Start with the news release Micro-Epsilon launches Process Imager from Micro-Epsilon UK, which we summarised at the time by saying "The Micro-Epsilon PI (Process Imager) is an inline radiometric thermal imaging device that provides temperature images and profiles of a target area. ". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Festo releases fieldbus-controlled valve regulator from Festo: "Festo has launched a fieldbus-controlled proportional valve regulator that mounts directly on to a valve manifold. ".
 
In November 2008, we covered the news from Lattice Technology - take a look at Lattice aims software at digital manufacturing which says: "Lattice Technology has announced that it has released three packages of its XVL software targeted at digital manufacturing functions. ".
 
Take a look also at the news release from Equipment Reliability Institute, Protecting COTS equipment from severe vibration, as well as Futek redesigns tension and compression load cell from Futek Advanced Sensor Technology, and Axium rolls out mobile membrane filtration plants from Axium Process.