Technical

Engineered Software Inc., an independent technology company developing next generation hydraulic analysis software has announced a new division, Fluid fundamental training.

The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published revised fieldbus standards, which facilitate the exchange of information for device configuration, data collection and device control.

IDEX Corp. has announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed new directors, William M. Cook and Gregory F. Milzcik, effective 8 April 2008.

Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies (VWS) has launched a new website focused on water and wastewater expertise and solutions for the pharmaceutical industry.

VSX – Vogel Software (VSX) has enhanced its personnel capacities with a number of new employees.

Hoerbiger-Origa has launched a new sizing program to assist design engineers with selecting electric linear actuators for specific applications.

Rotork intelligent valve actuators took centre stage at the recent official opening of a new skills and maintenance training centre at the British Energy Heysham power station.

Petrobras has announced in early November that it had selected WorleyParsons (Sydney, Australia) to take part in the largest industrial undertaking in the history of the company in Brazil.

The Fieldbus Foundation (FF), HART Communication Foundation (HCF) and Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. (PNO), have formed a Wireless Cooperation Team to begin an unprecedented project to collaborate on wireless technology in the manufacturing and process industries.

Mexican state-owned power company CFE Comision Federal de Electricidad (Federal Electricity Commission) has awarded the construction of the 750MW La Yesca hydroelectric project on the Santiago River in Mexico’s Jalisco and Nayarit states to a consortium composed of the Mexican engineering firm Empresas ICA S.A.