Allied Electronics & Automation is furthering its award-winning commitment to inclusivity by launching a new website accessibility initiative. Allied has been actively engaged in a series of website upgrade initiatives designed to reflect its digital-first business model and deliver a robustly interconnected, customer-centric experience on any device.
Schneider Electric recently announced that the company has been featured in the 2022 “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion” list. This award from Disability:IN recognizes the company’s commitment to disability, inclusion and equality within the workplace.
Littelfuse, Inc. has recently announced the completion of its acquisition of C&K Switches. C&K is a designer and manufacturer of high-performance electromechanical switches and interconnect solutions with a strong global presence across a broad range of end markets, including industrial, transportation, aerospace, and datacom.
The Schmersal Group has named Anton Ivanov as the new industry manager for food, beverages, medicine, and packaging. In this position, his tasks include supporting and consulting Schmersal’s customers at home and abroad. In addition, he will also be responsible for the development of new products and maintenance of the existing product ranges tailored to this particular field.
Since July 18th, in addition to updated data, EPLAN are very pleased to announce the following new addition: KEYENCE CORPORATION (NFPA Data), with 8 new data sets with PLC, cables, connection splicers / line connectors, sensors, switches and pushbuttons.
Allied Electronics & Automation is giving its employees a new way to work across its more than 40 locations with a new hybrid office space and flexible work model. While the COVID-19 pandemic presented multiple challenges for nearly every business, it allowed Allied to realize that many of its employees wanted to work differently.
Sager Electronics now offers SANUPS power systems from Sanyo Denki, which include uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems along with renewable energy inverters.
Johnson Controls has recently announced that 38-year company veteran Jeff Williams is retiring and that a global search is underway for his successor. Williams’ replacement will inherit a business group generating more than a third of Johnson Controls approximately $24B annual revenues including product development and research & development. Williams started at Johnson Controls in 1984 as a sales account manager and spent more than 30 years in its automotive business before taking over as leader of its Global Products business in 2019.
nVent Electric plc has recently announced a new strategic investment in Iceotope Technologies Ltd. and plans for enhanced collaboration through a strategic alliance agreement. This will further integrate Iceotope’s precision immersion cooling solutions with nVent’s holistic suite of accessories, power distribution and advanced liquid cooling products.
Graybar has recently named Paul Woodard as District Vice President for the company’s Atlanta District, effective July 11, 2022. Woodard will replace Mark Adams, who will retire from Graybar on July 1, after more than 40 years with the company.
Emerson recently announced it has acquired Fluxa, a provider in the life sciences industry that uses software and modern technology architectures to accelerate the speed to market for new therapies, drugs and vaccines. The acquisition builds on Emerson’s software and solutions portfolio and life sciences expertise. Emerson made an equity investment in Fluxa, which is based in Glendale, California, in 2021.
Since June 30th, in addition to updated data EPLAN are very pleased to announce the following new partners: Amokabel with 60 new data sets with cables, ELCO (TIANJIN) ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. with 396 new data sets with sensors, switches and pushbuttons, and TKF Connectivity with 4,188 new data sets with cables.
Rockwell Automation has just announced an unprecedented partnership with Bravo Motor Company, a company from California that offers applied innovation around decarbonization with a focus on the production of batteries, vehicles and energy storage systems. With the new alliance, Rockwell Automation will contribute to the provision of cutting-edge solutions for the manufacture of batteries and electric vehicles in the Brazilian market, based on the concept of the circular economy.
Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc., has joined CESMII –The Smart Manufacturing Institute. As a platinum member, Phoenix Contact will work with CESMII and other member companies to radically accelerate the development and adoption of advanced sensors, controls, platforms, and models – all to enable Smart Manufacturing (SM) to become the driving sustainable engine that delivers real-time business improvements in U.S. manufacturing.
Registration is now open for the IMTS 2022 Conference, one of 12 conferences occurring at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, which runs Sept. 12-17. All conferences are co-located with the show at Chicago’s McCormick Place.
At ARC Forum Orlando, Schneider Electric announced a collaboration with Intel to extend EcoStruxure Automation Expert by creating a Distributed Control Node (DCN) software framework complimented by an associated Intel processor-based DCN hardware offering.