AI-based app optimises energy use of drive systems
21 November 2022 At the recent SPS show in Germany, Siemens unveiled an enhanced version of its Analyze MyDrives Edge app with an AI-based function that calculates the… Read More
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Siemens’ Malaysian acquisition spawns electrical design SaaS
31 October 2022 Following its recent acquisition of a Malaysian software developer, Siemens has launched a cloud-based electrical design package that, it says, will allow designers and engineers… Read More
Software automates controller backups and detects changes
26 October 2022 The US software developer Copia Automation has released a cloud-based product that automates backup and change detection for industrial devices such as PLCs and robots. Read More
Software suite boosts collaboration and speeds time to market
18 October 2022 Rockwell Automation has launched a suite of five cloud-based software applications aimed at improving collaboration and productivity in automation design teams. The FactoryTalk Design Hub… Read More
ABB rebrands AMR line-up following its purchase of Asti
23 September 2022 Following its acquisition last year of the Spanish autonomous mobile robot (AMR) manufacturer Asti Mobile Robotics, ABB Robotics is rebranding its AMR portfolio under the… Read More
Convergix buys AGR and Aylesbury Automation
6 September 2022 US-based Convergix Automation Solutions has bought AGR Automation, a UK-based automation designer and systems integrator, whose headquarters are in Arbroath, Scotland. AGR also owns Aylesbury… Read More
‘Virtual PLCs’ will turn factories into software systems
6 June 2022 A German company has developed a “virtual PLC” technology that decouples real-time control from proprietary hardware, allowing automation engineers to manage PLCs from suppliers such… Read More
Remote service will cut VSD failure rates by ‘up to 65%’
31 May 2022 Schneider Electric has announced a service plan for variable-speed drives that, it claims, will cut the risk of VSD failures by up to 65%, as… Read More
AI-based edge app could raise drives availabilities by 30%
11 May 2022 At the 2022 Hannover Fair, Siemens will unveil an AI-based edge app that detects problems in drive systems before they can affect production. The app… Read More
Plug-and-play conveyor improves productivity
9 May 2022 Interroll has launched a platform-based material-flow system that, it says, will boost the productivity of manufacturing processes “significantly”. The modular, plug-and-play LCP (light conveyor platform)… Read More
