Industry needs more local footholds again
Globalization is yesterday’s news – nowadays companies must follow multi-local competitive strategies to maintain enduring success, according to a study by international management consultants A.T. Kearney.
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Focus on the driving forces behind intelligent industry
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are continuing to grow in importance within Industry 4.0. With Industrial Intelligence as its lead theme, the upcoming HANNOVER MESSE is putting this development center stage.
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Chemical industry in the midst of digital transformation
In many areas, the chemical and pharmaceutical industry can be proud of its progress with regard to digitization. Protection against hackers is falling behind, however – as is education and training.
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Discover Automation with Mazak Event Draws Much Attention
The recently held Mazak Canada Discover Automation with Mazak event drew much attention from regional manufacturers, area students and the media, so much so that a third day was added.
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Rockwell Automation Receives IEC 62443 Security Certification
Companies that want to protect critical information, productivity and safety in connected operations require products that are developed with security in mind.
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Yokogawa to Acquire All Shares of NKS Corporation, a Specialist in Validating Pharmaceutical and Food Product Facilities and Calibrating Measuring Instruments
Yokogawa Electric Corporation and NKS Corporation announce that Yokogawa will acquire all shares of NKS Corporation.
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Validere raises $7M in funding to bring IOT and artificial intelligence to Oil & Gas
Validere, a venture-backed oil and gas IoT and artificial intelligence platform has raised $7 million in seed funding to transform oil and gas trading and logistics through reliable data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) insights.
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Yokogawa Adds to OpreX Control and Safety System Family with Development of Redundancy Software Platform for Use with PCs
Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a software platform that enables software packages to run on general-purpose computers in a redundant configuration, and has added this to its OpreX™ Control and Safety System family.
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Rockwell Automation and PTC Launch Collaborative Offering to Drive Digital Transformation Across Industrial Enterprises
Rockwell Automation and PTC yesterday announced that they have launched FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC, a software suite that enables companies to optimize their industrial operations and enhance productivity by providing decision makers with improved data and insights.
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Industrial cybersecurity experts from government and private industry explore advances in protecting energy sector from cyberattack
Leading industrial cybersecurity officials from government and private industry gathered in Houston on Monday, October 29, to discuss new ways of countering the rising threats of cyberattack in the energy sector.
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Hatch named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers for 2019
For the third consecutive year, Hatch has been named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, which recognizes employers at a national-level that lead their industries through thoughtful innovation and exemplary practices.
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B&R cloud application powered by ABB Ability opens new opportunities for OEMs
Asset Performance Monitor is B&R’s first cloud application based on ABB AbilityTM, ABB’s unified, cross-industry offering of digital solutions. By giving OEMs a reliable overview of all their machines in the field, it allows them to identify potential improvements, take service operations to the next level and unlock new business models and revenue streams.
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Industry analyst ranks ABB #1 for Distributed Control Systems globally
A recent report “Distributed Control Systems Global Market 2018-2022” issued by the ARC Advisory Group has confirmed that the pioneering technology leader, ABB, has retained its number one position in the market with a 20% market share, for the 19th year running.
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Coming Soon: The new EPLAN Pro Panel, Version 2.8, Virtual control cabinet engineering – fully matured
The new EPLAN Pro Panel, Version 2.8 is making its first big appearance at the SPS IPC Drives. The software for virtual 3D control cabinet engineering is characterised by its expanded flexibility, surprising users with a brand new 4K-capable user interface. It’s also causing decision-makers to sit up and take notice: during live, joint presentations in Nuremberg, EPLAN and Rittal will be introducing a whole series of innovations in the context of control cabinet engineering.
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Siemens and Bentley create a cloud for digital twins
Siemens and the US design software provider Bentley Systems recently unveiled the PlantSight cloud service . It enables processing plant operators to synchronize real data from a running plant with the engineering data.
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Rittal Systems’ REV Truck Drives Away with a Marketing Award from Electro-Federation Canada
Rittal Systems Canada, the world’s largest and most trusted manufacturer of enclosures, climate control systems, power distribution and software solutions, was delighted to receive one of Electro-Federation Canada’s Marketing Awards in the under $50 million category, for the second year in a row.
