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Newton, MA – September 9, 2016 – Industrial Video & Control (IVC) announced today a line of low-profile, stainless steel, IP cameras designed for challenging environments. The cameras can withstand water and chemical wash down processes often necessary with equipment used in food and pharmaceutical processing environments. The cameras deliver high quality video and excellent performance in varying lighting conditions, at a low price point.

A Belgium-based producer of dairy products, Inex is achieving minimum energy savings of at least 18% from its refrigeration process as a result of switching to Dyneo permanent magnet motor technology from Control Techniques & Leroy-Somer. .

Roberta Nelson Shea spent the past 23 years as the Chair of ANSI/RIA R15.06 Robot Safety Committee that develops and defines technical standards for industrial robots. Universal Robots’ GTCO will start her employment September 19, in the Headquarters of Universal Robots in Odense, Denmark.

By Bill Lydon, Editor Automated Guided Vehicles (AVG) served as an enabling technology for a pharmaceutical manufacturer to achieve Stage By Component (SBC) – the delivery of every component required in the production process, "when I need it and where I need it."

Looking at a mechanical and electrical situation globally to spot obvious and safety threats first is always best.

Following a strategic review of the business and their long-term objectives, the safety specialist relaunched its Chinese operation on July 1, 2016, as the wholly foreign-owned enterprise HIMA (Shanghai) Industrial Automation Co., Ltd.

Automated Test Equipment Market is driven by demand for system on chip products in consumer electronics, Automated test equipment market is fueled by various design of electronic devices, investments and results from R and D are expected to gain a lead in automated test equipment market

AMT and SME have an extended history of successful collaboration in strengthening the U.S. advanced manufacturing technology industry and its workforce. A press conference will be held during IMTS on Tuesday, September 13 at 4:15 p.m. CDT.

Supergasbras needed a solution that offered comprehensive analysis tools, full process automation and the option of mobile use. The technology also needed to be accessible via the cloud.

GrafTech needed a secure, scalable solution that provided improved visibility into machine operations. The company partnered with Rockwell Automation to incorporate FactoryTalk VantagePoint EMI software into GrafTech’s newest version of the ArchiTech system.

The new Certified Platinum status acknowledges System Integration companies that have experienced engineers on staff and have been trained on the latest technology available from Cognex.

Jouret has been Chief Technical Officer at Nokia Technologies since April 2015, and recently drove a major acquisition in the digital health sector. Jouret will work from ABB’s Silicon Valley and Zurich offices.

Honeywell’s OPC UA stack is initially deployed in the new CSI 6500 ATG protection system. Evaluation for further deployment within Emerson Process Management is ongoing.

Global Process Plant Equipment In Downstream Oil And Gas Industry To Grow At A CAGR Of 1.18% During 2016-2020

The third edition of Automation Network Selection can help you make better decisions about the selection of equipment and communications networks.

Designed, constructed and tested over the last four years, the image sensors aboard OCAMS will behave in a manner similar to human eyes, from spotting the target asteroid from more than a million miles away to monitoring the sampling process just 10 feet from the surface of the asteroid.

Established in 1978 as a mechanical engineering design company, Indisa specializes in delivering projects and services to the mining, oil & gas, food & beverage, chemical, and plastics industries.

HIMA and system partner AC Arabia will present industry-leading safety solutions at the largest technical exhibition in Saudi Arabia. STC-12 takes place November 6-9 at the King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Cultural Centre in Jubail Industrial City.

By Thomas Cutler, Manufacturing Media Consortium The old warehouse is no more as the RF gun, constant verifications, small keypads, and hard to read screens are quickly becoming yesterday’s technology.

A converged IT & OT network architecture achieves seamless integration both horizontally, across multiple sites, & vertically, from shop floor to top floor.