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Jonas Berge

Jonas Berge is an ISA Fellow and the senior director of Applied Technology at Emerson Automation Solutions based in Singapore. He is a trusted advisor for plants and EPCs to adopt new technologies moving the industry forward with digital transformation. He has more than 30 years of experience and is a subject matter expert (SME) in digital transformation (DX)/Industrie 4.0 including data management, analytics, wireless sensors, and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) with particular emphasis on sustainability and decarbonization.

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  • Thumbnail for ams announces AS5200L dual-die magnetic rotary position sensor

    ams announces AS5200L dual-die magnetic rotary position sensor

    The AEC-Q100 grade 1 qualified AS5200L joins ams’ portfolio of magnetic position sensors, with its feature set focused at electrified powertrain drive-by-wire control functions, such as shift-by-wire for both traditional stick and rotary shifters, and pedal applications.
    21 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for TrendMiner announces release of TrendMiner 2018.R1

    TrendMiner announces release of TrendMiner 2018.R1

    In the latest 2018.R1 release, TrendMiner's recommendation capability has been further extended with the addition of the fingerprint deviation tool.
    21 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for MB Dynamics introduces non-hydraulic Steering Module Test Simulator

    MB Dynamics introduces non-hydraulic Steering Module Test Simulator

    The SMTS is used by automotive, autonomous, construction and off-highway vehicle OEMs and their associated steering suppliers for in-laboratory simulations of driver, road and vehicle inputs and their associated effects on steering system performance and annoying noises.
    21 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for WERMA releases 'Signal Technology for Industry' guide

    WERMA releases 'Signal Technology for Industry' guide

    After a general introduction to the subject the reader is then given a detailed overview of the technicalities and functions of industrial signal devices. A detailed explanation of the different types of signals and their meaning together with the difference between the optical and audible signal devices is given.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Synchro Software

    Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Synchro Software

    The acquisition is designed to broaden Bentley’s ProjectWise construction offerings—which includes ConstructSim, a 4D construction modeling in project delivery of industrial plants.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Industrial Internet Consortium releases 8th edition of Journal of Innovation

    Industrial Internet Consortium releases 8th edition of Journal of Innovation

    The Journal of Innovation highlights the ideas, approaches, products and services emerging within the industrial internet such as IoT and digital transformation, AI, smart cities, the smart factory and edge computing
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Need to Speed Up OPC UA Development? Use a Framework

    Need to Speed Up OPC UA Development? Use a Framework

    By Bob McIlvride, Skkynet Cloud Systems SDKs tend to be collections of reference implementations, wrappers, helper classes, and sample applications aimed at giving you a head-start for building your UA app. Developers with experience in OPC UA find these tools indispensable. The problem is, in the end, they still need to build it.
    21 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
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  • Thumbnail for Voith and Siemens partner to develop coupler condition monitoring solution

    Voith and Siemens partner to develop coupler condition monitoring solution

    The goal of the cooperation is a joint presentation of a preliminary solution at the Innotrans 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Both parties have shown the intention to further strengthen the cooperation by offering solutions for more Voith components on the Siemens Railigent application suite.
    21 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Honeywell introduces Safety Manager SC safety platform

    Honeywell introduces Safety Manager SC safety platform

    Safety Manager SC is designed for global hydrocarbon processing companies with greenfield projects requiring SIL2 or SIL3 solutions for distributed and safety applications, or stand-alone safety solutions.
    20 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for How to Bridge the Generation Gap in the Process Industries Through Mentoring

    How to Bridge the Generation Gap in the Process Industries Through Mentoring

    One of the key benefits mentoring is the stability it brings to industrial automation and the process industries when done effectively.
    By: Contributing Authors
    20 June, 2018 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Additel introduces ADT875 Dry Well Calibrator

    Additel introduces ADT875 Dry Well Calibrator

    Each unit has performance specifications related to the guidelines published in Euramet cg-13 specifying stability, radial and axial uniformity, loading, and hysteresis.
    20 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for c3controls introduces Series 1100 line of miniature circuit breakers

    c3controls introduces Series 1100 line of miniature circuit breakers

    Configurations include one-pole, one plus neutral, two, three and three plus neutral, with current ratings from 0.5A to 63A, all with thermal and magnetic trip elements for overload and short-circuit protection.
    20 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for OnRobot announces Gecko Gripper, Polyskin Tactile Gripper & RG2-FT gripper

    OnRobot announces Gecko Gripper, Polyskin Tactile Gripper & RG2-FT gripper

    The Gecko Gripper, Polyskin Tactile Gripper, RG2-FT gripper and a technical upgrade of the HEX force-torque sensor product line based on OptoForce technology will open up new applications for collaborative robotics
    20 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Hannover Fairs USA announces Solutions Theater for IIoT education

    Hannover Fairs USA announces Solutions Theater for IIoT education

    The education programs and demonstrations will take place from September 10-14 on the HANNOVER MESSE USA trade show floor co-located with IMTS 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago on Level 2 of the Lakeside Building.
    20 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Hexagon AB announces acquisition of SPRING Technologies

    Hexagon AB announces acquisition of SPRING Technologies

    The company will operate within Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division as part of the CAD/CAM and production software business currently led by the Vero Software brand.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for VDMA releases OPC UA companion specifications for robotics and machine vision

    VDMA releases OPC UA companion specifications for robotics and machine vision

    The OPC UA Vision companion specification is now available free of charge as VDMA Specification number 40100 (as release candidate version). The OPC UA Robotics companion specification is now available free of charge as VDMA Specification number 40010 (as draft version).
    20 June, 2018 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for AIA Report: Machine vision sales increase 19% in first quarter of 2018

    AIA Report: Machine vision sales increase 19% in first quarter of 2018

    North American sales of machine vision components and systems increased 19% year over year to $709 million in the first quarter of 2018, setting an all-time record for quarterly sales, according to new statistics issued by AIA, the industry’s trade group.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for HEIDENHAIN announces sponsorship of University of Michigan’s Hyperloop team

    HEIDENHAIN announces sponsorship of University of Michigan’s Hyperloop team

    At the Hyperloop competition at SpaceX this July, its third phase called “Competition III” will take place. In order to win, the pod must accelerate to a speed faster than all of its competitors before fully braking in the short distance provided by the track.
    20 June, 2018 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Fluke introduces DS701 and DS703 videoscopes

    Fluke introduces DS701 and DS703 videoscopes

    The 800 x 600 resolution DS701 Diagnostic Videoscope and 1200 x 720 resolution DS703 FC High Resolution Videoscope are built for industrial maintenance troubleshooting and quality assurance testing.
    19 June, 2018
  • Thumbnail for Portescap releases 35mm 22ECT35 and the 48 mm 22ECT48 22ECT motors

    Portescap releases 35mm 22ECT35 and the 48 mm 22ECT48 22ECT motors

    The 22ECT motor are powered by Ultra Coil Technology and multipolar rotor design, which provides torque of up to 41.6mNm. The 22ECT is a choice for applications such as humanoid robots, lab automation equipment, electric grippers, land surveying devices.
    19 June, 2018
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