automation

IFR Top 5 Robot Trends 2024

The global stock of industrial robots has reached a new record of around 3.9 million units. The strong demand is being driven by a number of exciting technological developments. The International Federation of Robotics has summarised the most important trends that will shape robotics and automation in 2024. “The five...

Delta delivered the right hardware and software for fast, accurate digital printing to Mtex

From packaging and labeling to clothing and other textiles, digital printing processes allow businesses to transfer digital graphics directly to almost any physical matter. The Portuguese specialist Mtex is a world-leading manufacturer of digital print solutions for printing graphics and images on textiles and other...

Manny Marcano is the President of EMA Design Automation

EMA Design Automation, a software, services, content, and IP company, is spinning off their IP, content, and services group as a new company named Accelerated Designs with a focus on CAD agnostic solutions. Accelerated Designs will expand on the extensive design and methodology expertise EMA has gained implementing...

Rockwell Automation and Microsoft partner to advance the use of generative AI in industrial process automation

Rockwell Automation and Microsoft will continue to work together to accelerate industrial automation through generative artificial intelligence. The companies are combining technologies to support employees and shorten time-to-market for automation system developers. The first result of this collaboration is the...

Hannover Messe 2024 will showcase solutions for a more sustainable industry

Expanding the own competitiveness, protecting the climate, driving prosperity: these are the major tasks currently facing industry. New technologies are the key to meeting these challenges. Hannover Messe 2024 provides answers to how companies can efficiently use automation, artificial intelligence, renewable energies...

40,000 interested people visited Automatica 2023

The world of work and society are facing a massive upheaval in the coming years. Automatica 2023 in Munich at the end of June demonstrated the solutions offered by intelligent automation and robotics in this context. After only a one-year break, the trade fair welcomed 40,000 visitors from around 88 nations. That was...

The ME300 Series is a new-generation compact vector control drive

Delta is exhibiting a wide range of smart, energy-efficient and highly integrated industrial automation hardware and software solutions engineered for IIoT applications at SPS Italia 2023. The demonstration includes the “AX-3” series motion controller, which offers a host of features to meet customers’ diverse needs,...

As lead automation supplier, Emerson joined the Golden Triangle Polymers Project groundbreaking, a Chevron Phillips Chemical and QatarEnergy joint venture.

The Golden Triangle Polymers project is one of the world's largest ethane cracker plants. It will be built and operated by a joint venture between Chevron Phillips Chemical and Qatar Energy. The players will use Emerson's Plantweb digital ecosystem to optimize operations and reduce emissions. Emerson will use the...

Markus Rustler, Interpack President and Managing Partner of Theegarten-Pactec

In an interview, Interpack President and Theegarten-Pactec Managing Director Markus Rustler talks about the current challenges in the packaging industry, the megatrends of sustainability and digitalization, and furthermore how these will dominate not only the trade show but beyond that the industry for years to come,...

Ceremonial opening of the Josef Ressel Centre: Marianne Kusejko (Sigmatek), Governor Wilfried Haslauer, Jörg Theis (B&R Industrial Automation), Phillip Werr (Copa-Data)

Automation software developer Copa-Data is one of three companies investing in the new Josef Ressel Centre for Intelligent and Secure Industrial Automation (ISIA) at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences. Collaborating with B&R Industrial Automation and Sigmatek, Copa-Data will lead on cyber security in the...