PAS has announced the launch of the Integrity Automation Genome Software, the first product to provide a universal framework for the aggregation, contextualization, and simplification of data across an entire automation and production management system.

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Thomson, a Danaher Motion company and leading manufacturer of Linear Motion technology, is extending its partnership with Switzerland-based BIBUS AG. The two companies will sign a contract that will confirm inter-company cooperation at the highest level of management within Europe.

Analogic Corporation has entered into an agreement to acquire privately held Copley Controls Corporation of Canton, Massachusetts, a leading supplier of gradient amplifiers for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and precision motion control systems. The purchase price is approximately $68.75 million cash and up to an additional $1.8 million to reimburse Copley shareholders for the tax consequences of the transaction. Copley will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Analogic. The transaction is expected to close in early April 2008.

RS Components has announced its new Technology Solution ‘Embedded Controls’, reinforcing the company’s strategy to become positioned as the top choice for Electronics components.

Mitsubishi Electric has now rounded off its GOT1000 series with four new entry-level control terminals in the GT10 line. These very compact new terminals combine powerful visualisation with outstanding value for money.