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Brüel & Kjær Vibro Names Volker Polonyi as CEO and President

  • June 29, 2022
  • News

Brüel & Kjær Vibro (B&K Vibro), one of the leading worldwide independent suppliers of condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, has named Volker Polonyi as its new CEO and president.

ThinkIQ Enhances Vision Platform to Eliminate Manufacturing Blind Spots

  • June 28, 2022
  • News

ThinkIQ, a pioneer of digital manufacturing transformation SaaS, announced major enhancements to its Vision platform. The new offering provides unprecedented visibility on the shop floor, eliminating blind spots and increasing productivity and worker safety.

Automation Helps Crews Run a Tight Ship

  • by Westport Yachts Engineering Staff
  • January 7, 2021
  • Feature

A premier yacht builder gets on board with reliable automation platforms for monitoring and controlling ship systems.

Emerson Launches Virtual Access to Mobile Road Show

  • October 21, 2020
  • News

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.

The Future of Manufacturing Plants: Self-learning, Self-adapting, and Self-sustaining

  • by Melissa Landon
  • September 15, 2020
  • Feature

AspenTech is working toward what is called an SOP, or Self-Optimizing Plant.

The Growing Impact of the Cobot Revolution

  • by Bill Lydon, Automation.com
  • July 12, 2020
  • Feature

By Bill Lydon
Accelerating the application of collaborative types of robots is the integration of vision systems with artificial intelligence, and this integration is enabling a range of new applications.

HARTING and seven other manufacturers establish M12 standard for push-pull locking mechanism

  • June 28, 2020
  • News

Phoenix Contact, HARTING, Molex, Murrelektronik, Binder, CONEC, ESCHA and Weidmüller have come together to establish a standard for the push-pull locking mechanism of M12 connectors on the market. Together, they are pursuing the one goal of ensuring compatibility across manufacturers.

ARC Advisory Group releases Fire and Gas Systems market research report

  • June 3, 2020
  • News

New ARC Advisory Group research on the global Fire and Gas Systems market reveals that manufacturers are switching to cloud-based systems to be able to provide employees with remote access to their gas detection systems.

Rotork actuators enhance water flow for New York City fireboats

  • March 20, 2020
  • Case Study

The IQ part-turn actuators provided are used on two fireboats, ‘Firefighter 2’ and ‘Firefighter 343’. The actuators have the important duty of controlling the flow of water to the fire nozzles on deck, meaning that they are vital in the event of an emergency.

Omron announces opening of California robotics headquarters

  • March 12, 2020
  • News

The company has invested $10 million USD in the new 128,000 square foot facility where it will design, develop, test and manufacture robotic and safety automation solutions.