At its regular meeting today, the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG made the first personnel decisions required to set the course for the company’s future. Managing Board member Michael Sen – whose current duties include responsibility for the company’s equity investment in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) – will be proposed as CEO of the new company in the energy and electricity sector.
Omron Automation Americas recently announced the launch of a cutting-edge safety light curtain that supports flexible production needs and provides high levels of environmental resistance.
Brock Solutions welcomed more than 50 children age 2-14 and their parents to participate in an evening filled with hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities. Those activities saw the children, divided by age group, utilize creative problem-solving skills while exploring the forces of friction, creating catapults, designing geometric string art, building circuit boards, and more.
You are invited to attend the Electromate Automation Fair on November 6, 2019. The event will take place at the Delta Hotels Burnaby Conference Centre in Burnaby, British Columbia. The Automation Fair is a great opportunity to explore new technologies and see what’s changing in the world of Automation and Motion Control.
The Omron Automation Americas booth at PACK EXPO 2019 in Las Vegas is slated to be a unique opportunity to explore near-future manufacturing equipment as part of a wide-ranging, interactive demo. In particular, the company’s new autonomous mobile manipulator and the integration between Omron’s TM Series collaborative robot and Robotiq’s vacuum grippers are innovations to see.
Emerson has expanded AMS Device Managerwith HART-IP support, making it easier to connect with devices and control systems and potentially eliminate hundreds of thousands of dollars in project hardware and engineering. AMS Device Manager is used by thousands of facilities across the globe to streamline installation of field devices during capital projects, increase safety system uptime, and quickly and safely test devices from the control room.
Science and STEM teacher Sharon Taylor has always been a go-getter, so choosing FANUC’s externship program to learn more about the robotics and automation industry was a no brainer.
For the fourth year in a row, Manufacturers Automation Inc. has been awarded the “Outstanding Distributor Achievement Award for 2019.”
Production facilities can contain thousands of technologies from different vendors. Cybersecurity threats only need to exploit one of them to steal trade secrets, stop production or even harm workers. To better secure today’s complex and often vulnerable production operations, the ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance recently announced Rockwell Automation as a founding member.
Allied Electronics & Automation is announcing the expansion of its current Sales organization. The addition will include 40 new roles, combined with a restructuring of the team, to further enhance the company’s ability to serve customers in key markets across the Americas.
Manufacturers are customizing products to meet more targeted consumer demands. As a result, they must contend with shorter production runs and more frequent changeovers, which takes time away from producing products. The MagneMover LITE system is helping make these higher-SKU operations efficient by moving payloads faster in a more flexible way than traditional conveyors do today.
With over 55 years as an Industrial Automation Distributor, Proax has once again expanded its product offering and technical expertise to provide more versatility and superior mechanical solutions. Their new offering includes a specialized team dedicated to mechanical solutions, several new industry leading product lines, and a new online robotic configurator.
Kraken Robotics announced that following successful trials with Husky Energy, its wholly owned subsidiary, Kraken Robotic Systems, has been awarded funding for the development of a mooring chain laser inspection sensor, for use in offshore oil and gas applications.
Based on its recent analysis of the North American integrated performance management market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Yokogawa with the 2019 Global Customer Value Leadership Award for its differentiated solution offerings – Oprex Profit-driven Operation (PDO). This solution is expected to become the standard for managing global plant operations.
Schneider Electric has joined the newly formed ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance as a Founding Member.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) announced today the first Founding Members of its new Global Cybersecurity Alliance (GCA): Schneider Electric, Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Johnson Controls, Claroty, and Nozomi Networks.
This project is funded [in part] by the Government of Canada.
Ce projet est financé [en partie] par le gouvernement du Canada.
