Industry News
Schneider Electric endorses initiative to drive IIoT adoption
Schneider Electric will take a seat on the board of the OPC Foundation. [ + ]
ABB opens advanced innovation and manufacturing hub in China
The new hub integrates all of ABB's activities in Xiamen to create a state-of-the-art campus specialising in advanced technologies. [ + ]
AMS to be Bronkhorst distributor in Australia
As of 1 December 2018, AMS has been assigned to be the official distributor of Bronkhorst products for Australia and territories. [ + ]
Bentley Systems to acquire machine learning specialist
Leveraging digital twins' analytics visibility for infrastructure asset performance. [ + ]
GE's first scalable additive systems ready for production
Modular system architecture with automation supports scalable serial production. [ + ]
Siemens gives half-billion-dollar software grant to UQ
Siemens announces over half a billion Australian dollars of in-kind commercial value grant of software for digital manufacturing to University of Queensland. [ + ]
Mining and energy scale-up accelerator program to launch
Collaboration between Industry Growth Centres METS Ignited and NERA, along with the Queensland Government, WA Government and KPMG. [ + ]
Flexicon offers screw conveyor quick-ship program
Flexicon has announced that it is now offering a quick-ship program for shipment of its flexible screw conveyors in popular sizes. [ + ]
Industry analyst ranks ABB at the top for DCS globally
With a 20% market share across industries, the ARC Advisory Group has ranked ABB as the leader of digitally enabled control and automation. [ + ]
Growing use of mobile robots on factory floors: report
Complementary robotics technologies will help to push revenues of commercial robotics to US$22 billion by 2027. [ + ]
Rajant appoints Madison Technologies for its wireless mesh technologies
Distributor appointment brings Rajant's Kinetic Mesh technology to IIoT applications. [ + ]
FDT IIoT Server to be platform independent
Emerging FITS architecture evolves to support diverse operating systems empowering the intelligent enterprise. [ + ]
ForeScout acquires SecurityMatters
Acquisition provides deeper visibility into operational technology networks to help organisations mitigate threats targeting industrial environments. [ + ]
OPC UA over TSN standard set to replace fieldbus technologies
Just as HTML spurred growth of the web, the new OPC UA interoperability standard will unlock the full potential of Industry 4.0. [ + ]
Endress+Hauser expands temperature and system product plant
Company dedicates new production facility in Nesselwang, Germany [ + ]
