Controls & machine components

OPC Foundation Welcomes Emerson to Its Board of Directors

The OPC Foundation announces that Emerson joined its Board of Directors. Peter Zornio, Chief Technology Officer for Emerson Automation Solutions, was named as Emerson’s representative on the Board of Directors.

October 13, 2020

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Controls & Machine Components

How To Broaden Use of Remote Access

If CPGs are ever going to capitalize fully on the potential benefits offered by remote access technology, they need to start small and grow success rather than looking to quickly implement an entire complex plan all at once.

October 5, 2020

E-commerce

Bosch Rexroth Launches E-commerce Website

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Bosch Rexroth launches a new e-commerce portal designed to provide the easiest access to select authorized Bosch Rexroth products.

October 2, 2020

Controls & machine components

nVent Hoffman Celebrates 75th Anniversary

nVent Electric plc

nVent honors Hoffman Enclosures’ leadership legacy of continued innovation, quality, and service excellence.

October 2, 2020

Controls & machine components

Regal Beloit's Gear Reducer Receives IP69K Certification

Regal Rexnord Corporation

Regal Beloit Corp. announced that its Grove Gear Stainless Steel Worm Gear Reducer achieved third party IP69K certification.

September 28, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

What’s Keeping CPGs from Remote Access?

Planning to expand remote access technology use in response to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic is one thing; overcoming the long-standing barriers of resistance to this technology is another.

September 28, 2020

Digital Transformation

Banner Engineering Launches Business Unit

Banner Engineering Corp.

Banner Engineering launches new business unit, SmartSolutions, featuring easy-to install, integrated, and customizable IIoT kits of its sensors, wireless solutions, and LED lighting.

September 16, 2020

Robotics

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact Announce Partnership

Yaskawa America, Inc.

Yaskawa and Phoenix Contact announce an agreement to utilize PLCnext Technology from Phoenix Contact in the development of the next generation machine controller and PLC platform realizing the i3-Mechatronics solution concept lead by Yaskawa.

September 14, 2020

Controls & machine components

PI North America Announces Website Expansion to the Spanish Language

PI North America

PI North America, the non-profit member-supported organization for PROFIBUS and PROFINET technologies in North America, announces an expansion of its website to the Spanish language.

September 14, 2020

Robotics

RōBEX Names New President

RōBEX

Craig Francisco was named President of RōBEX. He will lead and manage the day-to-day operations of the company and its three business units: Automation & Robotics, Industrial Services and Annealing Lehr installation & maintenance for glassmakers.

September 11, 2020

Controls & machine components

Motion Industries Acquires Applied Machine and Motion Control

Motion

Motion Industries, Inc. completed the acquisition of Applied Machine and Motion Control, Inc.

September 2, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff Technology Sets Vendor ID Record

Beckhoff USA

The EtherCAT Technology Group issued its 3,000th EtherCAT vendor ID in July 2020. Beckhoff introduced the EtherCAT real-time Ethernet system to the market in 2003 and disclosed its details within the ETG the same year.

September 1, 2020

Robotics

Bosch Rexroth Announces Management Changes in North America

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Paul Cooke, President and CEO of Bosch Rexroth North America, will retire on December 31, 2020 after 38 years with Bosch. His successor as of December 1, 2020, will be Greg Gumbs.

August 31, 2020