EPLAN Data Portal Update April 2021
Since April 9th, in addition to updated data EPLAN are very pleased to announce three new partners to their EPLAN Data Portal.
News for Panel Builders
Phoenix Contact 2021 Automation Webinars
In 2021, Phoenix Contact has hosted and will be hosting a number of webinars showcasing new products and technologies, as well as giving you useful information that can help your business run more efficiently – the benefits of certain technologies and network infrastructures, how to utilize and manage them to maximize the efficiency of your workplace, etcetera.
Rockwell Automation and Comau Partner to Simplify Robot Integration for Manufacturers
Rockwell Automation, Inc., a global company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Comau, a global provider in industrial automation and robot manufacturer, recently announced that they are joining forces to give businesses worldwide vital tools to maximize manufacturing efficiencies through unified robot control solutions.
Siemens and Electro-Matic: MiA Connect
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.
New UL 508A Manufacturer Technical Representative Program
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.
The Markets and Applications of Entrelec’s DIN Rail Terminal Blocks
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 and the Electrical Training Alliance (etA) Announce Five-Year Partnership
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.
Beckhoff at MATLAB Expo 2021
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 Strengthens Product Industrial Controls and Maintenance Supply Offerings with Addition of Zep, Ruland Manufacturing and Brainboxes
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 to Reveal Latest Power Management Tools to Optimize Fleet Performance at ProMat DX 2021
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 Announces Southwire As Key Supplier For Nation’s First Commercial Scale Offshore Wind Project
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 Names Alex Piwoschuk District Vice President in Minneapolis
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.
Local B&R Service and Support for Upstate New York
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.
Allied Electronics & Automation and Siemens Team Up To Offer SIRIUS Modular Solutions for Industrial Control Panel Design
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).
Industrial Controls and Power Distribution – Special Edition to the Digital Enterprise Virtual Experience
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.
Webinar 4/6: Versatility of XGI 1500 Inverters for PV and PV Plus Storage
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.
