January 11, 2024 Province-led delegation promotes Ontario as North America’s second largest IT cluster The Ontario government has concluded a successful trade mission to the United States to promote the province’s flourishing automotive, technology and life sciences sectors and attract new investment opportunities. Two delegations of more than 29 Ontario companies, led by Vic Fedeli,…
Pilz Explains: Which requirements apply for manufacturers of machinery? January 11, 2024 The Machinery Regulation replaces the Machinery Directive The EU Machinery Regulation will apply from 20 January 2027. It came into force in all member states on 19 July 2023, twenty days after it was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. Machine…
January 11, 2024 ABB has announced that it has acquired Swiss start-up Sevensense, a leading provider of AI-enabled 3D vision navigation technology for autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). Sevensense was founded in 2018 as a spin-off from Swiss technical University, ETH Zurich. “This marks a significant step towards our vision of a workplace where AI-enabled robots…
January 11, 2024 HMS Networks has launched the Raspberry Pi adapter board, providing industrial device manufacturers with a simplified method to test and evaluate the Anybus CompactCom, a ready-made communication interface that connects devices to any industrial network. While previous adapter boards were designed for testing Anybus CompactCom modules with STM32 or NXP (formerly Freescale)…
January 10, 2024 Siemens unveiled innovations that are combining the real world and the digital worlds to redefine reality as it opened CES 2024, the world’s leading technology gathering. Siemens announced new partnerships and breakthroughs in AI and immersive engineering to enable the industrial metaverse, and highlighted how these technologies are empowering the world’s innovators…
January 10, 2024 Siemens to integrate Amazon Bedrock into its Mendix low-code development platform to allow customers to create new and upgrade existing applications with the power of generative AI Siemens and Amazon Web Services (AWS) are strengthening their partnership and making it easier for businesses of all sizes and industries to build and scale…
January 10, 2024 Germany’s sustainability pioneers have been chosen The German Sustainability Award for the transformative measurement and control technology industry goes to Beckhoff Automation. This is the biggest European award for commitment to ecological and social causes. There are successful solutions to sustainability challenges in every industry. The German Sustainability Award Foundation wanted to…
January 10, 2024 Dr. Peter Selders takes over as CEO, Matthias Altendorf new president of the Supervisory Board Endress+Hauser has completed the announced change at the top of the Group: Dr. Peter Selders has taken over as CEO of the Swiss-based global specialist for measurement technology and automation solutions. The 54-year-old Selders holds a doctorate…
January 9, 2024 RS grew its supplier roster with dozens of leading brands last year, expanding its portfolio of industrial solutions to solve new and existing customer challenges in a range of industries and application areas. RS, a trading brand of RS Group plc, a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, added dozens…
January 9, 2024 RS Group receives platinum medal attaining notable leadership in the fields of environment, ethics, sustainable procurement, and labour and human rights RS Group plc, a global provider of product and service solutions for industrial customers, has announced it has been awarded a platinum medal for the second year in a row by…
January 9, 2024 Work safely and productively – with safety switches from Pilz Movable guards such as swing gates and sliding gates, flaps or covers, can be found in almost every application. If there are dangerous overrun movements, a safety locking device with appropriate manipulation protection in accordance with EN ISO 14119 is required. The safety gate cannot be…
January 9, 2024 IO-Link Safety Master PDP67 IOLS from Pilz enables bidirectional communication up to field level For the first time, a complete IO-Link Safety System is available for safe communication at field level: The system solution from Pilz comprises Master, as well as field devices and compatible accessories. Among the first devices in the…
January 9, 2024 Small form factor and best-in-class efficiency make them ideal for IoT, mobile, wearable electronics. Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, announced the latest release of five versatile load switch devices in the Protection ICs product line. These new Load Switch ICs are ultra-efficient, 2…
January 9, 2024 Ideal for appliances, home and building automation, and industrial applications Littelfuse, Inc., an industrial technology manufacturing company empowering a sustainable, connected, and safer world, announced the release of its highly anticipated 54100 and 54140 miniature Tunnel Magneto-Resistance (TMR) effect sensors. These sensors offer unmatched sensitivity and power efficiency, revolutionizing the magnetic sensing…
January 9, 2024 Bosch Rexroth knows it’s critical that their products are available to customers when and where they need them. So, to improve the availability of their products and the delivery speed, they’re continuously developing their regionally balanced Bosch Rexroth production network, while also aiming to create high-performing, resilient and sustainable supply chains. In…
January 9, 2024 More intelligence in the plant: This is what the manufacturer-independent communication standard IO-Link stands for. From machine and plant engineering to material handling, IO-Link is widely used in modern factory automation. In addition to IO-Link masters, Pepperl+Fuchs offers a wide range of IO-Link-capable sensors. However, the standard is also suitable for monitoring and controlling actuators…