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Mersen Acquires the Remainder of Fusetech’s Capital to Strengthen Its Manufacturing Efficiency on Europe’s Electric Fuse Market

Mersen has recently announced that it has repurchased the stake held by the Hager Group in Fusetech, thereby acquiring full control of the company based in Kaposvar, Hungary. This operation enables Mersen to strengthen its manufacturing efficiency on Europe’s electric fuse market, and to integrate a high-performance site for the manufacture of some of its future product ranges in accordance with European standards (IEC).

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Beckhoff Webinar: TwinCAT Bode Plot – Optimization of Drives in Machine Applications

The TwinCAT 3 Bode Plot Base is the ideal tool in the TwinCAT Engineering for the optimization of drives in machine applications. It displays frequency response and phase in graphic form and thus indicates possible optimizations of the axis properties. Several plots can be simulated and at the same time displayed. In this 30-minute webinar, Daniel Viermann from the Application and Support Dept. for Drive Technology demonstrates the use and subsequently the interpretation of the Bode Plot.

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Rockwell Automation Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Rockwell Automation, Inc. has recently announced that Nicholas Gangestad will join the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer on March 1. He will report to Rockwell Chairman and CEO Blake Moret. Gangestad joins Rockwell after a long career with 3M, where he most recently served as the company’s chief financial officer and oversaw all aspects of the financial organization including compliance, financial planning, treasury, and tax.

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Rockwell Automation to Present at Citi’s 2021 Global Industrials Virtual Conference

Rockwell Automation, Inc. Chairman and CEO, Blake Moret, will present at Citi’s 2021 Global Industrials Virtual Conference on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. The fireside chat will be webcast beginning at approximately 7:50 a.m. Central Time and will be available on the Rockwell Automation Investor Relations website.

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Roland Busch New President and CEO – Jim Hagemann Snabe Reelected Supervisory Board Chairman

Recently, Siemens AG has successfully completed the succession process for its top management. As long planned, Roland Busch (56) has succeeded long-serving President and CEO Joe Kaeser (63) as head of the Munich-based technology company. At the company’s virtual Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on February 3, 2021, shareholders also confirmed, by a large majority, Supervisory Board Chairman Jim Hagemann Snabe (55) for another four-year term of office.

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Galco Industrial Electronics Introduces Allison Sabia as New Chief Executive Officer

Galco Industrial Electronics (Galco), an industrial electronic components distributor, announced that Allison Sabia has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer as of February 1, 2021, replacing long-time CEO Mike Conwell, who is retiring. Ms. Sabia joined Galco as President and Chief Operating Officer in November 2020, bringing with her extensive experience in distribution, digital marketing and eCommerce.

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Littelfuse Acquires Hartland Controls – Acquisition Expands Industrial Product Portfolio and End Market Leadership

Littelfuse, Inc. recently announced it has acquired Hartland Controls. Headquartered in Rock Falls, Illinois, Hartland Controls is a manufacturer and leading supplier of electrical components used primarily in heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVAC/R) and other industrial and control systems applications. For 2020, Hartland Controls had sales of approximately $70 million.

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Klein Tools Named in Energage 2021 Top Workplaces USA

Recently, Klein Tools, a family-owned and managed hand tools manufacturer, announced it has earned the 2021 Top Workplaces USA award, issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces. This is the inaugural year for Top Workplaces USA, built on the program’s 14-year history surveying more than 20 million employees across 54 markets for the regional Top Workplaces awards.

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The Ray and Southwire Announce Partnership to Enhance Energy & Highway Infrastructure

Southwire recently made a $10,000 match contribution issued to The Ray for Georgia Gives Day, securing a record-breaking year in contributions for The Ray’s Georgia Gives fundraising campaign. Georgia Gives Day is an annual day of giving in Georgia, dedicated to giving back to philanthropies and nonprofit organizations. The campaign falls on the national Giving Tuesday holiday, the Tuesday following Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

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Two Excellent Production Line Uses for RFID

Radio-frequency identification (RFID) isn’t something that every manufacturer takes advantage of, but it can nonetheless lead to greater operational efficiency in a variety of applications. Even if you’re currently finding your needs met with barcoding, safety light curtains and other strategies, it might be worthwhile to consider how RFID might make some improvements.

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Beckhoff Joins the Open Process Automation Forum

Beckhoff Automation is now a member of The Open Group and its well-known Open Process Automation™ Forum (OPAF). OPAF is an international forum of end users, system integrators, suppliers, academia and standards organizations who are working together to develop the specifications for utilizing open process automation technology in next-generation process control systems.

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Rockwell Automation Announces Key Additions to Leadership Team

Rockwell Automation, Inc. recently announced two key additions to its executive leadership team, naming Scott Genereux senior vice president and chief revenue officer and Brian Shepherd senior vice president, Software and Control, effective Feb. 1. Genereux and Shepherd will report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Blake Moret.

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Electrical Control Panel: What It is and Why You Need One

Industrial equipment and machines require defined functions and orderly control to achieve their various process goals. Electrical control panels carry out these functions within manufacturing equipment. An understanding of what they are highlights their critical importance to industry. In its simplest terms, an electrical control panel is a combination of electrical devices which use electrical power to control the various mechanical functions of industrial equipment or machinery.

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The Importance of Automation in the Oil & Gas Industry

The oil and gas industry is growing every day—but it can be difficult to keep up with this increase in demand without automation. Various automated systems, such as SCADA and PLC technology, are incredibly useful in catching and preventing errors, increasing productivity, and reducing safety risks. The market for oil and gas is rapidly growing, and the use of automation in this industry is expanding right along with it.

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CONNECTIVITY+ – HARTING collaborates with MIT

Espelkamp-based (Germany) connectivity specialist HARTING has announced, that it has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Industrial Liaison Program (ILP) to become a member of one of the world’s leading innovation ecosystems. “Participation in the MIT Industrial Liaison Program will support us in our endeavors to offer our partners worldwide, and especially in the USA, measurable added value,” stresses Dr.-Ing. Kurt D. Bettenhausen, Board Member for New Technologies and Development.

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Dr.-Ing. Börne Rensing Appointed New CEO at Wieland Electric

The Bamberg-based Wieland Electric GmbH has appointed Dr.-Ing. Börne Rensing as its new CEO. As technical CEO, Dr. Rensing will focus on the areas of development and production and will manage the company’s fortunes together with Bernd P. Uckrow. With over 20 years of industrial professional experience in management positions, Börne Rensing brings practical experience in the areas of development, production and sales.

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