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Brian McCaffrey

Brian McCaffrey is program manager of Digital Enablement and Governance within Rockwell Automation’s Integrated Supply Chain Operation.  In this role, Brian works with Rockwell Automation’s internal Manufacturing Plants to make sure that its systems are properly supported, that people are trained, and that it is driving business value through the use of these systems. Brian has over 30 years of experience with Rockwell serving in a number of Manufacturing roles, primarily in Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Systems and Continuous Improvement.

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  • Thumbnail for TT Electronics announces acquisition of Power Partners

    TT Electronics announces acquisition of Power Partners

    This acquisition supports TT’s global growth strategy, to expand its focus on design-led technology solutions and value-added complementary products.
    By: TT Electronics
    26 March, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Siemens announces launch of "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition

    Siemens announces launch of "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition

    Prototypes will be tested at the ARENA2036 innovation factory in mid-October. As part of the "Fast Ramp-Up Challenge" competition, production cells from several companies are to be set up within two days using MindSphere, the open cloud-based operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT) from Siemens.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    26 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Fluke Calibration releases 8588A and the 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeters

    Fluke Calibration releases 8588A and the 8558A 8.5-Digit Multimeters

    These instruments offer a user interface and color display with a configuration menu to train new users. A graphical display allows visualization of trends, histograms, complex waveforms, and statistics.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AW-Lake introduces PCU Series of Controllers

    AW-Lake introduces PCU Series of Controllers

    The PCU Series offers process control functionalities for batching, setpoint control, resettable dual totalizer and valve override control. Gas factor scaling allows users to set units to any fluid. Units are programmable to provide alarm status for high and low rates both visually and audibly.
    By: AW-Lake Company
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for HELUKABEL introduces HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion cable

    HELUKABEL introduces HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion cable

    HELUKAT PROFINET Type R Torsion is rated Category 5e and offers transmission characteristics in EMI-heavy environments due to its double-shielding design that is suited for robotic applications that undergo continuous torsion loads.
    By: Helukabel
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Optimal-Engineering Systems announces the AU200-100x100-SC XY stage

    Optimal-Engineering Systems announces the AU200-100x100-SC XY stage

    An XY stage measuring 80 mm (3.150 in.) high with a footprint (including the motors) of 348 mm x 348 mm (13.701 in. x 13.701 in.), the stages are designed for: Alignment, assembly, laser drilling and machining, industrial, medical, testing, scanning, semiconductor handling, and optical applications.
    By: Optimal Engineering Systems (OES)
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for ABB introduces Superstrut metal framing with half-slot holes punched on three sides

    ABB introduces Superstrut metal framing with half-slot holes punched on three sides

    The configuration will allow installers to make side-to-side strut connections or attach various side-mounted accessories to all sides of the strut without performing custom drilling.
    By: ABB
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Abaco introduces Obox R&D evaluation platform

    Abaco introduces Obox R&D evaluation platform

    A rugged (-40°C to + 71°C) enclosure houses customer-specified combinations of Abaco’s 3U VPX single board computers, FPGA/DSP subsystems and AI/GPGPU-enabled platforms to deliver up to 14 TeraFLOPS of computing power, together with high speed network switches.
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Antaira introduces AMS-7131 Series of industrial wireless device

    Antaira introduces AMS-7131 Series of industrial wireless device

    Antaira Technologies’ AMS-7131 Series is designed for industrial and enterprise wireless access applications. Embedded with the Atheros XSPAN family chipset, it boasts network stability, and network coverage with a low voltage input of 9VDC to a high voltage output of 48VDC.
    By: Antaira Technologies, LLC - formerly Aaxeon Technologies
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for NovaTech announces release of Augmented Manual Procedures (AMP) software, version 2

    NovaTech announces release of Augmented Manual Procedures (AMP) software, version 2

    Based on patented NovaTech technology, AMP software bridges the gap between people, procedures and plant systems, ensuring the accurate execution and validation of manual tasks
    By: NovaTech Process Solutions, LLC
    26 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for ABB Customer World Wrap-Up: ABB positioning for industrial digitalization

    ABB Customer World Wrap-Up: ABB positioning for industrial digitalization

    By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Traditional automation suppliers are clearly positioning themselves, through investments or partnerships, to supply the software and hardware for manufacturing customers to be able to achieve the higher productivity and profitability promised through Industrial Digitization/Industry 4.0.
    By: ABB
    26 March, 2019 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Improving Manufacturing Productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision

    Improving Manufacturing Productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision

    By Nir Zamir, Inspekto Having a happy workforce may be the first step to improving productivity, but proper tools and advanced technologies will take productivity significantly further, particularly for industrial manufacturers. This article explains how manufacturers can improve productivity with Autonomous Machine Vision systems.
    25 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for E.ON Energy acquires TUM energy technology from BayPAT

    E.ON Energy acquires TUM energy technology from BayPAT

    The TUM technology is based on optimizing the steam extraction of cogeneration plants equipped with gas turbines, enabling to achieve higher overall efficiencies and increasing the flexibility of the power plant.
    25 March, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Cambashi announces launch of Industrial IoT Charter Program

    Cambashi announces launch of Industrial IoT Charter Program

    The IoT Charter Program began as a result of a Cambashi study of the industrial IoT market in 2016, which concluded that there was not a reliable or authoritative source for segmentation, size or growth estimates.
    25 March, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Zaber introduces X-GSR-E Series motorized goniometers

    Zaber introduces X-GSR-E Series motorized goniometers

    The built-in motor encoder allows closed-loop operation and slip/stall recovery features. An indexed knob provides manual control for operation even without a computer
    By: Zaber Technologies
    25 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for SenSen Networks announces Gemineye AI-powered smartphone app for Smart Cities

    SenSen Networks announces Gemineye AI-powered smartphone app for Smart Cities

    The app utilizes its AI-powered process automation software, which can pull information from video, sensors and other data points to turn highly labor-intensive tasks into automated processes.
    25 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Nanotec introduces GP42 and GP56 planetary gearboxes

    Nanotec introduces GP42 and GP56 planetary gearboxes

    The GP56 gearbox can be combined with all brushless DC and stepper motors in sizes NEMA 23 and 24 (56/60 mm).
    25 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Siemens introduces Simatic MV550 optical reader

    Siemens introduces Simatic MV550 optical reader

    The Simatic MV500 can be connected to cloud applications. This is intended to enable users to optimize production processes and supply chains, and to increase the efficiency and quality of production, logistics and asset management.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    25 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for ATO Automation introduces selection of solenoid valves

    ATO Automation introduces selection of solenoid valves

    With the differences in the characteristics of the electricity to use, the strength of the magnetic field to generate, the mechanism of regulating fluid to use, and the characteristics of fluid to control, solenoid valves are various in type.
    By: ATO Automation Inc
    25 March, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Servo2Go introduces Kollmorgen VLM servo motor series

    Servo2Go introduces Kollmorgen VLM servo motor series

    The VLM series motors are available with standard frame sizes of 60 mm and 90-mm or NEMA 23 and 34 in each of the six most popular motor sizes and with a choice of twelve standard windings.
    By: AutomationDirect, Automation Direct
    25 March, 2019
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