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Peter Körte to head Siemens Strategy

Peter Körte (44) has been appointed the new head of Siemens’ Strategy Department, effective February 1, 2020. In this role, he will succeed Horst J. Kayser, who has been responsible for Siemens’ Portfolio Companies since the beginning of January and has headed the Strategy Department on an acting basis since that time. As head of Strategy, Körte will report directly to Deputy CEO Roland Busch. Körte currently heads the Digital Health unit at Siemens Healthineers’ Diagnostic Imaging business.

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Reliable Controls releases EQUIPMENTview support for the MACH-ProView LCD

Reliable Controls is pleased to announce the release of EQUIPMENTview support for its highly successful line of MACH-ProView LCD BACnet building controllers. The new EQUIPMENTview feature further complements the many interactive aspects of the MACH-ProView LCD controller by providing you with the ability to display virtually any graphical user interface you can imagine.

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Emerson Launches Modular Industrial Displays to Minimize Lifecycle Cost in Industrial Applications

Emerson has released the new portfolio of RXi industrial display and panel PC products for monitoring, visualizing and enhancing everyday production processes in life sciences, metals and mining, power and water, and manufacturing and machinery. A modular design is foundational to the industrial display platform, enabling users to select the right configuration based on application needs and minimizing lifecycle cost through flexibility, easy serviceability, and field upgradeability.

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EPLAN Data Portal Update January 2020, No. 2

Since January 22nd, in addition to updated data ePLAN are very pleased to announce LEMO S.A. as a new partner.

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Integrating digital platforms into the real world

Digital business platforms are an important part of HANNOVER MESSE, where they cut across multiple areas of the “Digital Ecosystems” display category. “Platform business models are the way of the future,” said Hubertus von Monschaw, Deutsche Messe’s Global Director Digital Ecosystems for HANNOVER MESSE. “While they have long been par for the course in the consumer segment, they’ve been a little slow to catch on in manufacturing. But they are indeed catching on, and there is no doubt that the platform economy will play an increasingly important role in the industrial B2B segment.”

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Davos: Alpine showcase for the future of electric transport

Train, bus, lift or automobile: Davos’ clean, climate-friendly, sustainable and future-proof transport concept and its eco-friendly generation and distribution of electricity are the envy of cities around the world. ABB’s innovative technology helped make them possible.

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Hatch enters strategic partnership with General Fusion

General Fusion announced today that it has entered into an industrial partnership with Hatch Ltd. (Hatch) to bring power plant engineering and other expertise to its Fusion Demonstration Plant project. This partnership includes an investment by Hatch into the recently announced General Fusion USD $65 million Series E financing round.

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Honeywell Brings Secure Communications and Messaging Software to Mobile Workers

Honeywell today announced a new unified communications software solution to help mobile workers better collaborate with each other, allowing them to enhance productivity and provide superior customer experiences. Honeywell Smart Talk allows businesses to be positioned for the next generation workforce that expects a robust set of communication services.

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Rockwell Automation to Acquire Avnet to Expand Cybersecurity Expertise

Rockwell Automation announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire privately held Avnet Data Security, LTD, an Israeli-based cybersecurity provider with over 20 years of experience providing cybersecurity services.

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HPS Opens New Warehouse in Reno, NV

Hammond Power Solutions (HPS) will be opening a new warehouse in Reno, NV in early 2020. The new facility will replace the existing warehouse in Compton, CA, with plant operations in Compton being unaffected.

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New LD-250 mobile robot from Omron moves payloads up to 250kg and helps expand the flexibility of autonomous materials transport

Global automation solutions pioneer Omron Automation Americas recently launched its latest addition to the LD Series of autonomous mobile robots. Known as the LD-250, this new robot carries payloads of up to 250kg and has a sturdy structure that is optimized for items like transmission blocks, automotive seats and voluminous packaging materials that are bulky as well as heavy.

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Universal Robots Helps Manufacturers Meet New-Year Goals During “National Cobot Awareness Month” in January

January is traditionally a month for new hope and new energy to meet life and business goals. But for manufacturers facing a new year with the lowest unemployment rate in more than five decades, it can be a tough time to expect workers to come back with enthusiasm from holiday celebrations to dull and menial tasks. That makes January an ideal time for National Cobot Awareness Month, says Stu Shepherd, regional sales director of Universal Robots (UR) Americas division.

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Moxa Introduces Industrial Network Defense Solution to Overcome Modern-day Industrial Cybersecurity Challenges

Moxa Inc. recently introduced its Industrial Network Defense Solution, which is specially designed to secure industrial networks from both an Operations Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT) perspective to better address the surging market demand for a comprehensive cybersecurity solution for industrial networks. Moxa’s Industrial Network Defense Solution includes critical IT cybersecurity technologies such as an Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), a key component for defense-in-depth strategies, that has been specifically tailored to protect OT networks from cyberthreats without disrupting industrial operations.

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ABB and Equinor sign major frame agreement for oil and gas operations worldwide

ABB has signed a new frame agreement to deliver safety and automation systems across Equinor’s installed base and greenfield projects worldwide, helping minimize cost, schedule and risk. The frame agreement continues more than three decades of collaboration, with ABB supporting Equinor to consider innovative opportunities in an era of greener, cleaner energy and increasing automation.

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Beckhoff Introduces Smart Engineering Directly in the Cloud

Beckhoff Automation has introduced new TwinCAT Cloud Engineering software for IoT and Industrie 4.0 applications. With this feature-filled addition to the TwinCAT 3 platform, users can instantiate and use existing TwinCAT engineering and runtime products directly in the cloud. The solution is easy to access from the Beckhoff website with a web browser and requires no additional software.

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Fusetek’s Jeff Owens Promoted to Western Regional Sales Manager

Fusetek has announced that Jeff Owens will be promoted to Western Regional Sales manager effective January 1^st, 2020.

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Peter Körte to head Siemens Strategy

Reliable Controls releases EQUIPMENTview support for the MACH-ProView LCD

Emerson Launches Modular Industrial Displays to Minimize Lifecycle Cost in Industrial Applications

EPLAN Data Portal Update January 2020, No. 2

Integrating digital platforms into the real world

Davos: Alpine showcase for the future of electric transport

Hatch enters strategic partnership with General Fusion

Honeywell Brings Secure Communications and Messaging Software to Mobile Workers

Rockwell Automation to Acquire Avnet to Expand Cybersecurity Expertise

HPS Opens New Warehouse in Reno, NV

New LD-250 mobile robot from Omron moves payloads up to 250kg and helps expand the flexibility of autonomous materials transport

Universal Robots Helps Manufacturers Meet New-Year Goals During “National Cobot Awareness Month” in January

Moxa Introduces Industrial Network Defense Solution to Overcome Modern-day Industrial Cybersecurity Challenges

ABB and Equinor sign major frame agreement for oil and gas operations worldwide

Beckhoff Introduces Smart Engineering Directly in the Cloud

Fusetek’s Jeff Owens Promoted to Western Regional Sales Manager

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