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ABB sells Power Conversion business to AcBel for $505m
ABB is selling its Power Conversion division to the Taiwanese switching power supply manufacturer AcBel Polytech, ...
►Industrial metaverse start-up raises $21m for its AI platform
►Global sales of smart conveyors are set to quadruple
►As supply chains ease, B&R expands output by up to 60%
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Hima buys UK’s Sella Controls and plans to expand the business
The German safety-related automation specialist, the Hima Group, has acquired the UK systems integrator Sella ...
►Government launches £6m automation funding competition
►Infinite Electronics buys UK connector-maker Bulgin
►Made Smarter has supported more than 250 manufacturers
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World’s smallest servodrives get even smaller
Just months after claiming to have set a new world record for the smallest servodrive, the Spanish developer ...
►OS links IT to OT and frees users from proprietary limits
►3D cameras will no longer be dazzled by bright light
►Robot tool has precision painting application taped
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Configurable safety controller looks like a safety relay
At the recent SPS show in Germany, Pilz unveiled a configurable safety controller that is just 22.5mm wide, ...
►Circular movers give levitating transport system a novel spin
►3D safety system protects workers in tough environments
►Inverter-only IE5 motors will maximise energy savings
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SPS 2019 Show Exclusive Report
Last November’s SPS automation show in Nuremberg, Germany, was the 30th in the series and the firs ...
►Hannover Fair 2019 Exclusive Show Report
►SPS IPC Drives 2018 Exclusive Report
►Hannover Fair 2018 exclusive show report
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Wavepower devices use ballscrews to drive generators
A Swedish start-up has developed an innovative wave power technology that uses heavy-duty ballscrews to convert ...
► Safety upgrade safeguards wet-wipe production
►India's largest car-maker makes the connection
►Automated tester puts the squeeze on tennis balls
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Scaling up to flatten the curve
Before and after Christmas, I was in discussions with DFA Media about joining its experienced editorial team ...
►EU: should we stay or should we go? A VSD repairer's view
►Keeping up with the changing face of EN safety standards
►Evolution v technology: influencing natural selection
