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The IECEE has issued clarification regarding battery approval for products covered under Technical Committee (TC) 108 i.e. IT/Business (IEC 60950-1) and Audio/Visual (IEC 60065) and those outside of TC108.

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TRaC Global has officially launched its multi-profile ZigBee Tracer test harness suite, a complete protocol toolkit designed to accelerate rapid product development, at CES in Las Vegas.

Electric Light & Power, December 2011
By Marvin Fertel, Nuclear Energy Institute
The devastating March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the ensuing scrutiny of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident have rightly raised questions about the safe operation of U.S. nuclear energy facilities.

Control Engineering Europe, December 2011
Korsnäs Gävle is using Emerson’s Smart Wireless conductivity and temperature transmitters to collect critical leak-detection monitoring data at its board and paper production unit at Gävlebukten, Sweden.

Nuclear Engineering, December 2011
A robotic pipe crawler has been used to spray molten metal on pipe interiors at Mexico’s Laguna Verde nuclear power plant. The robot improves uniformity of application and protects workers from radiation.

Audible and visual signaling devices are designed to conform to SIL 1 and SIL 2 safety requirements.

Stockholm, Sweden, December 15, 2011: Atlas Copco North America LLC has agreed to acquire Houston Service Industries, Inc., a U.S. manufacturer of low-pressure blowers and vacuum pumps. The company has a strong domestic position in equipment for the wastewater treatment and industrial process sectors, offering sales synergies with Atlas Copco’s existing products in these market segments.

Stockholm, Sweden, December 16, 2011: Atlas Copco AB has agreed to acquire the underground business of GIA Industri AB from Vätterledens Verkstad AB. With the acquisition, Atlas Copco broadens its offering with products including electric mine trucks, utility vehicles and ventilation systems.

A squad of 47 Tsurumi pumps are providing a complete wastewater solution at a military training base in Bulgaria. The pumps, which were installed in March 2011, are a mix of aerators, agitators, cutte...