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  • Chatsworth helps AmerisourceBergen expand IT infrastructure with RMR enclosures

    Chatsworth helps AmerisourceBergen expand IT infrastructure with RMR enclosures

    In addition to RMR Enclosures, AmerisourceBergen also deployed CPI eConnect Monitored Power Distribution Units (PDUs), cable management and thermal management accessories.
    14 July, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Bedrock announces MIL-STD-461E and IEC 61000 certification for UPS-500 and SPS-500 power supplies

    Bedrock announces MIL-STD-461E and IEC 61000 certification for UPS-500 and SPS-500 power supplies

    This certification, which Bedrock Automation has also achieved on its flagship BedrockT control system, means Bedrock users now have maximal assurance of process continuity during an EMP event.
    07 July, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • ABB provides power distribution solution to Swiss data center

    ABB provides power distribution solution to Swiss data center

    The Swiss company Safe Host has built a new data center in Gland and it is the country’s largest carrier-neutral colocation facility with 14,400 m2 capacity. The data center must have the ability to continuously operate at all times, even during primary power outages.
    By: ABB
    07 July, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Rotork helps automate flow control at Mexican hydroelectric facility

    Rotork helps automate flow control at Mexican hydroelectric facility

    The modular CK design enabled the operator to tailor the actuator specification to precisely match the requirements of the application. The selection of CK actuators complete with Centronik digital control units required only the provision of a mains electricity supply to provide automation of the previously hand operated valves.
    By: Rotork PLC
    26 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • 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.
    By: GE Digital
    20 June, 2017 | 4 minutes
  • ABB announces opening of Swiss UPS test facility

    ABB announces opening of Swiss UPS test facility

    This capability will enhance ABB’s ability to address trends toward bigger, more power-hungry data centers and industrial plants that require ever-larger UPS systems.
    By: ABB
    15 June, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Thomson collaborates with Geek Group Science Institute to develop Tesla Coil designs

    Thomson collaborates with Geek Group Science Institute to develop Tesla Coil designs

    An R&D program has been initiated there to discover new uses for the TC with help from a new automated process for winding coils.
    By: Thomson Engineering, Inc
    15 June, 2017 | 1 minute
  • Schneider recognized as a Leader in ADMS systems by Gartner

    Schneider recognized as a Leader in ADMS systems by Gartner

    For the fourth consecutive year, Schneider Electric, a specialist in energy management and automation, was recognised as a Leader in ADMS systems by Gartner, Inc. in their Magic Quadrant for Advanced Distribution Management Systems report.
    By: Schneider Electric
    13 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • OSIsoft announces Softbank acquisition of minority interest

    As part of the investment, OSIsoft and SoftBank will collaborate on developing new products and services enabling digital transformation and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), and strengthening OSIsoft’s presence in new markets.
    07 June, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Puget Sound Electrical JATC wins the Fluke Connect Student Contest

    Puget Sound Electrical JATC wins the Fluke Connect Student Contest

    The Puget Sound Electrical JATC team — students Matthew Pulk, Andrew Wissink, Pavel Lutsyuk, and Xerxes Shelly, and advisor Steve Uhrich — used Fluke Connect Wireless Sensors and software to provide the information necessary for re-commissioning a customer's solar photovoltaic system and confirming that the photovoltaic system generated the power anticipated.
    By: Fluke Corporation
    31 May, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Data Device Corporation announces acquisition of North Hills Signal Processing Corporation

    Data Device Corporation announces acquisition of North Hills Signal Processing Corporation

    This addition of North Hills Signal Processing to the DDC family expands DDC’s transformer product and technology portfolio with MIL-STD-1553, RF wideband, interface and power magnetic solutions, along with expanded manufacturing capabilities and engineering resources.
    By: Data Device Corporation
    30 May, 2017 | 1 minute
  • ABB to showcase solar technology investments at Intersolar Europe

    ABB to showcase solar technology investments at Intersolar Europe

    ABB’s solar conversion technology is suitable for power ranges from small kW to multi-MW, and is backed up by a comprehensive package of communication, monitoring and control solutions, designed to maximize solar power profits and support across the entire life cycle of a project.
    By: ABB
    30 May, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Reining in on Industrial Automation: The benefits of cloud computing in the manufacturing industry

    Reining in on Industrial Automation: The benefits of cloud computing in the manufacturing industry

    By Johannes Petrowisch, COPA-DATA Today, advancements in connectivity and the introduction of cloud computing are making monitoring industrial environments a lot more sophisticated. As we enter the era of the smart factory, this article will discusses the benefits of cloud computing for the manufacturing industry.
    By: COPA-DATA
    17 May, 2017 | 3 minutes
  • Endress + Hauser FlowTec announces expanded Swiss office extension

    Endress + Hauser FlowTec announces expanded Swiss office extension

    This recently completed extension offers an additional 25,000 square meters of space for offices and production, which brings the facility to a total of 74,500 square meters. Endress+Hauser Process Solutions AG, the competence center for process automation and digital communication, is also housed in the new facility.
    By: Endress+Hauser, Inc.
    16 May, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • ISA announces lineup of technical division symposia for automation and control

    ISA announces lineup of technical division symposia for automation and control

    Each year, ISA’s technical division symposia events bring together innovators, thought leaders and other automation and control professionals from around the world to explore the latest technologies, trends and best practices.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    09 May, 2017 | 2 minutes
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  • OSI to deliver distribution management system to Ottawa power company

    OSI to deliver distribution management system to Ottawa power company

    Hydro Ottawa transports power from the provincial electricity grid across a distribution network comprised of 85 distribution stations, 2,700 kilometers of underground lines, 29,000 kilometers of overhead lines, 45,000 transformers, and 48,000 hydro poles.
    03 May, 2017 | 1 minute
  • ABB announces improvements to High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Light technology

    ABB announces improvements to High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Light technology

    System design enhancements will bring a step change in compactness, with a potential to deliver 350 percent more power per square meter of space used – suitable in applications like offshore wind or interconnections, in terms of converter station footprint be it on offshore platforms or onshore installations.
    By: ABB
    03 May, 2017 | 1 minutes
  • Schneider Electric partners with Microsoft to enable open IoT application development

    Schneider Electric partners with Microsoft to enable open IoT application development

    The two will accelerate the delivery of cloud-based, IoT solutions for all of Schneider Electric’s end user segments, marrying Microsoft’s experience in the cloud with Schneider Electric’s domain expertise in power management, plants, machines, buildings, data centers and grids to empower companies in a wide variety of markets to use IoT as a competitive differentiator.
    By: Schneider Electric
    24 April, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Hydrogen + Fuel Cells NORTH AMERICA event to debut at SOLARPOWER International in Las Vegas

    Hydrogen + Fuel Cells NORTH AMERICA event to debut at SOLARPOWER International in Las Vegas

    The topics of H2+FC NORTH AMERICA will include hydrogen generation, storage and transportation, fuel cell systems and applications, stationary-, automotive-, mobile fuel cells, special markets, components and supplying technology, fuel cell and battery testing.
    19 April, 2017 | 2 minutes
  • Schneider Electric helps Philippines power company optimize smart grid operations

    Schneider Electric helps Philippines power company optimize smart grid operations

    NGCP is responsible for delivering safe and reliable power to customers in the Philippines over more than 21,000 circuit kilometers of transmission lines. Cost, resource and energy optimization pressure drove NGCP to invest further in their Schneider Electric solution
    By: Schneider Electric
    11 April, 2017 | 1 minutes
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