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  • Thumbnail for ABB releases ReliaGear UL 1558 switchgear

    ABB releases ReliaGear UL 1558 switchgear

    Features of the ReliaGear UL 1558 LV switchgear that foster safety and reliability include safety shutters and insulating barriers between sections and around the bus compartment to isolate it from the cable compartment. Additionally, no ventilation is required in the front of the equipment.
    22 June, 2017
  • Modern Functions in HMIs

    By Scott A. Kortier, Schneider Electric Software Automation applications are benefiting from HMIs that have moved well beyond panel device replacers and are now collecting, filtering and displaying data from multiple machines or processes.
    21 June, 2017 | 6 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Exele and Benchmark Software announce partnership for SCADA Alarm Notification

    Exele and Benchmark Software announce partnership for SCADA Alarm Notification

    The result is intended to be a SCADA alarm notification and management solution with minimal development and configuration time.
    21 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Hexagon announces 90 million EUR investment in Chinese smart factory

    Hexagon announces 90 million EUR investment in Chinese smart factory

    Construction will be managed using Hexagon’s own enterprise construction solution, HxGN SMART Build, and is slated to begin this year, with completion targeted for 2020.
    21 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for The Challenges of Attracting Millennials to Industrial Careers

    The Challenges of Attracting Millennials to Industrial Careers

    The challenge of the lack of interest in industrial careers by millennials is daunting.
    By: Contributing Authors
    21 June, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Telit and Tele2 Introduce Telit simWISE cellular module-embedded technology

    Telit and Tele2 Introduce Telit simWISE cellular module-embedded technology

    Telit’s ability to offer the a portfolio of both integrated products and services, and Tele2 IoT’s connectivity solution, allows the companies for the first time to provide the market with simWISE, which is designed to improve the connection lifecycle management features of IoT deployments across the globe.
    21 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ABB releases ACS380 machinery drive

    ABB releases ACS380 machinery drive

    The drive offers EMC and connectivity variants for integration and connectivity for machine builders that install hundreds of drives per year. There is a fixed space in the machine for automation and motor control, and the drive needs to meet the space restrictions and connectivity requirements (fieldbus, I/O etc.).
    21 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Teledyne DALSA introduces The Xtium-CXP PX8 half-length CoaXPress frame grabber

    Teledyne DALSA introduces The Xtium-CXP PX8 half-length CoaXPress frame grabber

    The Xtium series is designed to minimize CPU usage and improve processing times for host applications by enabling maximum sustained throughput and image data
    21 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for IBASE introduces MB991 Micro ATX motherboard

    IBASE introduces MB991 Micro ATX motherboard

    The MB991 is designed for a multitude of applications including medical equipment, industrial control and automation, ATM, kiosks and gaming machines.
    21 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Yaskawa Motoman announces Jorge Cosio as General Manager of Yaskawa Mexico

    Yaskawa Motoman announces Jorge Cosio as General Manager of Yaskawa Mexico

    In this position, Cosio will be responsible for the company’s strategic direction and sales growth in Mexico. Additionally, he will be responsible for the operation of Yaskawa’s three facilities located in Mexico (Aguascalientes, Apodaca and Queretaro).
    20 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Thumbnail for Rockwell Automation and ManpowerGroup announce partnership to bring veterans into manufacturing

    Rockwell Automation and ManpowerGroup announce partnership to bring veterans into manufacturing

    A partnership announced between Rockwell Automation and ManpowerGroup will upskill 1,000 veterans per year by 2018, investing in the future workforce and creating a pool of certified talent for in-demand advanced manufacturing roles across the United States.
    20 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for GE introduces multiple integrated productivity solutions at Minds + Machines Europe

    GE introduces multiple integrated productivity solutions at Minds + Machines Europe

    The event outlined GE's intended path to greater productivity for customers who take advantage of advances in the company’s Asset Performance Management (APM) and ServiceMax industrial applications, powered by Predix, GE’s platform for the Industrial Internet.
    20 June, 2017 | 4 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Flow-Cal announces Michael Squyres appointment as president of 2017 ASGMT Board of Directors

    Flow-Cal announces Michael Squyres appointment as president of 2017 ASGMT Board of Directors

    ASGMT is the largest gas measurement school in the United States devoted to natural gas and natural gas liquid measurement, pressure regulation, flow control and other measurement related arenas.
    20 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Thumbnail for DATEL introduces QB line of DC-DC converters

    DATEL introduces QB line of DC-DC converters

    This line of DC-DC converters from DATEL is a choice for military, industrial, distributed power architectures, telecommunications, and mobile applications.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for HTM Sensors and Route1 partner to introduce Spotlight, Powered by MobiNET

    HTM Sensors and Route1 partner to introduce Spotlight, Powered by MobiNET

    Spotlight, Powered by MobiNET, is a secure technology that delivers real-time industrial data analytics on data collected from Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and other automation devices (including IIoT), providing quantitative-based actionable information to drive industrial process efficiency.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for United Electric releases 24 VDC and 125 VDC One Series Safety Transmitters

    United Electric releases 24 VDC and 125 VDC One Series Safety Transmitters

    One Series safety transmitters embed a process sensor, logic solver and safety relay in a single, SIL 2-certified field device. Although it looks like a traditional temperature or pressure transmitter, the ST can also switch final elements such as valves, motors, and blowers directly from the transmitter.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for ABB introduces ZX2 AirPlus for power distribution

    ABB introduces ZX2 AirPlus for power distribution

    This latest addition to the AirPlus series is designed for primary power distribution to ensure grid reliability, efficiency and safety. It shares the same compact dimensions and advantages of the established ZX2 switchgear, but boasts a global warming potential (GWP) of less than one.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Phoenix Contact introduces WLAN 1101 wireless module

    Phoenix Contact introduces WLAN 1101 wireless module

    The WLAN 1101 is designed for industrial environments. It is shock-proof, according to IK08, so it can even withstand strong mechanical loads.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Endress + Hauser introduces amperometric Free Chlorine Analysis Systems

    Endress + Hauser introduces amperometric Free Chlorine Analysis Systems

    The systems are suited for applications in drinking water, industrial water, power and other industries where water is disinfected using chlorine.
    20 June, 2017
  • Thumbnail for Advancing Automation: Key Trends & Predictions for IIoT

    Advancing Automation: Key Trends & Predictions for IIoT

    This edition, sponsored by Sciemetric Instruments, will discuss how IoT is driving manufacturing, how digital technologies are generating mountains of previously unseen data to enhance decision making, the current evolution of digital business models as seen in the modern enterprise, where IIoT will take us in the future, and much more.
    20 June, 2017
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