Emerson Partners with Belgian Research Group to Prepare Next Generation of Brewers

Emerson Partners with Belgian Research Group to Prepare Next Generation of Brewers

Emerson has recently announced it is partnering with Ghent University (UGent) and University College Ghent (HOGENT) in Ghent, Belgium, to revamp, automate and modernize a pilot brewery, including providing equipment and support services. The two institutions share a common brewery research group in the Laboratory for Brewing and Fermentation Science and Technology.

 

 

 

Virtual Wonderland for Engineers: the igus Factory Travels Round the World

Virtual Wonderland for Engineers: the igus Factory Travels Round the World

Technical sales consultants for igus now have the capability to show customers the company’s factory in Cologne, Germany regardless of where the customers reside. When igus technical sales members travel to see customers or trade shows, they bring useful travel samples. Now, each igus salesperson is equipped with a VR headset with the “igusVR – Engineer’s Wonderland,” ready to be shared. This enables them to take customers inside the igus factory, including the 29,000-square foot test laboratory.

 

 

 

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FANUC America Supports Safety and Risk Assessment

FANUC America, a supplier of robotics, CNCs, ROBOMACHINEs and Industrial IoT solutions has experienced fast-paced growth in consumer-oriented, service markets and entertainment. After nearly 40 years of providing robots and automation for manufacturing, FANUC’s products now appear in television and movie productions, advertisements, tradeshow displays, theaters, and exhibits. The overall popularity of robots and automation has prompted production managers to include these products to enhance consumer appeal. 

 

 

 

New partner agreement between Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. and Cowper Automation in Eastern Canada

New partner agreement between Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P. and Cowper Automation in Eastern Canada

Pilz Automation Safety Canada L.P, a provider of safe automation technology,. were pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement with Cowper Automation. Founded in 1944, Cowper Inc., a third-generation family-owned business, is one of Eastern Canada’s largest independent pneumatic and industrial distributors.

 

 

 

The SPE Industrial Partner Network more than doubled the number of its members within a few months

The SPE Industrial Partner Network more than doubled the number of its members within a few months

The SPE Industrial Partner Network more than doubled the number of its members within a few months. The seven founding members have grown to 17 members since the SPS fair in November 2019. Each company is a technology leader and specialist in the various areas needed to strengthen and complete the SPE ecosystem. The common unifying basis is the international standardisation of SPE infrastructure according to IEC 63171-6 and IEC 11801-x, IEEE 802.3, to which all members refer.

 

 

 

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Proax Technologies Acquires Systematic Fluid Power

 

For the past several months Proax Technologies Ltd and Systematic Fluid Power Ltd have been in discussions to determine the feasibility of forming a strategic partnership. Today we are pleased to announce that we have concluded our assessment and it is with great excitement that we can now announce that Proax will assume full ownership of Systematic Fluid Power effective February 1, 2020.

 

 

LEMO Now Showcases its Product Line on EPLAN Data Portal

LEMO Now Showcases its Product Line on EPLAN Data Portal

The EPLAN Data Portal is an integral part of the EPLAN drawing platform, which enables users to significantly reduce effort & engineering time, and also to easily generate the detailed and accurate documentation that is required by today’s end users of automation systems. EPLAN Data Portal contains a wide library of CAD components: over 900’000 data sets from more than 290 manufacturers.

 

 

 

Alithya Welcomes Askida to Its Family and Widens Its Offering of Advanced Application Development and Software Quality Assurance

Alithya Welcomes Askida to Its Family and Widens Its Offering of Advanced Application Development and Software Quality Assurance

Alithya Group inc. is proud to announce the acquisition of the Askida group of companies. Askida is a firm specializing in software quality assurance and application development and modernization. Over the past twenty years, the firm of some 110 professionals, operating in Quebec and Ontario, has developed a solid reputation for supporting major clients in the delivery of critical business solutions.

 

 

 

Emerson’s New Virtual Reality Simulation Improves Workforce Safety and Speeds Training

Emerson’s New Virtual Reality Simulation Improves Workforce Safety and Speeds Training

Emerson recently announced Mimic Field 3D, an immersive training experience designed to help new and incoming workers gain a deep understanding of how changes in the field impact industrial plant processes. This virtual reality-based (VR) solution gives personnel simulated hands-on experience to prepare for any plant event, helping them make better decisions regarding operating changes and practice proper procedures before entering potentially hazardous plant areas.

 

 

 

Overcoming Challenges With Mazak Digital Solutions

Overcoming Challenges With Mazak Digital Solutions

When discussing the role of digital technology in manufacturing, many commentators outside the industry talk about it as the future. Shop owners and manufacturers, however, know that the future is already here. In this new digital age, shops must merge advanced technology and manufacturing. They’re applying innovative solutions on the factory floor as more advanced materials and complex part features find their way into everyday products. And to help shops navigate this merger, Mazak created SMOOTH TECHNOLOGY and a full suite of Mazak digital solutions.

 

 

 

Vention & ATS Automation Partner to Offer Browser-Based Design of Smart Conveyance Systems

Vention & ATS Automation Partner to Offer Browser-Based Design of Smart Conveyance Systems

Vention, a next-generation digital engineering platform for machine design, is proud to announce its partnership with ATS Automation to provide fast design and concept validation for SuperTrak CONVEYANCE systems. This partnership combines Vention’s cloud-based machine design platform with ATS’s automation expertise to accelerate the design of automation cells for applications that require high throughput, high precision, and minimal footprint.

 

 

 

World’s Largest Hub for Collaborative Robots Opens in Denmark: Danish Robotics Companies Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots Invest $36M in Robot Development and Production

World’s Largest Hub for Collaborative Robots Opens in Denmark: Danish Robotics Companies Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots Invest $36M in Robot Development and Production

With financial backing from their joint U.S. parent company Teradyne, Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) and Universal Robots (UR) have acquired a 50,000 m2 building site in Odense, where $36 million will be invested in the construction of a major cobot hub in the “cobot capital” of the world. Collaborative robots – or cobots – are now the fastest growing segment of industrial automation. Cobots are a type of user-friendly robots that can work closely with humans without the need for safety guarding, enhancing both work environment and productivity.

 

 

 

Highly flexible robot control implemented as firmware extension based on TwinCAT

Highly flexible robot control implemented as firmware extension based on TwinCAT

In their development of the RC9 robotics controller, DENSO WAVE and Beckhoff Japan followed a new approach by redefining the control concept for DENSO WAVE’s industrial robots. While previously all robot controls were only available as hardware, the new control system is software-based. RC9 will initially be adopted in new VM and VL series models before being gradually deployed in future products. The concept of the new control solution was presented to the media on Wednesday, 18 December 2019, at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo. In addition to the RC9 special presentation, DENSO WAVE demonstrated extremely smooth operation of a production line with the integrated RC9 control system at their booth.