Press Releases

Nortech Systems Incorporated a global leader in specialized design and manufacturing solutions for complex electrical and electromedical components, announced this week the launch of its newest active optical technology platform, Active Optical Xtreme (AOX). AOX is a small form-factor hybrid solution providing power, control and data transmission across longer distances required for use in machine vision systems, factory automation, robotics, and intelligent sensing devices.

Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES) is collaborating with ABB to develop the world’s largest mobile grid simulator as part of the Mobil-Grid-CoP project publicly funded by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. It will be used for testing the safety and reliability of renewable energy equipment, such as wind turbines, solar power and hydroelectric generators, in real-world conditions. The test program will verify that a renewable project conn

Vention, the cloud-based manufacturing automation platform (MAP), is pleased to announce the expansion of its North American footprint with a new office in Boston, United States. The expansion is the second one this year, as the company recently opened its Berlin, Germany office. Since 2016, Vention has helped some of the world's most innovative manufacturers automate their production floor in just a few days. Vention's manufacturing automation platform (MAP) allows any manu

Gluware, Inc., the leader in intelligent network automation and an ONUG Spring 2022 Thought Leadership sponsor, today introduced its Network Robotic Process Automation (RPA) solution, an integrated application that enables users to create, manage and monitor no-code workflows across a wide range of native and third-party integrations. With this latest addition to the Intelligent Network Automation suite, Gluware adds another powerful application to offer businesses access to end-to-end, intel

Kofax, a provider of intelligent automation software to facilitate digital workflow transformations (the “Company”), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. (together with its affiliates, “Clearlake”) and TA Associates (“TA”) from Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm. Upon closing of the transaction, Clearlake and TA will become majority shareholders in Kofax. Financial terms

ABB is launching their new KPM KB2 Ranger Model, a sheet break detection device that is invulnerable to paper jams, color and grade changes for the highest uptime with the lowest required maintenance. As the latest addition to ABB’s industry-leading KPM Sheet Break Detector portfolio, this non-contact optical sensor will prove particularly important for paper or board producers making frequent grade changes or colored papers. The single, one-button calibration removes the need

Reliable Robotics, a leader in autonomous aircraft systems, announced today it was awarded an Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) contract to design, develop and test autonomous aircraft capabilities on Air Force platforms. As part of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II contract, Reliable Robotics will demonstrate how its aircraft agnostic design can be quickly adapted for new airframes through simulated and real-world flight tests. The autonomy upgrade will be capable of

Kyocera Corporation today announced a plan to build the largest manufacturing facility it has ever operated in Japan, expanding production capacity for components including organic semiconductor packages and crystal device packages. A signing ceremony held April 20, 2022 was attended by Kagoshima Governor Koichi Shiota, Satsumasendai City Mayor Ryoji Tanaka, and Kyocera officials. Construction is scheduled to begin next month at the company’s Sendai Plant Campus in Kagoshima.

Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, today announced plans to invest $118.8 Million over the next five years to expand its CertainTeed roofing shingle manufacturing facility in Oxford, North Carolina, an investment that will support the company’s growing customer base in the southeastern United States. The expansion in Oxford is one of the company’s largest ever investments in an American roofing plant, and comes only months after Saint

Siemens Gamesa has entered into an agreement with SSE to sell South European renewables development assets for a total cash consideration of €580 million. This sale includes a pipeline of onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 3.9GW in various stages of development in Spain, France, Italy and Greece, with the possibility to develop up to 1GW of co-located photovoltaic projects. A team of around 40 persons from Siemens Gamesa, with strong sector experience in t

Juniper Networks, a leader in secure, AI-driven networks, today announced that it has been selected by PP Telecommunication Sdn. Bhd. (PPTEL), a leading network service provider based in Sarawak, to provide solutions to build a new core network that will support its growth plans. This network will provide the foundation to help PPTEL meet the demand for critical high-speed internet connectivity, enabling consumers and businesses access to richer digital experiences and services. The

Swimlane, the leader in low-code security automation, today announced the general availability of Swimlane Cloud in the Asia-Pacific Japan (APJ) region. This deployment is further evidence of Swimlane’s continued commitment to empowering APJ customers to enable new use cases previously not possible with traditional security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR). This includes unlocking the use of automation beyond the SOC, where Swimlane serves as the system-of-record for the en

Cooper Business and Technology Marketing, a premier marketing organization focusing on business and technology, announces its membership in two international automation organizations: the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), and the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society. According to Franklin Cooper, CEO, "Being part of continuous education and learning in the emerging technologies arena where new developments are common, helps marketers to better understand the products a

OPEX® Corporation, a global leader in Next Generation Automation for almost 50 years, has introduced innovative, leading-edge technology to its suite of Document and Mail Automation solutions. Included with OPEX’s new Gemini™ high-volume scanner is “Right-Speed™,” a unique scanning capability that enables different types of documents to be scanned at different speeds without changing equipment. This allows the Gemini scanner to maximize throughput a

Siemens Mobility has been awarded two contracts by ViaMobilidade Linhas 8 e 9 to upgrade and modernize the São Paulo metro network. ViaMobilidade is part of the Brazilian infrastructure company CCR Mobilidade and are responsible for all urban mobility projects for the CCR Group in the country. Siemens Mobility will equip Line 8 with an automated signaling system and will install new electrification and traction power systems on both Line 8 and 9. The renewal of both lines will provide