Archives for February 7, 2018

Pratt & Whitney ups production at advanced factory in Singapore

February 7, 2018 by Anna

Pratt & Whitney is increasing production at its first advanced manufacturing facility in Singapore, operated by P&W NGPF Manufacturing Company Singapore Pte Ltd, a joint venture with Hanwha Techwin Co., Ltd.

Using adaptive machining and cutting-edge automated inspection systems, as well as the latest in advanced manufacturing tools and processes, the facility’s production of fan blades and turbine disks has steadily increased since its official opening in 2016.

The facility operates two manufacturing lines delivering fan blades and high-pressure turbine disks for GTF engines. Full production capacity for the plant is expected to be achieved by early 2019.

Red Lion Controls integrates to Ignition SCADA IoT platform

February 7, 2018 by Anna

Red Lion Controls, a communication, monitoring and control company for industrial automation and networking, has released firmware 4.28 for its family of RAM industrial routers and cellular RTUs, increasing the number of IIoT platforms available for integration.

The upgrade features connectivity to Ignition by Inductive Automation, an industrial application platform for SCADA and IIoT solutions, via the industry-standard Sparkplug MQTT profile, as well as enhancements to RAMQTT, Red Lion’s MQTT client.

RAMQTT simplifies implementations with pre-configured profiles for AT&T M2X, Amazon AWS IoT, Cumulocity, Microsoft Azure, Nokia Impact, and Telenor Connexion. [Read more…] about Red Lion Controls integrates to Ignition SCADA IoT platform

Toyota Research Institute backs Open Source Robotics Foundation with further $1m

February 7, 2018 by Anna

Toyota Research Institute (TRI) continues its commitment to open source robotics software by renewing its charitable contribution to the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF).

For the second consecutive year, TRI is donating $1 million to OSRF which offers the global robotics community access to open source robotics software and development tools.

“Our support of the open source research community has been a huge asset in our robotics work as well as our automated vehicle development,” said James Kuffner, Chief Technology Officer at TRI.