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Schneider Electric announces commitment to 100% renewable electricity by 2030
These commitments will cover more than 1,000 electricity consuming sites around the globe, including 200 factories. Schneider Electric will leverage a broad range of renewable energy sources, including but not limited to solar, wind, geothermal and biomass. -
Baumüller announces integration of b maXX 5000 family into EPLAN data portal
The Data Portal is an integrated, web-based data platform for provision of EPLAN compatible device data from component manufacturers for direct use in EPLAN software solutions. -
Honeywell Survey: Low adoption of cybersecurity measures still plagues industry
The survey polled 130 strategic decision makers from industrial companies about their approach to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and their use of industrial cyber security technologies and practices. -
HMIs Evolving to Serve the Enterprise in an Industrial IoT World
By John Krajewski III, Schneider Electric Human Machine Interfaces started as point solutions, but are now progressing to company-wide Operations Management Interfaces to leverage Industrial IoT and Industry 4.0 strategies. -
Lighthouse Systems helps SunPower integrate MES and automation in Mexican facility
The manufacturing system - combining smart equipment, improved processes, plant automation and MES software - delivered on traceability and compliance requirements as well as on efficiencies. -
HARTING recognized as 'Innovator of the Year" by DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK magazine
HARTING garnered the award from DESIGN&ELEKTRONIK trade magazine in the electromechanics category for its ix Industrial connector. The connector was jointly developed by the Espelkamp-based family-owned business together with Japan’s HIROSE technology group and placed on the market. -
ABB to help Iceland enhance electric vehicle infrastructure
ABB has reached an agreement with Reykjavik Energy for the delivery of 15 fast chargers. The fast chargers will boost the country’s charging infrastructure for electric vehicles and will all be commissioned by the end of 2017 -
PULS announces move to new Munich office
120 employees of the power supply specialist PULS now have a new home. The innovation that drives PULS in the design of every power supply also flows through this new office. -
Siemens supplies electrical equipment for underground copper mine in Mongolia
The delivery comprises the new conveyor system with gearless and conventional drives from thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions. The system extends the existing opencast mining facility and is expected to bring 95,000 tons of copper ore to the surface per day. -
Fluke earns NECA Showstopper Award for T6 Electrical Testers
The Fluke T6 Electrical Testers with FieldSense technology are designed to make troubleshooting safer and more efficient by allowing electricians to take simultaneous voltage and current measurements — not just detection — without test leads. -
ENGIE announces acquisition of Fenix International
Fenix will be the first SHS company to join a major worldwide energy company, which puts the fight against climate change and energy access at the very center of its purpose. -
Siemens to focus on the Digital Enterprise at SPS IPC Drives 2017
Exhibiting under the banner “Discover the Value of the Digital Enterprise” in Hall 11 across an impressive 4,400 square meter exhibition space, the company will be presenting the latest additions to its Digital Enterprise portfolio. -
GE announces GE Power’s Monitoring & Diagnostic Center to incorporate Predix-based Asset Performance Management (APM) software
Running GE Digital’s APM solution will help further prevent power outages by increasing the reliability of the thousands of power producing turbines and generators monitored by the M&D Center. -
Sager Electronics announces acquisition of Power Sources Unlimited
Sager Electronics, a North American distributor of Interconnect, Power and Electromechanical components and provider of value-add solutions, announced that it has acquired the distribution and supply business of Power Sources Unlimited, Inc. -
NI announces release of NI Trend Watch 2018
The report examines the technological advances propelling our future faster than ever before along with some of the biggest challenges engineers face looking ahead to 2018. -
Eaton announces VFD online training program
Created by Eaton experts in VFD technology and application, the program supplements basic product understanding through self-guided and instructor-led training and includes commissioning classes. -
ABB announces acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions
ABB will acquire GE Industrial Solutions for $2.6 billion; the transaction will be operationally accretive in year one. ABB expects to realize approximately $200 million of annual cost synergies in year five, which will be key in bringing GE Industrial Solutions to peer performance. -
CP Automation and Rockwell Automation partner to help alleviate drought in Namibia
Eco Projects was undertaking a 17 month project in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, to alleviate a critical water shortage. Using boreholes, a deep, narrow hole made in the ground to locate water, the client pumped water to various reservoirs. This is to provide an accessible store of water for Windhoek. -
NI works with Innovari to enhance efficiency in grid operations
Innovari’s Interactive Energy Platform (IEP) uses artificial intelligence, “big data” analytics, proprietary optimization routines and grid-edge hardware built on NI technology to deliver capacity and address grid demand. -
An Open Electronic Marshalling Solution? Finally! - Siemens Delivers
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Given the number of vendors that have introduced electronic marshalling products, the value of electronic marshalling is clear. With Siemens’ entry into the world of open automation solutions, the value of these solutions should become increasingly clear as well.

