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Waldom Electronics Adds JAE Electronics Inc. to it’s Product Offering

Waldom Electronics Adds JAE Electronics Inc. to it’s Product Offering

Waldom Electronics, Inc. proudly announces the expansion of its Manufacturer Line Card with the addition of JAE Electronics, Inc. This strategic partnership positions Waldom as their Authorized Distributor in the Americas. JAE Electronics, Inc. will be participating in Waldom’s Excess Inventory Solution, providing their distributors with immediate access to a broad range of products available at reduced Minimum Order Quantities (MOQs).

Solutions for the Wind Industry: Phoenix Contact and JMS Energy Announce Partnership

Solutions for the Wind Industry: Phoenix Contact and JMS Energy Announce Partnership

JMS Energy, Inc., and Phoenix Contact have joined forces to deliver advanced solutions for renewable energy. JMS Energy will install and support Phoenix Contact’s solutions for the renewable energy space. The collaboration brings together the expertise of both companies—JMS Energy’s extensive experience in wind farm production and Phoenix Contact’s 100-year history in electrical engineering and automation.

Schneider Electric Appoints Heather Cykoski as Senior Vice President of Industrial Automation, U.S.A. & Process Automation, Canada

Schneider Electric Appoints Heather Cykoski as Senior Vice President of Industrial Automation, U.S.A. & Process Automation, Canada

Schneider Electric has recently announced the appointment of Heather Cykoski as Senior Vice President, Industrial Automation, U.S.A. & Process Automation, Canada. In this role, Cykoski is focusing on accelerating growth of Industrial Automation, inclusive of discrete, hybrid, and process manufacturing, in the United States and Canada. She will also work closely with local and global stakeholders – including AVEVA, partners and customers – to address the industry’s green energy trilemma of balancing modernization plans, managing security concerns, and working within limited resources.

EPLAN Data Portal Update 02 November 2023

EPLAN Data Portal Update 02 November 2023

In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 468 manufacturers and almost 1,510,000 data sets are available with the update November 14, 2023. New manufacturer catalogs are available from JST Power Equipment with 22 data sets for generals, ELEXIM a.s. with 9 data sets for voltage sources and generators, Oriental Motors with 1,025 data sets for motors, and SHODEN CORPORATION with 12 data sets for protection devices.

A New Website from AttaBox Enables Users of Polycarbonate Enclosures To Solve Diverse Application Challenges
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A New Website from AttaBox Enables Users of Polycarbonate Enclosures To Solve Diverse Application Challenges

AttaBox Enclosures has recently announced the launch of a newly updated website, designed to provide fast access to valuable knowledge for the effective selection, installation, and use of durable, reliable, electrical and industrial enclosures. The focus of this site is to enable users of polycarbonate enclosures to understand and solve the many application challenges specific to diverse, demanding, indoor and outdoor applications.

Omron Announces Hawk Technology as a Certified Systems Integrated Partner

Omron Announces Hawk Technology as a Certified Systems Integrated Partner

Omron Automation Americas recently announced Hawk Technology as a new partner in its Certified Systems Integrator program. Based in Rock Island, Illinois, Hawk has been providing superior services and products that maximize their customer’s productivity and success. Hawk Technology has been collaborating with Omron in developing machines and systems for end users for many years.

Southwire Announces Partnership with READY Robotics

Southwire Announces Partnership with READY Robotics

Southwire is pleased to announce a partnership with READY Robotics, a provider of cutting-edge automation solutions that overcome obstacles faced by manufacturers, to deploy automation at five of the company’s facilities. Through the partnership, Southwire’s Retail East Customer Service Center (CSC) in Villa Rica, Ga.; Utility Products Plant in Carrollton, Ga.; Kentucky Plant in Hawesville, Ky.; Florence Plant in Florence, Ala.; and Bremen Campus in Bremen, Ind., will participate in the automation pilot.

Schneider Electric and Compass Datacenters Expand Partnership with $3 Billion Multi-Year Data Center Technology Agreement

Schneider Electric and Compass Datacenters Expand Partnership with $3 Billion Multi-Year Data Center Technology Agreement

Schneider Electric has recently announced at its Capital Markets Day meeting with investors a $3 billion multi-year agreement with Compass Datacenters. The agreement extends the companies’ existing relationship that integrates their respective supply chains to manufacture and deliver prefabricated modular data center solutions. The skyrocketing generation and consumption of data, in large part due to the burgeoning AI market, requires a new breed of data centers that can be standardized in their design, manufactured efficiently, and delivered more quickly at a lower cost.

Beckhoff Wins the Industrie 4.0 Innovation Award for the MX-System
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Beckhoff Wins the Industrie 4.0 Innovation Award for the MX-System

In the MX-System, Beckhoff offers a flexible, space-optimized, intelligent system solution that completely eliminates conventional control cabinets and can thus revolutionize the world of automation. This innovation has now been recognized with the Industrie 4.0 Innovation Award. In the MX-System, Beckhoff has bundled over four decades of automation expertise into a modular system that performs all of the tasks and exhibits the properties of a classic control cabinet.

CDM Electronics Is Now An Authorized Stocking Distributorship For Positronic
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CDM Electronics Is Now An Authorized Stocking Distributorship For Positronic

CDM Electronics has announced an agreement with Positronic to stock and distribute their line of high-reliability Rack & Panel connectors, contacts and accessories at their Turnersville, NJ location. Positronic, a subsidiary of Amphenol Corporation, is one of the world’s major manufacturers of interconnect products for defense, industrial and commercial applications. CDM now provides the full range of Positronic GAP and GAPL series PCB-terminated rectangular connectors, along with the MIL-DTL-28748-qualified GM and GMCT series connectors.

Bud Adds Synergistic Component Sales as Rep in New England

Bud Adds Synergistic Component Sales as Rep in New England

Bud Industries is excited to announce the addition of Synergistic Component Sales as its rep in the New England area.  Their territory includes Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Connecticut.  Synergistic Component Sales fills Bud’s open sales territory that was previously covered by Logan Sales for over 30 years. Led by Jerry Cray and Doug Lewis, the firm has assembled a group of knowledgeable sales people including Bill Hiller and Dan Smith.

Rockwell Automation Completes Acquisition of Cybersecurity Software and Services Company Verve Industrial Protection

Rockwell Automation Completes Acquisition of Cybersecurity Software and Services Company Verve Industrial Protection

Rockwell Automation has recently announced it completed its acquisition of Verve Industrial Protection, a major asset inventory system and vulnerability management solution. This acquisition will expand Rockwell’s cybersecurity offerings and help build resiliency and security of customers’ operations. “We are excited to welcome Verve’s team to Rockwell Automation,” said Matt Fordenwalt, senior vice president, Lifecycle Services at Rockwell Automation.

Rockwell Automation Celebrates 32nd Automation Fair

Rockwell Automation Celebrates 32nd Automation Fair

Rockwell Automation, Inc. opens its annual event, Automation Fair, in Boston with members of its global PartnerNetwork. The event brings together more than 10,000 participants from around the world to Discover What’s Possible with the hottest innovations, the smartest experts, and the latest strategies.  Automation Fair is a one-of-a-kind annual event, held this year at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Nov. 6 – 9. It offers an immersive experience showcasing the value and power of Rockwell’s expertise and solutions.

Jeff Hall Announced as Newly Promoted Plant Manager for Robroy Industries Enclosures Division

Jeff Hall Announced as Newly Promoted Plant Manager for Robroy Industries Enclosures Division

Robroy Industries Enclosures Division, manufacturers of Stahlin and AttaBox enclosures, has recently announced that Jeff Hall has been promoted to Plant Manager for the company’s enclosure manufacturing facility in Belding, Michigan. Mr. Hall will be responsible for all plant functions as well as managing maintenance team and providing support to the Operations Team. He provides extensive experience from nearly 17 years with Robroy Industries as a plant engineer. Additional expertise includes tool and mold design, injection molding, and facilities management.