Beckhoff

Calvin Wallace Named New Managing Director of Beckhoff Automation Ltd. in Canada

 

Beckhoff Automation is pleased to announce the promotion of Calvin Wallace to the managing director position of Beckhoff Canada (Beckhoff Automation Ltd.). Wallace takes over the leadership role previously held by Joe Ottenhof, who is retiring, but will remain with the company on the board of directors.

 

 

Pepperl+Fuchs

On the Way to Industry 4.0 with 5G—Pepperl+Fuchs is Founding Member of 5G-ACIA

 

In a world of connected plants and machines that communicate with each other, fast data connections are needed to make such scenarios possible in the first place. The coming 5G mobile communication generation is of critical importance, because present communications standards cannot fulfill the requirements of industrial applications.

 

 

IHS Markit Canada

IHS Markit Canada Manufacturing PMI™

 

Canadian manufacturers recorded robust rises in output, new orders and employment during July, thereby signalling another marked improvement in overall business conditions across the sector. However, the latest survey also signalled a steep and accelerated rise in prices charged by manufacturing firms, which was widely linked to the impact of U.S. trade tariffs on steel and aluminium.

 

 

ISA

Interoperability, Cybersecurity Goals Drive Cooperation Between ISA and The Open Group

 

The International Society of Automation and The Open Group have agreed to a liaison Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to facilitate cooperation in advancing and harmonizing the development of a multivendor, interoperable, secure control architecture for application across the process industries. Activities will include sharing of best practices, document review and joint forums.

 

 

ABB

ABB to Acquire AB Rotech to Expand Automotive Welding Solutions

 

The expertise of AB Rotech’s engineering team covers the entire robotics welding lifecycle, from design and commissioning to electrical engineering and customer service. The parties agreed to not disclose the value of the acquisition. The acquisition is subject to regulatory clearance and is expected to close later this year.

 

 

Rockwell Automation

Rockwell Automation TechED Event Showcases Leading IIoT Applications Across Industries

 

The Rockwell Automation 2018 TechED North America technical education and user conference concluded with over 2,300 attendees participating in a unique five-day learning and networking experience. The event took place from June 10 to 15 in San Diego and featured over 300 hundred hours of training and knowledge sharing.

 

 

Rockwell Automation

JAE Automation and McRae Integration Join Rockwell Automation’s Machine Safety System Integrator Program

 

Rockwell Automaton has added five new members to its Machine Safety System Integrator program. Created in 2014, the program helps industrial companies identify system integrators with current safety standards expertise and a proven track record in designing safety systems.

 

 

Honeywell

Honeywell Integrates Aesolutions’ Software to Provide Industry-First Process Safety Management and Risk Reduction Solution

Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Process Solutions today announced that it launched Process Safety Suite, which centralizes and synchronizes disparate process safety data to eliminate errors and inconsistencies, and thereby creates a complete, real-time view of safety risk for all levels of an organization.

 

 

Schneider Electric

Annual EcoStruxure Foxboro User Group Conference to Focus on Digitization and Profitability

 

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, will hold its annual EcoStruxure™ Foxboro user group conference on August 6-9 at the Grand Hyatt hotel in San Antonio, Texas. Hundreds of Schneider Electric customers, industrial automation experts, industry…