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INDUSTRY NEWS
start to the year in the first three months at €13.9 million due to
delays in contracts for new projects, the classic segment stabilized for the second quarter in a row at €24.5 million. However,
the order backlog in e-mobility is still higher than in the classic
segment.
In addition to the weak economic environment and the existing
challenges in the automotive industry, the global COVID-19
pandemic is increasingly impacting the operations of our customers and thus Aumann itself, the company reported.
In June, Aumann decided to cease operations by year-end at
its smallest plant in Hennigsdorf which has annual revenue of
around €11 million and 65 employees. Its leaves the company
with six plants worldwide and about 1,300 employees. The
action is part of a set of measures to adjust its cost structure to
weaker demand in the automotive industry, said the company.
For more info see www.aumann.com

New R&D Innovation Center for Emerson,
Producer of Rosemount Magmeters

well as our focus on attracting the best
and brightest talent to work for Emerson," said David Farr, CEO.
The company's advanced flow measurement technologies and diagnostics are used widely in the life
sciences, food and beverage, chemi- David Farr, CEO of Emerson
cal, power and energy industries. Its
electromagnetic flow meters, or magmeters, are comprised of a transmitter and sensor that together
measure flow. The magnetic flow meter's sensor is placed inline
and measures an induced voltage generated by the fluid as it
flows through a pipe. The transmitter takes the voltage generated by the sensor, converts the voltage into a flow measurement
and transmits that flow measurement to a control system.
Among an extensive line of magnetic level meters, the company's LTM Level Transmitter offers non-intrusive and direct
in pipe measurement. The magnetostrictive level transmitter
senses the level of fluid in the vessel by detecting the level of
the magnets contained within the float, and then transmits the
measurement back to the control system.
The nearly 180,000-square-foot expansion in Boulder includes
a new, 85,000-square-foot laboratory and manufacturing facility
to design and develop products, technologies and software that
measure and control the flow of material in a manufacturing
process. The expanded facility will offer a hands-on interactive
plant environment that simulates real-world industrial manufacturing conditions for customer training.
For more info, see www.emerson.com.

Diversified industrial manufacturer Emerson plans to invest
more than $100 million in Colorado to expand its manufacturing
space and launch a new innovation center focused on research,
new product development and industry training for its advanced
flow measurement products. Part of the focus will be on the
company's Rosemount brand which includes an extensive line
of magnetic flowmeters and magnetic level instruments.
The facility is located in Boulder, home of Emerson's measurement solutions business. The portfolio includes Coriolis, magnetic, vortex, multiphase, differential pressure and ultrasonic
meters under the Micro Motion, Rosemount, Roxar and Daniel
brands.
"Our new facility demonstrates our continued commitment to
customer-driven innovation and high-tech manufacturing, as

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