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The European market earned revenues of over $75.2 million in 2008 and this will reach $132.8 million in 2012.

Mouser Electronics expanded its current franchise agreement with Honeywell Sensing and Control to distribute products in Europe.

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.

Induction-based wireless power could represent the next wave in powering portable electronics.

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."

By Invensys Process Systems Two companies--Dakota Gasification and Teck Cominco—upgraded their control systems to use HART communications. In both cases, the companies had HART instrumentation that had been installed years earlier, but were not using the HART data because their old control systems didn’t support it. IPS solved the problem.

The firm will represent Endevco solutions across a broad range of test and measurement requirements.

Orders decreased 19 percent in the fourth quarter but full-year EBIT nevertheless reached a record $4.6 billion.

Emerson will be presenting Rosemount Analytical gas chromatograph, liquid, and process analytic solutions to customers in their recently enhanced demo van.

eBooks provides users with convenient online access to its five full-line product catalogs.

Jerry Yen has been named director of the company’s new Custom Solutions Center.

The new site combines enhanced research, selection, sourcing and shopping tools tuned to deliver a satisfying experience based on input from customers and distributors.

Survey shows most Americans believe highly automated factories are important to economic growth. The majority support a stimulus package to modernize U.S. factories.

With more than 20,000 I/O and 46 operator stations, the solution is one of the largest process automation systems ever delivered by ABB in China.

Cagnazzi Racing uses a Fluke Ti25 to spot the borders of the cooler track area, so they can set the cars up to avoid making the critical shift to second gear as they cross the transition zone.

Applicator Version 10.05.00 from Endress+Hauser is now available for sizing diaphragm seals.

Nicholson succeeds former CEO Steve Schoenberg, who will continue to serve on the company’s board of directors.

Yokogawa will supply CENTUM VP control system, ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System, Exaquantum Plant Information Management System, and a variety of transmitters.

By Jim Gregorec, Ideal Industries In an electrical system, the grounding system is the primary protection against electrical shock hazards. Using proper grounding techniques, testing and maintaining a good electrical ground and installing protection devices are the best ways to protect people and equipment from electrical shock.

A Conditioning Monitoring Systems presentation will be held during HANNOVER MESSE, targeted at plant and machinery engineering suppliers.