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In his role as MES business unit lead, James will use his background in software development, consultancy and technology implementation to continue to develop Zenith Technologies position in the provision of MES solutions and services to the life science industry.

Nordson was recognized for its willingness to share technical knowledge with others in the electronics manufacturing industry as evidenced by the many papers that have been presented at numerous SMTA conferences.

The eighth such regional facility in the U.S., the Plano facility includes sales offices, engineering labs and training facilities. This 2,600 square-foot office will provide sales and engineering expertise for customers in the south-central United States.

The all-electric ferries operated by Fjord1 will ply the E39 Anda-Lote route on the west coast of Norway. Both will have a cargo capacity of 120 cars, twelve trailers and 349 passengers. Operation on the 2.4 kilometer-long route will start in January 2018.

Service robotics market is driven by increase in investment in research and development and rapid industrialization, Underdeveloped mobile automation is a major opportunities of service robotics market, North America held largest market size for service robotics market

By Bill Lydon, Automation.com The event, a follow-on to the successful 1st End User Industry Day event in June, provided the opportunity for more users to learn about and consider joining the new open process control standards initiative.

Schneider Electric’s Hub Height Wind forecasting capabilities provide wind speeds, wind gusts and wind direction forecasts seven days in advance at different heights of turbines. Turbine-specific forecasts can be generated for any worldwide wind farm location.

A pressing challenge facing manufacturers in the US is the growing skills gap. Experts project that over the next 10 years nearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs will be needed. However, because of the ongoing shortage of qualified workers, up to 2 million of these jobs may go unfilled.

Country Maid had to add an additional line to help meet demand. They could either replace their mixer with a larger one, which would require expanding their facility to accommodate its size, or they could install a smaller new mixer with the new additional automated line.

By Jim Rock, Seegrid South Carolina is one of leading locations for vision guided vehicles (VGV), driven in part to the increasing North American fork truck free (FTF) initiatives.

The new warehouse is part of a 50 million Euro project that will allow Poco Loco to centralize its storage in one location, giving it even more control over its logistics process.

The report covers forecast and analysis for the home automation market on a global and regional level. The study provides historic data of 2014 along with a forecast from 2015 to 2020 based on revenue (USD Million).

The increasing use of mobile devices means industrial marketers must focus on content optimized to be noticed, consumed and acted upon.

The latest version expands plant operators’ ability to monitor and control safe production through direct object linking

The drive system is currently in development on a 60-ton articulated underground haul truck application, yet more than 1000 mining-duty powertrain systems are deployed globally in the open pit mining market which includes all- electric excavators and various haul truck applications.

In this position, Cannon will develop EnOcean's business in the North American market and strengthen the company's position as a supplier of wireless technology for self-powered Internet of Things applications.

CC-Link is a family of open automation network technologies that enable devices from numerous manufacturers to communicate, resulting in a fast, deterministic control system

The applications of embedded systems have increased drastically over the past years, especially in the automotive industry. Multi-core technologies are being appreciated and are now in great demand across various industry verticals. Embedded graphics systems have now become a mainstay in consumer electronics, which is another industry growing at an exceptional rate.

Protected in a rugged aluminum housing with key lock mechanism, three connectors for each panel combined with display port, HDMI, or DVI video input, and adjustable depth for bracket room.

Fluke tools, software and data expertise together with eMaint’s SaaS offering represents a convergence of maintenance solutions to ensure uptime and maximize return on assets for maintenance and operations managers.

For this space mission, a customized BEI Kimco moving magnet VCA was attached to, and will position the moving mirror assembly of the OSIRIS-Rex Thermal Emission Spectrometer (OTES).

NEMA MG 1 addresses new U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations that require motor manufacturers to comply with efficiency targets. The new rule requires most induction motors from 1 to 500 hp to meet the premium efficiency levels appearing in NEMA MG 1.

The five trade shows and corresponding educational conferences organized by HFUSA showcased industrial technology solutions that support Industry 4.0 factory operations and help manufacturers implement equipment with Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) capabilities.

Non-destructive test systems are increasingly applied in industry for their strong potentialities in improving and standardizing quality control.

By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.com Cyber protection is certainly a major issue for industry, but a comprehensive security protection program needs to focus on the physical and personnel aspects of protection and detection as well.

The webinar will show how engineers, production managers, and decision makers can rapidly assess the options for adapting an existing line to make a new product, increase production, or optimize a process to reduce costs.

Learn how new technological advances are resolving not only these issues but also allowing for new value to be realized through the digitalization of predictive maintenance as a core part of a Digital Enterprise.

Featuring its PlantPAx platform, Rockwell Automation will demonstrate process and automation solutions for efficient process control, monitoring and management.

The donation of $100,000 in automation hardware and expert training will help support career pathways for high school students in manufacturing and engineering at the THINC College & Career Academy located in LaGrange.

NKT Cables is acquiring ABB’s global high-voltage cable system business with a total value of 836 million euros (US$934 million). The business is part of ABB’s Power Grids division, which is undergoing a strategic review.