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Automation in banking and finance to grow by more than $500 billion

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Free report: Intelligent Automation in Banking and Finance

The market for automation in banking and finance is forecast to grow by more than $500 billion.

This is according to a new report, Top Challenges for Intelligent Automation for BFSI in 2019, which can be downloaded here.

The report says: “By 2020 the Banking, FinTech, and Insurance industries will gain $512 billion as a result of Intelligent Automation.”  [Read more…] about Automation in banking and finance to grow by more than $500 billion

Texas Instruments launches new mmWave industrial sensors

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Texas Instruments says it has launched its highest-resolution single-chip mmWave sensors, or industrial mmWave sensors, which it claims “enable intelligent autonomy at the edge”.

The company says the plan is to advance millimeter-wave (mmWave) sensor technology in worldwide industrial applications.

TI’s new 60-GHz sensor portfolio is said to be the highest resolution single-chip, complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS), for industrial systems.  [Read more…] about Texas Instruments launches new mmWave industrial sensors

Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing Experiencing Visual Sales Revolution

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By Thomas R. Cutler

The most immediate and critical impact on the bottom-line can be found in the sales process. Over the past decade more manufacturers have become understandably enamored with the margins which exists in the ETO (engineer-to-order) space. Sadly, until now poor job quoting processes have consumed the competitive margins, even generating an unprofitable manufacturing project.

Nearly two-thirds of global manufacturers are now ETO. Due to customer demand for customization there has been a significant increase in demand for custom manufacturing versus repetitive manufacturing.

New best practice technologies have finally allowed the quoting process to capture every permutation and cost consideration prior to submitting a proposal or request for quote (RFQ).  [Read more…] about Engineer-to-Order Manufacturing Experiencing Visual Sales Revolution

Omron launches new programmable multi-axis controller with ‘industry-leading output speeds’

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Industrial automation solutions provider Omron Americas is launching a new programmable multi-axis controller in its popular CK3M range.

This next-generation motion controller delivers never-before-seen output speeds and enables nano-level, high-precision positioning.

Motion controller output speeds are reaching an industry-leading 50 µs/5 axes with the introduction of the new CK3M programmable multi-axis controller from Omron.  [Read more…] about Omron launches new programmable multi-axis controller with ‘industry-leading output speeds’

Itris Automation launches real-time diagnostics solution for PLC-based control systems


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Itris Automation, a French software developer providing tools for improving the quality and efficiency of PLC programs, has launched its newest solution, ICS Monitoring, internationally.

ICS Monitoring is a real-time diagnostics solution for PLC-based control systems to help facilitate and accelerate the identification of the causes of a machine breakdown.

After the initial launch on the company’s home soil in September 2017, Itris is launching the real-time diagnostics solution, ICS Monitoring, internationally.  [Read more…] about Itris Automation launches real-time diagnostics solution for PLC-based control systems


Kollmorgen starts shipping new ‘smaller, more powerful’ servo motors

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Industrial components supplier Kollmorgen has started shipping its new servo motors, which the company says are “smaller and more powerful”.

One of its early customers, Micromech, says it is looking forward to the new servo motors.

“This is a very good combination with which we are now able to equip machines for increased productivity and more flexibly,” says the company.  [Read more…] about Kollmorgen starts shipping new ‘smaller, more powerful’ servo motors

TI claims ‘first’ multiprotocol gigabit TSN-enabled processors for cyber-physical systems

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Texas Instruments has launched what it says is the industry’s first multiprotocol gigabit time-sensitive networking-enabled processor range.

The new, highly integrated Sitara AM6x processor family provides industrial-grade reliability, with quad and dual Arm Cortex-A53 core variants built to meet the rapidly evolving needs of Industry 4.0 in factory automation, motor drives and grid infrastructure.

By supporting gigabit throughput rates for TSN standards and other industrial protocols in a specific subsystem, Sitara AM6x processors are built for the convergence of both Ethernet and real-time data traffic on a single network.  [Read more…] about TI claims ‘first’ multiprotocol gigabit TSN-enabled processors for cyber-physical systems

Robot Operating System market forecast to expand almost 9 per cent a year because of its ‘user friendly nature’

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The global market based on the Robot Operating System is likely to grow at an “exponential rate”, according to the report by Transparency Market Research, which estimates the expansion to be almost 9 percent to more than $400 million by 2026. 

The researcher says the success will be because of ROS’ “user-friendly nature”, which may or may not have accounted for the success of open-source software in general.

ROS, which itself is open source, is not actually an operating system, it’s what’s called “middleware”, which acts as a bridge between the actual operating system and the applications.  [Read more…] about Robot Operating System market forecast to expand almost 9 per cent a year because of its ‘user friendly nature’

MSNBC’s Michael Rogers to join Intelligent Automation Week Austin

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Intelligent Automation Week Austin has announced Michael Rogers from MSNBC as its keynote speaker.

His address, titled “Taking the Fear out of Man and Machine”, will discuss how new technology is impacting the workforce and the employee change management initiatives that should be developed in order to avoid any fear or disruption.

Rogers’ address will take place on main conference day one, December 4th, at 9am.  [Read more…] about MSNBC’s Michael Rogers to join Intelligent Automation Week Austin

Infineon releases ‘intelligent power module’ for industrial motor drives

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Infineon Technologies has added a new product to its range of intelligent power modules.

The CIPOS Maxi IM818 series integrates various power and control components to increase reliability, optimize PCB size and system costs.

The IPM is packaged in a DIP 36x23D housing. This makes it the smallest package for 1200 V IPMs with the highest power density and best performance in its class.  [Read more…] about Infineon releases ‘intelligent power module’ for industrial motor drives