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Archives for May 25, 2017

Qualcomm says it’s producing 1 million chips a day for IoT applications

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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qualcomm board

Qualcomm says it is currently shipping more than 1 million chips per day for the internet of things. 

The company made the announcement at its IoT industry analyst workshop.

The company says its production momentum reflects Qualcomm’s “unique ability to invent and deliver the technologies needed for the IoT, and to meet challenging customer requirements for interoperability, connectivity, compute and security”.  [Read more…] about Qualcomm says it’s producing 1 million chips a day for IoT applications

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: applications, chips, iot, platforms, qualcomm, technologies

Equashield to open new $30 million manufacturing facility

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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equashield

Equashield, a provider of Closed System Transfer Devices for the handling of hazardous drugs, has broken ground to mark the beginning of the construction of a new manufacturing plant.

The company will invest an estimated $30 million to build the new plant to meet the growing market demand for manual and automated hazardous drug compounding devices.

The new manufacturing facility will be built on a 3 acre plot with an option to expand by another 1.5 acres.  [Read more…] about Equashield to open new $30 million manufacturing facility

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: automated, compounding, drug, equashield, hazardous, manufacturing

ATI Industrial Automation to hold technology fair in Michigan

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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ati industrial automation

ATI Industrial Automation will hold its Annual Technology Fair on August 10, 2017 at its Orion Township, Michigan facility.

The one-day educational event will focus on “Applications Advancing Automation”, providing attendees the opportunity to learn more about ATI’s products and hear from the industry-leading experts that use them every day.

The event will feature educational seminars hosted by ATI’s distinguished customers, as well as live robotic demonstrations of ATI’s tool changers, multi-axis force/torque sensors, robotic collision sensors and robotic deburring tools.  [Read more…] about ATI Industrial Automation to hold technology fair in Michigan

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: ati, automation, event, fair, industrial, michigan, robotic, sensors, technology

ABB opens new Canada headquarters in Montreal

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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new-abb-canada-headquarters-in-montreal

Industrial energy and automation giant wins three key digital orders from major Canadian customers

ABB has officially inaugurated its new $90 million Canadian headquarters and Customer Innovation Center, which will serve 700 employees who were previously spread across six locations in Greater Montreal.

Campus Montreal houses research and development, manufacturing, assembly and testing for ABB’s energy value chain, says the company.  [Read more…] about ABB opens new Canada headquarters in Montreal

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abb, canada

Almarai partners with Schneider Electric to introduce smart manufacturing system

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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Schneider Electric, a provider of energy management and automation solutions, has partnered with Almarai to develop a smart manufacturing solution.

Almarai is said to be the world’s largest vertically integrated dairy company. The company already uses Schneider’s industrial internet of things platform, Wonderware.

Now it has expanded its Schneider Electric deployment as part of a smart manufacturing initiative by deploying line performance suite.  [Read more…] about Almarai partners with Schneider Electric to introduce smart manufacturing system

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: almarai, data, electric, execution, intelligence, manufacturing, performance, schneider, suite, system, wonderware

Nord Drivesystems shows modular industrial gear units in additional sizes

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

nord drivesystems

nord drivesystems

Nord Drivesystems has presented two new gearboxes for nominal torques of 15 and 20 kNm.

The company says its new industrial gear units greatly increase the possibilities for configuring application-specific drives in the load range up to 20,000 Nm, for example with a dual gear setup and swing base.

With these latest additions to the line-up, the series now comprises 11 gearbox sizes that deliver output torques up to 250 kNm.  [Read more…] about Nord Drivesystems shows modular industrial gear units in additional sizes

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: drive, gear, industrial, nord

NSK claims ‘10 times more service life’ for linear guides in robotic welding applications

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

nsk condition monitoring

nsk condition monitoring

A manufacturer of sheet metal assemblies recently sought a solution to short lifespan issues with the drive and guide elements on its automated welding systems.

In fact, the linear guides for a robotic welding gun on one particular production line had to be replaced every two or three months.

Due to the cost of replacement parts and maintenance time, as well as equipment downtime, the company asked NSK to investigate and provide a proposal to address the problem.  [Read more…] about NSK claims ‘10 times more service life’ for linear guides in robotic welding applications

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: conditions, linear, nsk, robotic, welding

Delta presents its latest innovations in industrial automation at SPS IPC Drives Italia

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

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delta electronics 1

Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions and industrial automation solutions, is showcasing its complete portfolio of next-generation industrial automation products and solutions at SPS IPC Drives Italia 2017.

The company says its solutions are designed to augment the productivity of manufacturing and industrial processes in a broad spectrum of applications.

These include the new compact modular mid-range PLC AS series, featuring slim and modular design with max. 1,024 I/O and remarkable program capacity of 128K steps for multi-axis control to support advance automation machinery, as well as the new ASDA-A3 servo system, boasting a high performance motor with 6,000rpm and a vibration suppression function to enhance the operation integrity of advanced machines.  [Read more…] about Delta presents its latest innovations in industrial automation at SPS IPC Drives Italia

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: automation, cnc, control, delta, drive, industrial, motion, servo, solutions, system

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