The deal brings new enterprise manufacturing intelligence capabilities to Rockwell’s FactoryTalk software suite, advancing the company’s plantwide information strategy.

  Why install the latest generation of safety networks? Most people would put the money saved on less wiring at the top of their list of answers.

  Safety is a topic that is on everyone's mind. No one wants to be interviewed on television after an explosion at their plant or after a severe injury occurs.

  Adaptive Instruments Corp. (www.accutechinstruments.com), a Hudson, Mass.-based supplier of tether-free wireless smart process instrumentation systems, has been acquired by SCADAgroup PTY (http://scadagroup.com), of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.

  The deal to acquire the assets of MTL Open Systems Technology product lines is said to prove GE Fanuc’s commitment to the process industries.