The global PLC market, which comprises of Nano PLC, Small PLC, Medium PLC, Large PLC, Programmable Automation Controllers (PAC), Software, and Services, is expected to grow at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2016 to 2021 and reach $13,145.1 million by 2021.
On Sept. 25, Apollo Electric & Controls, an new electrical company, fired up in Estevan. The outfit is run by partners Trevor Dutka and Jim Schlamp, who have joined up with the partners behind Estevan Meter Services Ltd. to create a sister company. Apollo works out of Estevan Meter’s building on the east side of Estevan.
Ontario is enhancing protection for workers by increasing the maximum fines for individuals and businesses that don’t meet workplace health and safety standards.
Scientists in one of Canada’s snowiest cities will help a sunny Caribbean island switch to a green energy grid. University of New Brunswick researchers have received $4.3 million from Ottawa and Emera Inc. — the parent company of Barbados Light & Power Co. — to develop potentially breakthrough renewable energy technology.
Sustainability and cost efficiency top the list of factors influencing the growth of the global water and wastewater market. Both municipal and industrial end users of the water and wastewater segments are investing in sustainable solutions due to global challenges of water stress, as well as changes in implementation and enforcement of regulatory policies throughout various regions.
ABB remains the number one in the market for distributed control systems (DCS) globally, as confirmed by the “Distributed Control Systems Global Market 2016-2021” report issued by ARC Advisory Group. ABB has effectively maintained its market-leading position since 1999, according to ARC’s research analysts.
ABB has announced actions across three divisions to complete the business model change for engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) as it ends its transition year 2017. These decisions are fully in line with ABB’s strategy to shift the center of gravity towards strengthened competitiveness, higher growth segments and lower risk.
Deployment of electrical distribution systems can be challenging for the oil and gas industry. Harsh environments, such as offshore platforms and onshore drilling and extraction sites often make it difficult for electrical distribution and power systems to be installed, commissioned and operated in traditional ways. Implementations are costly and systems uptime becomes a concern because of the complexity involved in making all the part pieces work together in a reliable fashion.
Reuters Reports that hackers recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators and the firm whose software was targeted. FireEye Inc disclosed the incident on December 14, saying it targeted Triconex industrial safety technology from Schneider Electric.
During the final portion of the episode 83 of the Northern Miner podcast with Matt Keevil, Walter Siggelkow, the President of Hard-Line Solutions joined in to discuss recent innovations in automatio and technology at gloabl mines. Walter shares some of the challenges and successes he has been a part of while working to upgrade legacy mine sites.
Consolidated sales for the quarter ended October 31, 2017, were $8.8 million, compared to $10.3 million in the prior year, a decrease of $1.6 million or 15.4%. The decrease in sales was related to timing of kickoffs in certain divisions as well as lower volumes in certain sectors.
WestRock Company, has agreed to acquire Plymouth Packaging, Inc. Plymouth is a corrugated packaging company that derives approximately 70 percent of its sales from its “Box on Demand” systems and corrugated fanfold, and 30 percent from traditional corrugated box packaging.
Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. (“Horizons ETFs”) announced the launch of the Horizons Robotics and Automation Index ETF (“Horizons ROBO”). Horizons ROBO is the first exchange traded fund (“ETF”) in Canada to offer global exposure to the rapidly growing robotics and automation industry.
Intuit Canada has released a report with Emergent Research examining whether or not Canadian businesses are embracing AI, and found that 61 percent of small businesses are using the automation technology to run their businesses.
Just after announcing the company would eliminate two percent of its workforce, Siemens announced they would buy Solido Design Automation, the Saskatchewan specialist in variation-aware design and characterization software for the semiconductor industry.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
