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  • Omron announces opening of California robotics headquarters

    Omron announces opening of California robotics headquarters

    The company has invested $10 million USD in the new 128,000 square foot facility where it will design, develop, test and manufacture robotic and safety automation solutions.
    By: OMRON Co.
    12 March, 2020 | 1 minute
  • Guiding the Industry: AGVs and the Smart Factory

    Guiding the Industry: AGVs and the Smart Factory

    This article discusses how automated guided vehicles have advanced from simple materials handlers to intelligent autonomous robots.
    By: Jonathan Wilkins
    11 March, 2020 | 4 minutes
  • Growing Problem with Counterfeit Electrical Products

    Growing Problem with Counterfeit Electrical Products

    Counterfeit electrical products are a growing problem that can have serious consequences. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reports fiscal year 2008 seizures totaled more than $272.7 million in counterfeit and pirated goods, a 38 percent increase in domestic value over fiscal year 2007. In the category of Top Safety and Security Commodities for fiscal year 2009, electrical products moved from 5th to 2nd position just behind pharmaceuticals.
    By: Eaton, Bill Lydon
    25 February, 2020 | 2 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation helps Pacific Coast Terminals enhance process safety and control

    Rockwell Automation helps Pacific Coast Terminals enhance process safety and control

    PCT set out to find a solution that would remove the cab from the boom and, instead, allow operators to control and monitor the process remotely. If the company pulled it off, it would be a first for ship loading in North America.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    17 February, 2020 | 4 minutes
  • Are Cobots Inherently Safe?

    Are Cobots Inherently Safe?

    As one of the fastest growing sectors of the robot market, a lack of knowledge could be dangerous. This article will work to quash some common misconceptions about collaborative robot safety.
    By: Nigel Smith
    22 January, 2020 | 3 minutes
  • Universal Robots announces "National Cobot Awareness Month" for January

    Universal Robots announces "National Cobot Awareness Month" for January

    UR cobots allow employees to move from repetitive, low-value tasks to higher-value activities that increase productivity and quality as well as work conditions.
    12 January, 2020 | 1 minutes
  • Nanotechnology and the Future of Manufacturing

    Nanotechnology and the Future of Manufacturing

    By Mark Howard, EU Automation Nanotechnology involves the manipulation of matter on the atomic and molecular scale —structures between one and 100 nanometres in size. This article discusses three exciting applications of nanotechnology in manufacturing.
    16 December, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • exida announces Honeywell's ControlEdge PLC as winner of 2019 Exida Cyber Award

    exida announces Honeywell's ControlEdge PLC as winner of 2019 Exida Cyber Award

    The ControlEdge Safety PLC was chosen as the winner in the Embedded Device category due to many problem-solving capabilities while demonstrating security and resilience.
    By: exida
    11 December, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Litum IoT helps Ferrero Group enhance worker tracking

    Litum IoT helps Ferrero Group enhance worker tracking

    Ferrero needed a way to confirm that all its employees could be safely accounted when an emergency evacuation was underway.
    11 December, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Sager Electronics announces UL508A certification of Power Solutions Center in Texas

    Sager Electronics announces UL508A certification of Power Solutions Center in Texas

    UL 508A certification is an industrial control panel directive certifying an assembly meets the standards of electrical inspection.
    09 December, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Inside Augmented Intelligence

    Inside Augmented Intelligence

    By Mark Howard, EU Automation Augmented intelligence is one of the few technologies named on the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2019 that are predicted to reach expectations, over the next two-to-five years. This article explains how augmented intelligence could assist with human and machine collaboration.
    06 December, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • KraftPowercon Sweden announces acquisition of Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corporation

    KraftPowercon Sweden announces acquisition of Marsulex Environmental Technologies Corporation

    The acquisition will enable MET to introduce electrical upgrades of Electrostatic Precipitators (ESPs) using KraftPowercon’s technology ‘SmartKraft’ and ‘MicroPulse’ power supplies.
    By: KRAFT POWER CORP
    03 December, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Robots or Cobots: Which to Choose?

    Robots or Cobots: Which to Choose?

    By Jonathan Wilkins, EU Automation Today’s plant managers are faced with a dearth of automation technologies but it’s not always obvious what will work best. There is rarely, if ever, a one-size-fits-all approach. This article discusses what manufacturers should consider when choosing which type of robot to invest in.
    02 December, 2019 | 3 minutes
  • Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad and Tobago

    Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad and Tobago

    As the project’s main automation contractor (MAC), Honeywell will deliver all systems, detailed engineering and lead procurement for the integrated control and safety system. The solution will be based on Honeywell’s flagship control system, the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS)
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    22 November, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad and Tobago

    Honeywell to build Integrated Control and Safety System (ICSS) for BP offshore platform off Trinidad and Tobago

    As the project’s main automation contractor (MAC), Honeywell will deliver all systems, detailed engineering and lead procurement for the integrated control and safety system. The solution will be based on Honeywell’s flagship control system, the Experion Process Knowledge System (PKS)
    By: Honeywell Process Solutions
    22 November, 2019 | 1 minute
  • How AI is Disrupting the Oil and Gas Industry

    How AI is Disrupting the Oil and Gas Industry

    The arrival of new technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is transforming the way industries have been operated from decades. These technologies are bringing revolutionary transformations that are impacting industries at large.
    By: Ripal Vyas
    22 November, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Siemens announces agreement to acquire MultiMechanics

    Siemens announces agreement to acquire MultiMechanics

    The company plans to integrate MultiMechanics into Siemens Digital Industries Software, which will add the ability for customers to create a digital twin of materials by closely integrating materials engineering with part design, performance engineering, and manufacturing through the unique TRUE Multiscale technology for a range of material-driven applications.
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    18 November, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Ansell Limited announces partnership with ProGlove to enhance safety solutions

    Ansell Limited announces partnership with ProGlove to enhance safety solutions

    This cooperation highlights industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) innovation in scaling Ansell PPE and striving to create a safer work environment. Ansell and ProGlove are working for a breakthrough in enterprise safety management by combining smart PPE to address customer frustrations.
    15 November, 2019 | 1 minute
  • TM Robotics and Evershed Robotics helps Ricoh implement SCARA robots

    TM Robotics and Evershed Robotics helps Ricoh implement SCARA robots

    Ricoh approached Evershed Robotics initially, who suggested using a combination of a Toshiba Machine TH650 SCARA robots, a Toshiba Machine Cartesian robot to work with their six bowl feeders and a rotary index table.
    12 November, 2019 | 3 minutes
  • NK Technologies releases Ground Fault Considerations Tech Guide

    NK Technologies releases Ground Fault Considerations Tech Guide

    The Ground Fault Considerations Tech Guide covers a wide range of topics and includes a selection guide, as well as a variety of case studies and application examples.
    By: NK Technologies
    08 November, 2019 | 1 minute
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