motors sold throughout the world.
Animatics Corp. acquires Harmonic Linear Drive (HLD) LTD  - 12/12/07
Previously sold only in the United Kingdom, this consolidation will make the HLD available globally, through Animatics other offices in Europe, Asia and the United States.
Misumi now stocks standard length linear shafts for fast delivery  - 12/10/07
The “Linear Shafts Quickly” program enables engineers to order standard straight shafts from a supplier known for its extensive line of configurable machined shafts.
BisonCares Awarded 2007 Civic Image Award  - 12/06/07
Recipients are awarded based on humanitarian efforts, and/or civic or personal projects, outside of business, which have brought outstanding positive recognition to St. Charles and assists in enhancing the image of the community.
Festo & SCCC unveil Advanced Mechatronics Training Center  - 12/05/07
The center hopes to create greater awareness among students, school systems, industry leaders, workforce development agencies, economic development agencies and government officials about the variety of career paths that exist in the manufacturing field.
ABB plans major expansion in India  - 12/03/07
ABB plans to develop its Indian operations by investing $100 million over three years to expand business, engineering and R&D capacities, build new factories and broaden its automation and power product range in India.
SERCOS III Accepted as IEC Standard  - 11/29/07
SERCOS III integrates the open Ethernet protocol with high-speed data transfer at 100 MBitS per second.
Motion Industries opens office in Conroe, Texas  - 11/27/07
Motion Industries is a distributor of electrical and industrial automation, hydraulic and industrial hose, hydraulic and pneumatic components, and material handling.
Bosch Rexroth promotes Erwin Wieckowski to VP  - 11/21/07
Wieckowski was promoted to vice president and general manager for the Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies Group.
ATS appoints Anthony Caputo Chief Executive Officer  - 11/19/07
Most recently, Caputo served as Corporate Vice-President and President and COO of L-3 Communications.
AMT forms automation group  - 11/15/07
The General Industry Group will provide programming, software, vision, mechanical design, controls, simulation and training.
Jervis B. Webb sold to Daifuku  - 11/15/07
The transaction is expected to be completed in December, pending final government authorizations and approvals.
AMT joins Save Your Factory initiative  - 11/13/07
Collaborative industry initiative provides North American manufacturers with alternatives to moving manufacturing off-shore.
ABB Q3 income rises 86% to $738 million  - 10/25/07
ABB's net income rose 86 percent in the third quarter to $738 million and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) rose to $1 billion.
Schneider Electric sales up in third quarter  - 10/23/07
Schneider Electric sales for the third quartertotaled €4,468 million, up 28.4% from the year-earlier period.
Parvalux opens Poland office  - 10/15/07
Parvalux opened a subsidiary in Warsaw, Poland to address the needs of Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) from the Central Eastern Europe region.
GE Fanuc is now GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms  - 10/14/07
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms brings together GE Fanuc Automation, CNC and Embedded Systems groups.
Animatics relocates HQ to larger building  - 10/10/07
Animatics relocated and expanded its California Headquarters and US Factory into a new 104,000 sq. ft. facility in in Santa Clara, California.
Bison Gear promotes Bruce Ashe to Manager, Electrical Engineering  - 10/09/07
Ashe will be responsible for the maintenance of AC and DC product lines and will manage product development for the motor lines.
Jeff Blackman named VP Sales for Bosch Rexroth  - 10/09/07
Blackman will be responsible for the Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies, Electric Drives and Controls, and Pneumatics Groups.
Motion Control sales hit $503 million in Second Quarter  - 10/03/07
The Motion Control Association (MCA) says sales of motors, electronic drives, controllers, actuators and other motion control components are up by 3.7% from first quarter 2007.
Bosch Rexroth Celebrates 40th year in the U.S.  - 09/30/07
The company launched its U.S. operations in 1967 as the Rexroth Corporation, the U.S. arm of G.L. Rexroth GmbH, a German manufacturer of industrial products.
Bison Gear promotes Bunnyray Larmond  - 09/30/07
Larmond was promoted to Senior Application & Sales Engineer, with responsibility for Wisconsin.
Barry-Wehmiller Design names three new partners  - 09/19/07
Mike Ripper, Sebastian Vega and Kurt Wirth were named Partners in the St. Louis-based engineering consulting firm.
Advanced Motion Controls announces university servo drive contest  - 09/16/07
Servo drives are offered free of charge for advancing motion control knowledge at educational institutions located in the U.S.A. and Canada.
NASA Director to keynote RoboDevelopment Conference  - 09/16/07
Terry Fong, Director of the NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group, will deliver the keynote at RoboDevelopment Conference and Exposition, Oct 25.
ATS elects new board, interim CEO  - 09/14/07
ATS elected a new board consisting of the director nominees previously proposed by Goodwood Inc. and Mason Capital Management. John Bell was elected interim CEO.
Entire board of directors at ATS resigns  - 09/13/07
Automation Tooling Systems announced that its board of directors will resign at 10:00 a.m. on September 13, 2007.
Power Efficiency appoints Kenneth Munson VP of Sales and Marketing  - 09/12/07
Munson will lead the sales and marketing team to advance business initiatives within emerging markets, both in Europe and North America.
Jervis B. Webb names Margaret Murdock Executive Director  - 09/11/07
She is now responsible for leading all aspects of electrical controls, Automatic Guided Vehicle (AGV) product line engineering and customer service.
Danaher Motion ships 300,000th SynqNet Axis  - 09/07/07
Since SynqNet’s introduction in 2003, more than 303,000 axes have been installed worldwide, making it one of the fastest growing motion networks available today.
ABB expects increased earnings from 2007 to 2011  - 09/05/07
ABB expects to increase revenues at almost twice the rate of market growth and three times the rate of global GDP growth over the period.
Power Efficiency Corp says recent energy legislation beneficial  - 08/28/07
Federal legislation will establish a national standard for energy efficiency.
Misumi USA expands its marketing team  - 08/22/07
Misumi appointed Misa Nishimuras Director of Marketing and Inside Sales and Dwayne Roark Senior Marketing Manager.
Misumi USA names Masanori Suzuki president  - 08/22/07
Suzuki was formerly the General Manager of the Strategic Planning Department for Misumi in Japan, the parent company of Misumi USA.
ARC predicts Motion Control Systems Market to Reach $7.8 Billion  - 08/22/07
The worldwide market for GMC systems is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.0% over the next five years.
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.
ABB completes renovations to New Berlin office  - 08/08/07
ABB completed a $1.2 million, two-year renovation at its production facility in New Berlin, Wisconsin.
Automation Tooling Systems appoints two presidents  - 08/08/07
James Rowan will join the Company as President and COO of Automation Systems Group. Bruce Seeley is assuming the newly-created role of ASG President, Europe and Asia.
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 billi