Internetization: A New Word for Our Global Economy
The word globalization has lost its relevance and lustre with the emergence of the new global economy of the 21st century. In fact, it’s become an anachronism.
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Reko International Group Announces New Director of Automation Division
Reko International Group Inc. has announced that Mark Read has joined Reko’s executive team as Director of the Automation Division. He is replacing Rick Stone, who is retiring after almost 29 years of service.
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Clearford Water Systems Announces the Acquisition of Koester Canada & Team Aquatic
Clearford Water Systems Inc. has announced the acquisition of Koester Canada Inc., an Ontario-based subsidiary of Koester Associates, Inc., a water and wastewater solutions and equipment supplier servicing the States of New York and New Jersey.
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5 Canadian Universities Make top 100 list for Automation and Control on the Academic Ranking of World Universities
In an increasingly automated world the importance of advanced training for the next generation is ever prevalent. Universities are focusing more time and funds into their Electrical Engineering Departments and more classes focused on advanced technologies for Control and Automation.
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Automation Becoming More Prevalent in Mining
Mining companies are starting to transform how they operate, namely by embracing automation in underground work, according to a senior executive at Barrick Gold.
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ABB and HPE Bring Intelligence to Industrial Plants
ABB and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) have announced a strategic global partnership that combines ABB’s industry-leading digital offerings, ABB AbilityTM, with HPE’s innovative hybrid information technology (IT) solutions. The partnership will provide customers with solutions that generate actionable insights from vast amounts of industrial data to increase the efficiency and flexibility of their operations and create competitive advantage.
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Emerson Withdraws Proposal to Acquire Rockwell Automation
Emerson has announced that it has withdrawn its proposal to acquire Rockwell Automation for $225 per share. The Rockwell Board of Directors had rejected the latest offer made by Emerson.
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Rockwell Automation Board of Directors Unanimously Rejects Unsolicited Proposal from Emerson
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously rejected Emerson’s unsolicited proposal to acquire Rockwell Automation received on November 16, 2017.
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New Techspan Control and Automation Catalogue
Techspan has published its 332 page Control and Automation Catalogue that covers the company’s complete offering that includes pin and sleeve devices, multipole connectors, push button, control and signalling devices, contactors, din rail terminal blocks and industrail interconnect line.
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SignalFire Announces Product Partnerships in Eastern and Western Canada
SignalFire Wireless Telemetry expanded its customer reach and support throughout Canada by adding 2 new channel partners to represent its wireless telemetry solutions. These automation and instrumentation solution providers will increase responsiveness to channel end users by offering local application engineering and product availability.
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Falco Announces Agreement to Purchase Mining Fleet for Horne 5 Project
Sandvik will be providing a complete automation solution that will increase efficiencies during production operations. Its experience, leading-edge technology and proven track record having supplied underground mining projects throughout the world will further enhance the execution of the Horne 5 Project.
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Siemens Cutting about 6,900 Jobs Worldwide
Siemens is responding to the rapidly accelerating structural changes in the fossil power generation market and the commodity sector. A consolidation plan for the Power and Gas Division (PG), the Power Generation Services Division (PS) and the Process Industries and Drives Division (PD) aims to increase capacity utilization at production facilities, drive efficiency and enhance expertise by bundling resources.
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New Facility Classification Model for Water Systems in B.C. & Yukon
British Columbia and Yukon Territory have embarked upon a new classification system for water systems that promises to strengthen the oversight of operational responsibilities, recruitment, training, and the development of System Risk Management Plans.
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Rockwell Automation’s Enhanced Machine Safety Portfolio Improves Productivity
Hardwired or add-on safeguards can lead to longer machine design times and lower operational productivity. To address these challenges, Rockwell Automation has enhanced its machine safety portfolio to include a full range of input, logic and output devices designed to help companies more easily make safety a core function of smart machines.
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Rockwell Automation Reviewing Revised Unsolicited Proposal from Emerson
Rockwell Automation Inc.has confirmed that it has received a revised unsolicited proposal from Emerson to acquire Rockwell Automation.
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Emerson and Informetric Integrate Batch Reporting Technology
Emerson is expanding its alliance agreement with Informetric Systems, a leading developer of data collection and reporting applications, to help life sciences companies deliver more than 50 percent reduction in batch reporting time while getting rid of bottlenecks in batch release processes. Emerson’s Syncade manufacturing execution system (MES) is integrating Informetric’s InfoBatch— flexible electronic batch reporting technology — to improve operational efficiency and eliminate reporting roadblocks in the batch release process.
