Schneider’s Yeeles goes from automation to secure power
15 March 2023 Schneider Electric has appointed Mark Yeeles– currently vice-president of its Industrial Automation business in the UK and Ireland – to be the new vice-president of… Read More
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ABB sells Power Conversion business to AcBel for $505m
26 January 2023 ABB is selling its Power Conversion division to the Taiwanese switching power supply manufacturer AcBel Polytech, for $505m in cash. ABB acquired the business, formerly… Read More
ABB buys Siemens’ LV Nema motors arm to boost growth
11 August 2022 ABB has agreed to buy Siemens’ low-voltage Nema motors operation for an undisclosed sum. The business, which has manufacturing operations in Guadalajara, Mexico, produces motors… Read More
Turntide buys third Tyneside firm to add to transport division
1 July 2021 The Californian electric motor developer and manufacturer Turntide Technologies has bought a third business in the North East of England – Cramlington-based Avid Technology, which… Read More
Atlas Copco adds Perceptron to Isra to boost vision division
29 September 2020 Atlas Copco is buying the US automated metrology supplier Perceptron for $68.9m in cash and plans to add it to its newly created machine vision… Read More
Atlas Copco offers €1.09bn for Isra to enter machine vision
10 February 2020 The Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco has launched a €1.09bn ($1.19m) cash bid for the German machine vision manufacturer Isra Vision, with the approval of… Read More
Plymouth machine-builder expands after move to new site
31 January 2017 Plymouth-based Applied Automation is expanding its machine-building division, creating ten new posts, including two managers and eight mechanical and controls fitters, taking its total number… Read More
Schaeffler cuts 500 jobs in industrial division to save €60m
9 November 2016 The German bearings manufacturer Schaeffler has announced plans to cut around 500 jobs from its industrial division over the next three years. The cutbacks, which… Read More
ABB unveils Robotics & Motion division and ties up with Microsoft
4 October 2016 ABB’s Discrete Automation and Motion division is being reborn as Robotics and Motion in the latest stage in its Next Level Strategy designed “to unlock… Read More
Siemens stalwart will run ABB’s automation and motion division
13 June 2016 ABB has appointed Sami Atiya to be the new president of its Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division, succeeding Pekka Tiitinen, who is returning to… Read More
