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Crouzet extends its range of intelligent electric motors

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Industrial automation company Crouzet has extended its range of intelligent electric motors.

The company says its SQ75 DCmind Brushless 600W motor has integrated electronics and “knows no limit”.

The new motor’s onboard intelligence, its safety functionalities and its communication capabilities, SQ75 offers new applications to Crouzet. This new addition of the DCmind Brushless range is manufactured in France and is available in three versions from 310 W to 600 W.  [Read more…] about Crouzet extends its range of intelligent electric motors

Industrial automation market to reach $352 billion by 2024, says report

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The market for industrial automation products and services is forecast to reach $352 billion by 2024, according to a report by Transparency Market Research.

According to the study, the global industrial automation market is projected to rise at 6.6 percent a year over the forecast period between 2016 and 2024.

Expanding at this rate, the market valuation is projected to exceed $352 billion by the end of 2024. In 2015, the market valuation was $182.64 billion.  [Read more…] about Industrial automation market to reach $352 billion by 2024, says report

Sequent Microsystems launches new Raspberry Pi card for industrial automation

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Sequent Microsystems, a tech startup from Cupertino, California, has launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new industrial expansion card for the Raspberry Pi platform.

The company says the I/O card is “loaded with inputs, outputs, and relays, the card challenges the traditional industrial automation market in features and cost”.

According to the Kickstarter page, the card attempts to integrate as many Industrial Automation functions as possible into the small, credit card format of the Raspberry Pi.  [Read more…] about Sequent Microsystems launches new Raspberry Pi card for industrial automation

ABB opens first-ever robotics training centre in Romania

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Industrial robotics giant ABB has opened what is said to be the “first-ever” robotics centre in Romania, according to local media.

BusinessReview.eu, an English-language Romanian website, says the new robotics facility is a public-private partnership between ABB and the Polytechnic University in Bucharest.

The centre will offer advanced training in robotics and industrial automation to future engineers and provide support to ABB customers in the future.  [Read more…] about ABB opens first-ever robotics training centre in Romania

Fanuc reports more than 40 per cent increase in profits on strength of China sales

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The world’s largest industrial robot manufacturer, Fanuc, says its profits have increased by more than 40 per cent as a result of strong demand from China, according to a report on Nikkei. 

The company is currently reporting its financial performance for the six-month period up to September.

It says its profits for the period were $750 million, which is more than a 42 per cent increase compared with the same period last year.  [Read more…] about Fanuc reports more than 40 per cent increase in profits on strength of China sales

Tripwire launches cyber security solution for industrial automation

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Tripwire says its new solution provides unified visibility for networks, endpoints and controllers in manufacturing environments 

Tripwire, a provider of endpoint detection and response, security, compliance and IT operations solutions, has launched a cyber security solution tailored to the requirements of industrial automation. 

Tripwire Configuration Compliance Manager (CCM) now supports ANSI / ISA-62443, a global standard for securing industrial  automation systems, controllers, and associated networking equipment configurations.

The company says Tripwire CCM can now reduce cyber security risks from external attacks, malicious insiders and human error while protecting critical infrastructure reliability, uptime and safety of industrial automation and manufacturing environments.   [Read more…] about Tripwire launches cyber security solution for industrial automation

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