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He replaces Dinesh Paliwal, who is leaving ABB at the end of June. Most recently, he was ABB's Region Division Manager for Power Products in North America.

Test Tools Catalog has information on safety standards and links to Fluke test tool programs and training resources.

FKI Logistex will provide a turnkey, fully integrated, automated material handling system for ZipZoomfly.com's new 250,000 sq ft warehouse in Newark, CA.

France's Largest SolidWorks distributor to sell and support Seemage CAD content management software.

Site covers tools for industrial video servers and IP surveillance software.

Synchronics, now Radiant Systems Retail Division, installed the NiceLabel Print Engine for embedded label printing in its CounterPoint V7 and CounterPoint SQL software products.

Amy R. Defayette will do Product Marketing for the company's VarioFlow conveyor product line.

The solution combines Square D PowerLogic ION EEM software with engineering services to deliver a customized set of energy modeling, dimensional analysis and visualization tools.

IAS Industore installed and commissioned 13 Hänel Rotomat automated vertical storage systems at Benning, a manufacturer of power supplies in Ireland.

ABB will create a foundation with total funding of $16.6 million to sponsor talented and needy students in engineering and natural sciences.

NiceLabel version 5 now provides a toolset that enables users to manage print jobs.

ABB will manage maintenance operations at ATC Panel's Pembroke, Ontario, Canada plant.

Free downloadable short form catalog contains ac/dc switchmode power supplies, battery chargers, dc/dc converters, dc/ac inverters and ac/ac frequency inverters.

Bristol uses ATI's Q45H/64 Dissolved Ozone Analyzer for on-line monitoring and control of ozone levels in drinking water.

"Alarm Management: Seven Effective Methods for Optimum Performance," by Bill R. Hollifield and Eddie Habibi, describes how properly designed and maintained alarm systems can drastically help to improve plant safety, reliability, and profitability.

Radley, a supplier of automated data collection and e-commerce solutions, has joined the global IFS Software Partner program. The two companies will cooperate on barcode/RFID data collection, warehouse automation, business activity monitoring, EDI, and supplier collaboration.

MAVERICK and Solving International will collaborate on business strategy, performance improvement and technology implementation with a focus on improving operations management, manufacturing, logistics and supply chain management.

By Anto Budiardjo, President of Clasma Events Inc. Buildings 2.0 is a vision that intricately intertwines buildings with Internet technologies. It says the future of buildings is one which is controlled, managed and connected to the Internet in a way that goes far beyond simply placing a web server to the control system or in the use of IP. This article describes the concept of Buildings 2.0.

The InterTech Development Company web site has an online library of leak test and functional test applications. It explains how factors such as fixture design, systems integration, and customization of test instruments bear on Gauge R&R in real world applications.

Bosch Rexroth will supply hydraulic drives for the 678-foot high Great Beijing Wheel at the 2008 Olympic Games. Bosch will provide project engineering, shipment and installation of the complete hydraulic drive and control systems, as well as the automation for the passenger boarding stations.