Press Releases

International technology group ANDRITZ has signed a cooperation agreement with Altstoff Recycling Aktiengesellschaft (ARA), located in Vienna, Austria, to launch special RDF (refuse-derived fuels) processing technology on the market for the cement industry. ARA is the market leader in Austria for collection and recovery of packaging and offers comprehensive know-how for an all-round circular economy of circular design solutions, waste and material flow management as well as logistic

Emerson, a global provider of industrial automation technology and software, has announced a framework agreement with paint manufacturer Jotun to automate and digitalize its global manufacturing facilities. The five-year agreement will enable Jotun to implement Emerson’s digital technologies to enhance all aspects of manufacturing automation in new factories, and for selected upgrades in some of its 39 existing factories around the world. Jotun is one of the world’s lead

ABB, working alongside Hyundai Engineering and Técnicas Reunidas, have been employed to install their market leading distributed control system (DCS) ABB Ability™ System 800xA at the new Olefin III complex in Plock, Poland. Integrating ABB Ability™ System 800xA control architecture across the entire mega development, PKN Orlen will be able to constantly monitor and analyze plant productivity, maximizing asset performance, managing power consumption, ensuring product quality

Machine builders can design and program standalone machines more efficiently with the new Allen-Bradley Micro850 and Micro870 2080-Lx0E controllers using the latest Connected Components Workbench software release from Rockwell Automation. These new controllers ease project implementation with the new DNP3 protocol, a set of open standard communication protocols used in SCADA and remote monitoring systems for precise data reporting. The controllers also have expanded DF1 support, two

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers the world's largest selection of electronic components and automation products in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it will attend Automate 2022, June 6-9, in Detroit. Automate show attendees should plan to visit Digi-Key's booth #5238 to talk with their automation & control experts and see featured demos from leading suppliers including Banner Engineering, Siemens, Schneider Electric and Sensata - Crydom. "We&

Siemens Mobility and its consortium partners Orascom Construction and The Arab Contractors have signed a contract with the Egyptian National Authority for Tunnels (NAT), a governmental authority under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport of Egypt, to create the sixth largest high-speed rail system in the world. The Siemens Mobility share of the combined contract is 8.1 billion EUR and includes the initial contract of 2.7 billion EUR for the first line signed September 1, 2021.

Delta, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, today announced its participation at Hannover Messe 2022 to unveil some of its newest Smart Green Solutions to nurture the development of e-mobility and low-carbon industrial automation for sustainable cities. The offering includes the fast electric vehicle (EV) charger Slim100 series, which boasts up to 100kW DC power output with a 55% lower footprint to maximize utility in commercial venues.  The new motor-mounted pump d

Laiye, a leading Intelligent Automation (IA) provider, today announced a partnership with Accenture, a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud, and security, as its global partner and System Integrator (SI) under Laiye's Global Partner Program. Laiye and Accenture will share their knowledge, expertise, and experience to help companies in their digital transformation journey through the scaling up of AI-powered Intelligent Automation. This

SEEHAFEN KIEL GmbH & Co. KG (PORT OF KIEL, Germany) has commissioned Siemens AG with the construction of two additional SIHARBOR shore power plants at Kiel’s Ostuferhafen. The construction project with a total investment value of approximately €17 million comprises a 50/60 Hz shore power plant for cruise ships and ferries and a 50 Hz shore power plant for ferries. It makes it possible to generate the electricity ships need while they are in port using renewable energies on shor

Global software and technology leader Emerson and Toyota Australia have collaborated to transform part of Toyota Australia’s operations into a commercial-grade hydrogen production, storage and refueling plant. The project, supported by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), adopts Emerson’s automation expertise to provide the control system that helps Toyota Australia demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of manufacturing hydrogen fuels, including the use of

ABB announces the launch of ABB Ability™ NGX Hoist Control, a global control system enabling mining companies to achieve maximum performance and safety of hoist operations. Building on ABB’s reliable and proven past generations of hoist control systems, it brings new levels of reliability, flexibility and ease of use to smaller companies on greenfield projects or upgrades. It can also help larger companies reduce costs and improve efficiencies through standardization of control sy

Jointly organized by China Electricity Council (hereinafter “CEC”) and State Grid Corporation of China, co-organized by Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd., “the 31st Shanghai International Exhibition on Electric Power Equipment and Technology (EP Shanghai)” and “the 23rd Shanghai International Exhibition on Electrical Equipment” will be hosted on 1-3 December 2022 at Shanghai New International Expo Center. EP Shanghai in 2022 will mark a record high in its exh

Pegasystems Inc., the software company that crushes business complexity, today at PegaWorld® iNspire announced the acquisition of Everflow, an innovative process mining software company based in Brazil. Everflow's highly intuitive software will enable Pega clients to uncover and fix hidden process inefficiencies that often bog down organizational operations. Combined with Pega's market-leading AI-powered decisioning and workflow automation capabilities, this acquisition will help

Amdocs, a leading provider of software and services to communications and media companies, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MYCOM OSI, a UK-headquartered company providing SaaS-based cloud network and service assurance solutions to communications service providers globally. The acquisition will expand Amdocs’ network portfolio to include end-to-end service and network orchestration by bringing key assurance capabilities to power the ne

Symbotic LLC, a revolutionary A.I.-powered supply chain technology company, and Walmart Inc. announced an expanded commercial agreement to implement Symbotic’s robotics and software automation platform in all 42 of Walmart’s regional distribution centers over the coming years. This is an expansion of Walmart’s prior commitment to deploy Symbotic Systems in 25 regional distribution centers. The end-to-end software-enabled high-density robotics platform plays a strat