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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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  • Thumbnail for Siemens introduces Sinumerik One CNC solution

    Siemens introduces Sinumerik One CNC solution

    As a "digital native", the controller features software for the creation of corresponding digital twins. A range of technology functions are intended to help improve processing speed, contour accuracy and processing quality.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    09 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Balluff introduces U-890 UHF handheld RFID reader

    Balluff introduces U-890 UHF handheld RFID reader

    Balluff’s U-890 Ultra High Frequency (UHF) handheld RFID reader works to simplify mobile data collection.
    09 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Lanner introduces NCA-6210 rackmount network appliance

    Lanner introduces NCA-6210 rackmount network appliance

    The NCA-6210’s NIC expansion slots and compatibility with F.A.S.T. module solutions make it a hardware solution for application delivery, mobile edge computing, WAN optimization, DPI/IPS/IDS, NFV/SDN and NGFW/UTM.
    By: Lanner Inc.
    09 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Improved Process Control Strategy for Crude Oil Fractional Distillation [Technical]

    Improved Process Control Strategy for Crude Oil Fractional Distillation [Technical]

    High variability in dynamic characteristics of a crude oil refinery distillation column poses a challenge in manufacturing quality byproducts.
    By: ISA Transactions
    09 September, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Additel releases Additel 761A series of calibrators

    Additel releases Additel 761A series of calibrators

    The ADT761A features: increased pressure range to 1,000 psi (70 bar), removable internal pressure modules, optional precision models to 0.01%FS, increased speed to pressure, ability to read two external pressure modules, touch screen display, WiFi, Bluetooth, and Ethernet communications and double the original battery life.
    08 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for The Biggest Digital Transformation Must-Haves for 2019

    The Biggest Digital Transformation Must-Haves for 2019

    By Ashley Lipman, Freelance Digital Writer Where do you need to focus when it comes to digital transformation? That’s exactly what we’ll uncover in this guide to the biggest digital transformation must-haves for 2019.
    06 September, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Siemens helps Vietnamese car manufacturer produce first vehicles

    Siemens helps Vietnamese car manufacturer produce first vehicles

    The VinFast plant in Hai Phong went live in June 2019 and has a total design capacity of 250,000 cars per year.The first vehicles have been E-Scooters, compact cars, sedans, and SUVs. These will be followed by battery electric passenger cars as well as electric buses.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    06 September, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell to help The Apparel Logistics Group expand e-commerce shipping

    Honeywell to help The Apparel Logistics Group expand e-commerce shipping

    Under the agreement, Honeywell Intelligrated will deliver automated material handling solutions to The Apparel Logistics Group, a provider of third-party logistics and order fulfillment services for apparel, footwear and accessories.
    By: Honeywell Industrial Automation & Control
    06 September, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Microway announces Data Science WhisperStation

    Microway announces Data Science WhisperStation

    The Data Science WhisperStation marries NVIDIA GPU-accelerated performance with a complete pre-loaded data science software stack. These custom systems feature either 2 or 4 NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 or 6000 GPUs for performance insight
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for oelheld announces SintoGrind TC-X 630 grinding oil

    oelheld announces SintoGrind TC-X 630 grinding oil

    SintoGrind TC-X 630 is designed for flute grinding, profile grinding, and outside and inside diameter grinding. SintoGrind TC-X 630 works on a variety of materials including tungsten carbide, HSS, PCD, CBN, cermet and ceramics.
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Yamaha announces YK400XE SCARA robot

    Yamaha announces YK400XE SCARA robot

    This “YK400XE” is a successor model of the conventional model “YK400XR”. The maximum payload is 4 kg that is 1.4 times larger than the conventional modeland the standard cycle time is reduced approx. 10% to achieve 0.41 sec.
    By: Yamaha Robotics
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Tosibox announces North American launch of TOSIBOX Lock 150

    Tosibox announces North American launch of TOSIBOX Lock 150

    The Lock 150 can be installed in less than five minutes without the need for software installations, network configurations or special IT skills, and provides capacity for up to 10 concurrent VPN connections.
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Kaman announces KD-1925, KD-1950 and KD-1975 Extreme Environment displacement sensors

    Kaman announces KD-1925, KD-1950 and KD-1975 Extreme Environment displacement sensors

    Three separate systems are available, specifically designed for high pressure, low temperature, and high temperature conditions. The Extreme Environment sensors and systems work in operating temperatures ranging from -320°F to +1000°F (+1200°F short term).
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces HPS Sentinel G distribution transformers

    AutomationDirect announces HPS Sentinel G distribution transformers

    HPS Sentinel G ventilated stand-up distribution transformers are designed to meet federally mandated energy efficiency standards as outlined by DOE 2016 and NRCan 2019 requirements.
    By: AutomationDirect, Automation Direct
    06 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: What Industrial Troubleshooting Technique Can Help Replace a Bad Component?

    AutoQuiz: What Industrial Troubleshooting Technique Can Help Replace a Bad Component?

    The substitution method may reveal the component that is the cause of the problem.
    By: Joel Don
    06 September, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Mitsubishi Electric holds workforce development program in Houston

    Mitsubishi Electric holds workforce development program in Houston

    As part of the company’s Workforce Development Program, it aims to bring its equipment to schools, technical colleges, and non-profit organizations, and provide skills in programming, service, maintenance and operations. Mitsubishi Electric Automation granted a CNC Specialist Certification to those who successfully completed the program, which was offered during the week of August 26-30th.
    05 September, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Creating Agile Process Control

    Creating Agile Process Control

    By Josh Eastburn, Opto 22 For process control systems, improved hardware and software options can make system operations more effective and offer new methods for end users to access and monitor equipment. Here are some of the ways that standard process automation products and practices are transitioning to encourage more agile and capable systems.
    05 September, 2019 | 6 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Altizon announces Four Week IIOT Challenge

    Altizon announces Four Week IIOT Challenge

    During the Four Week IIoT Challenge, Altizon will work directly with participants to integrate a specific manufacturing process with Alitzon’s Datonis platform, with the goal of leveraging machine data to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) while delivering the foundation for a scalable enterprise-wide IIoT strategy.
    05 September, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for H2W Technologies introduces VMS06-008-LB-01 voice coil driven positioning stage

    H2W Technologies introduces VMS06-008-LB-01 voice coil driven positioning stage

    The stage utilizes a custom design that utilizes a unique electromagnetic circuit design. This design allows for a minimal cross section of 1.20 inches [30.5 mm] by 1.00 inches [25.4 mm].
    05 September, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Siemens and Bentley Systems announce Capital Asset Lifecycle Management (CALM) solution for Teamcenter software

    Siemens and Bentley Systems announce Capital Asset Lifecycle Management (CALM) solution for Teamcenter software

    The CALM solution provides capital program management capabilities as well as a simulation-driven approach to design, construction, and operations. By leveraging these simulation and optimization technologies, capital program stakeholders can initially monitor, then improve, their assets’ performance.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    05 September, 2019
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