Worldwide, spending on PLCs and directly associated software and services should exceed $9 billion by 2011, according to a recent IMS Research report.  The IMS publication, ''The World Market for PLCs-2007 Edition,'' forecasts steady growth, at about 5 percent annually, in the PLC market over the next five years.   The Asia Pacific ...

FPM Tooling & Automation announced its acquisition of RTS Industrial Solutions (Trident) of Toledo, Ohio. RTS is a recognized leader in the field of Automated PLC Controlled Systems and technologies producing and servicing hundreds of industrial machines for the automotive and consumer products industries.   FPM Tooling & ...

Rockwell Automation said it has acquired ProsCon Holdings Ltd., a privately held engineering firm in Ireland. ProsCon Holdings Ltd. offers proven and technically unique design solutions to the process industry.   Bob Honor, vice president of Life Sciences, Rockwell Automation said, “This acquisition is a vital step in increasing our global ...

Emerson’s PlantWeb® University broadens its Internet Engineering School with 19 new courses about using wireless technology in process automation.   AUSTIN, TEXAS (January 17, 2006) – Emerson Process Management, the leading provider of wireless solutions to the process manufacturing industries, is offering 19 new online training courses on ...