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John Crane and Siemens in supplier agreement
John Crane has joined forces with Siemens in a deal claimed to be worth €10 million. The supplier frame agreement will provide for John Crane gas seal equipment to be supplied via Siemens turbo-machinery applications in the Middle East, Caspian, Asia Pacific and South America regions.
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ABB scoops Swiss power order
Kraftwerke Linth-Limmern AG (KLL) has shored up regional power supplies with refurbishment and expansion at its Tierfehd hydro power plant in Switzerland. The expansion included a $31 million (€20 million) order from ABB, incorporating two turnkey substations and auxiliary power equipment.
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MP to speak at industry awards
Ian Pearson MP will be the keynote speaker at the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET) award ceremony. On November 3, 2008 the institution will celebrate products, technologies and processes at its Innovation Awards in London, UK.
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Combining ISA88 and ISA95 (05 August 2008)
ISA has published a report on using ISA88 and ISA95 together in an effort to identify key areas of overlap and gaps between the two standards.
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Fieldbus heads for Wembley (04 August 2008)
Fieldbus Foundation is to host its next UK roadshow at Wembley Stadium, London, UK, following similar events in Reading, Manchester and Middlesbrough. Presentations and practical demonstrations will aim to demonstrate how Foundation fieldbus technology can be used as part of a single plant-wide solution.
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ABB scoops Indian smelter contract (30 July 2008)
Automation and electrical systems, worth $113 million (€72 million) and described as ‘the backbone’ of an Indian smelter plant, will be supplied by ABB. Vedanta Aluminium has made the purchase as part of a greenfield expansion of an aluminium smelter plant in Jharsuguda, in the eastern state of Orissa.
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Schneider targets ‘green’ energy market with Xantrex acquisition (28 July 2008)
Schneider Electric hopes to power into the renewable energy market after it signed an agreement to buy inverter specialist, Xantrex.
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Wonderware announces 2008 conference tour (28 July 2008)
As the WonderWorld Global Industry Conferences are poised to kick off in Las Vegas on October 6, 2008, organiser Wonderware has revealed the conference’s theme, ‘Enabling Innovation for Real-Time Operational Excellence’.
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Bosch acquisition expands hydraulics portfolio (28 July 2008)
Bosch Rexroth, drive and control specialist, is to purchase Hägglunds Drives following an agreement signed on July 18, 2008. The acquisition of the Swedish supplier is subject to approval by the authorities.
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Ultra-thin terminals for hazardous locations (26 July 2008)
The design goal for Nematron's ePC-Series computers was to provide a traditional industrial computer with high end processing performance in a small footprint for hazardous locations.
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