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Nokia Aims to Facilitate Industry 4.0 with Private Wireless LTE Networks for Industrial Applications

Nokia Aims to Facilitate Industry 4.0 with Private Wireless LTE Networks for Industrial Applications

Nokia recently announced that their wireless networks are in use for over 120 industrial customers, providing real-world examples of Industry 4.0 in action.


News Dec 03, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
GridEx Brings Power Grid Cybersecurity into Practice

GridEx Brings Power Grid Cybersecurity into Practice

GridEx is a conference aimed towards uptraining security experts and assessing threats facing core infrastructure processes.


News Dec 02, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Iranian Industry Is Indigenizing: Infrastructure and Security on the Global Scale

Iranian Industry Is Indigenizing: Infrastructure and Security on the Global Scale

Iranian officials have announced a major decrease in reliance on outside actors for their oil industry.


News Dec 02, 2019 by Kate Smith
Cree and ABB Form Partnership for Silicon Carbide Semiconductors

Cree and ABB Form Partnership for Silicon Carbide Semiconductors

Leading semiconductor developer Cree has recently agreed to a partnership with ABB in an effort to expand the market for their SiC semiconductors.


News Nov 29, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez
SPS 2019 Conference Wraps in Nuremberg, Highlighting Industrial Automation Trends for 2020

SPS 2019 Conference Wraps in Nuremberg, Highlighting Industrial Automation Trends for 2020

SPS or Smart Production Solutions is a yearly event held in Nuremberg, Germany where some of the most prominent companies in the automation space show off their innovations.


News Nov 28, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Meet Li-Fi: Fraunhofer Research Introduces Optical Real-time Data Transmission Solution

Meet Li-Fi: Fraunhofer Research Introduces Optical Real-time Data Transmission Solution

Fraunhofer IPMS, a research institution based in Dresden, this week introduced a new TNS (time-sensitive networking) solution that is optical and wireless.


News Nov 27, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Rockwell and Accenture Announce Partnership to Digitize Industrial Automation and Supply Chains

Rockwell and Accenture Announce Partnership to Digitize Industrial Automation and Supply Chains

Rockwell Automation has recently announced a partnership with Accenture, with the goal of revolutionizing industrial supply chains and industrial automation.


News Nov 26, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez
Continental AG Restructure Reflects Global Shift Away From Traditional Vehicles

Continental AG Restructure Reflects Global Shift Away From Traditional Vehicles

German automotive manufacturer Continental AG has announced its plans to explore restructuring of the company and potential closures of multiple plants.


News Nov 25, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Mitsubishi and Codian Robotics Team Up on Range of High-Performance Delta Robots

Mitsubishi and Codian Robotics Team Up on Range of High-Performance Delta Robots

Here's a look at Mitsubishi Electric's latest range of high-performance delta robots for use in automation.


News Nov 24, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Schneider Electric Prepares for the Future of Smart Grids with New EcoStruxure DERMS 

Schneider Electric Prepares for the Future of Smart Grids with New EcoStruxure DERMS 

This week, Schneider Electric announced they are expanding their EcoStruxture brand with the introduction of EcoStruxure DERMS. 


News Nov 22, 2019 by Kate Smith
ABB to Provide Distributed Control System for Greenfield Digital-Age SABIC Chemical Plant

ABB to Provide Distributed Control System for Greenfield Digital-Age SABIC Chemical Plant

Automation leader ABB has recently announced their involvement with the development of a new greenfield SABIC plant, for which they will provide a comprehensive controls system.


News Nov 21, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez
Renesas Releases New Application-specific Standard Product for ASi-5 Industrial Automation Smart Sensors

Renesas Releases New Application-specific Standard Product for ASi-5 Industrial Automation Smart Sensors

Renesas today introduced a new application-specific standard product (ASSP) IC geared towards industrial automation applications.


News Nov 20, 2019 by Kate Smith
Want to Develop a Quantum Algorithm? Honeywell Partners with Microsoft to Share Cloud Access to Their Quantum Computer

Want to Develop a Quantum Algorithm? Honeywell Partners with Microsoft to Share Cloud Access to Their Quantum Computer

With quantum computing on the rise, we take a look at the technology and at industry leader, Honeywell, to see what’s happening in this revolutionary space.


News Nov 19, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez
Siemens Signs Deal to Acquire Additive Manufacturing Developer Atlas 3D

Siemens Signs Deal to Acquire Additive Manufacturing Developer Atlas 3D

Siemens moves to acquire Atlas 3D’s Sunata software, a cutting-edge DMLS additive manufacturing solution, to its Additive Manufacturing Network.


News Nov 18, 2019 by Jacob Ramirez
The Trend of Robotics in Retail Manufacturing Grows as Fast Retailing Co. Partners with Mujin and Exotec Solutions for Warehouse Automation

The Trend of Robotics in Retail Manufacturing Grows as Fast Retailing Co. Partners with Mujin and Exotec Solutions for Warehouse Automation

This week, Japanese fashion company Fast Retailing partnered with two robotic start-ups to aid in efficiency and automation.


News Nov 14, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Researchers Unveil Controls Methology for More Efficient Wind Energy Generation

Researchers Unveil Controls Methology for More Efficient Wind Energy Generation

Researchers out of an institution in Brazil have released findings that support a new nonlinear control theory for wind power applications.


News Nov 13, 2019 by Kate Smith
Emerson’s New Asset Monitoring Device Brings Smart Analytics to the Edge

Emerson’s New Asset Monitoring Device Brings Smart Analytics to the Edge

Emerson has announced their latest product, the AMS Asset Monitor, which is an edge IoT device that will monitor the health of machinery in industrial environments.


News Nov 11, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Johnson Controls to Acquire Synchrony, Inc. from Siemens

Johnson Controls to Acquire Synchrony, Inc. from Siemens

This week, Johnson Controls announced its acquisition of Synchrony from Siemens.


News Nov 07, 2019 by Robin Mitchell
Defining Greenfield vs. Brownfield: The Challenges of Creating Smart Factories

Defining Greenfield vs. Brownfield: The Challenges of Creating Smart Factories

What does it mean for a factory to be greenfield or brownfield?


News Nov 03, 2019 by Kate Smith