Commtest Instruments Ltd., New Zealand’s market leader in the design and production of vibration analysis and monitoring equipment, has officially opened a representative office in the booming technology-hub of Beijing, China. Commtest will use the new office to provide sales and technical support for the greater Chinese region, and as the lynchpin for its planned expansion into the lucrative Chinese market.

Merritt, BC—Public works and operations management at a conventional activated sludge wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) report reduction of routine maintenance time for screenings processing equipment by over 75% through the installation of a design upgrade.

Okay, shift your eyes into the infrared, and then look up into the night sky. What? You can’t see in infrared? Ah well, you’ll have to just enjoy this photograph of the entire sky, seen by the Japanese AKARI probe.

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The first and largest infrared camera manufacturer in the world, FLIR Systems (NASDAQ:FLIR) has chosen eMagin (OTC:EMAN - News) microdisplays for its innovative ThermaCAM P640 thermal video camera. Ideal for top-level thermography, the P640 can resolve greater detail with smaller targets, yielding more informative and higher quality thermal images.

Maintenance management consultants Joel Levitt, Michael V. Brown, and Andrew Levitt will be presenting the seminars listed, each one designed specifically for maintenance professionals, whatever their experience level.

Germantown, MD –– Wilcoxon Research, a leading supplier of quality vibration sensors and sensor networks, manufactures a full range of sensors rated for operation in hazardous areas.  A wide array of intrinsically safe and explosion proof products ensures that Wilcoxon has the right sensor for virtually every machinery health monitoring application.

KNOXVILLE, TENN (July 9, 2007) – Emerson Process Management announces the release of version 5.0 of the AMS Suite: Machinery Health™ Manager software.  The new version provides users of CSI vibration data collectors with continuous online monitoring and infrared thermography technology featuring a new asset-centric interface for easy navigation and more new and upgraded functions.

New time-saving features allow users to analyze more equipment in less time, permitting more time to focus on prevention of an unexpected or unplanned outage. Users can now quickly identify a specific machine for evaluation and then decide what database tools to use for analysis, plotting, and reporting.