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Daifuku Webb Promotes Brian Stewart to CEO
Stewart was formerly President and Co-CEO of Daifuku Webb. He joined the Jervis B. Webb Company in 1981 as a Junior Engineer and has held numerous positions, including COO, Vice President of Engineering and Senior Vice President of Operations. -
Intelligrated announces survey for distribution centers
Rate Your Operation survey analyzes a distribution center’s material handling processes, equipment and maintenance programs. -
Intelligrated acquires Datria Systems
Datria, with offices in Denver, provides voice-enabled solutions for distribution and logistics, mobile field service management, and manufacturing processes. -
Thinking Outside the Box
By Bill Lydon, Editor At PackExpo there were two innovations that really stood out as representing “thinking outside the box” creative solutions - one was Adaptive Robotic Tooling by FESTO and the other was the XTS Linear Carrier System by Beckhoff Automation. -
Control Techniques signs CP Automation as integrator
CP Automation is a specialist in the repair and replacement of automation equipment including electronic boards, PLCs and AC and DC drives.It will work in the UK cranes and hoists market. -
U.S. manufacturing technology orders: Best year since 1996
December U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $499.43 million according to AMT, the highest order total in 13 years. -
Mettler-Toledo publishes weigh module integration handbook
Handbook provides expert advice on the design and application of load cells and weigh modules for tanks, silos, vessels, hoppers and conveyors. -
ARC publishes Warehouse Management Systems Guide
The guide allows companies going through a WMS supplier selection process to make quicker and better decisions. -
Art to Part Manufacturing Shift
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor Art to Part has been a vision since the 1970's to have a holistic computer aided product design to manufacturing process. The technology is available today, but manufacturers also need to make organizational changes to fully leverage it. -
Gebhardt signs Invata Intralogistics as systems integrator
Invata will provide the software and system integration end of U.S. build outs for Gebhardt Material Handling Systems. -
Siemens Serves Users by Adding EtherNet/IP
Automation.com, January 2013 By Bill Lydon, Editor The addition of an EtherNet/IP stack to the Siemens Sinamics drives offers another option and makes life easier for users and machine builders. The Sinamics S120 drive products now support Profibus DP, PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, and Ethernet TCP/IP. -
Tofino Security Appliance Thwarts Cyber Attacks
By Bill Lydon, Editor The Tofino Security Appliance and its management software withstood a variety of sophisticated reverse engineering attacks conducted by Digital Bond, the world's most respected sources for control system security research. -
Invata Intralogistics supplies software to ShopJimmy
Invata helped design the fulfillment center material handling system, and will supply software. -
IFR to host Robotics Automation Round Table at AUTOMATE
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) will host an exclusive press event for editors - CEO Round Table Discussion - at AUTOMATE in Chicago on 22 January 2013. -
Intelligrated gets Knighted
No, not Sir Intelligrated! Knighted is a provider of supply chain software solutions. -
U.S. manufacturing technology orders up 5.3% over 2011
AMT says with a year-to-date total of $4,753.68 million, 2012 is up 5.3% compared with 2011. -
Webb helps AGV customers comply with FCC public notice
In 2011, the FCC said all private land mobile radio licensees operating in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz VHF and UHF frequency bands must change to narrowband technology by January 1, 2013. -
ABB to control Antucoya copper mine
ABB will supply the electrical power and automation system for ore agglomeration, conveying, leach pad stacking and reclaiming. -
ABB to control conveyors at coal terminal in Australia
ABB will supply electrical and automation systems for conveyors at a new coal export terminal currently under construction in northeastern Australia. -
Siemens to build Geared Motor Plant in South Carolina
The 45,600 sq ft facility in Mauldin, SC, will assemble Simogear geared motors and gear units primarily used in conveyor systems.
