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ProSense Digital Panel Meters from AutomationDirect
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EB Horsman Appoints Hector Cham as Their New Richmond Branch Manager
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Hubbell Canada & Pro-Direct Industriel Inc. Exciting Partnership Announcement
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ADVANCED Motion Controls Takes Servo Drives to New Heights (and Depths) with FlexPro Extended Environment Product Line
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Service Wire Co. Announces New Titles for Key Executives
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JMP Parent Company, CONVERGIX Acquires AGR Automation, Expanding Global Reach
Convergix Automation Solutions has completed the acquisition of AGR Automation (“AGR”), a UK-based provider of custom, high-performance automation design and systems integration primarily to the life sciences industry.
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