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  • Machine Learning, Big Data, and Manufacturing: The Perfect Trifecta

    Machine Learning, Big Data, and Manufacturing: The Perfect Trifecta

    By Michael Schuldenfrei, OptimalPlus Big Data Analytics (BDA) tools have changed how organizations everywhere do business, and they are already saving many electronics manufacturers millions of dollars today.
    16 May, 2019 | 8 minutes
  • Werum IT Solutions introduces Jens Woehlbier as Chief Executive Officer

    Werum IT Solutions introduces Jens Woehlbier as Chief Executive Officer

    He succeeds Rüdiger Schlierenkämper who has worked for Werum in managerial positions since 2000 and will retire at the end of June 2019.
    16 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • IFR Report: After Brexit, UK sees robot sales down 3%

    IFR Report: After Brexit, UK sees robot sales down 3%

    The European Union´s recent sales numbers are still positive - up 12 percent. This is according to the preliminary results of the World Robotics Report 2019, published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).
    16 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • SymphonyAI Group announces acquisition of Azima Global

    SymphonyAI Group announces acquisition of Azima Global

    SymphonyAI is building a group of companies that use artificial intelligence to transform business enterprises across several markets, including the industrial, retail, consumer, healthcare, financial services, and media sectors.
    15 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Keynetix

    Bentley Systems announces acquisition of Keynetix

    The addition of Keynetix software is intended to expand Bentley’s geotechnical offerings and accelerate Bentley’s vision of enabling subsurface digital twins for infrastructure projects and assets.
    14 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • IT/OT Convergence Puts the Transportation Sector at Risk

    IT/OT Convergence Puts the Transportation Sector at Risk

    By Rick Peters, Fortinet Increasingly, the most effective way to disrupt the world’s critical transportation infrastructure is by targeting the OT network, and more specifically, those IT devices and systems that have been converged into a traditionally isolated OT environment.
    13 May, 2019 | 7 minutes
  • Rockwell Automation announces addition of five companies to PartnerNetwork Program

    Rockwell Automation Announces Addition of Five Companies to PartnerNetwork Program

    The PartnerNetwork program allows companies to face automation challenges together by providing access to a network of suppliers, distributors, system integrators and OEMs.
    13 May, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Improved Productivity Drives Fork Truck Free Initiatives

    Improved Productivity Drives Fork Truck Free Initiatives

    The ergonomic design of tow tractors is beneficial to workers. With the help of tow trucks, people can move heavy carts without strain. Workers no longer experience the same fatigue they get from using forklifts.
    10 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
  • ATA announces acquisition of Karnasch Professional Tools

    ATA announces acquisition of Karnasch Professional Tools

    The acquisition of Karnasch marks a milestone for ATA and the first since the 2016 management buyout of its private equity partners. The acquisition increases the worldwide workforce to nearly four hundred staff of whom approximately one hundred and fifty are based in Ireland.
    By: ATA TOOLS, INC.
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Paxiom Group announces creation of Las Vegas-based Paxiom Automation

    Paxiom Group announces creation of Las Vegas-based Paxiom Automation

    While its first facility serves as its showroom, the Xperience Center, Paxiom Automation will be dedicated to systems integration, project management and customer service for its manufacturing brands WeighPack Systems, EndFlex, CombiScale and ValTara.
    10 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • How Does Heat Transfer Affect Operation of Your Natural Gas or Crude Oil Pipeline?

    There are four methods of heat transfer in most industrial pipeline situations. Each involves significantly different methodology and calculations.
    By: Edward J. Farmer
    08 May, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • Skybox Security partners with Indegy for enhanced industrial security solutions

    Skybox Security partners with Indegy for enhanced industrial security solutions

    The integration between Skybox and Indegy is intended to provide customers with visibility of their IT and OT networks. The combination of Indegy’s passive and active data collection from the OT network is relayed to Skybox where OT assets, services and vulnerabilities are modeled alongside those from the IT environment.
    08 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Tension in Industrial Automation: Open Systems and the User's Dilemma

    Tension in Industrial Automation: Open Systems and the User's Dilemma

    By Bill Lydon, Automation.com Suppliers either adapt with technology, or they lose customers and die. This is true in every industry. The industrial and process automation industries will be no exception.
    By: Bill Lydon
    08 May, 2019 | 6 minutes
  • Rittal to introduce digital enclosure solutions at “The smarter E Europe” fair

    Rittal to introduce digital enclosure solutions at “The smarter E Europe” fair

    Under the banner “Answers 4.0”, Rittal is appearing at “The smarter E Europe” fair to demonstrate digital technologies. Rittal offers solutions and products that enable panel building and switchgear manufacturers to lay the foundations for gradually forming a digital value chain.
    By: Rittal Corporation
    03 May, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • FLEXSPACE announces Brendan Jones as Director of Operations

    FLEXSPACE announces Brendan Jones as Director of Operations

    In this role, Mr. Jones will be responsible for leading the company’s operational strategy, project management, supplier management- both domestic and international, and management of internal teams to ensure consistent client delivery.
    03 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Emerson helps U.K. refinery implement terminal automation system

    Emerson helps U.K. refinery implement terminal automation system

    The scalable, enterprise-level midstream logistics management solution based on Emerson’s TerminalManager software and DeltaV distributed control system (DCS) is working to help the terminal achieve its goals
    By: Emerson
    02 May, 2019 | 1 minutes
  • Avoiding Downtime in Commercial Coding Equipment Service

    Avoiding Downtime in Commercial Coding Equipment Service

    By Chinaecherem Omenyinma, Videojet Technologies Helping manufacturers to meet regulatory requirements and to provide a means of traceability, commercial printers can be an important part of production. However, when competing with other priorities on the production floor, they don’t always rank high on the list.
    By: Videojet Technologies Inc.
    02 May, 2019 | 4 minutes
  • PROCENTEC announces formation of a new Board

    PROCENTEC announces formation of a new Board

    The original founders remain shareholders, but no longer hold any operational roles within the company, and upon the completion of the legal procedures, complete the transition of the Board.
    By: PROCENTEC
    02 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • Telit announces joining of CBRS alliance to support adoption of LTE and 5G solutions

    Telit announces joining of CBRS alliance to support adoption of LTE and 5G solutions

    In February 2018, Telit announced the LM960, a Gigabit mPCIe adapter card supporting LTE Advanced Pro Category 18. Featuring download speeds of up to 1.2Gbps and global coverage, the LM960 also supports CBRS - band 48.
    01 May, 2019 | 1 minute
  • ISA delivers industrial cybersecurity training at US Army National Guard Cyber Shield 19 exercise

    Cyber Shield 19—held 5-18 April 2019 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana—brought together approximately 800 Army and Air National Guard network defenders and world-class cybersecurity professionals, industry network owners, an Army Reserve assessment team, and federal and state agencies to train the next generation of cyber warriors in the ever-changing, dynamic world of information systems and networks.
    By: International Society of Automation (ISA)
    01 May, 2019 | 2 minutes
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