Matrikon Inc. (TSX: MTK) the world’s largest developer of standards-based OPC software, today announced the release of ProcessMonitor(TM) MIMOSA. With ProcessMonitor MIMOSA, Enterprise Decisions Support Systems (DSS) can access real-time and historical data and disseminate this information for Condition Based Maintenance, Maintenance & Production Planning and other maintenance and operational tactical purposes.

PROACT Human Error Reduction Strategies Workshop developed by Reliability Center, Inc., of Hopewell, Virginia is a Finalist in Plant Engineering magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year contest in the Training/Education Products category. 

PROACT Human Error Reduction Strategies Workshop is designed to teach employees to be practitioners of reduced human error.

VOORHEES, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American Water, the largest water services provider in North America, today announced participation in the Strategic Research Institute’s 2006 conference, “Infrastructure: A Growing Asset Class,” held October 26-27 in New York City. Walter Howard, American Water’s senior vice president of sales and business development, will headline a panel discussion on water infrastructure and its relationship to successful asset management.

“The current state of U.S. water infrastructure is critical,” said Howard. “We must recognize the significant place of water in maintaining human life and sustaining economic development.” With a long history of investing in, and preserving water systems nationwide, American Water is uniquely positioned to meet the challenges of future water infrastructure requirement.

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Multi-Media Productions (USA), Inc. announces the appearance of Management Resources Group on World Business Review hosted by General Alexander Haig.

American industry wastes billions of dollars annually on outdated asset management practices. Asset management solutions are available that begin with organizing and standardizing a company’s data.

By ROGER AMSDEN
Union Leader Correspondent
Thursday, Oct. 19, 2006

Franklin – The Winnipesaukee River Basin Program’s wastewater treatment plant has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the best in the country.

It was recently selected for a national first-place award for operations and maintenance excellence in the large secondary treatment plant category.

POCATELLO, ID and PORTLAND, OR—(MARKET WIRE)—October 16, 2006—AMI Semiconductor (NASDAQ: AMIS), a designer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal and structured digital products, and FLIR Systems (NASDAQ: FLIR), the world leader in commercial infrared technology, today announced an agreement for high volume manufacturing of uncooled microbolometer infrared detectors. Under the agreement, FLIR will install its proprietary microbolometer detector process at AMI Semiconductor’s Class 1, eight-inch fabrication facility in Pocatello, Idaho. The agreement will expand current microbolometer detector manufacturing capability and will also provide an opportunity to improve sensor yield by installing the process in a Class 1 fabrication facility. 

Hudson Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HDSN), a leading refrigerant services company specializing in proprietary on-site decontamination services for large comfort and industrial process cooling and refrigeration systems, today announced that it has completed 10 Steam Energy Savings Assessments awarded by the Department of Energy and expects to complete one more before the year’s end. Hudson is a recognized Qualified Specialist in the use of the DOE’s BestPractices Steam Tools Suite and functions as a steam energy system expert to improve the overall steam system energy efficiency in large industrial plants. The assessments are part of the DOE’s Save Energy Now campaign.

The Paper Industry Management Association (PIMA) and TAPPI, the leading association for the worldwide pulp, paper, and converting industry, have jointly announced that TAPPI will manage PIMA, effective October 2, 2006. TAPPI replaces Association Management Center (AMC), a professional association management firm, as the provider of PIMA’s operations management.

Although the construction industry has made remarkable improvements in its safety performance in recent years, accidents involving renovation and maintenance works rose 17.4% to 290 cases in the first quarter of this year.

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Safe Working at Height Promotional Campaign 2006 today, Permanent Secretary for Economic Development & Labour Matthew Cheung said the recovery of Hong Kong’s economy had led to more industrial incidents.

Oct 15, 2006 Market Watch

HOUSTON (MarketWatch)-A large July 2005 fire at BP PLC’s (BP) accident-plagued Texas City refinery was caused by poor mechanical integrity oversight at the refinery, the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazardous Investigation Board said Sunday.

The fire occurred after a BP contractor, JV Industrial Companies, swapped two elbows from a heat exchanger that JV didn’t know were made of different types of steel and weren’t interchangeable. While alloy steel is resistant to the effects of high-temperature hydrogen, carbon steel isn’t. Over time, the wrongly-placed carbon steel elbows began to crack, finally giving way on July 28, 2005, when the elbow cracked, venting hydrogen gases that ignited.