Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, today announced the latest EcoXpert™ partners in Canada. These partners are trained by Schneider Electric to leverage the latest in IoT-enabled technology to deliver improved power availability, safety and operational efficiency to their customers.
The world’s first vessel powered by hydrogen and renewable energy, the Energy Observer, is on a six-year trip around the world to prove a potential energy system of the future. Rockwell Automation has become an official supplier and service provider for this project, providing automation systems that help power the vessel, which operates with zero greenhouse gasses or fine-particle emissions.
Consulting Engineers of Ontario (CEO) celebrate engineering excellence by conducting their annual Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards (OCEA) program. CEO invites member firms to submit their project entries to the 17th annual OCEA. The winners will be announced during a gala dinner on April 26, 2019 at Copper Creek Golf Club, in Kleinburg.
Festo has opened its first North American customer experience centre here in the heart of Silicon Valley. With the ever-increasing linkages between making things and controlling processes through cloud computing and Big Data, the company says this high tech hotbed is an ideal site for this newest demonstration pavilion.
Reliable Controls is pleased to announce that due to continued growth, the company has expanded its footprint by leasing a 1,156 m2 (12,375 ft2) space located at #401 Garbally Rd. in Victoria, just a few minutes’ drive from corporate headquarters. In June 2018, the Software department, the Tech.
CAM Technologies will present its field-proven Adaptive Post-Processing™ technology at IMTS 2018 (IMTS East Building – Booth: 133217). Adaptive Post-Processing is unique technology that changes traditional CNC programming methodology by creating an integrated environment for the independent steps of post-processing,
The future and prosperity of entire countries depend on the production of goods, just as many jobs in the USA and worldwide. The future of digitalized manufacturing and Industrie 4.0 rests entirely upon the ability to pool expertise and resources.
Hannover Fairs USA today announced that Dell Technologies and Microsoft have signed on to join other key Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions innovators including SAP in the new Digital Factory exhibition at HANNOVER MESSE USA 2018. Digital Factory exhibitors will showcase breakthrough products and solutions focused on integrated processes…
A new Digital Factory special display area focused on integrated processes and IT solutions for plant operations will debut at HANNOVER MESSE USA 2018. As part of the Integrated Automation, Motion & Drives USA (IAMD USA) trade show within HANNOVER MESSE USA, Digital Factory will showcase Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions that optimize plant processes…
The TwinCAT IoT Communicator makes it easy for PLCs to communicate with mobile devices by connecting the PC-based TwinCAT controller directly and securely to a messaging service through TLS encryption.
SNC-Lavalin and ABB today announced the formation of Linxon, a new joint-venture (JV), for the execution of turnkey electrical AC substation projects. The transaction was announced in December 2017 and Linxon is expected to commence operations from September 1, 2018, with SNC-Lavalin having a majority and controlling interest in the JV.
Beckhoff Automation has increased its direct sales and support presence in Canada by opening a new office in Greater Montreal, located in Laval, Quebec. As the second Beckhoff Automation Ltd. office in Canada, the 2,223-square-foot facility sits within the country’s second largest metropolitan area…
With the closing on July 23, 2018 Jenoptik has completed the acquisition of 100 percent of the Canadian company Prodomax Automation Ltd. All conditions precedent for the transaction are fulfilled. As already announced Jenoptik pays a consideration of slightly below 2x expected sales, or around 7x expected 2018 EBITDA.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) today announces the appointment of automation industry veteran Mary Ramsey as its new Executive Director. Ramsey, who has been serving as ISA’s Interim Executive Director since January of this year, has more than 25 years of industrial automation experience. She specializes in leadership, change management and strategy development/execution.
Simark Controls Ltd., a subsidiary of SFC Energy, leading provider of hybrid power solutions to the stationary and mobile power generation markets, has received an order for Trio Radio communication systems from a major Canadian Oil and Gas Company. The order amounts to approx. CAD 0.7 million.
The recently inaugurated Control Tower located in Epiroc facilities in Örebro, Sweden, is designed to be an innovation arena to collaborate around, and to explore and develop automation and information management solutions.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
