Research Triangle Park, NC (26 July 2006) - ISA recently announced the appointment of Timothy Feldman as Global Operations Manager.

Feldman comes to ISA from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, where he was Vice President of Industry Programs. In this position, he was responsible for relations with member companies, program management, sales and customer service functions. In addition, he enhanced NEMA’s operations in Mexico, Brazil and established NEMA’s presence in China.

Emerson Process Management’s Machinery Health Management technologies have enabled BASF Antwerp to maximize plant output and reduce costs through the introduction of a maintenance strategy based on predictive intelligence.

BASF Antwerp implemented a predictive maintenance strategy ten years ago based on the collection and analysis of vibration data using Emerson’s CSI Machinery Health Analyzers.  Moving from a time-based regime to a predictive approach has resulted in significant cost savings and fewer equipment breakdowns. In the future, BASF will continue to practice predictive maintenance while undertaking Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) to enable a move towards proactive maintenance. 

PARSIPPANY, NJ, July 28, 2005 - The Hydraulic Institute (HI) today announced the launch of a new website, www.PumpSystemsMatter.org, devoted to a national educational initiative, Pump Systems Matter(tm) (PSM). Pump Systems Matter(tm) aims to lower energy needs in North America while improving the bottom-line profitability of businesses by providing pump users with strategic, broad-based energy management and performance optimization solutions.

Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc. announces the launch of BuildScanIR Network Web Site to help the Home Inspection Industry.  BuildScanIR Network, the largest group of private thermographers in North America has changed the web format on its web site, www.buildscanir.com, to a user portal site.  BuildScanIR is one of seven divisions of Stockton Infrared Thermographic Services, Inc., (SITS), one of the USA’s leading providers of infrared thermographic services.