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How the next step for innovating biomass boiler efficiency is digital twin technology.

Digi-Key Electronics announced that it significantly expanded its portfolio in 2021 by adding more than 500 new suppliers across their core business, Digi-Key marketplace and fulfilled by Digi-Key program.

System yields faster analysis and repair of oil and gas operations to reduce the accidental leakage of methane.

Partnership to enable rapid development, implementation, and provisioning of unique and secure identity for IoT applications.

The Digital Transformation Council (DTC) will be holding its Annual Meeting on Feb. 14, 2022. The meeting will return to an in-person format, hosted at the Renaissance Orlando Hotel at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida (in conjunction with the 26th Annual ARC Industry Forum).

Together with mining electric vehicle drivetrain developer MEDATech, the two companies demonstrate secure exchange of operational data for production optimization.

To ensure a steady supply of FPGAs, BitFlow met with Altera to establish forecasting and lead times, ultimately resulting in purchasing additional stock.

The leadership team of Okuma America Corporation, a worldleading builder of CNC machine tools, controls and automation systems, is pleased to name Gosiger as the 2020 Okuma Distributor of the Year.

Celebrating a quarter century of success, the Beckhoff engineering and runtime platform continues to deliver maximum functionality through bold decisions and a drive for innovation.

Molex predicts that 2022 will usher in the era of mass customization as consumers’ increasing demands for tailored experiences propel continued technology innovations in the new year and beyond.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Cook as global segment director, off-highway and marketing Americas segment manager, Fluid Power.

ABB’s Distributed Control Systems (DCS) maintained a leading share of around 20 percent in 2020 in a market worth more than $14 billion.

Siemens signs a Memorandum of Understanding with LG Energy Solution: Both companies will collaborate in the field of battery manufacturing intelligence.

The liaison agreement will advance the use of augmented reality and digital twin technologies for training and much more.

As the number of cyberattacks on industrial control systems increases—as does their visibility to the public—many businesses in the automated manufacturing space are shifting cybersecurity strategies to protect their industrial networks.

The leading automation networking event is back in-person and will feature mentalist Kevin Viner.

This shared-source, not open-source, code is based on the nxtControl IEC 61499 runtime engine code donated by Schneider Electric.

The use of industrial robots in factories around the world is accelerating at a high rate: 126 robots per 10,000 employees is the new average of global robot density in the manufacturing industries–nearly double the number five years ago (2015: 66 units).

Dragos will provide more information on the bourgeoning Activity Groups as it becomes available.

Here we are at the end of my term as President of ISA.

New orders of manufacturing technology totaled $571.5 million in October 2021, according to the latest U.S. Manufacturing Technology Orders Report published by AMT–The Association For Manufacturing Technology. The three consecutive months ending in October totaled $1.7 billion, the largest three-month total since April 1998.

By connecting CNC machines online, factory operators can identify critical productivity issues and take the necessary steps to correct them with very little downtime, maintenance or additional costs.

Fibox is celebrating its 30th Anniversary. To mark this Anniversary, Fibox will donate thirty thousand euros to charities across the globe helping children, animals and the environment.

Richard Lind has been a board member of I.A.R. Systems Group AB since 2019 and is a former CTO of the Internet of Things (IoT) at Microsoft.

Americans for a Clean Energy Grid (ACEG)—a diverse coalition focused on expanding, integrating, and modernizing the North American high-voltage grid—has elected National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) Vice President Operations Patrick Hughes as president.

Merit-based scholarships invest in students' leadership potential and vision for the future.

Chinese manufacturing is under pressure from both ends: raw material and energy prices are rising sharply; while consumer demand is weak. However, despite considerable supply chain problems during the latter part of the year, the 4th quarterly update of our Manufacturing Industry Output (MIO) tracker, shows that Chinese manufacturing is on track to achieve 5.9% growth.

The VMA membership elected the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, following the announcement of the slate of candidates at its Annual Meeting, which took place in October.

Companies need to reevaluate their operations from the ground up to fully take advantage of IIoT.

The company has announced intent to acquire a healthcare IoT security provider. The Series E funding will be co-led by new investor SoftBank Vision Fund 2.