Heavy investment in key industry sectors where pressure transmitters are used extensively will contribute to the robust growth of the pressure transmitters market in China.

ABB has put together a 'school package' of robots, which gives the option of an IRB 140, an IRB 1400 or an IRB 2400, along with the six Robot Studio licences.

Concurrent Computer Corporation's Integrated Solutions Division (ISD) has announced that its Australian subsidiary has delivered high-performance iHawk multiprocessor systems to Raytheon Australia in New South Wales, a subsidiary of Raytheon Company.

Shell downstream manufacturing has selected Yokogawa Electric Corporation to be a strategic supplier of distributed control systems and other process control equipment.

Energy-efficient LEDs penetrate all corners of daily life in industrialised countries. From traffic lights to mobile phones, the versatile light emitting diode is an increasingly commoditised product even as it develops high-end specialist uses.

Honeywell International is to acquire Zellweger Analytics, a Swiss maker of toxic and flammable gas detection systems. Financial terms weren't disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to regulatory approval.

Wonderware InTouch 9.0 software from Invensys has received top honours from Frost & Sullivan for its innovative technology features.

Australian software developer Mainpac Pty Ltd has thrown its support behind the maintenance and asset management discipline by becoming the principal sponsor of the 2005 Australian Maintenance Engineering Excellence Awards (AMEEA).

Modbus-IDA and CAN in Automation e.V. (CiA) have announced a licensing agreement, resulting in Specification CiA DSP 309-2: Part 2: Modbus/TCP Mapping. CiA DSP 309-2 provides a standardised mapping of CANopen data for transport on Modbus TCP networks.

The wireless infrastructure industry is in a period of metamorphosis, according to ABI research. It is characterised by a shift from a hardware-based base station manufacturing industry to one based on software and services.

Consisting of over 150 free events, National Instruments' seminars and workshops will take place in capital cities across Australia and New Zealand throughout the year, allowing scientists and engineers to keep abreast of the latest technologies and trends in measurement and automation.

On 10 March 2005, TUV certified the compliance of the Yokogawa ProSafe-RS Safety System with the IEC 61508 and IEC 61511 international standards and approved its use in SIL3 applications.

ABB has been awarded a contract to supply an Industrial IT Direct Drive system to Norske Skog Albury site's sole paper machine PM1 and the winder.

Visiting three cities in one week, the Regional Roadshow Series will bring the latest in automation and control technology and training to key industrial centres, starting off in North Queensland in June.

Pavilion Technologies has been selected as an official supplier to Emirates Team New Zealand to help in the quest to bring the America's Cup back to New Zealand in 2007.