Process Control
John Zink, Coen affiliates agree to buy Hamworthy Combustion
Affiliates of John Zink Co. and Coen Co. have reached an agreement to acquire UK‐based Hamworthy Combustion Engineering Ltd. and U.S.‐based Hamworthy Combustion from subsidiaries of Citi Holdings.
Invensys and ACM partner up
Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, today announced that it will be the exclusive provider of a unique process safety decision-support solution from ACM Facility Safety, a division of ACM Automation.
Honeywell extends global simulation contract with Shell
Honeywell has announced a contract extension to provide its UniSim Design process simulation software to Shell through 2015. The simulation platform will be used by Shell sites to design and test plant processes, saving the company both time and money.
Emerson acquires Fisher Sanmar JV
Emerson has acquired full ownership of its Fisher Sanmar joint venture from Sanmar Engineering, expanding the capabilities of Emerson Process Management in India.
China remains one of the largest PLC markets with sustainable growth
According to Jason Dong, GM of ARC Advisory Group China, “China’s economy was the first in the world to recover and will continue its robust growth at sustainable levels for years to come.”
Emerson opens flow calibration and service center for Middle East and Africa
Emerson Process Management today announced the opening of its new Middle East Flow Service Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Representing an investment of $3 million, this new center serves customers in the Middle East and Africa, featuring an in-region VSL Calibration and Measurement Capability (CMC)-certified calibration facility.
Honeywell forms new advanced solutions business
Honeywell has formed a new business focused on providing advanced open software and services to the process industries. By integrating the open connectivity and broad platform capability of its Matrikon acquisition with its applications and solutions business, Honeywell’s new business can deliver a breadth of solutions.
Merger in the process analyzer business segment
Laboratory analysis systems company Metrohm has joined together with Applikon, a producer of process analyzers.
ECS implementation makes a difference at Beaumont plant
Invensys Operations Management has successfully implemented an InFusion enterprise control system (ECS) for ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties. Through a joint Invensys and ExxonMobil team effort, the installation was successfully completed and the plant was back to full production on schedule with no safety incidents.
A nanotechnology partnership is good news for Japanese spectrometer users
SPECTRO Analytical Instruments GmbH has formed a strategic marketing alliance with SII NanoTechnology, Inc. to market SPECTRO’s inductively coupled plasma optical emission (ICP-OES) and mass spectrometers (ICP-MS) in Japan.
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