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National Construction & Maintenance Expo 2001

(Las Vegas, NV) --- National Construction & Maintenance Expo 2001 will be held August 21-22 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Suppliers, manufacturers, operators and service providers will now have over two acres of space to exhibit their products and services.

The 2001 Expo will put products and services, from both the construction and maintenance industries, in front of more qualified decision-makers than any other comparable southwest trade show. Anything and everything pertaining to the maintenance and up-keep of facilities, grounds and property will be under one roof. The event also creates a marketplace for construction professionals, local and regional distributors and suppliers, as well as national manufacturers.

Control  Everything with the new U-ChipTM 
Now you can with Domosys Corporation's Second Generation of Transceivers

Comdex 2000, Las Vegas -  Domosys Corporation, a leading provider of control networking technology, is launching the U-ChipTM family of robust and high-performance microcontrollers/transceivers. The revolutionary U-Chip is specifically designed for embedding networking functionality into low-cost, everyday applications found in residential, commercial, utility and transportation markets. The U-Chip can turn the simplest electrical device into an Internet appliance.

The applications for the U-Chip are limited only by the imagination of the developers and integrators working with it

Mitsubishi Electric Receives Energy Star Rating for New Air Conditioner Condensing Units 

NORCROSS - Twelve new straight cooling models from Mitsubishi Electric, HVAC Advanced Products Division, will now bear the ENERGY STAR ® logo, which means they meet the guidelines for energy efficiency. The new condensing units blend the best of Mitsubishi engineering with Copeland compliant scroll compressor technology. This combination produces a condensing unit that is both cost-effective and highly efficient to operate. In February the Norcross, Ga.-based Company added 30 new straight-cooling and heat pump systems to its Mr. Slim ® split-ductless product line with the new condensing units, which operate at up to 12 S.E.E.R. Mitsubishi Electric’s new “P” series models are available in wall-mount, ceiling-suspended, and ceiling-cassette configurations and BTU/h capacities ranging from 18,000 to 42,000.

Robroy Industries Exec Rises to Chairmanship of NEMA Board of Governors

ROSSLYN, Va., November 27, 2000 - Peter McIlroy II, chairman and chief executive officer of ROBROY INDUSTRIES, INC., headquartered in Verona, Pennsylvania, has been elected as the new chairman of the board of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). McIlroy will lead NEMA in the year of its 75th anniversary. NEMA is the leading trade association in the United States representing the interests of electroindustry manufacturers.

ELK Products announces new 400 channel annunciator

ELK Products announces new 400 channel annunciator, ELK-MV480, suitable for applications ranging from automation to talking sales presentations. The unit has a vocabulary of 240 words that can be played in any sequence to form sentences for any application. Even though the unit is pre-recorded, the user can record their own words and phrases using the onboard microphone or downloading wavfiles

Reduce Valve Stiction for Better Control

A control loop fighting a sticky valve will often push the loop into a cycle. The cycle can permeate through an entire plant causing havoc and off-spec product.

A new version of ExperTune's PID Loop Analyzer includes a stiction check wizard. The wizard provides a simple way of measuring the stiction in the control loop. ExperTune's wizard works on the installed valve, giving a true measure of the in-service valve stiction. Measuring the in-service stiction is much more significant than measuring it when the valve is not in use.

If the measured stiction is larger than 1%, then repairing the valve can result in the much better performance and increased product quality. Reducing stiction may eliminate a troublesome cycle, resulting in product made closer to specification with less energy.

LOCHINVAR® UNVEILS THE INTELLI-FIN™

Intelli-Fin™ offers 97 percent thermal efficiency and LonWorks technology

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (November 9, 2000) - Lochinvar® Corporation is proud to announce the introduction of the Intelli-Fin™. The Intelli-Fin is the first water heater or boiler to employ LonWorks technology, which now enables total building management.

Displaying leading edge technology, the Intelli-Fin is the industry's only water heater or boiler utilizing LonWorks technology for integration into building management systems via an open network. A digital display on the front of the boiler allows access to 21+ different data points including mode of operation and total run time. Remote monitoring and control access are also available through phone lines.

There are currently three versatile models ranging from 1.5 million to 2.0 million BTU's. All models feature a wide variety of venting options, including conventional, sidewall, vertical direct, and horizontal direct venting.

The European Home Automation Market - A New Study By Frost & Sullivan

HOME AUTOMATION INDUSTRY PUSHES ON WITH EXPANSION DRIVE

The home automation market currently displays massive potential, but is yet to acquire the structure, product and services base crucial for the successful exploitation of the buoyancy in demand.

A new study by Frost & Sullivan, the international marketing consulting company, believes that the home automation market is just coming out of its infancy and reaching adolescence, fuelled by the opening-up of the mass domestic market at the middle-end in a market traditionally tailored towards high-end domestic customers.

Spectacular market growth is expected to continue throughout the study's forecast period, propelled by plummeting prices, heightening end-user awareness and improving technological features.

American Auto-Matrix^TM Inc. Presented With Award From Motorola®

Export, PA, November 3, 2000-American Auto-Matrix received an award from Motorola for being the first U.S. company to design the HC12 processor into its products. Doug Mathews, the central region sales director for Motorola, presented John Rose, product design leader at American Auto-Matrix, with the award on October 25, 2000.

Taking advantage of Motorola's DigitalDNATM technology, American Auto-Matrix uses the MC68HC912D60 processor in their new product line: the Evolution SeriesTM. The Evolution Series is a high-tech building automation system that offers true generation-to-generation compatibility, enhancing cost effectiveness and system reliability.

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