Beckhoff USA has recently hired Paxton Shantz to serve as Fabrication Industry Manager. Shantz will use his extensive automation and fabrication experience to direct Beckhoff sales and support efforts for manufacturers and machine builders in forming, welding, cutting, additive manufacturing and many other applications across the U.S.
PEM® PFC4™ self-clinching captive panel screws from PennEngineering® install permanently into stainless steel enclosures to enable easy access whenever necessary.
Graybar, a distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, recently named Tom Twitty as District Vice President-Business for the company’s Phoenix and California Districts, effective August 24, 2020.
Parker Hannifin was recently pleased to announce that the Zagrebačka pivovara brewery in Zagreb, Croatia is benefitting from innovative new filtration technology, thanks to a partnership with Agidens Process Automation. Zagrebačka pivovara, which is part of Molson Coors, commissioned Belgium-based Agidens Process Automation to implement a Cold Stabilisation Module (CSM) at its brewery site.
Beckhoff introduced the EtherCAT real-time Ethernet system to the market in 2003 and disclosed its details within the EtherCAT Technology Group (ETG) the same year. The ultra-fast communication system has taken the automation world by storm ever since, says Thomas Rettig, Senior Manager of Control Systems and Communication Architecture at Beckhoff – a fact that was underscored further when the ETG issued its 3,000th EtherCAT vendor ID in July 2020.
Five Days Full of Solutions, Trends, and Digital Networking
The Technology Days, taking place for the first time this year, provide participants with the opportunity to talk to specialists and find out about the added value of this communication technology. A keynote, discussions, and an exhibition constitute the framework of this digital conference.
With the Beckhoff Webinars, Beckhoff offers customers the opportunity to participate in online-based presentations on products and technologies. The online seminars are presented by Beckhoff technology experts and take about 30 minutes.
Schneider Electric and Allied Electronics & Automation are partnering to deploy a suite of digital resources, hosted on Allied’s Build a Better Control Cabinet digital hub, that can help customers more effectively design, build and maintain industrial control panels and cabinets.
Emerson and Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas have recently joined forces again to develop digital technologies, software and services to help utility customers drive operational excellence in North America. The companies will collaborate on digital solutions to optimize performance and reliability, enable predictive and AI-driven maintenance strategies, and automate operational decision-making.
Siemens USA has recently launched an advanced microgrid research and demonstration environment at its U.S. Corporate Technology headquarters in Princeton, NJ. The living lab will validate the latest technologies in order to provide the market with a comprehensive blueprint of how microgrids can be flexibly operated in similar applications such as universities, office parks and industrial sites while reducing the adverse impacts of energy uncertainty.
Electrocomponents plc, a global omni-channel solutions partner for industrial customers and suppliers, has joined The Valuable 500, a global organisation committed to advancing disability inclusion in the workplace. The goal is to persuade 500 influential multinational companies that have 1,000 employees or more to make a public commitment to advancing disability inclusion in their organisation and take the lead in encouraging governments and societies to follow suit.
With the Beckhoff Webinars, we offer customers the opportunity to participate in online-based presentations on products and technologies. The online seminars are presented by Beckhoff technology experts and take about 30 minutes.
Vertech is excited to announce that their Steinhauer ModCenter 293 is here and fully operational. The ModCenter is a fully automated CNC machine enabling Vertech’s UL508 panel shop to make precision cutouts in control panel enclosures and automate the process of drilling and tapping back panels.
Graybar, a distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, was recently named a Top Workplace in Indianapolis, Knoxville and New Jersey. These awards come on the heels of Graybar being named a Top Workplace in Atlanta for the seventh consecutive year.
Phoenix Contact is in the midst of hosting its fifth annual Smart Communities conference in an online-only format this year. The company has livestreamed two parts of a three-part series of technology workshops focusing on how the Internet of Things (IoT) helps to integrate smart buildings into smart cities.