In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 444 manufacturers and more than 1,420,000 data sets available with the June 6, 2023 update. New catalogs are included from manufacturers such as Invertek Drives Ltd., Nanjing New Power Electric Technology Cp., Ltd., Chenzhen WELLAUTO Technology Co., Ltd., and Prosoft Technology (NFPA).
As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, Southwire has announced an expansion at its campus in Florence, Ala., that is expected to increase production capacity by 30% and create approximately 120 jobs. For more than seventy years, Southwire has been delivering power responsibly to customers throughout the world. The company is enhancing its proven legacy, trusted reputation and longstanding, disciplined financial management by building upon its strengths to attain sustainable, strategic growth.
Recently, ABB has officially opened its new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters, located north of Atlanta in Alpharetta, Georgia. The new facility will serve as ABB‘s dedicated center for robotic automation solutions in the logistics and packaging industries. “We are delighted to open our new Robotics Packaging and Logistics Headquarters in Greater Atlanta, home to some of the world’s largest packaging and logistics companies,” said Sami Atiya, President, Robotics & Discrete Automation at ABB.
OMRON Corporation is pleased to announce that in March 2023, Controller Division, Product Business Division HQ. and Advanced Solution Business Division HQ. of its Industrial Automation Company obtained third-party certification for the IEC 62443-4-1 international standard, which defines process and organizational requirements for the development of secure control components to be used in industrial automation and control systems.
Panduit will be hosting a webinar on Wednesday, July 12, 2023 at 10am CST. Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a well-established method for providing both data and power to end devices, with benefits such as easy installation, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility. However, for devices that require higher power levels and longer distances, a new method called fault-managed power can provide a more robust and cost-effective solution.
What are the current trends for engineering on the global market? How can topics including the energy transition, networking ecosystems, the skilled-worker shortage, and the digital transformation be implemented in the best way possible as regards engineering? Solutions provider EPLAN will be providing focused answers to these question during its new online event “EPLAN L!ve” on 21 June 2023.
RS is proud to announce three new suppliers: Niryo, HELUKABEL, and MGM Transformer Company. Niryo is a French startup company that specializes in affordable, easily deployable, and user-friendly desktop collaborative robotics (cobots) designed to democratize access to these essential Industry 4.0 technologies. HELUKABEL is a trusted supplier of innovative, high-quality, and reliable cable, wire, and accessories engineered for industrial, infrastructure, renewable energy, transportation, traffic, media, building, and event applications. MGM Transformer Company is a large independent transformer manufacturer west of the Mississippi.
BK Precision recently announced a partnership with Kemp Instruments. Under the new partnership agreement, Kemp Instruments will represent BK Precision’s complete line of data acquisition recorders and loggers in the Southwest US. BK Precision looks forward to coordinating with Kemp Instruments to help their customers select the ideal solution for their application.
Earlier in May 2023, several Southwire leaders spoke at the 2023 Interwire Trade Exposition in Atlanta, hosted by the Wire Association International (WAI). According to its website, the WAI’s mission is to serve the technical, manufacturing and general business segments of the global wire and cable industry. Introduced in 1981, Interwire is the largest and longest-running wire and cable marketplace in the Americas. Hosted biennially, Interwire is an international trade event that includes exhibiting companies, speakers, and visitors from more than 50 countries.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has recently announced that Matt Fordenwalt has been named senior vice president, Lifecycle Services, effective June 1. He will report to Rockwell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Blake Moret. In this role, Fordenwalt will head the Lifecycle Services operating segment and will be responsible for leading one of the three operating segments in Rockwell Automation. Lifecycle Services is a way to deliver domain expertise at all touchpoints of a customer’s experience and ensures the positive business outcomes that give Rockwell customers a faster return on their automation investment.
EPLAN USA is pleased to announce that Werner Electric Supply has joined the EPLAN USA Channel initiative. This program expands Werner Electric’s offering to now include EPLAN. Together, they provide cohesive solutions to the Midwest region. “Werner is truly an innovative high-technology distributor. They continue to focus on customers first and always bring value to their conversations. With a long history of EPLAN support, it was an easy decision to work together”, says Eli Jenkins, EPLAN Channel Sales Manager.
nVent Electric plc has recently announced that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of ECM Investors, LLC, the parent company of ECM Industries, LLC (“ECM”), for a purchase price of $1.1 billion, subject to customary adjustments. ECM is a provider of high-value electrical connectors, tools and test instruments and cable management.
Weidmüller Inc., USA has recently broken ground on a new engineering, production, and warehouse facility at its current Southlake location in Chesterfield County. The $16.4 million expansion will create more than 100 new jobs for the greater Richmond, Virginia area. As part of its ‘Made in America’ commitment, Weidmüller will increase its engineering and production footprint in the U.S. by 24,000 square feet, allowing the company to engineer and manufacture products closer to the customer.
In this update of the EPLAN Data Portal, there are now a total of 440 manufacturers and more than 1,420,000 data sets available with the May 16, 2023 update. New manufacturer catalogs come from Delta Computer Systems, Inc. with 80 new data sets for cables, converters and PLCs, and OBO BETTERMANN Holding GmbH & Co. KG with 78 new data sets for cable ducts, housing, protection devices and user-defined rail.
nVent Electric plc has recently announced that its Board of Directors named CEO Beth Wozniak to the additional position of Chair of the Board following nVent’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 12, 2023. Randall Hogan, nVent’s former non-executive Chairman of the Board will continue on the Board of Directors and has joined the Compensation and Human Capital Committee and the Governance and Social Responsibility Committee.
ABB Installation Products has recently opened its $4 million Northeast Distribution Center in Easton, Pennsylvania to meet increased demand for electrical solutions. The new 350,000 square-foot facility adds 100 new jobs in the area, boosts inventory availability and will reduce delivery times to many ABB Installation Products customers and distributor partners across the Northeast region by up to 50 percent.
