Business briefsMISCOR acquires California motor shop Industrial services provider MISCOR Group Ltd. of South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. , Ind., has bought the business and assets of Visalia Electric Motor Shop, Inc., of Visalia, Calif., a provider of repair, maintenance, and overhaul services for mission-critical motors and generators. Visalia's roster of customers covers 14 western states. MISCOR says the addition will expand the wind-generation repair and maintenance capabilities of its Magnetech Industrial Services subsidiary, of which the Visalia business will become a part. "This acquisition helps cement our growing geographic service reach on the West Coast and will enable us to further expand our wind-related customer base while adding new customers to our core industrial services business," says MISCOR CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. John Martell. MISCOR also recently announced the opening of AMP Rail Service Canada Service Canada is part of a Government of Canada-wide service transformation initiative aimed at responding to Canadians' expressed desire for better, more responsive, less cluttered service from Canadian governments. ULC ULC Up (Stage) Left Center ULC Universal Life Church ULC Underwriters' Laboratories of Canada ULC Ultra Light Client ULC Ultra Low Cost (cellular phone) ULC Urban Libraries Council , a 50,000-square-foot locomotive and rail car service center in Montreal. The Canadian operation, a first for MISCOR, is a division of American Motive Power, Inc., which is a unit of MISCOR' Repair, Remanufacturing, and Manufacturing Division. MISCOR says the facility provides "significant track access" to the Canadian National main line "and will allow AMP to offer a full range of services, including inspections, running repairs, overhaul, and modification programs." Megger buying Swedish instrument supplier Dallas-based diagnostic instrument manufacturer Megger Group has announced it is acquiring Pax Diagnostics of Sweden, maker of transformer testing and insulation diagnostics products. The Pax IDAX range of dielectric frequency response analyzers are designed for measuring moisture in power transformers as well as testing insulation material in various power system products. Another line of products, the FRAX FRAX Fragile X Syndrome sweep frequency response analysis products, are intended to detect electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). changes inside power transformers. Certifications for electronics remanufacturer Delta Automation of Richmond, Va., an industrial electronics remanufacturer, has become a certified startup specialist and repair services provider for Dan Foss and Cutler-Hammer variable-frequency drives. Dan Foss VFD's have a large market presence in HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free equipment. Cutler-Hammer VFD's are original equipment in Baltimore Aircoil cooling towers and closed-circuit coolers. Avtron acquiring magnetic encoder supplier Cleveland-based Avtron Industrial Automation, Inc., a manufacturer of magnetic and optical encoders for motors used in rugged and extreme environments, has acquired the assets of Admotec, Inc., of Lebanon, N.H., a manufacturer of components for magnetic encoders. Operations of the business are to remain in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). . Avtron Industrial Automation, one of three subsidiaries of Avtron Holdings LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control of Independence, Ohio Independence is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 7,109. Geography Independence is located at GR1. , also provides digital controls and sensors used to automate processes in a number of markets, including steel, paper, and mining. Grainger opens Panama City Panama City, city (1990 pop. 34,378), seat of Bay co., NW Fla., on St. Andrews Bay; inc. 1909. A Gulf Coast resort with amusement parks and excellent fishing, it is also a port of entry. The city's industries produce paper, clothing, and chemicals. branch Chicago-based industrial products distributor Grainger has opened its first branch in Panama. The new branch office, in Panama City, offers businesses and institutions a large inventory of products to keep facilities running. The company's 23,000-square-foot Panama showroom and storage facility houses more than 20,000 products, including motors and power transmission, electrical, lighting, cleaning and painting supplies, safety equipment, material handling, and power. The company also has a network of sales representatives throughout Panama. Polymer maker building Chinese facility Ticona, of Florence, Ky., a manufacturer of engineered polymers, is planning to build a new liquid-crystal polymer production facility at a chemical complex in Nanjing, China, operated by its parent company, Celanese Corp. Construction is to begin next year, and the facility is expected to be running in 2010. Wood Group in Venezuelan service agreement Houston-based Wood Group, the energy services company, has entered a joint venture with WG Amesa of Venezuela to provide wellhead well·head n. 1. The source of a well or stream. 2. A principal source; a fountainhead. 3. The structure built over a well. wellhead Noun 1. equipment for use in Venezuela's onshore and offshore oil fields. Under the five-year contract, valued at more than $200 million, the joint venture, named Wood Group Amesa S.A., will manufacture and install low-pressure wellheads and Christmas trees used in three production field areas, including natural flow, artificial flow, artificial lift, and steam injection. WG Amesa will also provide maintenance for the equipment and manage an inventory of small parts. Swedish drive maker earns UL approval Emotron AB of Helsingborg, Sweden, has achieved UL certification for its variable-speed drives, opening the door to increased sales to the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market. The new certification from Underwriters Laboratories applies to the company's variablespeed drives Emotron FDU FDU Fairleigh Dickinson University FDU Fudan University (Shanghai, China) FdU Fratelli Dell'Uomo FDU Force Design Update FDU Fleet Diving Unit (Canadian Forces) and Emotron VFX VFX Visual Effects VFX Visual Fixation VFX Virtual Effects , from 45 kW to 1,000 kW. These models are now approved in accordance with UL 508C - Power Conversion Equipment. The company's soft starters and shaft power monitors are already approved according to UL 508 - Industrial Control Equipment. A.O. Smith plans India heater headquarters Milwaukee-based motor and water heater manufacturer A.O. Smith has announced plans to establish its A.O. Smith India Water Heating Private Limited venture in Bangalore and to begin building a residential water heater manufacturing plant. Completion of the 76,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for the second quarter of 2010. Edited by Kevin Jones Meeting addresses automation standards The Automation Federation of Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C., through a partnership with the U.S. Dept. of Labor, gathered dozens of experts from across North America this past September to begin creation of an Automation Competency Model - a federal document that defines automation and will serve as a formally recognized model for automation careers. The model is to be used by the secondary and post-secondary educational systems, career counselors, and human resources departments. The September meeting brought together managers, technicians, and engineers from several industries. -Automation Federation photo © 2008 Barks Publications Provided by ProQuest LLC. All Rights Reserved. 
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