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Industry News - 2008

 

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August
    ABB Appoints New Leaders for Strategic Marketing, Medium Voltage Divisions in North America - 08 Aug 2008
    Second Utility in China Installs 3M ACCR to Boost Transmission Capacity, Ensure Power Supply for Olympics - 07 Aug 2008
    Lincoln Electric Wins Award for World-Class Customer Service - 06 Aug 2008
    ABB Names New Head of Power Systems Division in North America - 05 Aug 2008
    Carestream Health Providing Digital Medical, Dental Imaging Technology to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - 04 Aug 2008
 
July
    Schneider Electric to Acquire Xantrex - 30 Jul 2008
    Dr. Volker Wetekam joins Agfa HealthCare as Executive Vice President for IT - 29 Jul 2008
    AREVA to Upgrade Interconnection Between France and England - 28 Jul 2008
    3M Names Meline Corporate Controller and CAO - 25 Jul 2008
    ABB to Acquire Kuhlman Electric Corporation - 24 Jul 2008
    General Cable Acquires Majority Position in Philippine Joint Venture - 23 Jul 2008
    Siemens Installs Two Test Wind Turbines with Direct Drive Technology - 22 Jul 2008
    ABB Wins $28-million Contract in Turkey - 21 Jul 2008
    Agfa HealthCare integrates OrthoView™ into IMPAX™ - 18 Jul 2008
    General Cable Promotes Gregory J. Lampert to North American President and Chief Executive Officer - 17 Jul 2008
    Philips Completes Installation of Nationwide Healthcare Infrastructure Modernization Project in Zambia - 16 Jul 2008
    WEG Training Center Awarded Brazil’s Educor Award - 15 Jul 2008
    GE Healthcare Becomes Exclusive Distributor of Gamma Medica-Ideas Pre-Clinical Imaging Products - 14 Jul 2008
    GE Moves $17 Billion Healthcare Business to Turkey - 11 Jul 2008
    Thomas & Betts Sells Minority Interest in Leviton for $300 Million - 11 Jul 2008
    AREVA Wins Portion of Hanford Tank Operations Contract - 10 Jul 2008
    ABB Wins $74-Million Power Order in India - 10 Jul 2008
    Ferraz Shawmut’s Parent Corporation Acquires Majority Stake in China’s Zhejiang Mingrong Electrical Protection - 09 Jul 2008
    U.S. Power Firm APC Opens Green Technology Centre - 08 Jul 2008
    AREVA Awarded Service Contracts for Angra 1 and 2 Nuclear Power Plants - 08 Jul 2008
    Siemens to Deliver 12 Wind Turbines to France - 08 Jul 2008
    ABB Wins $233 Million Electrical Systems Contract for Combined Cycle Power Plant - 07 Jul 2008
    WEG Announces New Plant in India - 07 Jul 2008
    Largest Solar-Powered Rice Mill in U.S. Chooses Mitsubishi Electric PV Modules - 03 Jul 2008
    ABB Wins $77-Million Power Order for Delhi International Airport - 03 Jul 2008
    Carestream Health Announces U.S. Orders - 02 Jul 2008
    Eaton Executive Changes - 02 Jul 2008
    Siemens to Supply First 500-MW Coal Gasifiers to China - 01 Jul 2008
    AREVA Finalizes Several Contracts in Nuclear Fuel Cycle - 01 Jul 2008
 
June
    Philips Completes Installation Phase of Nationwide Healthcare Infrastructure Modernization Project in Republic of Zambia - 30 Jun 2008
    Cooper Power Systems Joins Industrial Defender Enabled Partner Program - 30 Jun 2008
    Eaton Awarded FAA Equipment Contract - 27 Jun 2008
    Iraq Signs Pre-Contract with Siemens to Supply Electricity - 27 Jun 2008
    Mitsubishi Electric Selected to Supply High-Definition LED Scoreboard for Air Canada Centre - 26 Jun 2008
    Sectra to Deliver TETRA Crypto to Swedish National Public Safety Network - 26 Jun 2008
    Arizona Public Service DOMS Goes Live with ABB Network Manager DMS - 25 Jun 2008
    Cummins and Navistar Announce Extension of Supply Agreement - 25 Jun 2008
    Siemens to Supply Coal Gasification Technology for First Time to Australia - 24 Jun 2008
    AREVA and Kazakhstan Sign Strategic Agreement in Front End of Nuclear Cycle - 24 Jun 2008
    Agfa-Gevaert appoints Kris Hoornaert as Chief Financial Officer - 23 Jun 2008
    GE Teams with Chrysler to Develop Battery for PHEV - 23 Jun 2008
    GE Appoints Six Company Officers - 20 Jun 2008
    Groundbreaking for S&C Advanced Technology Center - 20 Jun 2008
    27 Philips Ultrasound Systems Purchased by WellStar - 19 Jun 2008
    ABB Launches Expanded Power Transformers Operations at South Boston, VA Facility - 19 Jun 2008
    Sectra MicroDose Mammography honored with 2008 Medical Design Excellence Award - 18 Jun 2008
    AREVA MOX Services Awarded Multi-Billion Dollar Construction Option for DOE Facility - 18 Jun 2008
    Advance Awards 2008 Beyond Illumination Scholarships - 17 Jun 2008
    ILSCO Recipient of NAED Industry Award of Merit - 16 Jun 2008
    Andersson Joins Carestream Health As GM, U.S. & Canada Medical Sales Region - 16 Jun 2008
    Siemens to Open Wind Turbine Research Center in Colorado - 13 Jun 2008
    Acuity Brands Announces Acquisition of Guardian Networks - 13 Jun 2008
    conneXion Partners with Ferraz Shawmut - 13 Jun 2008
    GE Energy Buys MapFrame - 12 Jun 2008
    Philips to Acquire Brazilian Dixtal Biomedica e Tecnologia - 12 Jun 2008
    ABB wins orders to upgrade HVDC station in China - 11 Jun 2008
    Carestream Health Announces Worldwide Orders - 11 Jun 2008
    Lincoln Welding Equipment Featured in Iron Man - 11 Jun 2008
    AREVA Purchases RM Consultants Ltd, a British Nuclear Firm - 10 Jun 2008
    FPL Energy Awards Siemens Contract for 218 Wind Turbines - 10 Jun 2008
    ILSCO Appoints Andrew Quinn COO - 10 Jun 2008
    OSRAM SYLVANIA Receives Technical Award - 09 Jun 2008
    Ferraz Shawmutt Names Walker Vice President - 09 Jun 2008
    Thomas & Betts Appoints Rufus H. Rivers to Board - 09 Jun 2008
    ABB to Upgrade Transmission Control for Vital North American Power Interconnector - 06 Jun 2008
    Tony Satterthwaite Named President of Cummins Power Generation - 06 Jun 2008
    SonoSite Announces Appointment of Dr. Richard Martin to Board - 05 Jun 2008
    Sectra Delivers IT Solutions for Efficiently Distributed Radiology Cooperation to Swedish County Council - 05 Jun 2008
    Lys Named 2008 National Inventor Of The Year For Solid-State Lighting Breakthrough - 04 Jun 2008
    Joe Loughrey to Retire as Cummins Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer - 04 Jun 2008
    U.S. MOTORS® Brand Celebrates 100th Anniversary - 03 Jun 2008
    Welch Allyn Names Senior Vice President and General Counsel - 02 Jun 2008
    GE Announces Winners of Coveted 25th Annual GE Edison Award - 02 Jun 2008
 
May
    Siemens to Supply 140 Wind Turbines for Greater Gabbard - 29 May 2008
    DOE Awards Nuclear Recycling Contract Extension to AREVA and Mitsubishi Alliance - 28 May 2008
    Belden Appoints Wolfgang Babel to Head EMEA Business Segment - 28 May 2008
    Siemens Wins $245 Million Order from U.S. Postal Service for 550 Mail Sorting Systems - 28 May 2008
    Chris Curtis Named President and CEO of Schneider Electric’s North American Operating Division - 27 May 2008
    General Cable Enters Joint Venture in Algeria - 27 May 2008
    Pass & Seymour/Legrand Named Electrical Vendor of the Year by WinWholesale - 23 May 2008
    Siemens to Supply Power Plant Components for South Korea - 23 May 2008
    3M to Acquire Dental Implant Manufacturer IMTEC Corp. - 22 May 2008
    Saxena Joins Ferraz Shawmut as Product Manager - 22 May 2008
    Honeywell Partners with Airbus, JetBlue, and International Aero Engines to Study Biofuels Use for Commercial Aircraft - 21 May 2008
    Emerson Announces New Executive Appointments - 21 May 2008
    Carestream Health Donates Medical Imaging Equipment to Help China’s Earthquake Victims - 20 May 2008
    Siemens Execs Appointed to Industry Positions - 20 May 2008
    Technology Research Corporation Announces Director Appointment - 19 May 2008
    ABB Wins $170-million Contract for Baltic Sea Power Link - 19 May 2008
    Brazil's CTEEP Chooses 3M ACCR for Line Upgrade Over Parana River in Sao Paulo State - 16 May 2008
    Shaw and Westinghouse Sign Landmark EPC Contract for New Nuclear Power Generation - 15 May 2008
    CPS Energy Implements Next Generation DMS from ABB - 14 May 2008
    SonoSite Appoints Bernard J. Pitz Senior Vice President and CFO - 13 May 2008
    FANUC Robotics Names Lincoln Electric Preferred Welding Power Source in Asia - 13 May 2008
    Emerson Names Heinz CEO William Johnson to Board of Directors - 12 May 2008
    Patni Partners with Schindler for Revolutionary Elevator Technology - 09 May 2008
     Eaton Corporation Sells 207 Hybrid Power Systems for Guangzhou City Bus Fleet - 08 May 2008
    Ferraz Shawmut Appoints Key Personnel - 07 May 2008
    Acuity Brands Announces New Businesses to Focus on Relighting and Energy Management - 07 May 2008
    Schneider Electric Executive Named Customer Champion - 06 May 2008
    E.ON Selects AREVA’s EPR for its Nuclear Power Projects in UK - 05 May 2008
    Siemens Wins Process Automation Order to Modernize Bayer CropScience Facility - 02 May 2008
 
April
    Bruce Carver Named Cummins Vice President and Chief Information Officer - 30 Apr 2008
    Osram Sylvania Wins 2008 Energy Star® Sustained Excellence Award - 29 Apr 2008
    Traficon Video Detection System Installed in 20 Tunnels Along Turkey’s Black Sea Coast - 28 Apr 2008
    TomoTherapy to Acquire Linear Accelerator Manufacturer in China - 25 Apr 2008
    Philips to Acquire Northern Ireland Based TOMCAT Systems - 25 Apr 2008
    DeJarnette and GE Healthcare IT Sign Partner Agreement - 24 Apr 2008
    ABB CEO Enrique Santacana Named to U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Grid Advisory Committee - 24 Apr 2008
    Obsessive Attention to Detail Earns Yaskawa National Acclaim - 23 Apr 2008
    Varian, Inc. Acquires Oxford Diffraction, Ltd. - 22 Apr 2008
    General Cable Announces Long-Haul Submarine Fiber Optic Award - 21 Apr 2008
    Advance Recognized as Outstanding Supplier by Grainger - 18 Apr 2008
    Siemens Secures Power Plant Order from Britain - 17 Apr 2008
    ABB Receives Multiple FACTS Orders from Steel Industry - 17 Apr 2008
    Schneider Electric Acquires ECP Tech Services - 16 Apr 2008
    Jack Robertson of Elster Metering, Canada, Named to World Generation Class of 2008 - 15 Apr 2008
    JM Eagle Launches Partnership with H2O Africa to Help Address Water Crisis - 15 Apr 2008
    Technology Research Corporation Adds Vice President of Operations and Announces New Vice President of Engineering - 14 Apr 2008
    TR Announces New Vice Presidents - 11 Apr 2008
    Acuity's Lithonia Lighting Named 2008 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year - 10 Apr 2008
    ABB Wins $150 Million Order for Energy-Efficient Technology - 09 Apr 2008
    Eaton Completes Purchase of the Moeller Group - 08 Apr 2008
    Avery Dennison Acquires DM Label Group - 07 Apr 2008
    Philips Signs Long-Term Healthcare Research Partnership with West China Hospital - 04 Apr 2008
    ABB Wins $150 Million Order for Energy Efficient Technology - 03 Apr 2008
    Agfa HealthCare Chosen by Canadian Province e-Health Program - 02 Apr 2008
    Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions Licenses Patent Portfolio to Renaissance Lighting - 01 Apr 2008
 
March
    Toshiba to Participate in New Company to Promote ABWR Nuclear Power Plants in North America - 31 Mar 2008
    Acuity Brands Announces New Board Member - 31 Mar 2008
    AREVA Signs T&D Contract in South Africa - 28 Mar 2008
    Cummins Selects Transplace as Lead Logistics Provider - 27 Mar 2008
    Varian Medical Systems Board Member Steven A. Leibel Passes Away - 26 Mar 2008
    Agfa HealthCare signs European PACS agreement with Spanish private radiology group CETIR - 25 Mar 2008
    GE Demonstrates Roll-to-Roll Manufactured OLEDs - 24 Mar 2008
    Energizer Grants Audiovox Licensing Rights - 21 Mar 2008
    Osterbrock Promoted to Pass & Seymour/Legrand VP - 20 Mar 2008
    AREVA Awarded 150-Million Euro Contract by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority - 19 Mar 2008
    Joseph Saoud Named to Head Cummins Filtration - 18 Mar 2008
    Cree Completes Acquisition of LED Lighting Fixtures, Inc. - 17 Mar 2008
    WAGO’s Expanded Headquarters Increase Capabilities and Service - 17 Mar 2008
    Varian Equips Spanish Hospital with Advanced Image-Guided Radiotherapy Equipment - 14 Mar 2008
    TAC (Schneider Electric European Building Technologies) Named Company of the Year for 2007 - 13 Mar 2008
    Philips’ Jack Briody Passes At 72 - 12 Mar 2008
    Welch Allyn Ranked among “50 Best Companies to Work for in Ireland” - 11 Mar 2008
    Yaskawa Electric Sponsors Missouri S&T Racing Team - 10 Mar 2008
    Nexans to Enter into Joint Venture with Polycab - 07 Mar 2008
    NFPA Board of Directors Appoints New Chair, Members to Standards Council - 06 Mar 2008
    Alabama Power to Install 3M High-Capacity ACCR Conductor to Upgrade Key Transmission Line - 05 Mar 2008
    Vital Images Board Names Michael H. Carrel as New CEO - 04 Mar 2008
    Philips Earns Two Prestigious KLAS Awards for Cardiology Technologies - 03 Mar 2008
 
February
    ABB Energizes Tennessee Tech University's Power Engineering Program - 29 Feb 2008
    Schneider Electric Contributes $500,000 to IEEE/NFPA Arc Flash Research Initiative - 28 Feb 2008
    Pieter de Haan Appointed to CEO of Advance - 27 Feb 2008
    Hungary secures embassy communications with Sectra products - 26 Feb 2008
    Emerson CEO Named Among the Best in America - 25 Feb 2008
    Frost & Sullivan Confers 2008 Leadership Award on Carestream Health - 22 Feb 2008
    Larrie Rose, President of Belden Europe, Retires - 22 Feb 2008
    Cummins Filtration President Pamela Carter to Assume New Role as Leader of Cummins Distribution Business - 21 Feb 2008
    Carestream Health Awarded 2008 Shingo Prizes for Excellence - 21 Feb 2008
    AREVA Wins Two Contracts in UAE Totaling 86 Million Euros - 20 Feb 2008
    DeJarnette Awarded First European dyseCT™ Installation - 20 Feb 2008
    Cablofil/Legrand Acquires PW Industries - 19 Feb 2008
    ABB Wins Power Orders in India Worth $71 Million - 19 Feb 2008
    Pryor Retires from Agfa HealthCare - 15 Feb 2008
    Lamina LEDs Bring Out Brilliance of Cartier Jewelry - 14 Feb 2008
    Carestream Health Announces U.S. Orders - 13 Feb 2008
    SEW-Eurodrive Wins Excellence Award for Lyman Plant - 12 Feb 2008
    ABB Appoints New North American Division Heads - 11 Feb 2008
    Enersource Selects SmartGrid Solution from Intergraph and Siemens - 08 Feb 2008
    Schneider Electric/Square D® Business Leaders Return to Gulf Region and Join Habitat for Humanity in Rebuilding Effort - 07 Feb 2008
    Carestream Health Announces U.S. Orders For Kodak Directview Classic and Elite CR Systems - 06 Feb 2008
    ABB Wins $50-Million Pulp and Paper Order from Australia - 05 Feb 2008
    Austin, Ann Arbor Join Growing Network of LED Cities - 04 Feb 2008
    General Cable Announces First Offshore Windfarm Contract Award - 01 Feb 2008
 
January
    APC-MGE Receives Award for Data-Center Solutions from Frost & Sullivan - 31 Jan 2008
    Welch Allyn Official Named to National Biodefense Science Board - 30 Jan 2008
    Honeywell to Design Integrated Control System for Western Australia's Newest LNG Plant - 29 Jan 2008
    TCP, Inc. Donates More Than 1,100 CFLs to Duke Smart Home - 28 Jan 2008
    Emaar Properties Selects Elster AMI Solution for the Burj Dubai - 25 Jan 2008
    TCP Announces New President - 25 Jan 2008
    Elster joins EPRI IntelliGrid program - 24 Jan 2008
    Schneider Electric to Acquire Intelligent Motion Systems - 24 Jan 2008
    Leviton to Acquire ControlThink - 23 Jan 2008
    Saft Awarded Second Order for Lithium-Ion Technology from U.S. Army Next-Generation Hybrid Electric Military Vehicles - 23 Jan 2008
    Srikanth Padmanabhan to Lead Cummins Emission Solutions as Vice President - 22 Jan 2008
    AmerCable Enters Partnership with Quintana - 18 Jan 2008
    Emerson Sells Brooks Instrument to American Industrial Partners - 17 Jan 2008
    Iteris Names Kreter VP of Engineering - 16 Jan 2008
    Imperial Electric Operating Howell Electric Motors - 15 Jan 2008
    Mintun Elected Vice President of North American Sales at Lincoln Electric - 14 Jan 2008
    ABB Acquires Cavanna’s Single Phase Electronic Sectionalizer - 11 Jan 2008
    Emageon Names Perkins Chief Operating Officer - 10 Jan 2008
    Nucletron Announces New Appointments - 09 Jan 2008
    GE Healthcare Unveils Indian Partnership - 08 Jan 2008
    Cooper Acquires Sure Power, Omnex, and Roam Secure - 07 Jan 2008
    The Gores Group Completes Acquisition of Tyco Electronics Power Systems - 04 Jan 2008
    Cummins Inc. Named "Newsmaker of the Year" by Diesel Progress - 03 Jan 2008
    ABB Consortium to Fund Advanced SCADA Security Research - 02 Jan 2008