November 10, 2023 Siemens has announced an investment of US$150 million in a new high-tech manufacturing plant in Dallas-Fort Worth to help power American data centers and critical infrastructure. This plant will produce state-of-the-art reliable and efficient electrical equipment. It will enable accelerated growth of U.S. data centers, which is being driven by the exponential…
November 9, 2023 New Greenwood, Indiana facility will also serve as the new headquarters for long-time representative partner, George E. Booth Co. Endress+Hauser and its sales and service partner, George E. Booth Co., broke ground Monday, November 6 on an approximately 106,000 square-foot commercial office and light industry facility in Greenwood, Indiana. The facility will…
November 6, 2023 GHGSat will launch the world’s first commercial hosted-payload focused on monitoring sources of CO2 later this year GHGSat, a global leader in high-resolution emissions monitoring from space, will launch the world’s first commercial hosted-payload focused on monitoring sources of carbon dioxide (CO2) later this year. Currently under construction, GHGSat-C10 will use the…
Provincial investment will boost northern economy and food security November 6, 2023 The Ontario government is providing more than $4.1 million through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to nine agri-food projects in the North. This investment will boost local food production, create jobs and stimulate expansion and diversification in the northern agri-food sector. Greg Rickford,…
Fall Economic Statement includes an additional $100 million to attract new jobs to the province November 6, 2023 Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, issued this statement following a monthly employment release by Statistics Canada, which showed that while employment in Ontario decreased in October 2023, almost 160,000 jobs have been…
November 6, 2023 From November 30 to December 1, 2023, in booth #814, Mitsubishi Electric Automation will be showcasing its Workforce Development Program, Diamondworks!, to empower attendees seeking STEM learning in manufacturing. Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. will be exhibiting at ACTE’s CareerTech VISION 2023 at the Phoneix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. CareerTech allows attendees…
The updated edition of the international standard for automated guided vehicle systems has been available since June 2023. November 2, 2023 What is ISO 3691-4? ISO 3691-4, “Industrial trucks – Safety requirements and verification – Part 4: Driverless industrial trucks and their systems” is the most important international standard for automated guided vehicles (AGV) and vehicle systems…
November 2, 2023 Rittal Outdoor Enclosures for Any Environment Whether in telecommunications, water management, or building automation – every application has special, industry-specific requirements. But how can operators meet the different challenges despite harsh outdoor conditions? In close cooperation with the industry, Rittal develops flexible outdoor solutions that adapt to different application scenarios in different…
November 2, 2023 he clock is ticking. So let’s make big changes and leverage technology to transform the everyday by combining both the real and digital worlds. It’s time to make our cities more livable, design and produce innovative solutions faster and make transportation more sustainable. Start your transformation journey now. More Information Technology to…
November 1, 2023 Experience the high precision, ultra-compact, PLC-controlled MCS500 (SCARA robot) by Mecademic, as it performs a soldering application alongside the Meca500. More Information Mecademic Related Product Mecademic Accelerates Micro-Automation with its New MicroDASH SCARA Series Mecademic, specialists in robots for micro-automation, announces the formal launch of its new product line, the MicroDASH series,…
November 1, 2023 Microsoft and Siemens are deepening their partnership by bringing the benefits of generative AI to industries worldwide. As a first step, the companies are introducing Siemens Industrial Copilot, an AI-powered jointly developed assistant aimed at improving human-machine collaboration in manufacturing. In addition, the launch of the integration between Siemens Teamcenter software for…
November 1, 2023 ABB has announced that Mathias Gaertner has been appointed General Counsel and Company Secretary and a Member of the Executive Committee. He will join ABB in 2024 and succeed Natalia Shehadeh, who has held the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary ad interim since June 1, 2023, and who in the future will…
November 1, 2023 Festo has appointed Thomas Böck, 52, to succeed Oliver Jung as head of the Management Board of the family-owned global automation technology leader, effective Jan 1, 2024. The Management Board is the senior executive team charged with overseeing the worldwide operations of the company and strategic development. Böck was most recently CEO…
Strategic investment from Emerson’s corporate venture capital arm supports First Resonance’s ION Factory Operating System Emerson has announced it has made a strategic investment through Emerson Ventures, its corporate venture capital arm, in First Resonance, a Los Angeles-based start-up transforming manufacturing with its ION Factory Operating System (OS). Through Emerson Ventures’ value-add strategic investment approach,…
NI to become new Test & Measurement segment within Emerson November 1, 2023 Emerson has announced it has closed its acquisition of NI, a leading provider of software-connected automated test and measurement systems, at an equity value of $8.2 billion. The acquisition of NI advances Emerson’s position as a global automation leader and expands its…
TNR Industrial Doors’ expansion will create good-paying jobs in Oro-Medonte October 27, 2023 The Ontario government is welcoming a $40 million investment by TNR Industrial Doors Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance rubber, freezer and cooler doors. The investment will be used to build a new advanced manufacturing facility that will create 30 new, good-paying…