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Your Company?
 NEMA's Lighting Systems Division
provides the organizational framework for manufacturers of
lighting equipment to work together on projects that impact their
industry and their businesses, including technical standards and
codes. Product compatibility, conformity assessment and safety,
and legislative and regulatory matters also are dealt with on an
industry-wide basis.
The collective industry voice through NEMA
speaks with more authority than any one company could. The
division contains the following sections: Ballast, Emergency
Lighting, Lamps, Lighting Controls, Luminaire, and Solid State
Lighting.
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Contracts | Mergers & Acquisitions | Personnel | Awards
Contracts
Honeywell to Help Luke AFB Save $21.8 Million
Honeywell has won a $9.6 million energy savings performance contract
with Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona, which will include
infrastructure improvements, renewable energy saving measures, and long-term
preventive maintenance services—all funded with guaranteed savings. 1/13/06
Siemens to Enhance Cape Canaveral Security, Improve Fire Detection at
Patrick AFB
The 45th Space Wing of the U.S. Air Force has awarded Siemens Building
Technologies more than $4 million in two separate contracts to
provide electronic security system upgrades to the Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station, and fire alarm and detection improvements to Patrick Air Force
Base. 1/11/06
Emerson Wins $13 Million Contract to Digitally Automate Korea's Largest
Coal-Fired Power Plant
Emerson Process Management has been awarded a $13
million contract to install its PlantWeb digital plant architecture at the Yonghung Thermal Power Plant. 1/10/06
Premier Extends Contract with Fuji for Film and Imagers Through 2008
FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA has announced that the group purchasing
division of Premier, Inc., Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., has extended
the company's existing film and imager contracts through August 31, 2008.
1/6/06
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Mergers & Acquisitions
General Cable Acquires Mexican Automotive Aftermarket
Business
General Cable Corporation, a leading global supplier of wire and cable
products for the energy, specialty, industrial, and communications markets,
has acquired Beru S.A. de C.V. based in Cuernavaca, Mexico. 1/6/06
GE
Healthcare Completes Acquisition of IDX Systems Corporation
GE Healthcare has completed the acquisition of IDX Systems Corporation, a leading
healthcare information technology provider. 1/5/06
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Personnel
Schneider Electric to Modify the Company’s Governance Structure
The board of directors of Schneider Electric recently decided, upon guidance
from its chairman and its Nominations, Remuneration, and Corporate
Governance Committee, to propose a modification of the
governance structure and establishment of a supervisory board
and a management board. 1/10/06
Agfa
Appoints Elion as Chief Medical Officer
Agfa-Gevaert has appointed Jonathan Elion chief
medical officer for Agfa's HealthCare business group, a new position created
to provide clinical insight and strategic direction for the company's
growing medical division. 1/4/06
L-3
Communications Names New President of Advanced Systems Business
L-3 Communications has promoted William Johnson to
president of its advanced systems division. 1/4/06
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Awards
Honeywell Wins 2005 Vaaler Award from Chemical Processing Magazine
Chemical Processing magazine has presented Honeywell with a 2005
Vaaler Award for its process control network security services suite, a
software-based service developed in response to the growing threat of cyber
terrorism. 1/9/06
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NEMA
Names Gold as Senior Vice President of Industry Programs
NEMA has named Stephen Gold, former vice president and executive director
for the Council of Manufacturing Associations of the National Association of
Manufacturers, as senior vice president of Industry Programs at NEMA.
1/12/06
Advance’s Dundon Elected Chairman, NEMA Lighting CEO Board of Directors
Advance President and CEO Brian Dundon has been elected chairman of the NEMA
Lighting CEO Board of Directors for the coming two-year term. 1/9/06
IDEA
Offers New EDI Capabilities Information
Industry Data Exchange Association recently launched an Electronic Data
Interchange capabilities information resource to increase awareness of the
types of business-to-business and EDI transactions that IDEA customers send
and receive. 1/5/06
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Lincoln Electric Named Official Welding Sponsor of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled
Project
The Lincoln Electric Company was recently named the official welding sponsor
of the Bo-Dyn Bobsled Project, Inc., a non-profit organization that raises
funds for the design and manufacturing of the bobsleds that will be used in
the Olympics. 1/13/06
Cooper
Lighting Donates Products to Hit ABC Reality Show
Cooper Lighting donated lighting fixtures to ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition” to accommodate a 3,800 square-foot home just south of Rose Hill,
Kansas, for the episode that aired January 8. 1/12/06
Johnson Controls, Saft Launch Joint Venture for Hybrid-Electric
Vehicles
At the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Johnson
Controls and Saft launched their new joint venture to supply
advanced-technology batteries for current- and future-generation
hybrid-electric vehicles and electric vehicles. 1/12/06
Emerson Celebrates 50 Years of U.S. Motor Operations in Mexico
Emerson Motor Company’s Motores U.S. de Mexico plant, founded in 1955 in
Monterrey, Mexico, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. 1/5/06
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