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Manish Kumar

From day dreaming designs at IIT, Delhi lecture halls to building his own furniture, this avid woodwork artist knows design like the back of his hand. In his more than two decades at SOLIDWORKS, Manish Kumar has led early development of translators, surfacing, modelling, sketcher, assembly, weldments, sheet metal, drawings and more.

In his current role as CEO, Manish spearheads the synergy between R&D and the brand’s vibrant community of users and helps in accelerating the adoption of the expanding SOLIDWORKS portfolio. As the Vice President of SOLIDWORKS R&D, he has played a key role in the development of SOLIDWORKS product and technology strategies

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  • Honeywell and Flowserve announce collaboration on Honeywell's INspireT IIoT program

    The goal of this collaboration is creation of an infrastructure that gives customers secure methods to capture and aggregate data, so that it can be leveraged by using analytics and applying a range of domain knowledge from equipment vendors and process licensors.
    27 October, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Molex announces acquisition of Phillips-Medisize corporation

    Phillips-Medisize will operate as an indirect subsidiary of Molex, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Phillips-Medisize focuses on medical solutions that include drug delivery, mobile and portable medical devices, and pharmaceutical packaging
    27 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Rockwell Automation PartnerNetwork delivers data collection at bulk-powder plant

    The goal of the pilot was to collect information on the line’s bulk-powder process – including event-based data on when production stopped, started, faulted or went into a different state – to ensure operators focused on the correct machine problems during downtime events.
    27 October, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Optimal Engineering introduces AK130-15 goniometer stage

    Optimal Engineering introduces AK130-15 goniometer stage

    This goniometer stage is ideal for: Microscopy, crystallography, measurement of surgical cutting blades, laser positioning, light measurement, and inspection applications.
    27 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Beckhoff introduces EL72x1-9014 EtherCAT servo terminal

    Beckhoff introduces EL72x1-9014 EtherCAT servo terminal

    EL72x1-9014 promotes motion solutions via servo drive technology with built-in safety functionality and One Cable Technology, which combines power and feedback signals to servomotors into one standard cable
    27 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for AutomationDirect announces availability of Schmersal pushbuttons

    AutomationDirect announces availability of Schmersal pushbuttons

    These control and signaling devices have special design features that make the devices suitable for food processing, pharmaceutical, and medical applications.
    27 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Eaton introduces ELPRO 645M-1 industrial 4G LTE modem

    Eaton introduces ELPRO 645M-1 industrial 4G LTE modem

    The technology is designed to make it faster and simpler to connect, monitor and control a variety of mission critical field devices and assets, including sensors, meters, pumps and controls used in water, wastewater, utility, irrigation and oil and gas applications.
    27 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for How Cloud Computing Delivers a New Industrial Automation Tool for Improving Operations

    How Cloud Computing Delivers a New Industrial Automation Tool for Improving Operations

    Cloud computing simplifies industrial systems administration and support and the analytics can be levered for improving process operations.
    By: Bill Lydon
    26 October, 2016 | 8 minutes
  • Werum's PAS-X MES turns Turkish pharma manufacturer digital

    Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals has successfully taken Werum’s PAS-X Weighing & Dispensing into operation at their main manufacturing site in Istanbul, Turkey.
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • OpenSky and TÜV Rheinland to join RSA SecurWorld partner program

    The relationship will combine RSA's RSA Archer GRC Suite of business risk management solutions with and TÜV Rheinland’s and OpenSky's expertise in information and technology risk management, and cybersecurity consulting, to deliver enterprise risk management solutions
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Teradyne announces Jürgen von Hollen as Universal Robots president

    Mr. von Hollen was most recently the Executive President of the Engineering Solutions Division, which includes the Automation and Controls business of Bilfinger SE
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Off the Record: The Truth About Data Integrity in Pharma

    By Lee Sullivan, COPA-DATA UK This article explores three data integrity pitfalls to which pharmaceutical manufacturers are most vulnerable, and shares how to avoid these costly obstacles.
    26 October, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • Honeywell to automate remote offshore North Sea drilling platform

    When drilling operations are completed, Statoil’s Valemon platform, located on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, will become a periodically-manned installation and Statoil’s first platform that will be operated from shore
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Northeast Tool chooses Epicor ERP to improve resource management

    One of the biggest drivers that prompted a search for a new ERP system was the need to interact with other systems across the company, in addition to providing dashboards and complete functionality between front office and the shop floor.
    26 October, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Wibu-Systems uses Hyperstone controllers to boost data protection dongles

    For coupling CodeMeter smartcard-chip-based protection, licensing, and security features with NAND flash mass storage, Wibu-Systems takes advantage of Hyperstone’s Application Programming Interface (API), which allows the addition of proprietary firmware extensions to existing Hyperstone firmware.
    26 October, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Thumbnail for Schneider Electric releases Foxboro RTT15S optical temperature transmitter

    Schneider Electric releases Foxboro RTT15S optical temperature transmitter

    Designed to serve a range of temperature applications, Model RTT15S temperature transmitters are microprocessor controlled, use the HART version 5 or 7 communication protocols, and can receive input signals from thermocouples, resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), and ohm or millivolt sources.
    26 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Siemens introduces 3VA5 and 3VA6 circuit breakers at SPS IPC Drives

    Siemens introduces 3VA5 and 3VA6 circuit breakers at SPS IPC Drives

    The devices can be used for plant protection, as circuit breakers for a motor-starter combination, and as a molded case switch. With more than 500 accessory components, plant manufacturers can meet all individual requirements for electrical power distribution.
    26 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Emerson introduces Plantweb digital ecosystem for IIoT security

    Emerson introduces Plantweb digital ecosystem for IIoT security

    In addition to secure process control, safety and asset management systems, Plantweb now supports enterprise-wide operations with a portfolio of Pervasive Sensing field instruments, and the Secure First Mile family of software, gateways, security devices and services.
    26 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Red Lion releases NT24k-16TX-POE, 1008TX-POE+ and 1000-POE4+ Ethernet switches

    Red Lion releases NT24k-16TX-POE, 1008TX-POE+ and 1000-POE4+ Ethernet switches

    Red Lion’s IEEE 802.3af/at compliant PoE offerings are designed to deliver reliable connectivity for industrial applications. All three PoE models include a built-in power boost circuit that allows 24VDC power input to meet PoE voltage requirements
    26 October, 2016
  • Thumbnail for Opto 22 announces addition of Node-RED to groov IIoT application

    Opto 22 announces addition of Node-RED to groov IIoT application

    groov is a toolset for IIoT developers designed to fuse together an industrial hardware platform, data visualization for mobile and web clients, industrial automation protocol support including Modbus/TCP and OPC UA, and advanced data flow processing.
    26 October, 2016
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