Press Releases

Developers of industrial automation systems are looking to shift away from the reliance on proprietary solutions for process synchronization to standard-based solutions that offer broader compatibility and reduce design costs. To deliver critical process synchronization, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) announces the LAN8840 and LAN8841 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver devices that meet IEEE® 1588v2 standards for Precision Timing Protocol. The LAN8840/41 Ethernet devi

KKR, a leading global investment firm, and Bettcher Industries  a KKR portfolio company, today announced that Bettcher has completed the acquisition of Frontmatec, a global manufacturer of end-to-end automated solutions for pork and beef processing with world-class robotics capabilities. Frontmatec will join Bettcher, a leading manufacturer of protein processing equipment, to form a global market leader in protein processing automation. The acquisition of Frontmatec represents

Software and technology leader Emerson today announced a memorandum of understanding with Origin Materials, Inc.the world’s leading carbon negative materials company, to provide advanced digital automation technologies and consulting services for Origin’s first world-scale manufacturing facility, Origin 2. Emerson has already supplied automation for Origin’s first commercial facility, currently under construction in Sarnia, Ontario. Emerson’s expertise and advan

Novarc Technologies Inc. a full-stack robotics company specializing in the design and commercialization of collaborative robots (“cobots”) and AI-based machine vision solutions for autonomous welding, announced today that it is partnering with Lincoln Electric, the leading global manufacturer of advanced arc welding solutions and automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, to expand Novarc’s automated cobot pipe welding solutions. As part of the partnership, N

Live from their annual CyberFit Summit, Acronis, the global leader in Cyber Protection, today announces strategic updates to its Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud platform with a new product, Advanced Automation, and innovative developments including the addition of Machine Intelligence (MI) to its Advanced Management solution. Together, this expansion of the Acronis lineup will help managed service providers (MSPs) reduce complexity, stay focused on valu

Emerson today introduced the enhanced Rosemount™ 3051 Pressure Transmitter that adds new capabilities to the device that has been trusted by users for over three decades. Powerful new features make the Rosemount 3051 easier to use, provide more insights and add diagnostic capabilities – all of which allows commissioning, maintenance and troubleshooting tasks to be completed faster. The Rosemount 3051 delivers the same reliability and quality customers expect from Emerson, but now

GE Gas Power and Shell Global Solutions, a pioneer in liquefied natural gas (LNG) for more than 50 years, announced today they have signed a development agreement to pursue potential pathways aiming to reduce the carbon intensity of Shell’s LNG supply projects around the world. With global LNG demand projected to almost double by 2040, decarbonization is crucial in helping the company meet the world’s growing energy needs. The largest source of emissions in an LNG facili

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation  announced today it will launch “Automating the World” as the global slogan for its Factory Automation Systems business. Commercial use of the slogan will begin worldwide on November 8. The new slogan expresses Mitsubishi Electric’s goal to leverage automation for the betterment of global society by combining advanced technology, experience and know-how, and customer support as a trusted partner. The slogan was developed based o

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and automation, has announced that its Wiser Gateway and Wiser Smart Plug are among the first group of products in the world to achieve Matter certification, furthering the company's complete home energy management offering. Matter is the new unified interoperability protocol that connects compatible smart home devices and systems from different brands with one another, ensuring they are secure, reliable, and easy to

an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions (“VinES”), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, are pleased to announce the launch of a global recycling partnership. Vingroup is the largest private conglomerate in Vietnam. Under the new partnership, the companie

Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced that it has added scalable, on-demand, high performance simulation capabilities to Siemens Xcelerator as a Service (XaaS) with the launch of Simcenter™ Cloud HPC software. As part of the ongoing collaboration between Siemens and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the new service is hosted on AWS, optimized for Simcenter solver technologies, and managed by Siemens. This service can help reduce the costs traditionally associated with on-p

GE’s solution will use novel sensors and imaging techniques with an AI-driven Digital Twin of the fuel reprocessing facility utilizing Distributed Ledger/Blockchain technology to enable real-time tracking of used fuel materials inside the facility with added safeguards and data securitization. Being able to measure nuclear material composition in real time has the potential to save facility operators hundreds of millions of dollars in costs from reduced downtime per y

Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of CUBIC, a company that specializes in modular systems for the construction of electrical panels. CUBIC, founded in 1973, serves fast-growing industries such as renewable energy, data centers, and infrastructure, and is headquartered in Bronderslev, Denmark. CUBIC will be reported as part of Rockwell’

Gluware, Inc., the leader in intelligent network automation, today introduced Gluware 5, which includes new Gluware Topology, API modeling, and Gluware Service Connector features along with enhanced Gluware Network Robotic Process Automation (RPA) capabilities to accelerate digital transformation and network hyperautomation in enterprises. Powered by Gluware's embedded intelligence, Gluware 5 enables users to gain substantial and rapid value by phasing out resource-intensive manual networ

Halliburton Company today introduced the FloConnect® Surface Automation Platform, a fully automated and scalable solution for efficient and safe surface well testing operations. An industry first, the FloConnect platform controls, measures, and analyzes surface well testing through automated workflows. The innovative platform facilitates a collaborative work environment and provides operators with superior well controllability, process safety, flow assurance, and emissions quant