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  • Local Motors incorporates CI's BAAM systems to manufacture 3D printed automobiles

    The Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) systems will be used to create highway-ready, 3D-printed cars, off-road vehicles with on-road capability at 40,000 square foot microfactories, each with an output of up to 250 cars per year.
    06 May, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Manufacturing improvements with PLM

    By Adam Bannaghan, Design Rule This article discusses three ways that the digital continuity of PLM helps manufacturers more easily deliver high quality innovative products.
    04 May, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • ISA's 61st Analysis Division Symposium draws event's largest turnout ever

    More than 400 process and analytical professionals, industry experts and vendors from across the world gathered in Galveston, Texas last week to explore and discuss the latest advances in analytical processes, techniques and applications.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    03 May, 2016 | 3 minutes
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  • Savigent and Factora announce partnership

    As a Savigent Authorized Partner, Factora will provide manufacturers with top-to-bottom Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and Manufacturing Operations Management (MOM) consultation, planning, design and implementation using Savigent’s suite of products.
    By: Savigent Software
    03 May, 2016 | 1 minute
  • Capacitive Vs Thermal MEMS for High-Vibration Applications

    By James Fennally, MEMSIC In most cases, equipment designers have a choice between capacitive-based or thermal MEMS (microelectromechanical) accelerometers. To select the right accelerometer for the application, they need to consider several design variables.
    29 April, 2016 | 6 minutes
  • Accenture and Dassault partner to improve manufacturing agility

    Accenture and Dassault Systèmes are building and implementing a three-phase solution that harnesses digital technologies to create a link between engineering and the manufacturing shop floor for non-repetitive manufacturing companies.
    26 April, 2016 | 1 minute
  • OPEN MIND Technologies supplies CAD/CAM software to BMW

    hyperMILL is a modular CAM solution that integrates a concept for 2D, 3D as well as 5axis milling/mill turning and machining operations like high-speed cutting (HSC and HPC) in one interface.
    18 April, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • BE. Services Brings IEC 61131-3 Learning Online

    By: Bill Lydon, Editor The IEC 61131-3 software standard is being used worldwide to train industrial automation programmers and BE.services has created an interactive online learning program to help future programmers master the skills.
    15 April, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • EPLAN’s searchable inventory reaches 600,000 parts

    The number of components in the EPLAN Data Portal will exceed 600,000 from over 125 component manufacturers, up from 490,000 such data sets from 79 manufacturers last year.
    By: EPLAN Software & Services
    15 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • BashNIPIneft uses AVEVA software to model oil and gas plants in Russia

    AVEVA software has been used to facilitate a number of upgrade and modernization projects on Russian plants.
    14 April, 2016 | 1 minutes
  • Festo Introduces Multi-Carrier-System without Trailing Wires

    By Bill Lydon, Editor Festo's Multi-Carrier System, along with accompanying Siemens software, provides machine designers with an innovative tool to deliver greater industry efficiency.
    By: Festo Corporation
    04 April, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • New Rockwell Automation Products from Automation Fair 2015

    By Bill Lydon, Editor The event was described as a showcase of the latest advances in manufacturing and industrial automation enabled by the convergence of information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). Here are a few notable new products introduced by Rockwell Automation.
    By: Rockwell Automation
    05 February, 2016 | 2 minutes
  • Siemens to acquire CD-adapco for $970 million

    CD-adapco is a simulation company with software solutions covering Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Solid Mechanics (CSM), heat transfer, particle dynamics, reactant flow, electrochemistry, acoustics and rheology
    By: SIEMENS, SIEMENS
    26 January, 2016 | 3 minutes
  • HyperionRSI to supply Operator Training Simulator to Combined Cycle Power Plant

    The simulator will be installed at the Training Center of Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC), in Saudi Arabia.
    25 November, 2015 | 1 minutes
  • PLCopen wants comments on Coding Guidelines

    PLCopen invites all interested parties to give feedback on this document until October 23, 2015.
    28 July, 2015 | 1 minutes
  • EPLAN expands Data Portal for web service

    Users get comprehensive functionalities to update or enrich device data, as well as significantly expanded filtering possibilities. When device data has been updated in the portal, the system alerts users as to which data is more current than that found in their local database.
    By: EPLAN Software & Services
    24 July, 2015 | 2 minutes
  • Discovering Augmented Reality for Automation Operators

    Progea recently presented an example of taking supervision to the next level with augmented reality. The concept is to provide industrial automation operators a tool to use for visualizing automation system data when connected in Wi-Fi or a broadband mobile network.
    By: Progea North America Corp.
    17 July, 2015 | 1 minutes
  • Opto 22 announces free Software Development Kit (SDK) for SNAP PAC Control Systems

    .NET Controller SDK for SNAP PAC provides modern .NET interface for developing applications that control and communicate with Opto 22 SNAP PAC control systems.
    By: Opto 22, Opto 22
    09 July, 2015 | 2 minutes
  • EPLAN helps design control panels at Bilfinger GreyLogix

    Bilfinger GreyLogix uses Engineering Configuration One (EEC One) for control cabinet manufacturing.
    By: EPLAN Software & Services
    02 June, 2015 | 3 minutes
  • AVEVA acquires FabTrol Systems

    FabTrol is a software business, headquartered in Eugene, Oregon with operations in North America and the United Kingdom, providing fabrication management software to steel fabricators.
    01 June, 2015 | 1 minute
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