Spark Power’s Jason Sparaga on his Career, the Industry, and their Pole-to-Product Service Model
Spark Power Corp. is one of North America’s leading independent providers of integrated electrical power services and solutions.
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SEW-EURODRIVE: Pushing Boundaries
This April, while attending the Hannover Messe Trade fair, Panel Builder & Systems Integrator had the opportunity to spend some time at SEW-EURODRIVE’s impressive booth with Jochen Sauer, Head of International Marketing for the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.
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Rockwell Automation: Beyond Data Integrity
We all know that technology is advancing at an incredible rate. Particularly within the past two years, the rapid evolution of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has enabled manufacturers to take significant steps toward digitalizing their operations.
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Fanuc: Optimize Your Warehouse Footprint with Automation
With the growth of e-Commerce, comes major changes in global retail and logistics. Because of this, companies are seeking automated warehouse solutions to meet this growth. New automated technologies are providing these companies with the capabilities they need to optimize their use of resources. By minimizing operational space, automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) enable retailers to not only maximize their resources but also ship products faster and more efficiently.
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Taking the Show on the Road in Canada: Pepperl+Fuchs takes technology right to the users
This June the Pepperl+Fuchs road tour made its way through Ontario and Quebec, visiting several automation providers and manufacturing facilities. During one of the stops at a manufacturing facility in southern Ontario I was able to tour the mobile exhibit with Richard Krawczyk, Account Manager of Factory Automation in Canada.
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Coordinated Systems = Limitless Potential: Digitally Supported Switchgear Engineering
What do NBA sportsmen like the world champions from Toronto, The Raptors, and the workings of their teams, have in common with system technology from Rittal and Eplan? More than you might expect. In short, both operate on an “all for one and one for all” basis. Both demonstrate how coordinated systems that link together can tap into unimagined potential.
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Top 5 ways intelligent mobile robots boost productivity in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing
It goes without saying that materials transport in industries like consumer electronics, automotive electronics and semiconductor manufacturing can get complicated. To enable small-volume, high-mix semiconductor production, for example, wafer cassettes must be transported in complicated orders with precise timing.
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What is the Value of IIoT? Why Should Miners Embrace It?
The next industrial revolution is here. New technology and automation solutions are catalysts for evolving your mining operations – helping make you more connected, efficient and productive.
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Industry Insights with Owen and Linda Caron, Global Product Manager, Factory Automation at Parker Hannifin
In this issue of Industry Insights with Owen I had the privilege of asking Linda Caron of Parker Hannifin a few questions about the industry and how Parker Hannifin is addressing industry shifts and concerns.
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Reconciling the Two Truths of All Industrial Automation Systems
I recently met with a client from a large CPG company who said his challenges are rooted in the fact that every industrial automation system comprises two descriptions of the truth, a physical one and a logical one. And because of the development process, these two truths are rarely aligned.
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New ISA book introduces an inexpensive, easy-to-understand way to protect against industrial cyberattack
With their advanced, microprocessor-based technologies, today’s industrial automation and control systems (IACS) deliver much-improved performance and features compared to their analog counterparts.
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Modernize Your Power System, Boost Productivity
As an oil and gas producer, you may be feeling the effects of relying on an outdated power-distribution system. You’re facing reduced productivity, increased safety risks or additional stress due to the constant need for troubleshooting.
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SCHUNK Market and Technology Report: Deft Hands
Today still, the human hand is regarded as the benchmark when it comes to flexibility of gripping tools. Particularly when it comes to service and assistance robotics, humanoid manipulators that enable the widest variety of gripping variants will be more and more in demand in future.
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Industry Insights with Owen and Warren Osak, Founder and CEO of Electromate
In this issue of Industry Insights with Owen I had the opportunity to sit down with Warren Osak, founder and CEO of Electromate.
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Serving Up Value By Controlling Food and Beverage Processes
As food processing continues to grow in complexity, companies remain vigilant for how to make facilities work better without expanding their footprint.
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Case Study: Maintenance Inspection Windows on Transformers
Today, transformers are everywhere, feeding various voltages into our homes and businesses. When a transformer fails in a commercial or industrial environment, that failure can disrupt a significant portion of facility operations.
