ABB Primed for Home Automation Boom
ABB is not a new name in home automation. It has a successful legacy as a leader in the development of intelligent building technologies, which are transforming homes around the world.
Siemens Canada empowers underserved communities with donation of 200 laptops to create meaningful change
Hundreds of underserved young people in Canada will soon have access to technology and digital learning thanks to Siemens Canada and local charity Corporations For Community Connections (CFCC). Siemens is donating 200 decommissioned employee laptops to CCFC that will ultimately be distributed to underserved communities by WE, a family of organizations that makes doing good, doable.
Record Breaker: IMTS 2018 Largest Show Ever
A rapidly transforming industry sparked IMTS 2018 – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, to set all-time records for show metrics. The 32nd edition of the show drew a record registration of 129,415 people and featured 1,424,232 sq. ft. of exhibit space representing 2,123 booths and 2,563 exhibiting companies.
Alfa Laval Packinox Joins Honeywell Connected Plant Program
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) UOP today announced Alfa Laval Packinox has joined its Honeywell Connected Plant initiative to help refiners make their operations safer, more efficient and more reliable.
CEO Award of Merit
The 2018 Ontario Consulting Engineering Awards Award of Merit in the category of Industry, Energy + Resources was awarded to Eramosa Engineering Inc. for their collaborative work with the London Health Sciences Centre power plant and energy systems data management and visualization project.
Two Schneider Electric Smart Factories Recognized as the Lighthouses of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by the World Economic Forum
Schneider Electric, the leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has today had its Le Vaudreuil factory in France selected among the world’s top nine advanced “lighthouse” site that embed the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution into modern production at the World Economic Forum’s 12th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Tianjin, China.
ATS to Acquire KMW to Strengthen its Position in the Electric Vehicle (EV) Market
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., an industry-leading automation solutions provider, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire KMW Konstruktion, Maschinen- & Werkzeugbau GmbH & Co. KG and KMW GmbH (collectively, “KMW”), a German-based supplier of custom micro-assembly systems and test equipment solutions.
Eclipse Automation Ranks No. 206 on the 2018 Growth 500
Canadian Business and Maclean’s today ranked Eclipse Automation No. 206 on the 30th annual Growth 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. Produced by Canada’s premier business and current affairs media brands, the Growth 500 ranks Canadian businesses on five-year revenue growth. Growth 500 winners are profiled…
Industry 4.0 Highlights the Need for Dimensional Metrology amid Competition in Discrete Manufacturing
The rise of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has altered the manufacturing landscape, with manufacturers of all sizes looking to automate their systems and adopt modern measurement technologies like dimensional metrology to stay competitive.
Centreon, a Leading European Standard in IT Infrastructure Monitoring, Expands to North America as Digital Transformation Takes Off
Centreon Software Systems Ltd., a trusted provider of enterprise monitoring solutions for converging and hybrid IT infrastructures, today announced the launch of its new North American operations.
ABB Breakthrough Transformer for Trains Improves Efficiency and Safety Significantly
ABB today announced the launch of its breakthrough oil-free traction transformer, RESIBLOC® Rail, offering the highest level of safety and efficiency in rail transport, at InnoTrans, the international trade fair for rail transportation, at the Berlin Messe from September 18-21.
ABB and the University of British Columbia Extend Research Collaboration
BB and the University of British Columbia (UBC) have signed a three-year partnership agreement, focused around the research of computer science professor Thomas Fritz, an expert in the practical applications of biometric sensing. ABB will provide a total of $300,000 in funding ($100,000 per year), which will be matched by the Government of Canada.
Schneider Electric Canada Announces new EcoXpert™ Partners in Critical Power
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.
Rockwell Automation Supports the Energy Observer Project
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.
Firms Invited to Submit Entries to 2019 OCEA
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 Showcases 21st Century Automation at first North American Experience Centre
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.
