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Bedrock Automation, maker of Bedrock OSA®, the world’s most powerful and secure automation platform, has appointed Tony Mannion Director of Sales.

Siemens industry experts describe how to use digital solutions to increase manufacturing productivity in the machine tool industry and introduce SINUMERIK ONE, what they’re calling the first “digital native CNC.”

Especially for gantry systems, rapidly accelerating heavy loads can shoot the electrical power demand of frequency drives through the roof. At the same time while braking, regenerative energy is being put back into the drive system.

Developing a cybersecurity strategy begins with understanding the current situation, including existing risks.

Sandvik’s Nadine Crauwels has been inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Robotics innovators seek tech talent to work and live in Pittsburgh.

SAP SE and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems announced the successful implementation of the SAP S/4HANA Manufacturing solution for production engineering and operations for the U.S. defense and diversified technologies company’s Electromagnetic Systems Group.

Canvass Analytics Inc., a leader in industrial AI, has closed US$6.5 million in Series A funding.

Emerson executes turnkey project that enables gas-fired plant to generate additional revenue, reduce costs.

IETF recommends the SmartBlue CPace protocol for password-protected access to instruments.

What is the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)? It's a complex question.

The ISA Global Cybersecurity Alliance's guide to security lifecycles in the ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards is now available for download.

The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) worked with consultants at ABI Research to develop a new guidance document, NEMA 5G 1 5G Best Practices Technical Guidance Report.

Improve operational efficiencies with Winmate's rugged vehicle-mounted computers engineered for in-vehicle applications.

Survey results to be discussed at PAS OptICS 2020 conference along with more than two dozen sessions featuring industry executives, experts, and practitioners.

Consumer electronics manufacturing is a fast-paced industry. To maintain and enhance their competitive edge, companies in this sector need to regularly adopt innovative technologies in their plants and their products to meet ever-evolving market demands. Currently, this means adopting smart, interconnected manufacturing approaches to create highly responsive and productive factories. To achieve such infrastructure, businesses should invest in the right industrial communications technology.

Railway machine tool builder needed robust 5-axis machine to ensure uptime, accuracy, and precision in cutter tool manufacturing.

With currently 37 members, the number of founding members in November 2019 has more than quintupled even before its first birthday. Clear tendency: More and more members are joining every week.

Collaboration will increase supply chain performance while reducing roadway congestion.

UL brings robust operational technology cybersecurity, industrial automation and control systems expertise to industry cybersecurity group.

Honeywell to leverage Microsoft Azure cloud platform and connect Microsoft Dynamics 365 to Honeywell Forge, enabling predictive maintenance applications with closed-loop maintenance workflows in the buildings industry.

Opens 30,400 sq. ft. distribution center in St. Louis for PPE, MRO products, along with standard parts.

To be held at KINTEX for 4 days from Oct. 28 to 31.

What do Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs) look like in the age of Industry 4.0?

On Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020, industry professionals from leading hardware and software suppliers will partner together for a roundtable webinar discussion on technology used to achieve success in CNC manufacturing.

Eaton envisions faster approach to develop measurable global conformance assessment for cybersecurity.

The scaling of efficiencies and business value from automation and the Internet of Things (IoT) over the past few years has been transformative. In factories especially, costs drop, waste decreases, and businesses can control and gain insight into their processes like never before.

MIG-O-MAT wanted to bolster its already established soldering technology, increasing accuracy and repeatability. To do this, the company began to investigate ways to remove 100 per cent of process fatigue by deploying automation. In other words, to remove humans from the equation.

In conjunction with their ongoing research cooperation, Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Netze BW GmbH have co-developed an intelligent and environmentally-friendly distribution substation.

Emerson will kick off its Mobile Road Show on Nov. 4, 2020, featuring an interactive mobile service center, which will run for nine months across multiple countries. The event is now available virtually for those who cannot attend in person.