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Superior Controls announces Kenneth Hackett as Business Development Manager
At Superior Controls, Hackett will lead the effort in ramping up the company’s expansion plans. His specific focus will be in growing markets in Albany, NY and western Massachusetts. -
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ABB's flash charging technology chosen by Geneva transit operator
ABB will deliver and deploy 13 flash-charging stations along an urban transit bus route, as well as three terminal and four depot feeding stations. The onboard bus batteries can then be charged in 15 seconds with a 600-kilowatt boost of power at the bus stop. -
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Industrial Automation Market Rises Due to Surge in Labor Cost
Industrial automation market is emerging as an attractive investment space.Industrial automation market: use of robotics in industrial control established trend. -
Industry Product
Schneider announces CANopen version of Lexium Motion Module
The product’s CANopen interface supports CiA DS301: CANopen Application Layer/Communication Profile and DSP402: Device Profile for Drives/Motion Control. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: What are the Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC?
AutoQuiz: Continuous Sequence of Steps Performed by a PLC -
Industry Product
Sigma-Netics adds 2-pin connector to 784 series of pressure switches
Originally available with just a 3-pin Deutsch, the 2-pin option allows the 784 Series to serve a wider range of applications, including those with limited installation space. -
Case Study
Deba Fasteners and Lazpiur announce manufacturing collaboration
The former is dedicated to the manufacture of fastening elements, above all for the automotive market. The latter has two lines of business; one consists in building high-precision machines, some of which are specially indicated for the fastener sector. -
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Manufacturing Software: Taking a Step Back to Reach the Digitized Future
By Kapil Venkatachalam, Technology Crossover Ventures While manufacturing software vendors want their customers to focus on the technological bells and whistles of the future, many manufacturers are still grappling with the clunky and highly customized systems they’ve relied on for the past 20 years. -
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IIC approves Mitsubishi's Factory Automation PaaS Testbed
The testbed is expected to facilitate the integration of Internet of Things (IoT) systems to connect manufacturing sites and head offices for strengthened operations, such as the globalization of supply chains and improved production quality, delivery time and productivity. -
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Strong German turnout at Deutsche Messe’s industrial events in Chicago
Collectively, the five Deutsche Messe events – Industrial Automation North America, MDA North America, ComVac North America, Industrial Supply North America, and Surface Technology North America – showcase exhibiting companies from 22 countries. -
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Should Robots Be Outfitted with Self-Defense?
By Rick Delgado, Freelance Technology Commentator As robots become more prevalent and capable, they’ll likely require bigger investments from organizations seeking to utilize them. Could that lead to robots being equipped with self-defense capabilities? -
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BeAM Machines establishes manufacturing operations in the US
The company is working with the support of Fives Machining to serve the US market, which has become the leader in additive manufacturing. The company also plans to manufacture its large-part metal additive machines in the U.S. -
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Manufacturing Execution System Enables Aerospace Manufacturer to Produce Safety Critical Electronics
By Anthony Borges, PINPoint Information Systems This document summarizes the manufacturing execution system (MES), or manufacturing operations management (MOM) solution implemented by an Aerospace parts manufacturer in order to introduce full-accountability into their assembly processes. -
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SPIEF 2016. Industry 4.0 Discussion with German Industrial Leaders
Victor Polyakov, CEO of Tibbo Systems, has joined St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and participated a Russia-Germany business roundtable devoted to Industry 4.0. -
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Reducing Production Time With Smart Devices
By Amanda Eason, Rockwell Automation In industry, there’s always a growing need to find ways to increase throughput without increasing production time. One way to achieve this is through the use of highly flexible and adaptable smart devices in control system architectures. -
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Smart machines market to grow owing to Rising Importance of Automation
Smart machines refer to intelligent devices that use machine-to-machine technology for resolving problems and make choices without human interference. -
Industry Product
Siemens announces Version 8.2 of Simatic PCS 7
Version 8.2 of Simatic PCS 7 offers networked plant monitoring. Web systems can now also be operated and observed over the Intranet/Internet with Simatic PCS 7 -
Industry Product
igus releases the A181 series of iglide bearings
RoHS-approved materials and tribologically-optimized plastic blends to help the A181 perform in both rotary and pivoting movements in bottling, packaging, and processing applications. -
Industry Product
Dematic introduces RapidStore UL1400 automated storage and retrieval system
Dematic RapidStore UL1400 is an alternative automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) that is designed to retrofit into existing manual warehouses with low to medium building heights. -
FeatureOpen Process Control Architecture Standard is the Rallying Cry at ExxonMobil's Industry Day
A major driver for the effort for open process control standards, has been the widespread call for accelerative automation technology, along with an ecosystem of suppliers that can leverage the latest technology.