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Greg Sumners

Greg Sumners joined Beamex Inc. in 2008 as president, responsible for the North American business. An engineering graduate of Oxford, he furthered his education at Henley Management College in England. Sumners began his career as an industrial engineer and became a practitioner of the Institute of Management Services. Moving into management, he held purchasing, information technology, sales, and manufacturing positions.
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    Accomplish your vision with us

    By: Dell
    30 April, 2020
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    AutomationDirect announces Eaton FAZ-NA and FAZ-NA-L series circuit breakers

    Eaton FAZ-NA and FAZ-NA-L series current-limiting miniature circuit breakers from AutomationDirect offer protection for feeder, branch and control circuits up to 63 amps.
    By: Automation Direct
    30 April, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Software AG announces TrendMiner 2020.R1

    Software AG announces TrendMiner 2020.R1

    TrendMiner enables production experts in the process manufacturing industries to analyze, monitor and predict operational performance with use of sensor-generated time-series data. Oftentimes, sensors cannot measure what is most crucial for a production process.
    30 April, 2020
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    Microchip Technology announces 53100A Phase Noise Analyzer

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    30 April, 2020
  • Thumbnail for FieldComm Group announces HART-IP Developer Kit

    FieldComm Group announces HART-IP Developer Kit

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    30 April, 2020
  • Thumbnail for MSA Safety introduces TG5000 Gas Monitor

    MSA Safety introduces TG5000 Gas Monitor

    The TG5000 Gas Monitor helps personnel to work safely with confidence in a number of environments, offering a variety of gas sensor options and installation configurations.
    By: MSA Safety
    30 April, 2020
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  • Thumbnail for ODVA General Meeting Focuses on Industrial Digitalization

    ODVA General Meeting Focuses on Industrial Digitalization

    By Bill Lydon More than 120 industry professionals from more than 50 companies attended to focus on supporting industrial digitalization through the association’s device connectivity technologies, which include the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) and the network adaptations of CIP: EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, ControlNet and CompoNet.
    By: Bill Lydon
    30 April, 2020 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Automation 2020: Industrial Cybersecurity

    Automation 2020: Industrial Cybersecurity

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  • Thumbnail for EPLAN announces strategic partnership with Revere Electric Supply

    EPLAN announces strategic partnership with Revere Electric Supply

    The EPLAN-Revere partnership is intended to bring together decades of acute business strategy, product development and technological advancement and deployment to support digital transformations.
    By: EPLAN Software & Services
    28 April, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for TRACO Power introduces TEA series of 1 Watt DC/DC converter models

    TRACO Power introduces TEA series of 1 Watt DC/DC converter models

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  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces 5M and 8M synchronous drive/timing belts

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    28 April, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Dinkle announces DPT DIN rail disconnect terminal blocks

    Dinkle announces DPT DIN rail disconnect terminal blocks

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    By: Dinkle Corporation
    28 April, 2020
  • Thumbnail for Improving Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity Through the ISAGCA

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    By: Joshua Carlson, Dragos
    28 April, 2020 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Pivoting to Ventilators: Q&A with Kash Behdinan, President of Pointfar Automation (Part 1)

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  • Thumbnail for e-Magic enables cloud-based energy metering at University of Colorado

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    27 April, 2020 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Rosenberger North America announces RoSPE HMTD single pair ethernet connector system

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  • Thumbnail for Würth Elektronik announces WE-CLFS EMC Line Filters

    Würth Elektronik announces WE-CLFS EMC Line Filters

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  • ISA Analysis Symposium 2020

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    Empowering Power for the Digital Age

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    26 April, 2020
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    By: Arlen Nipper
    24 April, 2020 | 5 minutes
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