Robotics

Bosch Rexroth Announces Management Changes in North America

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

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Controls & machine components

Allied Electronics and Schneider Electric Team Up to Help Engineers Build Better Industrial Control Panels

RS

Allied Electronics & Automation and Schneider Electric are partnering to deploy a suite of digital resources, hosted on Allied’s Build a Better Control Cabinet digital hub, that can help customers design, build, and maintain industrial control panels.

August 11, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff Employee Appointed to IEEE Committee

Beckhoff USA

Beckhoff's Dr. Karl Weber is the first representative from EU appointed to the IEEE Committee. He will represent the German Federal Ministry in the international Government Engagement Program on Standards

August 6, 2020

Controls & machine components

Motion Industries Announces Two Acquisitions

Motion

Motion Industries, Inc., entered into agreements to acquire TRC Hydraulics, a Canadian-based supplier of hydraulic products and services, and F&L Industrial Solutions, Inc., a distributor of T-slotted aluminum extrusion components.

August 3, 2020

Controls & machine components

Busch Vacuum Solutions Named Germany's Top Family Business

Busch Vacuum Solutions

Busch Vacuum Solutions was named one of Germany's Top Family Business for 2020 by German Business Magazine Wirtschaftswoche.

July 31, 2020

Robotics

Fanuc Named GM 2019 Supplier of the Year

FANUC America

Fanuc was named Supplier of the Year by General Motors. This is the 16th time Fanuc has received the award.

July 27, 2020

Controls & machine components

Allied Electronics & Automation Adds New Product Lines

RS

As part of the continuous expansion of its range of ready-to-ship products, Allied Electronics & Automation is adding product lines from RichTech, StarTech.com, Schmersal, Klüber Lubrication and OkDo.

July 17, 2020

Robotics

Sick’s Laser Scanner Receives Robotics Innovation Award

SICK, Inc.

Sick, Inc. was awarded a Robotics Innovation Award from the Robotics Business Review for its nanoScan3 safety laser scanner.

July 16, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff USA Appoints West Region District Manager

Beckhoff USA

Hank Lee was hired as West Region District Manager for Beckhoff Automation USA.

July 10, 2020

Controls & machine components

Bosch Rexroth Hosts Free Virtual Event

Bosch Rexroth Corporation

Bosch Rexroth will host a free 4-day virtual event July 13-16 that will discuss the Factory of the Future.

July 7, 2020

Digital Transformation

ACC Announces Smart Start Program

Automated Control Concepts (ACC)

Automated Control Concepts (ACC) announces a new initiative—Smart Start—designed to help manufacturers begin the journey to digital transformation and information-based decision-making.

June 30, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

RōBEX Named Certified System Integrator for MiR

RōBEX

RōBEX LLC announced it achieved certified system integrator status for MiR Robots Americas Inc., becoming only the fourth Certified System Integrator for MiR in North America.

June 10, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Its Automation Approach

The automation supplier went back to the drawing board to create ctrlX Automation, a software-driven open automation platform that provides flexibility and scalability through app-based functionality.

June 4, 2020