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  • Demaurex SA to partner with Genesis Robotics and Motion Technologies to integrate direct drive motor technology

    Demaurex SA to partner with Genesis Robotics and Motion Technologies to integrate direct drive motor technology

    The JDA was signed at a signing ceremony at the Lausanne headquarters of Demaurex to begin what both companies hail as a milestone in the development of advanced robotics.
    01 August, 2019 | 1 minute
  • MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process

    MDT Software and Schneider Electric help Munich subway system to automate backup control process

    The control center supervises the different subsections of 100 stations. MDT AutoSave Change Management System was installed to optimize the data backup and version control process.
    By: MDT Software
    24 July, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Rotork to help Malaysian petroleum company enhance actuator control

    Rotork to help Malaysian petroleum company enhance actuator control

    Rotork’s IQ3 actuators will be used to control the flow of the products on to carriers which use a deepwater jetty with depths up to 24 metres to carry products to the two sites, and will also ensure the isolation of the hydrocarbon products to prevent contamination.
    By: Rotork PLC
    15 July, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • ISA announces creation of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance

    ISA announces creation of ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance

    The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance will bring together a global group of stakeholders from end-user companies, control system vendors, IT and OT infrastructure providers, system integrators, and others affiliated with global industry to benefit everyone, especially the communities in which we operate and serve.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    10 July, 2019 | 2 minutes
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  • Cooling Tower Optimization

    Cooling Tower Optimization

    By Darcy Simonis, ABB Food and beverage production requires a large range of temperatures. This means that plants must have effective cooling systems to deal with the excess heat. Removing the excess heat from the system requires a cooling tower, however, traditional designs require frequent maintenance
    By: ABB
    27 June, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • RT Engineering announces opening of Controls Direct automation parts store

    RT Engineering announces opening of Controls Direct automation parts store

    Controls Direct’s goal is to deliver an easy process for ordering automation parts. They offer support, with access to all of RT’s mechanical and electrical engineering expertise, whether if it just more information on a product, or assistance for any ongoing or future projects.
    26 June, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Menzel announces transition to digital order management

    Menzel announces transition to digital order management

    The manufacturer of large industrial motors is working to shorten its response times and improve the quality of operational processes, whilst creating transparency through a unified data base, which is available to every employee in real time.
    19 June, 2019 | 1 minute
  • CIMdata releases 2019 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report

    CIMdata releases 2019 CIMdata CAM Market Analysis Report

    CIMdata estimates that based on end-user payments, the worldwide CAM software and related services market grew by 8.8% in calendar year 2018. The estimated end-user payments grew from $2.1 billion in 2017 to nearly $2.3 billion in 2018.
    07 June, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Thomson Industries announces availability of online selection tool

    Thomson Industries announces availability of online selection tool

    his addition to the Thomson website enables design engineers and system integrators to zero in on the right bearings for their applications in mere minutes.
    06 June, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Why Actuators for Connected Industry Run on Brushless DC Motors

    Why Actuators for Connected Industry Run on Brushless DC Motors

    By Boris Wassmer, CIRCOR Brushless DC technology is making electric actuators more efficient, more adaptable, and more connected—and changing expectations for what an actuator can do.
    By: Circor Instrumentation Technologies/Hoke Inc.
    17 May, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Machine Learning, Big Data, and Manufacturing: The Perfect Trifecta

    Machine Learning, Big Data, and Manufacturing: The Perfect Trifecta

    By Michael Schuldenfrei, OptimalPlus Big Data Analytics (BDA) tools have changed how organizations everywhere do business, and they are already saving many electronics manufacturers millions of dollars today.
    16 May, 2019 | 8 minutes
  • Lenze announces German-based Mechatronic Competence Campus

    Lenze announces German-based Mechatronic Competence Campus

    Approximately 800 employees, who are currently spread over three separate locations in Extertal, will work at the facility when the final phase is completed.
    15 May, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Keynetix

    Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Keynetix

    The addition of Keynetix software is intended to expand Bentley’s geotechnical offerings and accelerate Bentley’s vision of enabling subsurface digital twins for infrastructure projects and assets.
    14 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • 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
  • 2019 Hannover Messe Wrap Up: The Growing Realization of Industry 4.0 & Digitalization

    2019 Hannover Messe Wrap Up: The Growing Realization of Industry 4.0 & Digitalization

    Illuminating the theme of ‘Integrated Industry - Industrial Intelligence, the 2019 Hannover Messe, hosted 6,500 exhibitors from 75 countries and 215,000 attendees from 95 nations. The event, which featured Sweden as the partner country, hosted over 80 forums and conferences which highlighted many new digitalization trends and technologies.
    By: Bill Lydon
    30 April, 2019 | 6 minutes
  • KEB Automation helps automate Parisian river restaurant boat

    KEB Automation helps automate Parisian river restaurant boat

    The 300-ton vessel, which is 38 meters long and can hold up to 200 passengers, will offer more than 700 cruises per year, with each cruise featuring a two-hour journey through Paris.
    By: KEB America, Inc.
    29 April, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Four Key Criteria for Industrial Drive Specification

    Four Key Criteria for Industrial Drive Specification

    By Paul Streatfield, Bosch Rexroth This article explores four of the most recent key criteria for industrial drive specification, which meet the challenges of today’s industrial requirements.
    By: Bosch Rexroth
    24 April, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Simulation in the Cloud Isn’t Just About Simulation

    Simulation in the Cloud Isn’t Just About Simulation

    By Dave Opsahl, Tech Soft 3D and David Heiny, SimScale The cloud presents an opportunity to democratize simulation still further, by serving up unlimited compute power that companies of all sizes can tap into.
    15 April, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • 3 Reasons Routes for Predictive Maintenance Programs May Be Dead

    3 Reasons Routes for Predictive Maintenance Programs May Be Dead

    By Brett Burger, National Instruments With automated data collection, SMEs will spend more time focused on the risky asset of the day, as reported by the automated data collection, and less time focused on manual data collection.
    By: National Instruments Corporation
    10 April, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • Kyocera Corporation announces construction of Japanese smart factory for automated equipment production

    Kyocera Corporation announces construction of Japanese smart factory for automated equipment production

    The facility will develop and produce Kyocera’s automated production equipment, enabling the company to strengthen its use of robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. The company held a groundbreaking ceremony on April 3 at the site.
    By: Kyocera Precision Tools, Inc.
    09 April, 2019 | 1 minute
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