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Siemens Building Technologies designed Techwell's TW2815 into multiple video surveillance products to be distributed worldwide.

Automatizaciones Garco S.A. de C.V. of Monterrey, Mexico, is Adept's exclusive distributor for Mexico.

By Rick Zabel, Automation.com The proposed name change of ISA (to "International Society of Automation") is up for a vote again during ISA Expo in Houston, October 14-16, 2008. Last year, the change was voted down, but I have yet to hear a compelling argument against the change. And there are many reasons for the change. If ISA is truly the global society of automation professionals, then its name should reflect its cause. It's time for a change!

FireDragon model CSFV90CC3 progressive scan camera with FireWire-B technology has been incorporated into the Sightech PC-Eyebot self-learning machine vision system.

Microscan will purchase Siemens' Machine Vision business, formerly Acuity CiMatrix, headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire.

“Video Process Monitoring” white paper discusses the newest trend in HMI/SCADA: Embedding video into an HMI screen, so operators can actually see what is happening in a process plant, along an assembly line, or in remote areas.

Allied Vision Technologies is acquiring 100% of the shares of the Canadian camera manufacturer Prosilica as of 31 July 2008.

Menzel will be the exclusive distributor in 14 states in western and north India for Adept's portfolio of robotics, controls, vision and software products.

When it comes to robots, reality still lags science fiction. But, just because robots have not lived up to their promise in past decades does not mean that they will not arrive sooner or later. Indeed, the confluence of several advanced technologies is bringing the age of robotics ever nearer – smaller, cheaper, more practical and cost-effective.