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.
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 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.
In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 464 manufacturers and more than 1,500,000 data sets that are available with the update on November 03, 2023. Updated and new data is available from companies such as Baumer Holding AG, Lenze SE, Schneider Electric SA, J. Schmalz GmbH and Weidmueller Group.
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 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.
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 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 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 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, 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.
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.
Industrial companies are increasingly relying on what’s known as edge computing in their production. It allows them to capture and process data where it’s generated: at the field level in the plant. At this year’s SPS trade show in Nuremberg, the technology company Siemens is expanding its range of products and services for Industrial Edge at all levels. This will allow users to connect their information technology (IT) even better with the operational level (OT). Industrial Edge is also part of the portfolio of the Siemens Xcelerator open and flexible business platform.
The International Society of Automation (ISA) has recently announced the publication of a new position paper, “Automation Depends on People to Make the World a Better Place.” Automation is all around, impacting everything from food people eat to clean drinking water to devices people use to reliably communicate to the safety of vehicles people travel in. Advances in manufacturing, technology, sustainability, and safety will all depend upon automation technologies and people working together to bring the most creative and innovative solutions to bear.
Robroy Industries, manufacturers of Stahlin, a major brand of fiberglass electrical and industrial enclosures; and AttaBox, the most durable, extensive family of polycarbonate enclosures, has recently announced that Roger Schroder has been promoted to Operations Manager for the company’s enclosure manufacturing facility in Belding, Michigan.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. will be exhibiting at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION 2023 at the Phoneix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. CareerTech allows attendees to meet with a multitude of organizations that provide solutions for career growth through networking, program sessions, and more. Mitsubishi Electric Automation will be showcasing its Workforce Development Program, titled Diamondworks!, designed to empower students, employees, and employers with cost-effective and tailored programs.