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Krohne wins Water Industry Innovation Award
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Krohne’s Waterflux 2070 electromagnetic flowmeter was announced as the winner of the Innovation award at the Aquatech trade show in Amsterdam in September. The event is billed as "the world’s leading trade exhibition on process, drinking, and waste water."
The jury making the award called the Waterflux 2070 "a water meter that represents a revolutionary double solution." It measures water flow in either direction, and it has no obstacles in the water flow."
The jury said "The truly groundbreaking aspect of Waterflux 2070 is its use of wireless GMSS or GPRS communication systems to transmit the measurements and the fact that it has a self-sustained battery, making power supply redundant. This allows a meter to be fitted at any plant, distribution network or even consumer’s location. Data is received wirelessly at a central office or control room. This system is expected to be applied in numerous different ways in the future."
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Industrial PC Set for Dramatic Growth in Developing Countries
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The market for industrial PCs in developing regions is predicted to grow significantly, reaching €740 million by 2010, says a forecast report from IMS Research. Developing areas such as Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Russian Federation are expected to experience annual growth rates in excess of 13%.
The IMS report says an increasing number of manufacturing companies are relocating to these areas because of their comparatively low labour costs and at the same time, many of the countries are benefiting from strong economic expansion. Both of these factors contribute to growth in sales of industrial PCs.
"Regional growth is driven by the predicted economic performance of each region and the number of machines and systems which are expected to be manufactured within the region over the forecast period," said Mark Watson, IMS market analyst and report author. "The influx of foreign manufacturing companies to these developing regions is therefore having a very positive effect on the market for industrial PCs," he added.
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AMETEK Acquires Land Instruments International Limited
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AMETEK, Inc., a U.S. supplier of high-end analytical instrumentation has acquired Land Instruments based in Dronfield, Derbyshire, UK. The company, provides industrial infrared temperature measurement, combustion efficiency and environmental pollutant emissions monitoring, will become part of AMETEK’s Process & Analytical Instruments Division and will remain at its H.Q. location in Dronfield.
"Land Instruments is an excellent addition to our high-end process and analytical instruments business. With this acquisition, our high-end analytical instruments business now totals nearly $500 million in annualized sales," noted Frank S. Hermance, AMETEK CEO.
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Fieldbus Foundation Releases Updated HSE Test Kit
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The Fieldbus Foundation announced the release of the High Speed Ethernet (HSE) Conformance Test Kit 2.0 with enhanced capabilities for development and testing of HSE field and linking devices.
The test kit is a complete package that allows the user to ensure a manufacturer’s stack conforms to the official HSE registration testing completed by the Fieldbus Foundation.
Stephen Mitschke of the Fieldbus Foundation said, "With the release of the test kit, device developers have a powerful tool making it easier to develop, test and register HSE devices. The foundation is committed to supporting the developer community by expanding its portfolio of device interoperability and conformance testing solutions."
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Honeywell Awarded $7 million Ethylene Plant Contract in Saudi Arabia
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Honeywell says it will supply process and safety controls for Tasnee Petrochemicals’ new ethylene plant in Saudi Arabia through Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd., one of the main contractors for the project.
Ethylene is primarily used to manufacture other chemicals, such as plastics. The Tasnee ethylene plant will be located in Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and will produce one million tons of ethylene annually. The facility is part of a larger petrochemicals plant being developed by Tasnee, the National Petrochemicals Industrialization Company (NPIC).
The project is scheduled for completion by December 2007. Production at the plant is expected to begin in 2008.
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Siemens Acquires Shanghai Automation Company
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Siemens A&D has signed an agreement to acquire its business activities of Eastime Automation Engineering, a Chinese company that does work in engineering and project management in process analytics. The company has more than 30 employees and is active especially in chemicals, petrochemicals, and the iron and steel sector.
The activities of the company are expected to be concentrated initially on the Asia/Pacific region, especially China, where many new plants are currently being built. The company will then expand to cover Europe and the U.S. Siemens A&D employs around 4,800 people in China.
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