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The unit offers a range of services for material handling and mechanical power transmission systems that includes diagnostics, education/training, system design, installation, monitoring and repair/rebuild.

Established in 1994, AP Dataweigh is an American manufacturer of in-motion checkweigher machinery.

While some Trackmotion modules were fabricated and machined in Switzerland, the entire product line is now built in the US.

By Bill Lydon, Editor With this acquisition, Schneider Electric significantly enhanced its position to serve the process industries and now has a complete portfolio of products to serve the entire industrial and process automation industry. This article highlights a few key aspects of the integration of the two companies.

Simone Wakefield was also appointed Executive Vice President and retains her role as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation.

Drones may soon offer a cost-effective and scalable alternative to traditional palletizing methods, as demonstrated by this video.

The multi-warehouse implementation enables Weir Canada to streamline and accelerate its warehouse and distribution processes.

Kugler-Womako in Germany is using TR750 rotary indexing tables in its EcoBinder paper-based binding system.

Serapid is moving to Macomb County, a community just outside Detroit, Michigan.

DFDS Logistics installed a warehouse management system (WMS) from Chess Logistics Technology at its warehouse and distribution facility at Whittlesey, near Peterborough, UK.

At Rimer Enterprises in Waterville, Ohio, the installation of a Vertical Lift Module (VLM) automated storage and retrieval system has reduced the potential for work related injuries and has recovered over 90% of otherwise wasted floor space.

November U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $437.79 million, up 0.6% from October and up 20.7% when compared with the total of $362.63 million reported for November 2012.

Global sales of motion control products recovered in 2013 to reach $12.2 billion, but growth was far too weak to overcome the 2012 market declines.

Economic analyst for the Fabricators & Manufacturers Association (FMA) says the U.S. appears to be headed down an economic path similar to that of 2013. Oh, Lordy.

By Bill Lydon, Editor The huge installed base of automation software running on Windows XP will be vulnerable to cyber-attacks with the end of Windows XP support April 8, 2014. More than 12 years old, Windows XP is the longest supported version of Windows ever and therefore is the most used in industrial automation systems.

By Bill Lydon, Editor I recently had the opportunity to discuss Ocean Data Systems – a little company you likely have never heard of - with Roy Kok, their VP of Sales and Marketing. Their product, Dream Report, is OEMed by a number of well-known software providers. Here is a synopsis of my interview with Kok.

With 23 years of experience in the supply chain and logistics industry, Erickson will manage Knighted application development teams to produce supply chain software solutions.

By Jonathan Wilkins, European Automation If the IoT becomes a fully fledged reality, system compatibility would no longer be an issue. Automation parts would be able to recognize whether they are reconcilable with equipment or overall systems without being shipped to the customer.

As part of its trade mission to CeMAT Hannover 2014, The Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity is funding and supporting up to 10 eligible companies who apply.

By Thomas R. Cutler During 2013 the past-paced, ever-changing elements of automation impacting manufacturing, material handling, and logistics was remarkable. The prognosis for more automation innovation in 2014 is axiomatic and transformative companies will illuminate the possibilities of great efficiency, productivity, and profitability.