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EVERETT, Wash.—Students entering engineering, vocational technology, and industrial trades are often inspired along the way by a teacher, family member, neighbor or mentor. To celebrate John Fluke Sr.’s inspirational career and the 70th anniversary of the company that bears his name, Fluke Corporation, maker of test tools, invites them as well as professionals in the trades to share stories of who inspires them the most.

ST. LOUIS—Emerson announced it has agreed to acquire Intelligent Platforms, a division of General Electric. Intelligent Platforms’ programmable logic controller (PLC) technologies will enable Emerson, a producer of automation for process and industrial applications, to provide its customers broader control and management of their operations. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Munro, a manufacturer of pumps, pump controls, and pump stations for the turf irrigation market has named Guy Collins as its new national sales director. Collins will work closely with the company’s network of professional distributors, as well as with irrigation specifiers, landscape architects, and landscape contractors, to provide industry-leading support and further develop and enhance Munro’s current market presence.

DALLAS – Megger Group Limited announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase the Baker Instrument business from SKF Group.

For more than 50 years, the Baker Instrument business has led the electrical motor testing industry and has a recognised leading brand and position in this area. The company pioneered stress testing for motors and dynamic testing for predictive maintenance.

FREDERICK, Md. – Effective October 15, 2018, Wilcoxon Sensing Technologies will have completed its move to a new, larger factory and office building. The new building located at 8435 Progress Drive in Frederick, Maryland provides the company with additional space to support the growing needs of its customers, enhance operations across every department, and strengthen our capacity to continue to deliver valuable vibration monitoring solutions to the many markets and industries they serve.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The 31st annual Inpro/Seal VIP Charity Golf Tournament raised over $17,000 for Aspire, a non-profit organization recognized throughout the Midwest as a leader in providing bold, pioneering and uncompromising services to children and adults with developmental disabilities.