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Hammond Power Solutions Announces Adrian Thomas as Chief Executive Officer

Adrian Thomas has been announced by Hammond Power Solutions Inc. as the Company’s next Chief Executive Officer, replacing Bill Hammond who will assume the position of Executive Chairman after 22 years as the CEO. Mr. Thomas will also be appointed to HPS’ Board of Directors. The announcement follows an extensive search process conducted by the Board of Directors which included the evaluation of highly qualified internal and external candidates and was aided with the support of an executive search firm.

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Gescan Partners with Wago to Expand its Industrial Product Line

Gescan is excited to announce a new partnership with WAGO, a global leader in connection technology. This partnership will allow Gescan to expand its industrial product line and offer a wider range of innovative solutions to its customers. Gescan will offer WAGO’s full range of industrial products, including modular terminal blocks, power supplies, and control cabinet components. These products are designed to help customers improve their operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance their overall automation capabilities.

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Rittal Limited: Recognized as a 2023 Best Workplace in Manufacturing in Canada for the 6th Year in a Row!

Rittal Limited is proud to make two great announcements: Their organization has been named on the 2023 Best Workplaces in Manufacturing in Canada, and they are launching the Rittal Application Centre at their head office in Mississauga. André Bousette, President, Rittal Limited says, ‘The timing of these announcements is perfect: What better way to be recognized as a Best Workplace in Manufacturing in Canada, than to throw open our doors to our new Rittal Application Centre where customers can experience our entire Rittal-Eplan Value Chain, from engineering design to the finished automated solution!’

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Eaton Canada Welcomes Dino Alimonti as New Vice President of Sales

Dino Alimonti has been selected as Vice President, Sales, Eaton Canada, effective July 1, 2023. In his new role, Dino will be responsible for leading, developing and executing sales strategies across key targeted industry segments. He will manage and direct the growth activities of the Sales and Channel teams as well as provide business and operational leadership to the sales teams and associated support functions.

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Roberta Nelson Shea from Universal Robots Receives Prestigious Robotics Award for Contribution to Robot Safety

For the second time within five years, a key figure at Universal Robots (UR), the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), has been awarded the world’s most prestigious robotics prize, the Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award, often described as the Nobel Prize of robotics. Following in the footsteps of UR’s co-founder Esben Østergaard, who was given the Engelberger Award in 2018 in the Technology category, Roberta Nelson Shea, UR’s Global Technical Compliance Officer received the award for Applications at a ceremony last night at the Automate Show in Detroit.

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Converting Waves into Electricity with Automation Solutions by ifm

By developing wave energy converters, CorPower pursues the idea of converting waves into electricity. The challenge with wave energy is to design devices that are not only robust enough to survive the harshest ocean storms, but also capable of producing enough electricity compared to their size and cost. CorPower masters this difficulty with devices that are naturally transparent and protected in storms, and which produce about five times more energy per tonne of device than state-of-the-art solutions in the ocean.

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ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business Q2

ABB has recently announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage NEMA motor business. The transaction was originally announced August 11, 2022, and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of approximately $63 million in 2021. The acquisition of this business is part of the Motion business area’s profitable growth strategy. It strengthens ABB’s position as an industrial NEMA motor manufacturer, and it provides an even stronger platform from which ABB can better serve its global customers.

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RTI Appoints Josh Litwack as VP, Global Sales

RTI has recently announced that Josh Litwack has joined the company as Vice President of Global Sales, reporting to CEO Joe Roberts. In this new role, Litwack will oversee all RTI sales activities and work with the RTI leadership team to develop new initiatives that support dealers and grow the RTI and Pro Control brands worldwide, plus the Blustream brand in the US and Latin America.

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Leuze Names Xavier Hamers as New CEO in Management Change Announcement

Leuze is placing its strong growth on a broader footing and has expanded its executive management. Xavier Hamers joined the company on April 1, 2023. By 2025, Leuze will have doubled its sales growth since 2020, and not for the first time. With a sales
increase of 25 percent, Leuze took another big step toward achieving this ambitious goal in 2022. And the
company is set to make further investments: in international structures as well as in its employees and new
talent.

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ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business

Recently, ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage NEMA motor business. The transaction was originally announced August 11, 2022, and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of approximately $63 million in 2021. The acquisition of this business is part of the Motion business area’s profitable growth strategy. It strengthens ABB’s position as an industrial NEMA motor manufacturer, and it provides an even stronger platform from which ABB can better serve its global customers.

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New Chairman, Steering Committee for the Industrie 4.0 Platform, with a Focus on Medium-Sized Companies

Change at the top: Henrik A. Schunk is the new Chairman of the steering committee for the Industrie 4.0 Plattform. Over the next two years, he intends to use the office to more strongly promote the Manufacturing-X digitalization initiative among German SMEs. A Word from the New Chairman At the start of the Hannover Messe,…

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JMP Parent Company, CONVERGIX Automation Solutions Acquires Eagle Technologies

Convergix Automation Solutions, an automation solutions company backed by private equity firm Crestview Partners, has completed the acquisition of Eagle Technologies, a Bridgman, Michigan-based systems integrator specializing in turnkey automated production and testing solutions. Following Convergix’s acquisitions of JMP Solutions in August 2021, Classic Design in February 2022, and AGR Automation in August 2022, Eagle marks the fourth acquisition in Crestview’s strategy to build Convergix into a diversified automation solutions provider.

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RS Partners With Hammond Manufacturing to Provide Custom Electrical and Electronic Enclosures

RS Group plc offers more than 4,900 fully customizable electrical and electronic enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing, in addition to more than 2,900 supporting products. Enclosures are used to connect and protect two or more electrical and electronic components and devices. They are employed in virtually every commercial and industrial application, and every enclosure gets modified in some way.

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Schneider Electric Appoints Hugo Lafontaine to Lead Its Industry Business in Canada

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, announces the appointment of Hugo Lafontaine to the position of Vice President, Industry, Canada. Hugo will lead the company’s automation business in Canada, bringing smart, connected and sustainable digital technology and next-generation solutions to guide the advancement of industries of the future.

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RS Group Appoints Simon Pryce as Chief Executive Officer

RS Group plc has recently announced that Simon Pryce is to be appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Executive Director effective 3 April 2023. David Egan, currently Acting CEO, will work alongside Simon in his role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Simon is a highly experienced business leader of customer focused, global industrial manufacturing and service businesses. He has a strong track record of driving results and delivering excellent stakeholder outcomes through enhanced performance and the effective execution of organic and inorganic growth strategies.

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IIoT Academy: Plant Connectivity

Endress+Hauser expert Melissa shows connectivity options for your plant environment based on the given field network infrastructure. Connectivity scenarios apply to the following protocols: HART, PROFIBUS, WirelessHART, EtherNet/IP.

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Hammond Power Solutions Announces Adrian Thomas as Chief Executive Officer

Gescan Partners with Wago to Expand its Industrial Product Line

Rittal Limited: Recognized as a 2023 Best Workplace in Manufacturing in Canada for the 6th Year in a Row!

Eaton Canada Welcomes Dino Alimonti as New Vice President of Sales

Roberta Nelson Shea from Universal Robots Receives Prestigious Robotics Award for Contribution to Robot Safety

Converting Waves into Electricity with Automation Solutions by ifm

ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business Q2

RTI Appoints Josh Litwack as VP, Global Sales

Leuze Names Xavier Hamers as New CEO in Management Change Announcement

ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business

New Chairman, Steering Committee for the Industrie 4.0 Platform, with a Focus on Medium-Sized Companies

JMP Parent Company, CONVERGIX Automation Solutions Acquires Eagle Technologies

RS Partners With Hammond Manufacturing to Provide Custom Electrical and Electronic Enclosures

Schneider Electric Appoints Hugo Lafontaine to Lead Its Industry Business in Canada

RS Group Appoints Simon Pryce as Chief Executive Officer

IIoT Academy: Plant Connectivity

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