News for Panel Builders

PBUS-27-Southwire-DeclareCertification-400.jpg

Southwire Emphasizes Sustainability Commitment With Declare Label Certification

Southwire recently obtained a Declare label for its 600 Volt and 1000 Volt SOLONONplus Type XHHW-2 VW-1 cables, making it the first company in the United States to offer a Declare label for a power cable used in the wiring of green building projects. “As Southwire continues its sustainability journey, we seek new opportunities to make our products more sustainable and support our customers in their sustainability efforts,” said Bo Quick, senior director of sustainability & environmental partnerships.

 

 

 

PB-44-Panduit-FlexFusionCabinet-400.jpg

Panduit to Host Product Preview Day of Next Generation FlexFusion Cabinet

On April 21, 2021  Panduit showcased the new FlexFusion Cabinet and how it can be configured to specific needs in the Data Center environment. Matthew Paciorek, Manager, Converged Infrastructure, and Eduardo Leon, Senior Product Manager, Converged Infrastructure, discussed the FlexFusion Cabinet and walked through the unique features that allow the cabinet to be tailored to future network demands.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Beckhoff-ProcessPlatform2021-400.jpg

Process Platform 2021 – PC-Based Control: Open Automation, Explosion Protection and IoT in One System

With PC-based control and automation technology, Beckhoff offers a universal automation concept for different applications and markets in the process industry and in hazardous areas. Discover their product and technology highlights at the digital Process Platform from June 14 to 18, 2021.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Johnson-SilentAireLogo-400.jpg

Johnson Controls Completes Acquisition Of Silent-Aire

Johnson Controls International plc recently announced it has completed the acquisition of Silent-Aire. Silent-Aire, headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, specializes in the design, engineering and manufacturing of mission critical custom air handlers and modular data centers for hyperscale cloud and colocation providers. Silent-Aire’s portfolio of data center solutions allow for rapid deployment of critical infrastructure in flexible configurations, with a focus on quality, scalability, and speed-to-market.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Siemens-SidriveIQ-400.jpg

Siemens and Schaeffler to Cooperate on Intelligent Diagnostics for Drive Systems

Siemens and the automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler cooperate on intelligent diagnostics for drive systems. Through this collaboration Siemens combines its IIoT platform Sidrive IQ with Schaeffler’s decades of experience and expertise in designing, manufacturing, and servicing bearings. Sidrive IQ integrates a number of functionalities into one seamless solution and augments drive systems with AI-based analytics and digital content.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Pilz-EvolutionAndFuture-400.jpg

Webinar – The Evolution and Future of Control/Automation Systems

In which direction is safety technology developing? Which control systems provide the highest user benefits for your specific application? Control/automation systems are as varied as their use cases. Which is right for you? Join in for this webinar to learn how technological change is advancing the development of electronic safety devices and providing much greater user benefits.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Eplan-Process-400.jpg

Process: Faster, Error Free Schematic Creation – Without Initial Effort, and Free of Charge With Eplan Ebuild Free

“Automatic schematic creation – that is far too time consuming and not worthwhile for our company at all. My team and I are just as fast with copying from templates!” Do statements like this sound familiar to you? Then let EPLAN convince you with a better solution. With EPLAN eBUILD, EPLAN presents you with a methodology for automated schematic generation.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Puls-PowerSupplyTutorial-400.jpg

New Tutorial: Thermal Considerations of Power Supplies

The effect of the efficiency of a power supply on the application is often underestimated. In a short technical tutorial, you will learn why apparently small improvements in efficiency can have an enormous effect on the availability of a system or machine. Peter Huber, Application Engineer at PULS, guides you through an experimental test set-up of three different DIN rail power supplies inside identical cabinets.

 

 

 

PB 26 Allied logo 400

April Allied Expert Advice Offers Expertise on Mini-I/O Tech, Supply Chain Challenges, Connected Factories, and Sanitation

Allied Electronics & Automation continues to enhance its expert advice website offerings for April, adding six articles to their expanding topic list in categories like industrial communications, industrial control, machine safety, motion control and sensing.

 

 

 

PBUS-27-Siemens-DirkDidascalou-400.jpg

Siemens Digital Industries Appoints Dirk Didascalou as Chief Technology Officer

Effective September 1, 2021, Dr. Dirk Didascalou will become Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Siemens Digital Industries (DI). “We are very excited to welcome Dirk – an accomplished technology executive and exceptional leader – to the Siemens team,” said Cedrik Neike, member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG and CEO Digital Industries.