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Three Decades of Growth and Success in North America

Celebrating growth and success for over 30 years – The US subsidiary SCHUNK Intec Inc. celebrated an important milestone on February 17, 2023. “Over the past 30 years, SCHUNK has become a true household name in the American market,” Henrik A. Schunk proudly stated. Now, solutions from SCHUNK can be found in American production facilities in every industry, from automotive to high-tech companies such as Space-X. “Establishing this kind of a respected brand is something we can be justifiably proud of,” Schunk asserted. He has a special relationship with the Morrisville site, having run the Intec there himself for several years.

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The Space-Performance Paradox Is Cracked

With the APC Smart-UPS Ultra series, Schneider Electric has now introduced an advanced 1-phase double-conversion UPS system with lithium-ion technology that is designed to deliver professional performance in the smallest possible space while maintaining flexibility. According to IDC (International Data Corporation), the global edge computing market is facing a massive growth spurt. As a result, more and more compute, network and storage resources are required locally and in close proximity to realize business-critical processes and IT applications that rely on network connectivity to the cloud.

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Weidmüller and New Energy in Canada

Weidmüller is well-known for its products that are engineered for the traditional energy markets. Today, across the globe, there is a push when it comes to new energy and renewable energy. Weidmüller Canada is well-positioned to serve this market with industry-specific products in solar, wind, and hydrogen. Canadian companies who want to break into the new energy space can turn to Weidmüller, not only for their products and solutions, but also for an industry partner who will support them on their journey of implementing new energy solutions into their operations.

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Delta Transformers Celebrates 40 Years

This year Delta Transformers reaches a new milestone, celebrating their 40th anniversary. Delta Transformers is a Canadian provider in the magnetics industry, manufacturing high quality transformers. Delta Transformers was founded in 1983 by Roland Pelletier in the town of Granby, QC, along with a group of passionate, dedicated and visionary employees. Their philosophy was to be the best in product diversity, quality, and customer service.

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What’s the Best Way to Guard AS/RS with Safety Light Curtains?

Automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) are a popular way to make storage space usage more efficient and cut down on manual labor. Although these systems also improve safety by eliminating the need for people to manually access shelving, safeguarding is still required to keep people out of hazardous areas. Safety light curtains are a key element in any AS/RS safety solution. The main challenge in AS/RS safeguarding is that the safety system needs to allow totes to enter the danger zone while keeping people out.

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Rittal, Eplan, Cideon and GEC at Hannover Messe 2023

Industry is under tremendous pressure to change. How is the manufacturing industry progressing toward smart production? How can we move from crisis management to long-term transformation in energy, efficiency and sustainability? How can we speed up the much-needed scaling up of infrastructure? How are companies countering the shortage of skilled workers? Rittal, Eplan, Cideon and German Edge Cloud will discuss these questions with visitors to the Hannover Messe, showing how expertise can be used to create comprehensive solutions in the relevant ecosystems.

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Achieving Sustainability with Schneider Electric’s FlexSeT Technology: A Discussion with Michael Lotfy

Schneider Electric recently brought its FlexSeT low-voltage switchboard technology into Canada. Designed with shortened lead times, increased efficiency and reliability in mind, the innovative technology is sure to make its mark in the Canadian electrical industry. We talked with Michael Lofty, Senior Vice President of Power Products and Systems at Schneider for more insight regarding the technology.

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Siemens Creates New Vertical Market Dedicated to Intralogistics in the U.S.

Siemens recently announced the formation of the new Intralogistics vertical that brings best-in-class material handling thought leadership, hardware automation, software and service solutions to customers in the United States. Siemens is leveraging its broad technology to address the market needs for digital transformation, cybersecurity, safety and sustainability. This new group will operate both as a vertical industry group and a horizontal business operation. It will reside within the Siemens Digital Industries — Motion Control business and functions in tandem with the organization’s existing additive manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, food-and-beverage, and other industry verticals.

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Achieving Power System Balance

For the power generation industry, maintaining power system balance as closely as possible to the ideal power factor (PF) of 1.000 using correction capacitors and other technology is critical. Power factor is a measure of how effectively electricity is used, with an equal 1.000 PF benefiting both the customer and utility, and a low or high PF indicating poor electrical power utilization. A low power factor can overload generation units making them work harder for the same amount of power.

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Hammer Blow Replaced by Smart Automation

Smart Automation for freight train brake tests is new – often, technologies and operations in rail freight transport have remained unchanged for decades. Until now, to perform the brake test on freight trains, staff walked the whole length of the train, using a special hammer to tap each axle to check the proper functioning of the brakes. PJM, the Austrian system specialist for rail transport, is committed to digital technologies for this procedure and worked with Pilz to develop the safety technology for the automatic brake test.

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How GraceSense is Predicting Unplanned Downtime

Nobody wants to deal with unplanned downtime, but for many it is unavoidable. Maintenance personnel are the first responders to an unforeseen event and must perform reactive maintenance to get their plant back up and running as quickly as possible. Unplanned downtime poses numerous risks including lost production time. This is also the window where over half of safety incidents occur. When production unexpectantly halts, lives are put at risk.

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Top Six Trends Shaping the Packaging Industry Today

Six trends shape the packaging industry as it is. Automation has been a game-changer in the packaging industry thanks to its significant impact on the efficiency, speed, and accuracy of the packaging process. As packaging companies adopt these new solutions, they’ll be increasingly capable of adapting quickly to meet changing customer demand and withstand the impact of stressors like the COVID-19 pandemic. Let’s explore a few of the biggest automation trends in packaging.

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Guillevin Automation: What You Need to Know

Guillevin Automation began in Quebec, Canada. They have been a group since 1983. There are four branches in Canada that span from coast to coast. There is the Pacific branch in British Columbia, another serves Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. Then there is the Ontario branch which supports the East region. The East region has 25 electrical branches, with locations in Quebec, Ontario, Ottawa, and Cornwall. Guillevin supports all these branches and are there to help their customers with over 40 decades of know-how.

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Palletization: The Ultimate Guide To Identifying Different Types

Palletization is a core step in the supply chain process. On the surface, palletizing can seem very simple — you just stack boxes onto an empty pallets. But there are many different types of palletization and various ways to compare these types. With so many different pallet types and materials, process layouts, and levels of automation, it’s easy to become overwhelmed when trying to determine which type of palletization is best suited to your specific needs.

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Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

Weidmüller’s scalable engineering software, u-control 2000, adapts individually to your requirements. And, the u-control is powerful, compact and fully compatible with Weidmüller’s I/O system u-remote. This article looks at what makes u-control the heart of your automation. Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are one of the main components of any automated system. A typical control system has inputs, outputs, controllers (i.e., PLCs), and some type of human interaction with the system, a human machine interface (HMI), for example.

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ASK RITTAL: Unique Hygienic Design Guarantee

The challenges in today’s food and beverage processing industry include global supply chain instability, rising shipping costs and labor shortages. But perhaps the most critical challenge is maintaining safety and sanitation standards with good hygienic designs. This is where identifying industrial enclosures engineered specifically for food production environments is key in helping to maintain a safe and sanitary facility where uptime is maximized and the potential for contamination is reduced.

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Three Decades of Growth and Success in North America

The Space-Performance Paradox Is Cracked

Weidmüller and New Energy in Canada

Delta Transformers Celebrates 40 Years

What’s the Best Way to Guard AS/RS with Safety Light Curtains?

Rittal, Eplan, Cideon and GEC at Hannover Messe 2023

Achieving Sustainability with Schneider Electric’s FlexSeT Technology: A Discussion with Michael Lotfy

Siemens Creates New Vertical Market Dedicated to Intralogistics in the U.S.

Achieving Power System Balance

Hammer Blow Replaced by Smart Automation

How GraceSense is Predicting Unplanned Downtime

Top Six Trends Shaping the Packaging Industry Today

Guillevin Automation: What You Need to Know

Palletization: The Ultimate Guide To Identifying Different Types

Weidmüller’s u-control 2000: The Automation Controller

ASK RITTAL: Unique Hygienic Design Guarantee

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