Industry News Archive

December

• DOE Awards $7 Million to Reduce Electric Vehicle Charger Costs - 13 Dec 2011
• Leviton Awarded Top Products of 2012 from Building Operating Management Magazine - 8 Dec 2011
• U.S. Senator Nelson Visits ABB Power Products Factory in Lake Mary, Florida - 7 Dec 2011
• Obama, Clinton to Announce Energy Saving Program - 2 Dec 2011

November

• WEG to Acquire Electric Machinery Unit of GE’s Converteam Business - 4 Nov 2011

October

• Obama Admin to Unveil Transmission Pilot Projects - 5 Oct 2011

September

• IDEA Names Border States Electric and Cooper Industries Recipients of the Fifth Annual Richard Buzun Award - 29 Sep 2011

August

• Lincoln Electric Demonstrates Commitment to Renewable Energy with 443-Foot Wind Tower at World Headquarters - 24 Aug 2011
• USTDA Smart Grid Feasibility Study Opportunity in India - 19 Aug 2011
• DOE Announces up to $12 Million in Funding for Energy-Saving Lighting Technology Research and Development - 15 Aug 2011
• Army Forms Unit To Manage Development Of Renewable Power Plants - 12 Aug 2011
• Department of Energy Awards Nearly $7 Million to Advance Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Storage Systems Research - 9 Aug 2011
• Nominations Sought for 2012 Exporter of the Year Awards - 9 Aug 2011

June

• President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership - 24 Jun 2011
• S&C Electric to Build Utility-Scale Battery Storage in Canada - 23 Jun 2011
• Clean Energy: Jobs, Hybrids and the Great Outdoors - 15 Jun 2011
• Secretary Chu Announces Nearly $15 Million for Next Generation Energy-Efficient Lighting Investments in Solid-State Lighting to Save Energy, Create New Manufacturing Jobs - 8 Jun 2011

May

• GE Healthcare to Acquire Applied Precision, Inc. - 16 May 2011
• General Dynamics Awarded $1.2 Billion for Submarine by U.S. Navy - 13 May 2011
• Lighting Science Group Appoints James Haworth as CEO - 12 May 2011
• Brazilian Utility Chooses Elster AMI Solution to Manage and Protect Metering Infrastructure - 11 May 2011
• Phoenix Children’s Hospital Installs Hubbell Lighting Products - 10 May 2011
• ABB Wins Greenfield Hydro Project in Peru - 9 May 2011
• Ottawa Selects Itron Smart Metering Solution - 6 May 2011
• Dutch Hospital Upgrades to Sectra PACS - 5 May 2011
• National Semiconductor Partners with U.S. Department of Energy, Joins Save Energy Now Leader - 4 May 2011
• AIM Logistics Selects TransCore’s Keypoint Transportation Management Software - 3 May 2011
• Von Roll Receives Transformers Order for Solar Thermal Power Plant Project - 2 May 2011

April

• Equipment from Spectrum Dynamics Purchased by Quinte Health Care in Canada - 29 Apr 2011
• Medtronic Teams with Medical Device Recipient in English Channel Swim - 28 Apr 2011
• Coleman Cable, Inc. Acquires Assets of The Designers Edge, Inc. - 27 Apr 2011
• Australian Center Readies Brain Research Program for Addition of Elekta MEG System - 26 Apr 2011
• GSA Selects Eaton for its Smart Buildings Initiative - 25 Apr 2011
• Honeywell and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Reduce Campus Utility Costs and Carbon Dioxide Emissions - 22 Apr 2011
• Image Sensing Systems Names Mike Doyle to Board of Directors - 21 Apr 2011
• University of Virginia Installs Two TomoTherapy TomoHD Systems - 20 Apr 2011
• Siemens Receives Order for High-Voltage Gas-Insulated Substation - 19 Apr 2011
• Hartford Financial Services Joins ChargePoint Network - 18 Apr 2011
• University of Kansas Hospital Chooses McKesson Automation Technology - 15 Apr 2011
• Fujifilm Adds to Growing Military Install List - 14 Apr 2011
• AS&E Receives its First Order for a Z Portal Vehicle Screening System from Brazil - 13 Apr 2011
• Baptist Health of Northeast Florida Acquires Brainsuite iMRI and iCT Digitally Integrated ORs - 12 Apr 2011
• Regal Beloit Acquires Ramu, Inc. - 11 Apr 2011
• Coshocton County Memorial Hospital Implements Agfa HealthCare's Cardiology Solution - 8 Apr 2011
• Toshiba Systems Help Memorial Hermann to Improve Care Through Transradial Intervention - 7 Apr 2011
• Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare Selects Merge Cardiology Solutions For New Facility - 6 Apr 2011
• GE Healthcare Names Jan De Witte as President and CEO of Healthcare IT - 5 Apr 2011
• Schneider Electric Acquires Summit Energy - 4 Apr 2011
• ABB to Provide Link Worth $900 Million for Power Superhighway in India - 1 Apr 2011

March

• Emerson to Supply Control Technology for Four Nuclear Reactors in China - 31 Mar 2011
• WEG Electric Announces Executive Management Changes - 30 Mar 2011
• Avantha Power Selects Rockwell Automation for Plantwide Optimization - 29 Mar 2011
• Cree Names Bruce Renouard Senior Vice President Global Sales - 28 Mar 2011
• Hammond Power Solutions Inc. to Acquire Italian Transformer Company - 25 Mar 2011
• City of Tucson Selects Cooper Lighting LED Streetlights - 24 Mar 2011
• General Dynamics Awarded $40 Million for IT Support to Defense Intelligence Agency - 23 Mar 2011
• GrafTech Announces Changes to Executive Team - 22 Mar 2011
• Smiths Detection to Boost Security at 2011 Military World Games in Brazil - 21 Mar 2011
• Orbotech Announces Receipt of First Order for Photovoltaic Systems - 18 Mar 2011
• Osram LED Street Luminaires Installed in Beijing - 17 Mar 2011
• Siemens Awarded Two Contracts for Advanced Instrumentation, Controls, and Electrical Systems - 16 Mar 2011
• Itron to Deliver Natural Gas Metering in Bolivia - 15 Mar 2011
• Philips Acquires Dameca - 14 Mar 2011
• Coulomb Technologies Installs Charging Stations at Novus International Headquarters - 11 Mar 2011
• Sectra Receives Order for MicroDose Mammography - 10 Mar 2011
• Richard Wenham Appointed as CEO of Image Sensing Systems Europe Ltd. - 9 Mar 2011
• Honeywell to Implement Smart Grid Project in China for Managing Energy Use in Buildings - 8 Mar 2011
• Thomas & Betts Corporation Announces Strategic Management Appointments - 7 Mar 2011
• Merge Healthcare Adds to Senior Leadership Team - 4 Mar 2011
• New Zealand Hospital Uses Radiation Therapy Method from Elekta - 3 Mar 2011
• Wilsonart Names New Manufacturing VP - 2 Mar 2011
• Gold Coast Stadium Chooses Daktronics for New Displays - 1 Mar 2011

February

• Saft Technology Selected for Solar Energy Storage Project in California - 28 Feb 2011
• Agfa-Gevaert Appoints Luc Thijs as President of Agfa HealthCare - 25 Feb 2011
• ABB Wins $63 Million Order for Ultrahigh-Voltage Transformers - 24 Feb 2011
• Acuity Brands System Selected for Austin Outdoor Lighting Upgrade - 23 Feb 2011
• Kent Hiland Named President of Emerson Climate Technologies—Latin America - 22 Feb 2011
• GE Announces Appointment of Two Company Officers - 21 Feb 2011
• Eaton Wins Grant to Develop Microgrid for U.S. Army - 18 Feb 2011
• Mitsubishi Electric Power Products to Build Transformer Factory in Memphis - 17 Feb 2011
• General Dynamics Awarded $60 Million to Produce More Virginia-Class Submarines - 16 Feb 2011
• McKesson to Help Radiology Associates of South Florida Improve Revenue Management - 15 Feb 2011
• Terrebonne General Medical Center Expands Practice with Toshiba Shared Cardiac/Vascular Lab - 14 Feb 2011
• Okemos Public Schools Select Cooper Lighting LED Product to Update Parking Lot - 11 Feb 2011
• Itron Ships its 35 Millionth Gas Communication Module - 10 Feb 2011
• Deco Lighting Helps Tempe Save Energy with New Dark Sky Friendly Induction Lighting - 9 Feb 2011
• Prysmian to Connect Offshore Wind Farms in the North Sea to the German Power Grid - 8 Feb 2011
• Siemens to Supply Systems and Generators for Solar Thermal Power Plant - 7 Feb 2011
• Swedish Cancer Institute Installs First TomoTherapy Radiation Therapy System in Seattle Metro Area - 4 Feb 2011
• U.S. Traffic Awarded New York City DOT Contract - 3 Feb 2011
• Merge Healthcare Deploys New Imaging Solution at UMass Memorial Health Care - 2 Feb 2011
• Chevrolet to Offer Coulomb Technologies Charging Stations to Chevrolet Dealerships - 1 Feb 2011

January

• AS&E Receives $14 Million U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security R&D Award - 31 Jan 2011
• Nexans Completes Power Cable Contract for in Qatar - 28 Jan 2011
• IBA Selected for a New Proton Therapy Center in Dresden, Germany - 27 Jan 2011
• GrafTech Announces Two Appointments - 26 Jan 2011
• Saft Receives Li-ion Battery Order from Boeing - 25 Jan 2011
• Hologic Acquires Interlace Medical - 24 Jan 2011
• Landis+Gyr Chosen by China to Help Build Smart Grid - 21 Jan 2011
• Rockwell Automation to Acquire Hiprom - 20 Jan 2011
• EYE Lighting Goes Hollywood in The Fighter - 19 Jan 2011
• Acuity Brands to Contribute to a $125M West Coast Infrastructure Project - 18 Jan 2011
• Emerson to Provide Technologies for New Oil Terminal in Southern Iraq - 17 Jan 2011
• Cree Helps Denny’s Flip the LED Light Switch - 14 Jan 2011
• Legrand Acquires Electrorack - 13 Jan 2011
• Eaton Completes Acquisition of Tuthill Coupling Group - 12 Jan 2011
• iCAD Completes Acquisition of Xoft, Inc. - 11 Jan 2011
• General Dynamics Awarded $122 Million IT Support Task Order by the U.S. Army - 10 Jan 2011
• Daktronics Systems Chosen for Air Force Academy Aquatics - 7 Jan 2011
• Vital Images Awarded $1.45M Grant for Research and Development Initiatives - 6 Jan 2011
• RasGas Selects GE Emissions-Reducing Technology - 5 Jan 2011
• Virginia Beach Selects Cooper Lighting for LED Lighting Upgrades - 4 Jan 2011
• Xtralis System Helps Protect Natural History Museum - 3 Jan 2011