Endress+Hauser Offers Free Access to Remote Visual Support During COVID-19 Crisis

Endress+Hauser Offers Free Access to Remote Visual Support During COVID-19 Crisis

Endress+Hauser customers can have free access to the company’s remote visual support during this time of pandemic restrictions on industry. Customers can interact with an Endress+Hauser technician via the company’s “Visual Support” App on their mobile phone, maintenance laptop or Endress+Hauser FieldXpert Device Configuration tablet to address urgent service needs.

 

 

 

High-Tech Battles Viruses – Engineering Team Develops Disinfection Robot in Just One Week to Battle the Virus

High-Tech Battles Viruses – Engineering Team Develops Disinfection Robot in Just One Week to Battle the Virus

In just one week, Siemens and Aucma have developed an idea into a prototype for an intelligent disinfection robot, which will soon join the battle against Coronavirus and other viruses in hospitals. The electric robot can disinfect up to 36,000 square meters in one hour and features a robust chassis that can overcome obstacles and navigate slopes.

 

 

 

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Panduit and General Cable to Showcase Campus Connectivity Solutions at BICSI

Panduit, a global manufacturer of innovative electrical and network infrastructure solutions, and General Cable, a global manufacturer of aluminum, copper, and fiber optic wire and cable, will introduce new solutions that enable connectivity between campus buildings during BICSI Winter 2020 Feb. 9-13 in Tampa, Fla.

 

 

 

When the Robot Sorts the Garbage for You

When the Robot Sorts the Garbage for You

At the international Smart Green Island Makeathon engineering competition, 13 students were given three days to build a machine that uses robots to sort garbage. Austrian automation specialist B&R supported an interdisciplinary team of students from Brno University of Technology (CZ), the Kempten University of Applied Sciences (DE), the Technical University of Ostrava (CZ), the University of Applied Sciences in Bremerhaven (DE) and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (DE).

 

 

 

Omron Boosts Capabilities of Its Mobile Robot Family With Next-Generation Software

Omron Boosts Capabilities of Its Mobile Robot Family With Next-Generation Software

Omron Automation Americas recently launched a next-generation software package for its mobile robots. Shortened as “FLOW Core,” the Fleet Operations Workspace Core is designed to increase the robots’ performance and ease of use while laying the foundation for future service-focused capabilities.

 

 

 

Robots Aren’t Taking Over Manufacturing – They’re Making It Easier

Robots Aren’t Taking Over Manufacturing – They’re Making It Easier

You might think of product being transported via conveyors, and people lined up at different stations. These people are probably doing repetitive tasks like placing components onto an assembly. Of course, if you work in automation or your facility has automation deeply integrated in its processes, you know that this sort of thing is not as common anymore.

 

 

 

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No HANNOVER MESSE in 2020

The world of industry will not be able to meet in Hannover this year. Comprehensive travel restrictions, bans on group gatherings and a prohibition decree in the Hannover region make it impossible to stage HANNOVER MESSE. At the same time, the corona crisis is affecting the economy, and the manufacturing industry – HANNOVER MESSE’s core clientele – is already struggling with serious consequences of the pandemic.

 

 

 

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Allied Electronics & Automation Announces Three New Senior Executives to Lead Corporate Functions

As part of its commitment to hiring high-performing, diverse, and experienced leaders, Allied Electronics & Automation recently named three new executives to lead the company’s Finance, Human Resources, and Marketing functions: Manisha Kadoche as Chief Financial Officer, Katie Cartwright as Vice President of Human Resources, and Jessie Dearien as Vice President of Marketing.