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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 announces support for OPC UA with TSN networks

    Siemens announces support for OPC UA with TSN networks

    Siemens shares the vision of the OPC Foundation to extend the scope of OPC UA down to field level communication and is looking forward to contributing in standardization activities in the upcoming working groups of the OPC Foundation concerning information models for devices, necessary adaption of OPC UA core standards, application profiles, etc.
    05 December, 2018 | 2 minutes
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    Inside Dell’s Ongoing Quest for Digitalization Acceleration

    By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Last year, we explored Dell Technologies quest to accelerate IoT focus to the edge. Through numerous discussions and presentations over the last few years, Dell Technologies has clearly aligned itself to provide industry with solutions that span from computing at the network edge to cloud services.
    04 December, 2018 | 5 minutes
  • Thumbnail for EtherCAT Technology Group announces Dmitry Dzilno election to Board of Directors

    EtherCAT Technology Group announces Dmitry Dzilno election to Board of Directors

    Dzilno has been instrumental in making EtherCAT a fieldbus in chip manufacturing. He is currently Head of Engineering at the ALD Division as Managing Director and Senior Principal Member of Technical Staff at AMAT.
    04 December, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Indiana University hosts Big Data and Extreme-Scale Computing workshop

    Indiana University hosts Big Data and Extreme-Scale Computing workshop

    Attendees from around the world -- including national and university labs and supercomputing centers in Japan, China, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the United States -- brainstormed strategies to converge Big Data and the high-performance computing tools necessary to make sense of massive data sets.
    04 December, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for ecom introduces Ex-Handy 10 Featurephone and the ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21 industrial tablet

    ecom introduces Ex-Handy 10 Featurephone and the ATEX/IECEx Zone 1/21 industrial tablet

    The Tab-Ex 02 is a companion for various tasks, including inventory, material tracking, maintenance, supply chain and asset management up to a professional solution for lone worker protection. The latest member of the Ex-Handy family enables the use of push-to-talk (PTT) solutions over 4G as well as private LTE and Wi-Fi networks.
    04 December, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Antaira introduces ARS/X/Y-7234-AC series for wireless access applications

    Antaira introduces ARS/X/Y-7234-AC series for wireless access applications

    While both ARX-7234-AC-PD-T and ARY-7234-AC-PD are designed for outdoor wireless access applications and are IEEE 802.3af/at compliant. The difference between ARX and ARY is that one is made of IP67 rated metal housing and the other is made of IP67 rated plastic housing.
    04 December, 2018
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect introduces AttaBox brand from Robroy Enclosures

    AutomationDirect introduces AttaBox brand from Robroy Enclosures

    AttaBox models are available from AutomationDirect in pushbutton, window and clear cover, keylocking, fiberglass, and NEMA 1, 3, 3R, 3S, 4X, 6P, 12, 13 enclosure offerings.
    04 December, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Siemens announces acquisition of COMSA Computer und Software GmbH

    Siemens announces acquisition of COMSA Computer und Software GmbH

    The COMSA team and technology will join the Mentor business, part of Siemens PLM Software, where it will add key harness engineering and design data analytics capabilities to the Siemens product range.
    04 December, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for What is High Performance Computing?

    What is High Performance Computing?

    By Chassis Plans High-performance computing is used for solving advanced mathematical calculations and performing data processing through the use of computer modeling, simulation and analysis.
    04 December, 2018 | 4 minutes
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    What is High Performance Computing?

    High-performance computing is used for solving advanced mathematical calculations and performing data processing through the use of computer modeling, simulation and analysis. HPC systems delivers sustained performance through its unique synchronal parallel processing power.
    By: Chassis Plans
    04 December, 2018 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for How to Calibrate a Pressure Transmitter

    How to Calibrate a Pressure Transmitter

    Pressure transmitters require periodic maintenance and calibration to ensure optimal performance.
    By: Contributing Authors
    03 December, 2018 | 7 minutes
  • Thumbnail for AutoQuiz: What Happens When a Controller Receives an Error Signal for Significant Periods of Time?

    AutoQuiz: What Happens When a Controller Receives an Error Signal for Significant Periods of Time?

    The integral term of the PID control algorithm increases (or decreases) at a rate inversely proportional to the integral time of the controller.
    By: Joel Don
    30 November, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for FieldComm Group announces version 1.3.0 of FDI development tools with support for OPC UA server

    FieldComm Group announces version 1.3.0 of FDI development tools with support for OPC UA server

    By removing protocol dependencies, FDI enables sensor level data to be shared across the enterprise and enables big data analysis to provide deeper insights into user’s assets. The tools include; FDI Device Package Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and FDI Common Host Components (CHC).
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Somic America introduces SOMIC-FLEXX III packaging machine

    Somic America introduces SOMIC-FLEXX III packaging machine

    The SOMIC-FLEXX III is designed to run one-piece corrugated blanks for standard wraparound shipping cases and two-piece tray and hood for retail ready presentations.
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Pentek introduces Model RTX 2590 recorder

    Pentek introduces Model RTX 2590 recorder

    The Model RTX 2590 provides eight phase-coherent channels of 250 MHz 16-bit A/Ds, allowing users the ability to capture up to 100 MHz of RF/IF signal bandwidth per channel with range.
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Deutsche Messe announces changes to events portfolio

    Deutsche Messe announces changes to events portfolio

    Deutsche Messe will cancel CEBIT 2019 because of declining visitor numbers and a continuing reduction in space bookings. The latest CEBIT concept consisted of an exhibition, conference and festival.
    29 November, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Beckhoff Automation announces EtherCAT G gigabit communication technology

    Beckhoff Automation announces EtherCAT G gigabit communication technology

    EtherCAT G has been developed specifically in anticipation of large-scale applications and greater use of data-intensive equipment, such as machine vision cameras, complex motion control systems and measurement equipment operating with high sampling rates.
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Siemens introduces Simatic IPC127E industrial PC

    Siemens introduces Simatic IPC127E industrial PC

    Whether it is based on Windows or Linux, the Simatic IPC127E makes it possible to network existing systems with machinery of different manufacturers and different technological versions.
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for ABB announces Asset Management Application

    ABB announces Asset Management Application

    The Asset Management Application is a digital solution that enables process industries to manage and protect their assets through predictive and preventative maintenance.
    29 November, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Molex announces 3-in-1 (4G/Wi-Fi/GPS) external antennas

    Molex announces 3-in-1 (4G/Wi-Fi/GPS) external antennas

    The antennas are fully balanced, dipole and IP66-rated. The antennas have circular housings that have a 77mm diameter width and are 15mm tall.
    29 November, 2018
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