Workforce

Schneider Electric's President of North America Operations Named to NAM Board of Directors

Aamir Paul will advocate with other industry leaders on the National Association of Manufacturers' Board for policies that support American manufacturing.

January 21, 2025

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Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Builds Packing Industry Team

Beckhoff

Beckhoff promotes Greg Marsh to Packaging Industry Manager and Mark Ruberg to Food, Beverage, and CPG End User Business Development Specialist.

January 17, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Wintriss Announces Affordable ShopFloorConnect Packages

Wintriss Controls Group

Wintriss Controls Group has introduced flexible purchase options for its ShopFloorConnect software, allowing manufacturers across various industries to implement OEE data collection and production tracking solutions.

January 17, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Bishop-Wisecarver Acquires Symation Inc.

Bishop-Wisecarver

Acquisition combines Bishop-Wisecarver's linear and rotary motion solutions with Symation's motion control system integration to create Wisecarver Automation.

January 16, 2025

Controls & Machine Components

Weidmuller USA Celebrates 50 Years

Weidmuller

Weidmuller USA will mark five decades of growth and innovation in industrial connectivity and automation at a grand opening in the Spring at its new facility in Richmond, VA.

January 14, 2025

Digital Transformation

JR Automation Unveils a Comprehensive Website Redesign

JR Automation

JR Automation has updated its website to better represent its global reach and diverse range of manufacturing automation capabilities.

January 14, 2025

Digital Transformation

Rockwell Automation Taps Generative AI

A small language model (SLM) AI integration with Rockwell's Design Studio develops patterns, writes ladder logic & inputs parameters around processes like filling or case packing. Operators interact with, refine and add smart objects to improve processes.

December 3, 2024

Digital Transformation

Nvidia's Rev Lebaredian Ushers AI into Industrial Automation with Rockwell

As AI reshapes wider industrial automation and packaging specifically, Rockwell and Nvidia have partnered to pioneer integration between advanced computing and real-world applications, transforming manufacturing processes and workforce dynamics.

November 20, 2024

Digital Transformation

AI Integration for Danone’s Factory Automation Data Management Tool?

Live at Automation Fair: Danone's Jerel Williams & Juan Lua use Rockwell's FactoryTalk AssetCentre for managing industrial automation data across packaging ops. They love it, and explain what works well and how a potential AI integration might improve it.

November 19, 2024

Digital Transformation

Unilever Optimizes Hellmann’s Mayo Fill Levels with AI-based Predictive Analytics

Live from Automation Fair: Unilever addressed mayonnaise fill level inconsistencies using Rockwell Automation's FactoryTalk LogixAI, enhancing efficiency and reducing overfill giveaway through predictive analytics.

November 18, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America, Inc. Names New Leader for Drives Group

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Doug Burnside is appointed new Drives Group Vice President, succeeding Mark Bernicky, who will transition to a role focused on customer relationships.

November 13, 2024

Controls & Machine Components

Norwalt Launches New Corporate Umbrella Company, Norwalt Automation Group, and Introduces Four Specialized Divisions

Norwalt Automation Group

New divisions strategically align company to better suit target markets in automation.

November 11, 2024

PACK EXPO

XPlanar Transport System

BMG Solutions

Demo shows one application of the Beckhoff XPlanar Transport System where pieces of produce are loaded into trays by an ABB collaborative robot assisted by a Cognex vision system.

November 5, 2024