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Renold Chain




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  2007
  February 2007
Servo newcomer ABB aims to take 10% of the market
Baldor completes Rockwell acquisition to take 25% of North American market
Rockwell buys ProsCon and offers process migration path
Belden buys Hirschmann for $260m to expand into signalling
Parker adds SSD India to its fold
Large machine sales grow by 11%
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January 2007
Moeller sheds high-tech lines to focus on controlgear
Vacon signs deal to build drives for Converteam
$79bn process automation market attracts discrete suppliers
Windpower fans planetary gear sales
Siemens buys Ballard's EV drives business
Special report: SPS Show keeps on growing
In Brief

  2006

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  November 2006
Baldor doubles by buying Rockwell's power division for $1.8bn
Motion market slowed down in 2005
Tests show that "some Eff1 motors are really Eff2"
Global PLC sales head for $1bn
Proprietary technologies could hinder wireless market
ISO votes to replace EN 954-1 safety standard
Nidec buys Valeo's motors business for €165m
In Brief
  October 2006
Did takeover bid spur Schneider's $6bn UPS deal?
"Hidden" motion industry creates a global trade body
Obsolete Soviet-era motors could create a $1.7bn market
Control Techniques "dominates smart drives market"
Bearings sales spinning towards $42bn
Industrial RFID market "will quadruple"
In Brief
  September 2006
Global motion control market heads for $7bn
Cut-price Chinese Maglev plan sparks controversy
Dual-core processors will help to drive IPC market
Festo's wireless link will "accelerate roadmap"
Market shifts to ready-built linear motors
China will spend $60bn to axe accidents
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  July / August 2006
Siemens and Emerson agree to support each other's bus systems
UK funds global motor efficiency initiative
Schneider buys Elin to target high-power drives sector
"Job is done", so Iaona disbands
Teledyne buys Rockwell Scientific for $167m
Most seals "do not need ATEX certificates"
Sales of combined HMI-PLCs are rising
In Brief
  June 2006
Rockwell's sale of Reliance and Dodge could raise $2bn
Europe bounces back as global drives sales strengthen
Rexnord is sold again, for $1.8bn
Ametek buys PennEngineering Motion for $64m
US automotive giants opt for EtherNet/IP
Wireless market "will grow by 28%"
Omron sets up global controls hub in China
In Brief
  May 2006
Rockwell buys German software firm, GEPA
Europe's drives-makers 'face threat from the East'
Rockwell faces $97m damages bill after blast
  April 2006
Goodbye Alstom Power Conversion, hello Converteam
Chinese drives market soars by 18.8%
Siemens to invest $7.2m in former Robicon site
SKF buys French bearings-maker, SNFA
Novel motor propels Japan's 150km/h electric motorbike
PTC buys Mathsoft for $63m
Omron buys STI to triple its safety business
Indian wind turbine giant buys Hansen Transmissions
Analysis: Can Brook Crompton bounce back?
In Brief
  March 2006
Huco and Bibby get a new US owner
HMI market moves to open and Web-based systems
Interroll buys BDL to take lead in belt drives for the food industry
Rising energy prices propel sales of MV drives
Austria's ATB takes control at Brook Crompton
In Brief
  February 2006
Laurence Scott bounces back with plans for a US plant
Roulunds belts business joins ContiTech
Packaging offers rich pickings for automation
"More than 100" exhibitors desert Hannover for Automatica
WEG hits the 100 million motor mark
In Brief
January 2006
Rockwell aims for 9% growth in Europe
Globalisation drives automation market towards $40bn
Schneider raises its bid for Citect, and sells Num
Danfoss buys Chinese drives-maker
European gears market set to grow despite competition
TI sells sensors business for $1bn
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  2005

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  December 2005
Rockwell buys Datasweep to bolster enterprise links
Siemens creates motors JV in China
Users vote Beijer to be Europe's top HMI supplier
German automation show may turn away exhibitors
Alstom Power Conversion sale goes ahead
Globalisation drives PLC sales growth
In Brief
  November 2005
Emerson buys Saftronics to join Control Techniques
Bosch buys Nyquist to target precision markets
Rockwell plans to set up a Singapore hub
Schneider buys Crydom for $71m to lead SSR market
US motor-maker says Toyota Prius hybrid infringes its patent
In Brief
  October 2005
Schneider signs deal to acquire Citect
An MBO for Alstom's drives and motors business?
Johnson wins the battle for Saia-Burgess
Moeller expands under new owner
Emerson adds Numatics to its portfolio
Tecnotion goes straight to China
Intermec and Symbol settle RFID dispute
In Brief
  September 2005
Austria's ATB launches takeover of Brook Crompton's parent
Bid battle rages over Saia-Burgess
Mayr's motion activities move to Pilz
Robots go to China in ABB revamp
Low-power AC drives sales surge past $5bn
Phoenix becomes Siemens' sole source of terminal blocks
In Brief
  July / August 2005
Parker Hannifin buys SSD/Eurotherm Drives
Schneider claims lead in industrial Ethernet
GE Fanuc maps out its future
Schaffner to pull out of test systems
TDK buys Lambda from Invensys for £134m
In Brief
  July 2005
Schneider buys US sensor and encoder maker, BEI, for $562m
British firm takes control of Moeller
EU clears Siemens' takeover of Flender
Fluke's takeover of LEM Instruments gets the go-ahead
Siemens gets the green light to acquire Robicon
  June 2005
Emerson signs deal to build advanced motors
$8.5m SCADA project aims to thwart cyber-terrorists
Schneider buys Invensys building controls for £84m
Weidmüller takes over Heyfra, giving CCSI and German subsidiary
Anorad heads straight for China to double output
In Brief
  May 2005
Schneider gets Elau in a package deal
Siemens steps in to rescue Robicon from bankruptcy
Danaher buys G&L from ThyssenKrupp
Users pick Bosch Rexroth as Europe's top drives supplier
Court rules that Rockwell did not infringe Solaia patent
€100,000 technology prize goes to ifm
Cognex expands its vision by buying DVT for $115m
In Brief
  April 2005
Siemens buys Flender for €1.2bn to broaden its portfolio
"First" DeviceNet Safety controller spearheads new safety business
Rexnord buys Falk for $295m to create $1bn business
Hannover reverses slide with 20% spurt in visitors
RFID patent dispute spills over into barcodes and WiFi
In Brief
March 2005
Eastern boom fuels Siemens' record results
Energy costs drive Europe's higher VSD take-up
GE Fanuc signs deal with PLC patent enforcer
Lifetime warranty marks PLC milestone
ISA aims to create wireless standards
ODVA publishes the CIP Safety spec
In Brief
  February 2005
Parker buys Bayside Controls "to expand product breadth"
WEG takes over Chinese motor factory
Drives start to roll from Lenze's new French plant
EC launches probe into Siemens' bid for VA Tech
Rockwell teams up with E+H
In Brief
January 2005
Parker goes straight for Trilogy
Kuka picks a place in controls
Danaher adds LEM Instruments to its collection
Rexroth expands in hydraulics and quits robotics
Gates buys Mectrol's belts business
Schneider acquisition puts it near the front of the relay race
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  2004

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  November2004
Four German car-making giants opt for Profinet
Rockwell CEO predicts a sustained recovery
Siemens' new bid for VA Tech gets the OK
In Brief
  October2004
BEI buys UK encoder-maker, Newall
Services are the fastest-growing part of automation
Premium brand takes on low-cost bearings
Rockwell chips in with Intel
Schneider adds Dinel to its portfolio
  September 2004
Schneider, Toshiba and Elin form big drives venture
Japanese manufacturers move into China
HMI market growth outpaces automation
China set to lead PLC market
In Brief
August 2004
Motors market weathers the storm
Entivity joins the Phoenix family
Olympian effort helps to raise stadium roof
'Vibrant' motion market rebounds and heads for $1bn
In Brief
July 2004
Allied buys Premotec for €3.75m
Settlement ends servo patent battle
Schneider and Fuji form LV JV
Norgren adds FAS to the fold
US jury blames Parker for plane crash
Ignorance filters out sales
Saia-Burgess buys Stegmann motors to boost European presence
In Brief
  June 2004
US drives-makers suffer as OEMs move abroad
Invensys sells Hansen Transmissions for €132m
Hannover abandons plan to alternate process and production shows
India challenges booming Chinese drives market
Vacon wins 'company of the year' award
In Brief
  May 2004
WEG hits 1m motors a month - and invests £500m
Danaher buys Motion Engineering and Neff
Sales of decentralised drives set to surge
Efficient motor systems 'could save Europe €10bn'
Mini pneumatic market steams ahead
Profibus passes the 10m-node milestone
Schneider gives Modbus protocol to Modbus-IDA
In Brief
April 2004
Recovery gathers pace in motion controls
Schneider buys Kavlico and takes a stake in Elau
Lawn-mower giant targets European motors market
Chinese drives market 'growing faster than 10%'
ASI Robicon 'not affected by Chapter 11 filing'
In Brief
March 2004
Siemens buys Moeller's busbar trunking business
Hirschmann's managers lead €115m buyout
US engineers do it for love, not money
Patent ruling ends 'legalised extortion'
Mitsubishi erects a European umbrella
Mechanical CAD migrates to 'functional design'
In Brief
January / February 2004
Motors start to roll from €20m plant in Spain
Booming Chinese drives market draws competition
$10m sensor project aims to cut US energy bills by $1bn
400 drives line up for the Athens Olympics
Wireless alliance focuses on users' needs
In Brief

  2003

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  December 2003
Venture capitalists step in to help Moeller
Parker Hannifin buys Denison for $240m
Nosbusch takes the helm at Rockwell
Festo drives into the electrical arena
Opto 22 settles patent dispute with Schneider
In brief