November 1, 2024 The 2024 ANCA Tool of the Year Awards, now in its seventh year, celebrated excellence in the cutting tool industry at an awards ceremony during IMTS in Chicago. This year’s event, coinciding with ANCA’s 50th anniversary, highlighted the continued creative design and manufacturing prowess that continues to wow judges in ANCA’s prestigious…
October 31, 2024 ABB introduces new brand positioning “We help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner” underpinning the next phase of the company’s development as a leader in electrification and automation following its successful transformation period. It articulates what ABB wants to be known for in the minds of its customers. The new brand positioning…
October 31, 2024 ABB has began the phased opening of a new $100 million campus in New Berlin, Wisconsin to increase U.S. production capacity of industrial electric drives and service to fully meet Build America Buy America Act (BABAA) requirements. ABB employees, elected officials, education leaders, and media gathered for a ribbon cutting event to…
October 31, 2024 Innovation has a long and deep-rooted tradition at Beckhoff. Their continuous further development of hardware and software regularly sets new standards in the automation industry. Especially in the course of digital transformation, BEckhoff’s TwinCAT automation software is increasingly in the spotlight. With TwinCAT Machine Learning and TwinCAT Chat, they make it easier…
October 31, 2024 The need to control and have visibility in the automation processes has increased. Omron’s traceability 4.0 connects digital and physical technology to optimize and improve yield. They add additional value with quality components and products. Traceability 4.0 connects information about people, processes, equipment, and parts. More Information Omron Related Story Traceability 4.0….
October 31, 2024 Industries are the beating heart of the modern world. And today, for ABB’s customers in every industry – from energy to building, transport, manufacturing and more – to run their business is no longer enough. They need to meet higher targets, be more sustainable, and manage transitions. They need to outperform. Or as…
October 30, 2024 The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (Cyber Centre) has released its National Cyber Threat Assessment 2025-2026 (NCTA 2025-2026). As with previous assessments, it provides a snapshot of cyber threats affecting Canada and Canadians and forecasts how they may evolve in the coming years. The Cyber Centre’s flagship report helps build Canada’s resilience…
October 30, 2024 The collaboration unlocks much-needed innovation in the construction industry by improving the speed and quality of design projects while reducing risk; Augmenta launches first-ever AI design solution to enable design automation for electrical subcontractors Augmenta, the leading AI platform for the built environment, has announced a partnership with ENG, a global leader in…
October 30, 2024 Put remote I/O and valves where you need them. Easily add digital I/O, IO-Link, and analog inputs to extend the functionality of your PLC across your machine or conveyor line. The CPX-AP product lines from Festo support up to 80 modules of additional I/O on one fieldbus module. And with CPX-AP-I distributed…
October 30, 2024 Festo at the Hydrogen Expo in Hamburg Generating energy sustainably is one of the great challenges of our time – and green hydrogen is a building block of the solution. Hydrogen will play a key role in the future energy landscape and in the decarbonization of energy-intensive industries. Festo offers comprehensive automation…
October 23, 2024 Siemens and ServiceNow have announced a new collaboration, that debuted at the ServiceNow World Forum in Munich. The companies intend to enhance industrial cybersecurity and drive the integration of generative AI into shopfloor operations. This mutual cooperation leverages Siemens’ Sinec Security Guard for industrial vulnerability management and the Siemens Industrial Copilot for…
October 22, 2024 Province prioritizing energy affordability for families and businesses as it plans for continued growth On October 22, the Ontario government released Ontario’s Affordable Energy Future: The Pressing Case for More Power, outlining the challenges facing the province as demand for energy continues to rapidly grow, as well as the province’s path to managing this…
October 21, 2024 Comau put the Power of Automation on display at 34.BI-MU, Pavilion 15, Booth D10, presenting its newest innovations in advanced robotics, high-speed machining and digital backed automation solutions. Held from October 9th – 12th at Fieramilano, BI-MU is Italy’s most important exhibition for metal working, machine tools, robots, automation systems, digital and additive manufacturing, in…
October 21, 2024 Comau has secured a public tender with the National Institute of Chemistry in Slovenia, to industrialize flexible machines for advanced cell formation and testing. The collaboration aims to develop and industrialize flexible machines for the formation and testing of advanced cell technologies at varying working temperatures. The project was started in June,…
October 17, 2024 A recent survey conducted by Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, reveals that Canadians are growing impatient with the slow progress of the country’s largest corporations, highlighting a concerning gap between public expectations and business efforts. These findings come at a critical moment as Canada…
October 17, 2024 To address critical workforce shortages, BlueForge Alliance and Learning Blade Launch New Submarine Manufacturing Curriculum Learning Blade, a STEM career exploration platform for grades 5–9, has announced the launch of a new mission, “Beneath the Waves: Building Submarines” in an effort to address critical workforce shortages. The manufacturing and engineering-focused curriculum is…