Siemens and Electro-Matic are excited to bring Manufacturing in America to you May 4th – 6th, 2021 with their live virtual MiA CONNECT event. They invite you to be a part of this event for the opportunity to hear product announcements, learn the newest technologies and see solutions from Siemens, Electro-Matic, and other partnering companies.
A new provision for the UL 508A Industrial Control Panel (ICP) Shop Program was recently announced requiring each UL 508A Listed industrial control panel shop to qualify and maintain a manufacturer technical representative (MTR) on staff. This new requirement confirms that there is at least one qualified employee (MTR) on staff, at each physical location manufacturing industrial control panels, who can effectively interpret and accurately apply the requirements of UL 508A, the Standard for Industrial Control Panels.
Does your product fit the profile of a potential Entrelec customer? In describing your company to target customers, are they in the UL508a Panel shop or Industrial Process Control business? How about HVAC and refrigeration? Solar, Oil and Gas? Maybe even railways.
Leviton recently announced a new partnership with the electrical training ALLIANCE (etA). With the goal of developing the best trained and most technically advanced electrical workforce in the world, the five-year agreement will bring funding, training kits, instruction and technical expertise through traditional and digital training curriculum platforms.
The MATLAB Expo takes place for the first time as a digital event from 4 to 5 May. The platform for exchanging information with experts and users will reach the international users of MATLAB and Simulink via the digital format and promises a high degree of networking. Exciting information about the integration of MATLAB and Simulink into Beckhoff’s TwinCAT automation software awaits you at their virtual trade show booth.
Allied Electronics & Automation continues to expand its roster of more than 500 world-class suppliers in April, adding to its available inventory of industrial components and supplies including industrial controls, cleaning and maintenance products and electronic components. New products now available at www.alliedelec.com include industrial facility cleaners from Zep; Ruland Manufacturing shaft collars and couplings; and Brainboxes data and I/O connectivity products.
EnerSys will deliver two informative, virtual product demonstrations on Tuesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 15 at ProMat Digital Experience (ProMat DX) on the EnerSys proprietary EnSite modeling software and collection of power management tools. Each 15-minute video presentation will be hosted on the EnerSys Sponsor Showcase page and participants can submit their questions to the presenter at the conclusion of each session during a live chat.
Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables, a subsidiary of AVANGRID, Inc., and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, recently announced that Southwire, a US based company, will be a key supplier for the design, manufacturing and installation of the onshore cables for Vineyard Wind 1, a project that’s slated to be the first commercial scale wind farm in the United States.
Graybar recently announced that Alex Piwoschuk has been named District Vice President for the company’s Minneapolis District effective May 1, 2021. Alex joined Graybar in 2012 and currently serves as Director, Electrical Sales in the Minneapolis District.
Empire Automation has recently joined forces with one of the leading global companies in automation equipment manufacturing, B&R Industrial Automation, as an exclusive distribution partner. With the addition of B&R technology to its existing portfolio of ABB solutions, Empire offers customers a single point of contact for their entire automation solution within the Upstate New York area.
Siemens and Allied Electronics & Automation are teaming up to help panel builders better design simpler, more flexible and space-saving industrial control cabinets. Siemens’ unique SIRIUS modular system, now available from Allied, offers a full range of modular industrial control panel components in seven compact standard sizes, including devices needed to switch, protect, control and monitor motors from size S00 to S12 (45mm to 160 mm in width) and power ratings from 4 to 335 HP (3 to 250 kW).
The Digital Enterprise Virtual Experience will take place parallel to the Hannover Messe with the motto “Infinite opportunities from infinite data”. At the Smart Electrification cluster, Siemens will present fields related to industrial controls and power distribution. Here you can experience first-hand what electrification in the digital age is all about. Smart Electrification covers themes such as the intelligent use of data, monitoring and optimizing of energy consumption, etc.
If you are looking for a versatile inverter solution for PV, or PV plus Energy Storage, look no further than Yaskawa Solectria Solar’s XGI 1500 Utility-Scale String inverters. Users of the XGI 1500 series of inverters can configure it not just for PV, but for both DC coupled and AC coupled energy storage projects. Streamline commissioning and O&M wirelessly onsite, or remotely with the remote access portal.
Did you know that ProMat Digital Experience (ProMatDX) is just around the corner? Omron is proud to be a sponsor of the one-of-a-kind online event that gives manufacturing and supply chain professionals critical access to the latest solutions for operational agility and reliability. As part of Omron’s sponsorship, they’re hosting four sessions on key topics in data analytics, robotics pallet handling, machine safety and automated label quality inspection.
nVent Electric plc recently announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Vynckier Enclosure Systems, Inc. The Vynckier product line is now part of nVent’s Enclosures business segment. A customer-first focused business based in Houston, Texas, Vynckier Enclosure Systems, Inc. produces high-quality non-metallic enclosures, and has approximately 80 employees, primarily supporting the manufacturing process.
With its keynote theme of ”Industrial Transformation”, the world’s largest industrial exhibition aims to provide some orientation in turbulent times. In the process the exhibition sheds light on all the current issues in industry. The keynote theme describes the impact of the megatrends individualisation, climate protection and, above all, digitisation on industry.
