Industry News

Contracts | Mergers & Acquisitions | Personnel | Awards

Contracts

• Alberta's Capital Health Selects Agfa's RIS/PACS/Speech Installation
  Agfa announced that Capital Health in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, has selected Agfa's integrated Radiology Information System, Picture Archiving and Communications System, and Speech Recognition solutions for its 13-hospital health region. 2/24/05
• ABB Wins $22 Million Order for High-Voltage Equipment in Brazil
  ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $22 million to supply equipment for the extension of an existing and for a new substation in Brazil. 2/23/05
• FAA Awards Critical Power Contract to Schneider Electric North American Operating Division
  The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded a multi-year contract to the Schneider Electric North American Operating Division for critical power solutions at air traffic control centers, administrative offices, and terminal radar approach control facilities. 2/22/05
• Toshiba Upgrades Woodlands North Houston Heart Center with the Aquilion 64 CFX
  Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. recently announced the latest installation of the Aquilion 64 CFX multislice CT system at the Woodlands North Houston Heart Center in Texas. 2/18/05
• National Naval Medical Center Chooses Agfa's Data Migration Service for Large Migration Project
  Agfa HealthCare recently announced that the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, has chosen Agfa's IMPAX Picture Archiving and Communications System. 2/17/05
• FuelCell Energy to Provide Fuel Cell Power Plants for Starwood Hotels
  FuelCell Energy, Inc., and Alliance Power have formed a joint venture, Alliance Star Energy LLC, which has entered into a Master Energy Services Agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. 2/17/05
• ABB Wins $80 Million Order to Support Oil Platform Project in Gulf of Mexico
  ABB, the power and automation technology group, has been awarded a contract totaling some $80 million for the outfitting and automation of a new offshore oil and gas platform in the Gulf of Mexico. 2/16/05
• Nexans Wins 9 Million Euro Contract to Supply Power and Control Cables
  Nexans has been awarded a contract worth approximately 9 million euros by Perenco, an independent European oil company, to deliver power and control cables for the development of its oil fields, located 40 kilometers off the coast of Gabon, West Africa. 2/14/05

Mergers & Acquisitions

• Schneider Electric to Acquire Power Measurement, Inc.
  Schneider Electric has agreed to acquire Canadian-based Power Measurement, Inc., owned by a consortium led by GFI Energy Ventures LLC. 2/25/05
• Johnson Controls Announces Agreement to Sell its World Services Subsidiary
  Johnson Controls, Inc., has announced an agreement to sell its Johnson Controls World Services Inc., subsidiary to IAP Worldwide Services, Inc., based in Irmo, South Carolina. 2/15/05

Personnel

• Smyth Named Chief Accounting Officer of 3M
  3M announced that Margaret M. Smyth has been appointed vice president and chief accounting officer, effective April 12. 2/25/05
• Rayovac Appoints Caulk President and CEO, North America
  Rayovac Corporation has announced that Robert L. Caulk has been appointed president and chief executive officer, North America. 2/24/05
• FuelCell Energy Promotes Brdar to Chief Operating Officer
  FuelCell Energy, Inc., recently announced that R. Daniel Brdar has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operating officer, and will be responsible for manufacturing and non-manufacturing operations for the company's Direct FuelCell products. 2/15/05

Awards

• Johnson Controls Receives Diversity Awards
  Johnson Controls, Inc., was recently awarded the U.S. Black Engineer Supplier Diversity Award during the Black Engineer of the Year Awards Annual Conference. 2/23/05
• Texas Instruments Wins Four 2004 Product of the Year Awards
  AnalogZONE, a source for electronic design engineers, recently presented Texas Instruments with four 2004 "Product of the Year" awards. 2/22/05

NEMA News

• Comergent and IDEA Partner to Provide Enhanced Data Services Offering for Electro Manufacturers
  The Industry Data Exchange Association, a privately owned, for-profit electrical industry e-commerce service provider, and Comergent Technologies Inc., the leading provider of enterprise e-commerce solutions, today announced a strategic agreement whereby Comergent will offer IDEA’s users enhanced data content management services for its IDW2 data-related services. 2/22/05
• U.S. Department of Energy and Industry Alliance Partner to Advance Solid-State Lighting
  The U.S. Department of Energy and the Next Generation Lighting Industry Alliance have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to support the development and commercialization of solid-state lighting technology. 2/18/05
• New NEMA Brochure: "Is Your Home's Fire Safety up to Date?"
  NEMA has released a new brochure, "Is Your Home's Fire Safety Up to Date?", which describes the new technology available to consumers for smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. 2/18/05
• NTCIP Standards Available for No Cost
  Starting in January 2005, special “no-cost” PDF copies of the National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol standards are available from the NTCIP website, www.ntcip.org. 2/17/05
• NEMA EHS Council to Conduct Webcast on REACH Legislation on March 1
  The NEMA EHS Council will begin its 2005 EHS webcast series with a presentation on REACH entitled, “Introduction to the European Commission’s proposed Registration, Evaluation and Authorization Chemicals (REACH) Legislation” on March 1. 1/27/05

Other News

• Rayovac Announces Proposal to Change Name to Spectrum Brands
  Rayovac Corp., a global consumer products company with a diverse portfolio of world-class brands, announced recently that it will change its corporate name to Spectrum Brands, Inc., subject to shareholder approval in April. 2/16/05