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Rotork actuators used to help upgrade Brazilian water treatment plant
Profibus DP enabled Rotork IQ multi-turn electric valve actuators were installed during the upgrade and expansion of the water treatment plant. The majority of the 136 IQ electric actuators were installed to control the inlet, outlet and backwashing functions on the new and existing filters. -
Will B&R acquisition give ABB a boost in industrial automation?
By Alex West, IHS Markit Early this month ABB; a supplier of robotics, process automation, and electrification components, acquired B&R Automation, an industrial software and automation hardware company. So what does the B&R Automation acquisition mean for ABB? -
IHS Markit teams with Impact Energy and Swiss government to improve energy efficiency requirements
The goal of the project is to minimize adverse effects and make sure associated industry players are represented as the Swiss government makes important decisions that promote a sustainable environment. -
Wood Group announces $8M automation contract with TPC Group
Effective immediately, Wood Group will serve as TPC’s main automation contractor providing automation, technical, systems, process, software, fabrication and construction support to the company’s manufacturing facilities in Houston and Port Neches in Texas and a terminal in Lake Charles, Louisiana. -
Jabil AOC Technologies and Elenion Technologies collaborate on packaging solutions for silicon photonics
Elenion Technologies’ silicon photonic optical engines enable communications for Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and Telecom markets. The collaboration extends capabilities to enhance onboard optical transceivers for intra-data center applications. -
Kepware helps Teel Plastics bring IoT to their operations
Teel Plastics was inspired to find a solution that would allow operators to control all pieces electronically and reduce human error. They ultimately found that Kepware’s IoT Gateway for KEPServerEX provided the way to control all the essential components. -
ABB announces acquisition of B&R Automation
The combination is intended to result in a comprehensive offering for customers of industrial automation, by pairing B&R's products, software and solutions for modern machine and factory automation with ABB’s offering in robotics, process automation, digitalization and electrification. -
Rockwell Automation announces expansion of PartnerNetwork Program
The PartnerNetwork program is designed to help industrial companies better solve their production and automation challenges by working with an expansive network of suppliers, distributors, system integrators, and machine and equipment builders. -
igus to showcase robotics solutions at Automate 2017
Product experts will be on hand, and product demonstrations, inducing a Fanuc 6 axis robotic arm featuring the igus triflex RSE cable retraction system, featuring lightweight triflex R multi-axis cable carrier. -
Rockwell Automation to showcase smart packaging, recognize Best Future Machines at interpack 2017
At interpack 2017, May 4 to 10 in Düsseldorf, Germany, visitors to the Rockwell Automation stand (hall 6/stand A61) will see the next generation of smart solutions that can help manufacturers build systems to support these demands. -
HANNOVER MESSE announces 2nd Startup Pitch @ Young Tech Enterprises competition
The 2nd “Startup Pitch @ Young Tech Enterprises” from 24 to 28 April 2017, will see forty young companies compete not only for prize money, but also for potential investors, customers, partners and media coverage. -
GE introduces Industrial Internet Control System (IICS) at Embedded World 2017
GE's Industrial Internet Control System IICS is a central control system for industrial asset and plant control on the basis of analyzed machine data. -
AIA Report: North American machine vision market sets record in 2016
Total machine vision sales, which grew by one half of one percent, include sales of machine vision components and systems. The machine vision components category saw growth of one percent to $320 million in 2016. -
The New Era of Automation Architectures: What does it mean for users?
By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com The application of revolutionary new concepts and technologies, including the Internet of Things (IoT), sensor advances, embedded controllers, and improving technology, are rapidly changing automation architectures. -
Rotork actuators deliver automated safety solution for Mauritius airport
The Profibus-enabled, ATEX-rated failsafe Rotork actuators have been installed in critical valve areas to prevent potential spillages by automatically closing-off the flow of fuel on receipt of an overfill alarm signal. -
Remtec delivers robotic material handling for Dana Inc.
In early 2016, Dana Incorporated contracted Remtec Automation to design, manufacture and install an automated turnkey robotic material handling system with vision guidance for a rear axle assembly, integrating the workcell into an existing conveyor system. -
ABB provides controlled transmission drives for Indian mining company
Located in Northwest India, the mine delivers lignite, sometimes called brown coal, to the Jallipa Kapurdi coal-fired power plant. Initially the lignite was transported by truck, but mine officials determined that a long conveyor would be a better solution. -
Siemens to deliver automation systems for Chilean mining company
As one of the world’s biggest copper ore operations, the Chilean mining company Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi SCM based in Las Condes/Chile commissioned Siemens to modernize the drive system of four of its ore mills. -
item North America announces name change to MB Kit Systems
MB Kit Systems designs and constructs extruded aluminum mechanical solutions, including linear actuators, material handling systems, machine bases and safety hard guarding, for a wide range of industrial applications in the United States and globally. -
Global Motion Control Market to hit $22.81 Bn by 2022
Global Motion Control Market worth to gain $22.81bn by 2022, according to new statistics released by the Zion Market Research, the market research group.
