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More than 50 companies and one executive were selected by research firm Frost & Sullivan as the 2006 Excellence in Industrial Technologies Award recipients for leadership, innovation and technology. Chinese manufacturing expansion and application in non-manufacturing sectors are among factors spurring growth in the enterprise resource planning systems market, study says. Best-in-class companies are four times more likely to use product lifecycle management technology, says report. With six quarters of profitability, a stable of new products, and a customer base of Fortune 1000 companies, robot systems manufacturer Adept Technology looks to a brighter future and a return to the NASDAQ exchange. UGS Corp.’s acquisition of Tecnomatix is expected to strengthen its competitive hand in the fast-growing product lifecycle management market. Aubert Martin, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Energy & Automation, based in Alpharetta, Ga., recently spoke with Automation World Editor Gary Mintchell about the challenges facing manufacturers today. A “Google for automation assets,” this new software searches islands of automation and presents a common view. Dextus, a new company owned by Schneider Electric, will provide consulting and services, while selling Dassault Systèmes’ Delmia software solutions. David Petratis takes reins at Schneider Electric North America while Cohesia names John Howaniec. Intelligent instruments linked by Foundation Fieldbus improve stability, reliability and asset utilization and reduce maintenance costs and human risk. Growing regulatory complexity and expanding system integration requirements were among the drivers. Support for mobile devices is one of various capabilities offered for asset and service management by a new SAP business unit.
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