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Test and Measurement
Schneider Electric offers $5 billion for Invensys; other suitors may be in the wings
Rueil Malmaison, France – Schneider Electric SA is in talks about a 3.3-billion-pound (US$5 billion) offer for Britain’s Invensys Plc. Invensys said it disclosed the offer without Schneider’s consent, adding that there is no guarantee a firm…
Order for thermal binoculars to support international counter-terrorism
Portland, OR – FLIR Systems Inc. has received a $16-million order for its Recon B2-FO integrated dual-channel thermal binoculars from an Asian government customer strategically allied with the United States. This longstanding FLIR customer is…
Worldskills vocational competition drives global workforce excellence
Leipzig, Germany – What if you could bring together more than 1,000 17-to-25-year-old vocational students from around the world to demonstrate their skills and compete head-to-head to be the best in the world? That’s what…
COGEP launches maintenance management app for Windows tablet at PMDS show in Montreal
Quebec City – COGEP has launched its Guide Ti Mobile, the world’s first CMMS/EAM application developed specifically for the Windows 8 operating system and the Surface Windows RT tablet.
Distributor adds devices from Ametek
Waterdown, ON – TechniCAL Systems 2002 Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Ametek Inc.’s Power Instruments Division. The terms of the agreement will encompass the Panalarm and RIS units, and includes; SERNET, annunciators,…
Smartphone app measures pretension of industrial belts
With a new app from ContiTech, users can use a smartphone to determine whether belt pretension is correct. The free Tension2Go application measures the pretension frequency and pretension of industrial belts from the ContiTech Power…
Brooks Instrument announces new general manager
Hatfield, PA – Brooks Instrument, a provider of flow, pressure, vacuum and level solutions, has appointed Scott Amsbaugh as general manager. In his new role, Amsbaugh will be responsible for overseeing Brooks’ global business operations.
Machinery protection system gets hazardous area approvals
Edmonton, AB – Metrix Instrument Company announced that ETL North American hazardous area approvals have been obtained for its Setpoint machinery protection system.
Under new owner, Omega opens office in Shanghai to sell instrumentation and controls
Stamford, CT — Omega Engineering Inc. of Stamford, CT, which has sales and distribution offices in Canada, the UK and Germany, and which has been a supplier in the process measurement and control market for 50 years, opened a new office in…
Infrared camera featured in Motion Industries’ latest industrial solution video
Birmingham, AL – Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operation (MRO) replacement parts, has released the second instalment of its video series via its new MiHOW2 channel online at www.mihow2.com.
Open house reveals practical tips for thermal imaging
Montreal, QC — ITM Instruments Inc., Ste-Anne-De-Bellevue, QC, and FLIR Canada of Burlington, ON, hosted a free event at the ITM head office on September 5, 2012, with 45 visitors spending the day with the ITM team and participating in many…
High-speed camera helps explain how to measure displacement on feeders and conveyors
Erie, PA — Eriez has produced a new video to walk viewers through the proper procedures for measuring displacement on electromagnetic and electromechanical feeders and conveyors. The two-and-a-half-minute video can be viewed from the Eriez…
Three key places to look for energy losses in industrial facilities
Chicago, IL – Industrial distributor W.W. Grainger Inc. helps customers reduce costs and operate more sustainably through its green products and services offerings in four main areas: managing energy usage, conserving water, reducing…
UK condition monitoring firm acquired by US giant
Cleveland, OH — Parker Hannifin Corp., a supplier of motion and control technologies, has acquired Kittiwake Developments Ltd. of Littlehampton, UK.
Micro circuits to support the ‘Internet of Things’
Waterloo, ON — Terepac Corp., a pioneer in the world’s tiniest digital electronics, and Rockwell Automation have engaged so Terepac can produce large volumes of its micro circuits for the ‘Internet of Things’ — uniquely…
Automation Fault Analyzer app now available for iPhone, Android and Blackberry
Toronto, ON — V.J. Pamensky Canada Inc., in partnership with with WEG USA, has launched the first of a series of smartphone apps.
SKF launches Knowledge Engineering mobile apps
Gothenburg, Sweden — SKF has developed a range of informational and calculation-focused apps which enable users to experience the world of SKF knowledge engineering on their iPhone and iPad. The SKF apps make it easier for users to analyze,…
Is that a screwdriver in your ear?
Growing up the son of a farm equipment repairman, I learned at an early age to appreciate the versatility of an eight-ounce ball pein hammer, a spanner wrench and a screwdriver. There was practically no fix too difficult for my dad, as long as…
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Helical gear unit line gets addition of lower-torque units
Schaeffler puts giant bearing test stand into operation
Schweinfurt, Germany — After a design and construction phase of less than two years, Schaeffler officially put the world’s largest, most up-to-date and most powerful large-size bearing test stand into operation at its Schweinfurt plant…
