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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 Improved Productivity Drives Fork Truck Free Initiatives

    Improved Productivity Drives Fork Truck Free Initiatives

    The ergonomic design of tow tractors is beneficial to workers. With the help of tow trucks, people can move heavy carts without strain. Workers no longer experience the same fatigue they get from using forklifts.
    10 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ATA announces acquisition of Karnasch Professional Tools

    ATA announces acquisition of Karnasch Professional Tools

    The acquisition of Karnasch marks a milestone for ATA and the first since the 2016 management buyout of its private equity partners. The acquisition increases the worldwide workforce to nearly four hundred staff of whom approximately one hundred and fifty are based in Ireland.
    By: ATA TOOLS, INC.
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Moore Industries announces expansion of online product catalog

    Moore Industries announces expansion of online product catalog

    There are now two ways for visitors to find products. The Products page provides an alphabetized list for current customers to find products they are familiar with while the Catalog page groups products by type and displays multiple related products and models with readily viewable details on every page.
    By: Moore Industries-International, Inc.
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
    Sponsored By Moore Industries-International, Inc.
  • Thumbnail for Paxiom Group announces creation of Las Vegas-based Paxiom Automation

    Paxiom Group announces creation of Las Vegas-based Paxiom Automation

    While its first facility serves as its showroom, the Xperience Center, Paxiom Automation will be dedicated to systems integration, project management and customer service for its manufacturing brands WeighPack Systems, EndFlex, CombiScale and ValTara.
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for exida announces ARCHx engineering tool

    exida announces ARCHx engineering tool

    The ARCHx system is comprised of the operating engine and several knowledge base plug-ins for specific technologies. The tool is used to guide architecture design reviews, both during the initial architecture design, when the basic design decisions are being made, but also for existing designs.
    By: exida
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for SICK announces outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner

    SICK announces outdoorScan3 safety laser scanner

    Safety laser scanners enable humans and machines to work safely alongside one another in industrial environments by reliably protecting stationary and mobile applications.
    By: SICK, Inc.
    10 May, 2019
    Sponsored By SICK, Inc.
  • Thumbnail for C&K releases LCW series of sub-miniature sealed snap-acting switches

    C&K releases LCW series of sub-miniature sealed snap-acting switches

    With a contact rating up to 0.1 amp as first release, the products deliver a repeatable action, making them suitable for detection applications, such as temperature, and pressure switching in motorized equipment, sump pumps thermostatic controls and air conditioners.
    10 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation announces IEC 62443-4-2 certified Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5580 controller

    Rockwell Automation announces IEC 62443-4-2 certified Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5580 controller

    The certification by third party TÜV Rheinland confirms that the controller meets the global standard’s cybersecurity requirements. The controller achieved compliance with the addition of security features to its firmware.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    10 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for L-com announces M12FT8A series field termination connectors

    L-com announces M12FT8A series field termination connectors

    These M12 interconnects were designed for factory automation, industrial control, test equipment, I/O connectivity, sensors and actuators, or any connectivity application where a screw down interface is necessary.
    By: L-com
    10 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?

    AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?

    RFID tags consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver.
    By: Joel Don
    10 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Servitization for Sensors: Is S2aaS a viable business model?

    Servitization for Sensors: Is S2aaS a viable business model?

    By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation The rapid pace of change in North American manufacturing is causing a dramatic increase in the servitization of products. The reason for this spike? Sensors.
    09 May, 2019 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Sterling Systems & Controls announces PMPlanR preventative maintenance software

    Sterling Systems & Controls announces PMPlanR preventative maintenance software

    PMPlanR is a standalone Preventative Maintenance Planning Software Application. PMPlanR allows users to “Build Your Plant”. Each Plant consists of Areas, Machines and Assets.
    By: Sterling Systems & Controls, Inc.
    09 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AAEON announces development of IoT platform solutions featuring Microsoft’s IoT Plug and Play

    AAEON announces development of IoT platform solutions featuring Microsoft’s IoT Plug and Play

    Devices featuring this service are designed to ensure compatibility with Microsoft Azure IoT, and make deployment of AIoT and cloud-connected networks easier to set up and use.
    By: AAEON Electronics, Inc.
    09 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Brainboxes releases BB-400 NeuronEdge Controller

    Brainboxes releases BB-400 NeuronEdge Controller

    The BB-400 NeuronEdge combines Brainboxes IO and serial connectivity with a range of network connections to allow data to flow to the application of choice. The design uses a Raspberry Pi Compute module and an Arduino to provide edge processing.
    09 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation releases ThinManager version 11.0 software

    Rockwell Automation releases ThinManager version 11.0 software

    The software delivers production information from any FactoryTalk application to operators wherever they are in a facility. Operators can customize the way information is delivered to any device (fixed or mobile), user or location.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    09 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for AW-LAKE COMPANY introduces RT-50 Flow Rate Transmitter

    AW-LAKE COMPANY introduces RT-50 Flow Rate Transmitter

    The FAC-S Analog Output Sensor and FAC-R Frequency to Analog Converter also offer Bluetooth connectivity and analog output options when interfacing with AW-Lake Flow Meters and other instrumentation.
    09 May, 2019
  • Thumbnail for HARTING Technology Group announces inspection robot for inter-car connection systems

    HARTING Technology Group announces inspection robot for inter-car connection systems

    The development means that the HARTING Quality and Technology Center (HQT) will be able to test inter-car cables under realistic conditions in the future.
    By: Harting Inc. Of North America, Harting Inc. Of North America
    08 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for HMS Networks Report: industrial Ethernet now makes up for 59% of the global market

    HMS Networks Report: industrial Ethernet now makes up for 59% of the global market

    As an independent supplier of solutions for industrial communication and the Industrial Internet of Things, HMS has an insight into the industrial network market. Here are some of the trends they see within industrial communication in 2019.
    By: HMS Industrial Networks Inc
    08 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ABB announces its first CO2-neutral production site in Germany

    ABB announces its first CO2-neutral production site in Germany

    The installed ABB technology will generate enough power to cover on sunny days 100 percent of the factories` power requirements.
    By: ABB
    08 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Skybox Security partners with Indegy for enhanced industrial security solutions

    Skybox Security partners with Indegy for enhanced industrial security solutions

    The integration between Skybox and Indegy is intended to provide customers with visibility of their IT and OT networks. The combination of Indegy’s passive and active data collection from the OT network is relayed to Skybox where OT assets, services and vulnerabilities are modeled alongside those from the IT environment.
    08 May, 2019 | 1 minute
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