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	Helping Industrial Factories Go Wireless Wireless technology inside factories is cheaper than cable connections, but the flow of information is not as reliable. That may not be a big deal when surfing the Net at home, but at a factory or power plant with automated control systems, even a five-second disruption could have serious consequences. by Ryan Weeks

	Cryogenic Expo, Conference Slated for November in Moscow The ninth international exposition of Cyrogen-Expo will include demonstrations incorporating cryogenic, helium and cryo-thermo-vacuum equipment, low temperature and compressor units, micro-cryo-engineering products, storage and transport tanks, auxiliary equipment, control systems and software and technology processes and installations.

Danfoss EnVisioneering Symposia Returns Launched to create an ongoing dialog — among industry, the policy community and thought leaders in research and development — the Envisioneering Symposia Series from Baltimore-based Danfoss returns in 2010 for its fifth consecutive year.

Refrigeration Workshop Focuses on Food Freezing, Refrigeration and Low Temperature Applications According to workshop organizers IIAR and Kansas State University, the intensive week-long course provides a systematic study of the technical background, practice and latest developments in low temperature refrigeration.

Invensys to Provide Control Solutions to India's Largest Coal-Fired Power Plant Invensys Operations Management will fully optimize India's first ultra-mega 4,000 MW power plant following a U.S. multi-million dollar deal with Coastal Gujarat Power Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Power Ltd.

SPX to Design, Install Flue Gas Discharge System at a U.S. Coal-Fired Power Plant The Thermal Equipment and Services segment of Charlotte, N.C.-based SPX Corp. was awarded a $47 million contract to install a flue gas discharge system and other upgrades to enhance the existing natural draft cooling tower at Cardinal Station.

Frigel Receives Illinois Sustainability Award For the second year in a row, Frigel North America was awarded the 2009 Illinois Governor’s Sustainability Award for Continuous Improvement.

Companies Commit to Reduce Energy Intensity by 25 Percent Thirty-two companies representing the spectrum of the U.S. industrial sector have signed a voluntary pledge to reduce their energy intensity by 25 percent over the next decade.

	Cooling Towers, Water Treatment Focuses of Meeting Cooling Technology Institute releases a a video introduction to its 2010 conference program.

ISA Launches Automation Week ISA Automation Week, a new event from the International Society of Automation, will include intensive educational and applications-based technical sessions delivered by subject-matter experts.

Bromine Biocide System Is Nontoxic While often effective at killing the microorganisms, biocides also present users with health and safety concerns, adverse environmental impacts, and chemical compatibility issues with products used for corrosion and scale control.

Wireless Camera Wins Award Extech Instruments, Waltham, Mass, a subsidiary of Flir Systems, has been awarded a 2009 NECA Showstopper Award.

Try Tool, Get a Chance to Go to the Super Bowl A sweepstakes offers a chance for industry professionals to attend football's biggest game. To enter, participants must learn about new test tools from from Fluke Corp.

Frito-Lay Goes Off the Grid The Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Killingly, Conn., has unplugged itself from the Northeast power grid after installing a combined heat and power cogeneration system.

Petrochemical Order Goes to Alfa Laval Alfa Laval, a maker of heat transfer, centrifugal separation and fluid handling equipment has received an approximately $13 million order.

Fulton Awarded $1.5 Million to Expand Manufacturing Facility New York’s Upstate Regional Blueprint Fund awarded a $1.5 million to Fulton to expand its Pulaski, N.Y., facility.

Danfoss Turbocor Inventor Launches New Venture Ron Conry, the inventor/founder of Turbocor Compressors, has launched a venture to develop new technologies for energy generation and conservation.

Removing Solids from Hot Cooking Oil Controlling free fatty acids became a big issue with snack-food maker Backer’s Chips in Fulton, Mo., which had two fry lines cooking potato chips.

Maximizing Hygiene in Food Processing A line of cryogenic freezers minimizes food processing hygiene risk while increasing yield and traceability.

Patent Issued for Blowdown-Reduction Technology ProChemTech International Inc. received a patent relating to the operation of evaporative cooling towers.

NPE Leaves Chicago, Heads for Orlando in 2012 The National Plastics Expo, known by most in the plastics industry simply as NPE, surprised Chicago officials when it announced it was pulling the show from its longtime McCormick Place venue and moving to Orlando.

Albermarle Forms Joint Venture A 50/50 joint venture plans to build the first world-scale organometallics catalyst plant in the Middle East, in Al-Jubail.

Integrated Circuit Foundry Orders Air Liquide Gases As the electronics market in China experiences improvement, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., in Shenzen, China, has signed a long-term contract with Paris-based Air Liquide to supply carrier gases.

Thermoelectric Cooling for Industrial Enclosures A white paper from Rittal Corp., Urbana, Ohio, discusses how thermoelectric coolers work and the advantages they offer for cooling industrial enclosures.

	Bitzer Direct Markets Screw Compressors, Opens N.Y. Center for Scrolls Bitzer U.S. Inc. has discontinued the exclusive private branding of its screw compressor product line and began marketing its screws directly to OEMs and aftermarket customers in the United States.

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