Martin Craighead, former chairman, president, and CEO of Baker Hughes, has been elected to Emerson’s board of directors, chairman and CEO David Farr announced.
Emerson names Martin Craighead to board of directors
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Emerson acquires life sciences analytics software firm
Emerson of St. Louis, MO, has acquired Berkeley, CA-based Bioproduction Group (Bio-G), a leader in simulation, modeling, and scheduling software for biomanufacturing. Bio-G’s scheduling and modeling systems combined with Emerson’s extensive life sciences technology and expertise portfolio will help companies bring therapies for cancer, diabetes and other illnesses to patients sooner.
Emerson completes acquisition of GE’s Intelligent Platforms business
St. Louis, MO-based Emerson has completed the purchase of Intelligent Platforms from General Electric. The addition of Intelligent Platforms programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a global leader in automation for process and industrial customers, to expand its capabilities in machine control and discrete applications.
LED version of industrial lighting fixture introduced
Emerson has announced the LED version of its field-proven Appleton A-51 lighting fixture, a move that is said to save end-users as much as 80 percent on energy costs compared to the incandescent model.
Emerson expands consultancy strength with acquisition of iSolutions
Emerson has acquired iSolutions Inc., a Calgary-based consulting group with expertise designing and implementing data management solutions.
Emerson and AspenTech form alliance to deliver automation technologies
Emerson and AspenTech have announced they have teamed up to deliver asset optimization software solutions along with global automation technologies and operational consulting services. Together, the two will help customers optimize production and drive operational excellence, the companies say.
