PC-based control technology from Beckhoff, which has already been used successfully for almost three decades in all areas of industrial automation, has recently become an integral component of smart wind turbine automation. Beckhoff will present mainly measurement and condition monitoring as integrated parts of New Automation Technology.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, along with its PartnerNetwork, opens the 29th year of its signature showcase event: Automation Fair At Home from Nov. 16-20. While this year’s event has been dynamically re-imagined as a primarily virtual experience to safeguard customer, partner, and employee health and safety during the pandemic, Automation Fair At Home attendees can still count on a wide range of exhibits, attend dozens of sessions, hear from global thought leaders, and more.
Everything from a single source, from the CCS charging inlet to a charging management solution: As of now, Phoenix Contact bundles a wide range of coordinated charging technology components for both the electrification of vehicles and setting up a powerful charging infrastructure – everything under the name CHARX. All CHARX products have specially been designed for use in e-mobility applications and are classified according to their function in the charging process.
JM Electrical (JME) has recently announced the launch of a new division focused solely on maintenance and recurring service. “We are thrilled to introduce this new offering which focuses on high-level recurring service and timely customer support,” says Matthew Guarracino, Principal at JM Electrical. “The same highly trained, licensed electricians who handle onsite project installations are now available as an on-call partners, ready to meet our clients’ electrical and energy efficiency needs.”
Emerson has recently been awarded a $14 million contract to provide automation technologies for the new Azeri Central East offshore platform in the Caspian Sea, the latest development in the Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater Gunashli oilfield. Emerson will serve as the main automation contractor, providing its Project Certainty methodologies and digital technologies that transform capital project execution to help BP bring this fast-track project onstream in 2023.
Pepperl+Fuchs invites you to its second Online Summit. Register now free of charge to gain access to the fully digital event, which will be held on November 17–19, 2020. The format will be conceptually similar to that of the pilot event held in July, and the focus remains “Your Future Automation”; however, this event will address new sub-topics. Particular focus will be placed on the increasing integration of Operation Technology (OT) and Information Technology (IT).
For the past seven years, the Greater Lafayette, Ind. Commerce has hosted a Manufacturing Week event, where students from nine counties and more than 27 school districts are invited to attend. This year, the event was held virtually and expanded into a month-long event. Kara Webb, workforce development director for the Greater Lafayette Commerce, explained that the goal of the event is to spread awareness about the manufacturing industry, its career possibilities and prepare students for future.
Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is pleased to join the TTI Family of Companies as a Founding Sponsor of the Women in Electronics (WE) organization. WE’s annual conference will be held on Tuesday, Nov.10, from 8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. PST. Michael Knight, President of the TTI Semiconductor Group and Senior Vice President of Business Development for TTI, Inc., will deliver a keynote presentation titled “Past, Present & Future of the Electronic Component Supply Chain.”
Learn first-hand about changes to standards, practical tips and application examples for electrical engineering and how digitization can increase productivity in your work processes online at this all-day event. The online event offers you a compact program of various lectures about control cabinets and electrical equipment of machines. Seize the opportunity and inform yourself in lectures by Siemens as well as EPLAN, UL and WSCAD.
Phoenix Contact will host Dialog Days, an interactive, online conference, November 16 through 20. Events will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EST each day. Participants can learn about the digitalization of production, Single Pair Ethernet (SPE), Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN), and forward-looking solutions for an All Electric Society.
HARTING Technology Group was recently pleased to announce they had become a Principal Member of the Global Industry Association ODVA, represented by their subsidiary HARTING Americas. ODVA, based in Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA), is a standards development organization that works to advance open, interoperable information and communication technologies.
Due to the latest government announcements, the BIM World edition had been moved into a digital format that will take place on November 3, 4 and 5, 2020. Trace Software was pleased to announce its participation in the event on the BIM World Online platform. Their experts will introduce the latest innovations of the elec calc BIM software at a workshop entitled: “Designing electrical installations in a BIM process”.
The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for workplace wellness and upended the way companies look at protecting employees. As both workplace and personal protective equipment (PPE) evolve, Allied Electronics & Automation is now offering more solutions than ever before to help companies protect their workforce, equipment and facilities.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. recently announced a set of new capabilities for FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC to simplify, scale, and accelerate digital transformation for industrial organizations. This news follows the recent announcement that the two companies are extending and expanding the scope of their strategic alliance following strong market momentum and widespread industry recognition of InnovationSuite.
Robots have been a core element in businesses for a long time now. They are used to support humans undertaking strenuous or monotonous tasks in factories. It’s precisely this support that often leads to close cooperation between human and robot. To establish and maintain safety for human and robot, the EU research project Rossini is working to disseminate and optimise human-robot collaborations (HRC).
Lockout/tagout procedures, also known as energy control procedures, are used to establish a zero-energy state for safe servicing of equipment and machines. When considering lockout/tagout procedures, the first step is to understand what needs to be included in the procedure to achieve compliance and more importantly, to keep employees safe. The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) established a set of guidelines that must be included within each lockout/tagout procedure.
