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Renishaw robot assists successful neurosurgery procedure at Welsh hospital
Renishaw’s neuromate stereotactic robot assisted surgeon Prof. William Gray during the SEEG case, a procedure which uses intracerebral electrodes to measure electrical signals. -
Superior Controls announces merger with Banks Integration Group
The combination, which is the first investment of its kind for Superior Controls, closed on March 31, 2017. Financial terms were not disclosed. -
ISA to hold pharmaceutical-focused meeting on industrial cyberattack protection
The meeting event, “Pharmaceutical Cybersecurity Convocation: A Critical Executive Dialogue,” will be held at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Convention Center in Framingham (Boston area), Massachusetts, in conjunction with ISA’s Food & Pharmaceutical Industries Division (FPID) Symposium. -
Dematic announces plans to integrate Egemin Automation into organization
The integration, which is targeted for completion by the end of calendar year 2017, is intended to enhance Dematic's system integration capability in Europe. Egemin Automation had been acquired by the KION Group in 2015. -
Wibu-Systems' CodeMeter used by Fritz Stephan to secure medical devices
CodeMeter protects the company’s intellectual property against counterfeiting and reverse engineering, safeguards its EVE devices from tampering, and enables a convenient, online licensing system for its customers. -
Huffman Engineering announces opening of Denver office
The expansion allows Huffman Engineering to accommodate a growing client base in the western part of Nebraska, as well as Colorado and Wyoming. -
Bitflow shares 5 technology trends likely to affect machine vision in 2017
Each has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt processes, and may poise the need for investment by manufacturers who face the risk of being late to adopt. -
GEA and Siemens announces partnership in pharmaceutical and life sciences manufacturing
The collaboration will deliver both production benefits, in terms of reduced project execution risk, higher quality manufacturing and customer benefits in the form of integrated technologies, expertise and support. -
Medical Robots are Coming. Are You Ready?
By Rick Delgado, Freelance Automation Writer According to a study by market intelligence firm Tractica, the number of medical robots entering practice is expected to triple in the next five years, exceeding 10,000 and culminating in over 38,000 industry wide. -
ISA announces 2017 Call for Papers for ISA Food and Pharmaceutical Industries Symposium
The symposium will focus on how automation is used to address the impact of increased regulation, manufacturing costs, and security threats related to the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. -
Werum announces Rajesh Vedak as Country Manager of India
Supported by the team at Werum’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, he will ensure a close connection to local customers delivering customer satisfaction through Werum’s MES solutions. -
Comau and Engineering Ingegneria Informatica sign global cooperation agreement
The companies will join forces to pursue the development and marketing of solutions for predictive maintenance, that are based on modular hardware and software and designed to acquire and analyze field data. -
Teledyne DALSA to showcase Xineos family of CMOS X-Ray detectors at RSNA 2016
The Xineos family of CMOS X-Ray detectors serves as a tool for minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and treatment of diseases, and for routine screening and advanced breast tomosynthesis modalities -
Strict But Supple: Automation in Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
By Robert Harrison, COPA-DATA Biopharmaceuticals represent the fastest growing sector of the pharmaceutical industry, making up about 20 per cent of the market. Annual growth rates of the biopharma subsector are around eight per cent - double that of more traditional pharmaceutical sectors. -
Polipharma chooses Werum's PAS-X MES to support pharmaceutical manufacturing
Werum’s PAS-X will be implemented as full-scope MES out of the box replacing a legacy MES. It will support efficient operations in the production departments for parenteral and solid forms as well as in the R&D department. -
Molex announces acquisition of Phillips-Medisize corporation
Phillips-Medisize will operate as an indirect subsidiary of Molex, LLC. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Phillips-Medisize focuses on medical solutions that include drug delivery, mobile and portable medical devices, and pharmaceutical packaging -
Werum's PAS-X MES turns Turkish pharma manufacturer digital
Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals has successfully taken Werum’s PAS-X Weighing & Dispensing into operation at their main manufacturing site in Istanbul, Turkey. -
Off the Record: The Truth About Data Integrity in Pharma
By Lee Sullivan, COPA-DATA UK This article explores three data integrity pitfalls to which pharmaceutical manufacturers are most vulnerable, and shares how to avoid these costly obstacles. -
Huffman Engineering joins Kepware's System Integrator program
The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) requires technology that solves the interoperability challenges of device connectivity. Kepware's Connected System Integrators implement and optimize the portfolio of industrial connectivity software developed by Kepware. -
2015 PAR Insights: Leveraging Supply Chain Solutions with Stage-By-Component
By Bill Lydon, Editor Automated Guided Vehicles (AVG) served as an enabling technology for a pharmaceutical manufacturer to achieve Stage By Component (SBC) – the delivery of every component required in the production process, "when I need it and where I need it."