Press Releases

Today Soft Robotics Inc. announced that they will be showcasing mGripAI for the first time in booth C-10866 at the International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE), Jan. 25-27, 2022, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. CHL Systems, leaders in processing automation and design engineering, will also be featuring mGripAI in booth C-11449. mGripAI unlocks automation for the food industry by enabling industrial robots to tackle the complex food processing tasks

Paylocity , a leading provider of cloud-based HR and payroll software solutions, today announces the acquisition of Cloudsnap Inc., a flexible, low-code solution for integrating disparate business applications. Cloudsnap’s technology enables seamless integration of systems to automate manual data exchange processes, creating a modern user experience. The company’s integration automation platform facilitates development and deployment of API integrations, allowing clients

Honeywell and FREYR Battery  today announced they have signed an agreement pursuant to which FREYR will, subject to viability, leverage Honeywell’s leading technology offerings, including integrated automation, field instrumentation and security integration solutions in their manufacturing process. As part of the collaboration, Honeywell will purchase 19 GWh of battery cells produced by FREYR from 2023 through 2030 for a multitude of energy storage systems applications. T

Siemens Gamesa has made another first with long-standing partner Iberdrola to supply its industry leading 5.X platform turbines to the 94 MW Iglesias wind farm in Burgos in the north of Spain. This is the first in the country to deploy this turbine, the most powerful in Onshore currently on the market, featuring leading technology. This will also be the most powerful turbine Iberdrola has installed in any wind farm in Spain. Just one of these turbines will be able to provide clean energy to a

ABB has released its High-Performance Infrared-Reflection (HPIR-R) moisture sensor, which provides the fastest, most precise moisture monitoring available on the market today. Taking up to 5,000 measurements per second, the sensor delivers precise, high-resolution measurement that enables mills to increase throughput while reducing operating costs. This advanced, patented technology will help pulp, paper and board producers to always know the precise moisture levels, giving them con

Ouster, Inc., a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors, announced today that it has signed a strategic customer agreement with Vecna Robotics, an intelligent material handling automation company. The agreement includes a non-binding forecast for approximately three thousand OS digital lidar sensors through 2025 as Vecna Robotics scales production to meet increasing customer demand for warehouse and logistics automation. Vecna Robotics plans to fuse Ouster lidar in

Bridge Industries LLC ("Bridge"), through its newly formed subsidiary Maddox Industrial Group, LLC, announces its strategic acquisition of Maddox Industrial Group ("MIG"), a prominent industrial solutions specialist serving essential industries including healthcare, medical, manufacturing, air separation, water/wastewater treatment, and others. Based in Indianapolis, IN, MIG delivers industrial engineering, metal fabrication, electrical process and controls, and

Members of the management team at Okuma America Corporation are excited to announce the launch of a next-generation machining center to join the company's horizontal machining center lineup. This new machine - the Okuma MA-600HIII – brings next-level machining capabilities to the MA-600H family by offering several new features. Impressive 10K Spindle The MA-600HIII's new 10K RPM standard spindle effectively handles a wide range of applications,

Legacy equipment in plants can make it difficult, time-consuming and costly to extract data from the machines to help improve performance. Red Lion's newly launched graphical panel meter, PM-50, is designed to change that. Available now through Allied Electronics & Automation, the new wireless, smart panel meter makes it easier for machine operators to unlock and use data from their factory floor. The PM-50 can be used in industrial factories, food and beverage, water/wastew

GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business announced a series of recent wins for its low-maintenance, high-performing digital power transformers. “The variety of transformer projects that we have recently been awarded is testimony to breadth and depth of our power transformer portfolio,” said Eric Chaussin, Senior Executive High Voltage Products Division Leader at GE’s Grid Solutions. “Whether they are producing renewable energy or running a traditio

Alteryx, Inc., the Analytics Automation company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Trifacta, an award-winning cloud company that leverages scalable data management and machine learning to make data analytics faster and more intuitive. Enterprise customers are deploying modern data architectures built upon cloud data warehouses and supporting SaaS-based applications and analytics. Meanwhile, business users' appetite for timely insights from the

GE researchers are aiming for Venus with breakthrough electronics and sensors on Earth, which could serve both planets in the future. The Electronics and Sensing Team at GE Research has been awarded a three-year, $1.7 million grant by NASA through their High Operating Temperature Technology (HOTTech) program to develop and demonstrate a self-illuminating UV imager that can withstand Venus’ extreme temperature and pressure environment to study the composition and structure of the planet&

Automated Logic Contracting Services Inc (Automated Logic), a leading provider of innovative building-management solutions, has acquired the business of Integrated Control Systems Inc (ICSI), an independent Automated Logic controls contractor with offices in Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. Automated Logic is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), the leading global provider of healthy, safe, sustainable and intelligent building and cold chain solutions. ICSI is a total

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has added two new variants of KNX binary inputs to its portfolio of DIN-rail mounted devices: The new binary inputs N 262 and N 263 offer easy installation and intuitive operation and are available as potential-free and voltage-loaded versions in widths of 4 MU (4 binary inputs) and 8 MU (8 binary inputs). The new binary inputs can be used to detect switching and system states or to count pulses with threshold monitoring. In addition to switching and dim

Kohler Co. continues its focus on providing power resiliency solutions by expanding its clean energy management offering with the acquisition of Heila Technologies. Heila will become part of Kohler's Power Group – a global leader in engines, power generation and clean energy. Heila Technologies was founded in 2015 as an MIT-born company in Somerville, Mass. and is dedicated to simplifying the integration and operation of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and microgrids.