ALLIED ELECTRONICS & AUTOMATION ADDS METAL WORK PNEUMATIC USA TO ITS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO
Allied Electronics & Automation has signed a distribution agreement with Metal Work Pneumatic USA, an Italian manufacturer of pneumatic automation solutions.
Scott Summerville Named as President of Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
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.
Partly automated engineering increases efficiency
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 Expands into Europe to Support the Growing Automation Market
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.
Intelligent Warehouse 2019: Swisslog shines spotlight on data-driven automation and software-powered integration of advanced warehouse technologies
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.
Medical Robotics Challenge: Apply now for the KUKA Innovation Award 2020
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 forms global strategic partnership with Atos and Siemens for Edge and IoT initiatives
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 to Establish Open Process Automation Test Bed for ExxonMobil
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’s New Enhanced Cross Reference Is Now Available
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 appoints new General Manager for Canada
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’s Batam Smart Factory recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Fourth Industrial Revolution Lighthouse
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).
Ultra-small nanoprobes could be a leap forward in high-resolution human-machine interfaces
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.
Rockwell Automation Helps Simplify Integrating Safety into Machines
Machine designers are required to design safety into more industrial systems than ever. To help them design more easily and meet their other application requirements, Rockwell Automation has seven new safety modules across three I/O platforms. This offers designers both local and distributed safety I/O options and a wide range of performance and connectivity attributes to help improve compliance and machine performance.
Rockwell Automation Expands Its Threat Detection Services Globally
More than half of all respondents to an LNS Research survey said their industrial facility has experienced a cybersecurity breach. To help prevent such incidents and combat the unpredictable threats that cause them, industrial companies around the world can now manage cyber risk in their operations using the Rockwell Automation Threat Detection Services powered by the Claroty threat detection platform.
Integrated Operating Rooms to Grow Exponentially with Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence
The operating room (OR) is transforming from a seemingly simple box into a technology-powered, infection-free, and sleek surgical environment. The new-age OR will be able to utilize intelligent and efficient delivery options to improve the precision and predictability of the services offered.
HARTING commissions European Distribution Center
A day of festivity marked the HARTING Technology Group’s official inauguration of its European Distribution Center (EDC) in Espelkamp. Up to 20,000 order items will be processed here on a daily basis, with goods to be dispatched to customers on the day of their order. Costing an estimated € 45 million, the EDC logistics centre is the largest single investment in the 74-year history of HARTING.
