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Festo Welcomes Groupe EP as A Distributor for Quebec, Atlantic Canada

 

Festo has announced a distributorship agreement for Quebec City-based Groupe EP to sell and support the company’s complete portfolio of pneumatic, electric and process automation products throughout Quebec and Atlantic Canada. This new partnership took effect on Sept 1. “With its focus on growth, strong technical bias for automation, and a well-earned reputation for providing customers with value-added sales and support, Groupe EP is a particularly good representation of what Festo is looking for globally in a distributor,

 

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Approved: Green Light for Joint Company Semikron Danfoss

 

SEMIKRON and Danfoss Silicon Power are joining forces to establish the ultimate partner in power electronics. On August 22, less than five months after it was first announced, the new leader in power semiconductor modules started doing business as Semikron Danfoss. With an existing workforce of more than 3,500 dedicated power electronic specialists, Semikron Danfoss will provide world-class technology expertise to its loyal customer base. The merger comes with a strong growth plan and a firm commitment to future investments, paving the way for green growth and a more sustainable, energy efficient, and decarbonized future.

 

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Digi-Key Celebrates Ribbon Cutting of Product Distribution Centre Expansion

 

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers some of the world’s largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, celebrated the ribbon cutting of its Product Distribution Center expansion (PDCe) recently, expanding the company’s headquarters’ footprint by 2.2 million square feet for a combined total of more than 3 million square feet. The new facility allows Digi-Key to pick, pack and ship nearly three times the previous daily average of 27,000 packages to customers in more than 180 countries around the world.

 

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iVT Expo is Heading to Chicago, Littelfuse Will be There – August 31 to September 1

 

The iVT Expo is heading to Chicago. Wednesday, August 31, 2022 – Thursday, September 1, 2022. iVT Expo is an international exhibition that features the latest components and technologies that go into making the next generation of industrial vehicles. Littelfuse will be showcasing their diverse mix of standard and custom engineered solutions for electromechanical switching, power control and circuit protection applications that are built to endure the rigors of industrial & off-highway vehicle equipment applications.

 

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Rockwell Automation Wins Globee® in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards

 

Rockwell Automation announced recently that The Globee® Awards, organizers of the world’s premier business awards programs and business ranking lists, has named Rockwell Automation, a winner in the 14th Annual 2022 Golden Bridge Business and Innovation Awards.

 

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Ontario Welcomes $14.8 Million Investment to Create Good-Paying Manufacturing Jobs

 

The Ontario government is supporting an investment of more than $14.8 million by Greenlid to build a new manufacturing facility that will bring the company’s production to Ontario. To advance this project, the government is providing Greenlid with $500,000 in funding through the Regional Development Program’s Southwestern Ontario Development Fund.

 

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Motion Announces Senior Vice President Appointment

 

Motion Industries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Lisa Solomon has been promoted to Senior Vice President – Corporate Accounts. In her new role, Ms. Solomon will lead all of Motion’s Corporate Accounts in North America, plus other Company teams, including the Corporate Accounts Support group, Corporate Accounts Development, P2 MRO, Onsite Solutions, Energy Services and International Sales.

 

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ABB And Red Hat Partner to Deliver Further Scalable Digital Solutions Across Industrial Edge and Hybrid Cloud

 

ABB and Red Hat recently announced a global partnership to enable industries using ABB’s process automation and industrial software to scale rapidly and flexibly leveraging Red Hat’s industry leading enterprise platforms and application services built on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The collection, management and analysis of industrial plant data is critical to improve the efficiency of operations while addressing safety, security and productivity needs. This is consistent with ABB’s strategy for the evolution of process automation.

 

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PILZ Is Ready for The Mobility Transition: Establishment of The Business Unit Rail

 

Punctual trains, energy-efficient technology, international solutions, and an infrastructure that enables greater capacity – these are the basic requirements for mobility transition. We will be helping to shape these even more intensely from now on. By establishing the new Business Unit Rail, we are expanding our railway technology offer and bundling our global railway activities.

 

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Siemens Closes Brightly Acquisition, Elevating Software Offering for Building Operations

 

Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), the frontrunner in digital buildings, has completed the acquisition of Brightly Software, a leading U.S.-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of asset and maintenance management solutions. The acquisition elevates SI to a leading position in the software market for buildings and built infrastructure. It adds Brightly’s well-established cloud-based capabilities across key sectors – education, public infrastructure, healthcare, and manufacturing – to Siemens’ digital and software know-how in buildings.

 

ABB Opens Global Innovation and Training Campus for Machine Automation at B&R In Austria

 

ABB opened its new global innovation and training campus at the headquarters of B&R in Eggelsberg, Austria, its global center for machine and factory automation. The new campus will create up to 1,000 additional high-tech jobs and includes world-class research and development laboratories, as well as global training facilities for up to 4,000 people per year in collaboration with universities. ABB invested EUR 100 million in the expansion of the B&R headquarters.

 

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Ontario Supports Significant Aerospace Investment to Boost Regional Economy

 

The Ontario government is supporting a $21.4 million investment by Cyclone Manufacturing, a leading supplier of aerospace components and sub-assemblies with manufacturing facilities in Mississauga and Milton. This investment will strengthen Ontario’s advanced manufacturing sector and further grow the province’s economy.

 

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Ontario Training More Workers for In Demand Careers in Auto Manufacturing

 

The Ontario government is working for workers by investing $5 million to provide free training to 500 people from underrepresented groups to prepare them for well-paying jobs in the province’s thriving automotive manufacturing sector. The project will provide participants with the necessary skills for rewarding careers in machine operation, assembly, quality control, and logistics. The program will also help address a critical shortage of workers in a vital industry as Ontario positions itself as a North American leader in auto manufacturing.

 

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Sustainability At Festo – On the Way to Climate Neutrality

 

Automation is an enabler for the industrial transformation towards climate protection and resource efficiency, sustainability, and the circular economy. With its products and solutions, Festo contributes to enabling resource-efficient production and helps to establish a circular economy along the entire value chain – with the clear aim of reducing CO2 emissions. 

 

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Student Summit to Feature the ‘Manufacturing Technology Classroom of the Future’ at IMTS 2022

 

The Smartforce Student Summit will be held at IMTS – The International Manufacturing Technology Show, Sept. 12-17, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Produced by the Smartforce Development team of AMT – The Association For Manufacturing Technology, which owns and operates IMTS, the Student Summit brings together students from elementary school through college, scout troops, robotics and STEM clubs, home-schooled students, and educators of all levels to explore the latest Industry 4.0 digital technologies driving manufacturing today.

 

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Skills Ontario Celebrates Key Partner Sheridan College, Host of WorldSkills Industrial Mechanics Competition

 

Sheridan College, a major partner of Skills Ontario, has been announced as the host of the Industrial Mechanics category for the 2022 WorldSkills Competition Special Edition this fall. This prestigious event provides young competitors with a global opportunity to compete in their skilled trade field. Sheridan College was selected through Canada’s WorldSkills member, Skills/Compétences Canada.