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Ontario Highlights Growing Automotive Sector During Investment and Trade Mission to Germany and Poland

Province promotes its end-to-end EV supply chain and world-class workforce May 29, 2023 The Ontario government has concluded a successful investment and trade mission to Germany and Poland to promote the province’s growing automotive sector and to explore new opportunities for investment and job creation. The mission, led by Vic Fedeli, Minister of Economic Development,…

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Thomas Pilz: The Future of Safe Automation

May 29, 2023 Thomas Pilz Security: Legislation will apply to industry and engineering The standards and laws for safety in an industrial environment are currently facing upheaval. This is being driven by the issues of security and Artificial Intelligence (AI). For industry in general and for mechanical engineering, there are three new or upcoming legal…

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Susanne Kunschert and Thomas Pilz: Financial Year 2022 and Forecast for 2023

May 29, 2023 2022: A difficult but positive year for Pilz 2022 was both a difficult and yet a positive year! On the one hand, we all heard the terrible news of war and natural disasters. In addition there were disruptions to the supply chain and a shortage of components, which meant that our employees…

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Successful 2022 Financial Year for Pilz: Turnover Above 400 Million Euro for the First Time – “A year That was Both Difficult and Positive”

May 29, 2023 The Pilz corporate group has a demanding, but successful 2022 financial year behind it: despite the difficult environment conditions in 2022, the automation company achieved a record turnover of 403.3 million Euro. Delivery capability remains a defining issue. In 2023 the family business celebrates its 75th anniversary with the motto “Values. Create….

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Rising Demand for SiC Chips: Bosch Plans to Acquire U.S. Chipmaker TSI Semiconductors

Plans to invest 1.5 billion USD in strategically important semiconductor business for electromobility May 25, 2023 Bosch is expanding its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips. The technology company plans to acquire assets of the U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors, based in Roseville, California. With a workforce of 250, the company is a foundry for application-specific…

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Mobility in the Software Age: Bosch to Realign its Automotive-Supply Business for Further Growth

Sales target of more than $84 billion by 2029 May 25, 2025 “Software won’t only change how we use and experience cars in the future. It will also change the way cars are engineered. For some time now, Bosch has also seen itself as a mobility software company. Now, in response to customer requirements, our…

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Bosch Mobility Strengthens Americas Focus, Paul Thomas Named President of Americas Region

New regional board to emphasize local customer needs, supply chains and talent sustainability May 25, 2023 Bosch has announced a new regional board to oversee its mobility business in North and South America, led by Paul Thomas as president of the Americas for Bosch Mobility. Bosch, which is the largest automotive supplier in the world…

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Linear Transport System Eliminates Slow Pick-and-Place Process

Battery cell production with XTS and PC-based control May 25, 2023 Low-cost lithium-ion battery cells (LIB) are the key to mass electromobility, although the manufacturing process has always been a cost driver – until now. Researchers at TU Berlin are using continuous Z-folding to replace the traditional pick-and-place movements that have been used so far,…

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Converting Waves into Electricity with Automation Solutions by ifm

May 24, 2023 By developing wave energy converters, CorPower pursues the idea of converting waves into electricity. The challenge with wave energy is to design devices that are not only robust enough to survive the harshest ocean storms, but also capable of producing enough electricity compared to their size and cost. CorPower masters this difficulty…

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OTTO Motors Unveils North American Sales and Service Expansion With OTTO Certified Dealers

Company partners with leading material handling equipment organizations to offer best-in-class technical support within arm’s reach of growing customer base May 24, 2023 OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has announced the launch of the OTTO Certified Dealer program to provide high-quality service and support locally throughout North America. The program…

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Ontario Providing Free Training for Auto Workers

New projects will prepare people for good-paying careers in Ontario’s growing auto sector May 24, 2023 The Ontario government is investing more than $4.7 million to support two innovative projects to help over 360 people land full-time jobs in the province’s growing automotive manufacturing sector. These free programs will provide participants with skills for rewarding…

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HMS Networks Expands Range of Next-Generation Gateways with Anybus Communicator EtherCAT Main Device

May 24, 2023 HMS now launches the Next-Generation Gateways with Anybus® Communicator™ EtherCAT Main Device, a high-performance gateway that provides an easy and reliable way to connect EtherCAT subordinate devices to different industrial networks and control systems. Rapidly growing EtherCAT market In recent years, EtherCAT has rapidly gained popularity and is now the third most…

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Comau Unveiled as Intrinsic’s First Industrial and Innovation Partner, Demonstrating a True Acceleration in Advanced Automation Solutions

May 24, 2023 Comau unveiled as Intrinsic’s first industrial and innovation partner. These deep innovation partners have been working together for years, applying the latest in software and AI to the process of robotic programming and robotics-based solution building. The partners have similar aims to democratizing automation by adding intelligence to robots and making programming…

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Ethernet-APL is Ready, Endress+Hauser to Begin Rollout of Compatible Devices

May 24, 2023 Following on the success of a multi-partner load-testing program, Endress+Hauser is launching a full portfolio of Ethernet-APL measuring devices based on the PROFINET protocol. Expectations in the process sector for this new advanced physical layer are enormous, and the load testing results confirm the technology’s potential as a game-changer in industrial communication….

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Festo Features a UR+ Certified Multi-Axis System at Automate 2023

May 24, 2023 Ready to plug and work, this Festo/UR integrated solution increases UR cobot capabilities by offering up to four axes of motion, including the most popular linear transfer (7th axis). Festo showcases its UR+ certified multi-axis solution for Universal Robots (UR) at Automate 2023. The UR system offers unique capabilities in the UR…