Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division announced today it has selected the Greater Toronto Area for the site of its new Canadian headquarters in Oakville, Ontario. The interior of the new 15,000 sq. ft. facility is currently under construction and will house up to 100 employees. The project is slated for completion in the fourth quarter of 2019.
For the past number of months Proax Technologies Ltd. has been in discussions with C&B Industrial Supplies Ltd. and it is with great excitement that they announce the acquisition of C&B Industrial Supplies Ltd.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has announced the launch of its new mobile showroom. The company has operated a mobile showroom since 2012, but for 2019, it conducted an overhaul, including a new trailer and exhibit stations.
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and the Canadian Solar Industries Association (CanSIA) have announced a joint partnership with Hannover Fairs (Canada) Inc. to create a unique new industry event that is dedicated to exploring the opportunities and challenges for wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and other complementary technologies.
Allied Electronics & Automation has signed a distribution agreement with Metal Work Pneumatic USA, an Italian manufacturer of pneumatic automation solutions.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. (MEAU) has named Scott Summerville as its new President, it was announced recently. Summerville fills the position formerly held by Toshio Kawai.
Academics at the European 4.0 Transformation Center on the RWTH Aachen University campus are presenting a model as part of the Engineering 4.0 study that highlights action areas for efficiency along the value creation chain. They range from standardization to automation of processes.
Eclipse Automation of Cambridge, Ontario, today announced the acquisition of Transmoduls Ltd., located in Veszprém, Hungary. Transmoduls is at the forefront of manufacturing turnkey, feature-rich automation solutions for the automotive, electronics, food and medical markets. With facilities in Canada and the United States, Eclipse delivers proven custom automation solutions combining design, engineering, manufacturing, integration and aftercare for advanced production, lean manufacturing and modern distribution.
Swisslog’s SynQ warehouse management system orchestrates the interaction of individual robotics and warehouse technologies and provides for effective monitoring of ongoing processes. By smartly integrating intelligence in the operations and synchronising the performance of both automated and manual warehouse equipment, users can expect greater improvement in workflow efficiency and productivity.
Researchers and entrepreneurs from all over the world are invited to submit ideas for medical robotics to the KUKA Innovation Award. The finalists will have the opportunity to present their concepts at the world’s largest medical trade fair – and the winner will receive prize money of 20,000 euros.
Rittal announced a new global strategic partnership with Atos and Siemens to develop intelligent edge datacenter solutions for smart industries, smart cities, smart retail, energy & utilities, and public sectors.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it has been selected by ExxonMobil to be the Open Process Automation (OPA) system integrator responsible for establishing the company’s OPA Test Bed. Development work and experiments conducted on the Test Bed will support ExxonMobil’s effort to move towards a standards-based, open, secure and interoperable process control architecture.
Mersen Electrical Power has announced that a new enhanced cross reference tool is now available on ep.mersen.com. This robust cross reference was created using reference data from Mersen Technical Services and includes over 20,000 Mersen crosses.
Phoenix Contact Canada is pleased to announce that Roger Hallett has accepted the position of General Manager, taking on leadership for our Canadian operations. Prior to joining Phoenix Contact, Roger held a series of senior management roles with Festo, Siemens and ABB.
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today had its Smart Factory in Batam, Indonesia, designated as an Advanced 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) Lighthouse by the World Economic Forum at its 13th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC).
Machine enhanced humans – or cyborgs as they are known in science fiction – could be one step closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research from the University of Surrey and Harvard University.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
