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The move is part of a global plan to centralize services currently managed separately by sales and product divisions in order to ensure that customers receive consistent, rapid, first-class service wherever their operations are based. Beginning operations from April 3, 2006, and based in Mishima, Japan, the new Global Service Center (GSC) will combine customer support and contents functions. Over the next few years, IAB plans to roll-out regional customer support centers modeled on the GSC customer support division and customized to match local needs.

Currently under construction at Sohar, the US$638 million Sohar Fertiliser Project of Sohar International Urea & Chemical Industries SAOC (SIUCI) includes a 2000 mtpd (metric ton per day) ammonia plant, 3500 mtpd urea synthesis and granulation plant along with related utilities and offsite facilities. It is one of the world’s largest private sector greenfield fertilizer projects and is being built under an EPC contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan.

With this acquisition, Schneider Electric will get significant access to low voltage installation and control systems market in Germany, which is the largest in Europe. Merten products will enable Schneider Electric to complete its ultra terminal offer with a comprehensive and complementary range of wiring devices and home control solutions. In 2005, Schneider Electric generated revenue of €1,2 billion in Ultra Terminal.

Electronics Workbench Corporation announced that DesignSuite 9 is one of the top three products of 2005, according to readers of Elektronik magazine, one of Germany’s premier electronics publications. The circuit design software suite, which was competing against 10 other products, received second place in the 2005 Product of the Year CAD/CAE category. DesignSuite 9 is a collection of four Electronics Workbench products – Multicap 9, Multisim 9, Ultiboard 9 and Ultiroute 9 – that, together, create a tightly integrated, end-to-end solution engineers can use to efficiently take electronics projects from initial concept through capture and simulation to final layout and production.

The NI LabVIEW Embedded Development Module was named a co-winner in the Digital Control/Embedded Computing category. NI SignalExpress 1.1 interactive measurement software and an NI CompactRIO dynamic signal analyzer (DSA), cRIO-4408, were named runners-up in the Analog Control and Digital Rapid Prototyping Tools categories, respectively.

DeltaV OTS is a complete simulator-based learning environment designed to prevent operator error which can result in accidents, product loss, or costly plant shutdowns. The need to prevent operator error was recently confirmed by a study of chemical manufacturers which indicated that 37% of plant incidents could be categorized by incorrect operator actions.

FANUC Robotics America, Inc. was named a preferred supplier of industrial robots by PACCAR, Inc. Since 1998, FANUC Robotics has installed robotic painting systems at PACCAR’s North American Assembly plants and a chassis painting system at PACCAR’s Leyland Truck Plant in England.

The Green Hills Software presentation will provide an overview of systems software technical requirements for use in next-generation in-car digital infotainment applications and explain how virtualization architecture provides an ideal solution to these varied requirements, while still minimizing size, weight, power, and production cost – a strict business requirement for automotive systems. The virtualization architecture will be described in detail, focusing on how it addresses the stated requirements and why it is a promising new technology in this space.

Located in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), the Habshan complex is one of the largest gas processing plants in the world. The expansion is designed to process an additional 1,306 MMSCFD of condensate-rich gas at the Habshan complex. The new systems will be used to monitor and control all gas wells and remote manifold stations associated with the Habshan complex. This includes replacement and expansion of existing SCADA systems with the latest Foxboro SCADA technology.

The unique GE Fanuc and Symbion solution allows for unprecedented production connectivity, data collection and analysis and provides a solid foundation for companies seeking to better understand and improve their processes. Symbion Systems brings a wealth of knowledge of the process and Life Sciences industries and a deep understanding of analytical instrumentation and process analysis software.

The Fieldbus Foundation today announced that Shuzo Kaihori, vice president of Industrial Automation Business Headquarters for Yokogawa Electric Corporation, has been named to its board of directors. Mr. Kaihori replaces board member Teruyoshi Minaki, who has served on the Foundation¹s board for the past two years.