
ABB Invests More than CAD 130 Million in R&D and Manufacturing in Canada
August 5, 2025 ABB announced on August 5 that it will invest more than CAD 130 million (approximately USD 100 million) to expand research, development, and manufacturing capacity for its advanced energy protection and grid resilience technologies in Canada. The investment in Montreal, Quebec, will consolidate ABB’s existing factories in Iberville and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu into a…
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Why PLCnext Technology Is the Future of Industrial Automation
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Weidmüller is Developing an Industrial Analytics Tool to Monitor Friction Stir Welding Processes

The internationally operating Grenzebach Group and the electrical engineering and automation company Weidmüller are working together in the fields of data analysis and predictive maintenance.
Their research focuses on condition and quality monitoring for friction stir welding technology. Customized analysis software from Weidmüller is used to monitor the welding process. In the future, it will be able to automatically detect and record anomalies in the welding process. Read more
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