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Endress+Hauser Charts Path to Growth

With strong growth in 2021, Endress+Hauser left the coronavirus pandemic behind economically. The Group’s consolidated sales rose more than 11 percent to just under 2.9 billion euros. As a result, the measurement and automation specialist significantly exceeded its own expectations. In terms of net sales and profit, the family company not only grew compared to the prior year but also eclipsed the comparative numbers for 2019. Headcount also experienced sizable growth. At the end of 2021, the Group had more than 15,000 employees worldwide, over 600 more than a year ago. “We moved forward with and implemented all of our planned major investment projects,” emphasized CFO Dr Luc Schultheiss.

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University of Toronto AV Researchers Take On Winter

The fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning and robotics are key to developing self-driving technology. Ontario, particularly the University of Toronto, has a history of excellence in all of them going back thirty years or more. Listening to Steve Waslander talk about autonomous vehicle (AV) research and development at the University of Toronto, it’s impossible not to get excited.

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Emerson Expands Cylinder Manufacturing Capacity in Canada to Better Serve Automation Customers

Emerson, a U.S.-headquartered global technology and engineering company, has expanded the manufacturing capacity of its Brantford, Ontario, facility to better serve Canada’s immediate-demand automation market. Emerson has added production of its complete range of AVENTICS™ Series PRA Profile Cylinders, Series TRB Tie Rod Cylinders and Series TaskMaster® TM5 NFPA Profile Cylinders. The company’s investment in local cylinder production will give Canadian automation customers shorter lead times for customized cylinders, estimated at just one to five business days, as well as after-market service. Receiving critical components so quickly can help customers across all industry segments get their products to market faster and minimize end users’ downtime.

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What’s New in Siemens NX

February 10, 2022 {videobox}zjPQcJF94-E{/videobox} Learn how to create tomorrow’s innovations today in the most productive way using Siemens NX. Productivity is a key driver for all our customers. 94% of company executives feel that either a good amount or some amount of improvement is needed in productivity from their engineering teams. Taking the…

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How STOBER Values Quality: It’s In Our DNA

Quality can mean different things to different people and in different circumstances. The quality of a new vehicle you’re shopping for is probably more important than the quality of your morning cup of coffee—or is it? The second of STOBER’s six core values is Quality – it’s in our DNA. Some may think of quality in terms of a job done right the first time, every time, using the best materials and methods in the industry, tight tolerances, or double-checking products before they leave the door, but Chris Breeze, STOBER Production Manager, thinks of quality as a bigger picture.

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Parker Chomerics Presents Webinar “2022 Thermal Interface Material Innovations for Consumer Electronics”

Parker Chomerics have been busy developing new, next generation thermal interface materials specifically to help aid in thermal cooling of consumer electronics devices. This includes application in products like smart home devices such as control and connectivity, smart appliances, security systems, home entertainment, comfort and lighting and energy management. Successful thermal management of high-power electronic components (single chips, multi-chip modules, integrated circuits, etc.) with high heat dissipation ratings requires careful design engineering. In this seminar, Parker Chomerics will take you through how to apply these next-generation thermal materials in your application and how they can help solve the design and engineering issues facing the ever-connected consumer electronics devices. February 23, 2022 02:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Digi-Key Electronics to Host RVfpga Webinar Feb. 28 on RISC-V Architecture and Implementation

Digi-Key Electronics, which offers one of the world’s largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, will host a RVfpga webinar in collaboration with Imagination Technologies on understanding RISC-V architecture and implementation on an FPGA. The webinar will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. CST and will be presented by Dr. Sarah Harris, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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Province Invests in Windsor Electric Vehicle Battery Innovation Lab to Boost Regional Economy

The Ontario government is supporting an $18.5 million investment by auto parts manufacturer Ventra Group to help strengthen local manufacturing and Ontario’s automotive and domestic manufacturing sectors, while creating jobs, attracting investment to the local economy and supporting the province’s economic recovery. The province is investing $1.5 million through the Regional Development Program, which will help create 18 jobs.

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Moving Digital – Automatic Train Operation | Siemens Mobility

ATO uses data from infrastructure, track and train schedule information to calculate the ideal speed profile for current conditions at any given time. In combination with TPS (Train Planning & Capacity management), we can increase capacity by up to 30% and punctuality by up to 15%, and saves up to 37% energy (CH). {videobox}xHSwNYf2-lQ{/videobox}

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Webinar: Overcoming Material Handling Challenges with AMRs For 2022 and Beyond

DATE: February 16, 2022
TIME: 02:00 PM EST/ 11:00 AM PST

Businesses are experiencing an array of material handling problems from labor shortages to increased demand and customization. Automation has moved from nice-to-have to must have, but one of the most challenging tasks to automate is material handling because business needs and facility conditions are constantly changing. Even the most automated facilities still move material manually. Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) are an intelligent, flexible, and scalable solution that can be deployed and re-deployed quickly against a variety of workflows to deliver immediate benefits.

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Join Festo for Feb 7 Press Conference at Lab Automation Show in Boston – Festo Introduces at SLAS 2022 an Open-Source Gantry Robot for Automated Liquid Handling

Festo introduces at SLAS 2022 the Modular Gantry Robot platform for laboratory-based automated liquid handling. Open sourced, customizable, and utilizing world-class components, this new solution enables equipment designers to quickly realize their unique solutions with fewer mechanical and electrical engineering resources, speeding time to market. (February 5-9, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Festo Booth #718). Festo also introduces a complete family of building blocks for developing pressure/time based automated dispensing and pipetting applications. This platform is compatible with a broad range of media, offers exceptional repeatability at high speed, and can be easily calibrated for targeted applications.

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Hands Freed

Free Human Hands from Repetitive Tasks Hands freed. Robotiq’s mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. Their tools and know-how simplify collaborative robot applications, so factories can start production faster. Robotiq works with a global network of connected robot experts supporting their local manufacturers. More Information Robotiq Related Story The Human View of…

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HARTING Industrial Ethernet Week: Visions for IIoT and Sensor to Cloud

From 8 to 10 February 2022, the HARTING Technology Group will be inviting customers and industry experts to the Industrial Ethernet Week – a week packed with talks and information on the topic of Ethernet communication in factory automation. Current and future solutions that are ready to spring into action enabling the IIoT will be highlighted. HARTING experts will dialogue with numerous guests from the industrial sector about which IIoT applications users will need to have on their radar screens. The HARTING Industrial Ethernet Week is geared to imparting knowledge, inspiring and showing up solutions for the ongoing industrial transformation. Be sure to join and learn more about Ethernet topics such as the right connectivity, Sensor2cloud, SPE and Artificial Intelligence.

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Siemens: How to Visualize Drive System Behavior in NX Mechatronics Concept Designer

Watch this tutorial and see how to visualize the drive systems’ behavior in NX MCD. {videobox}yj5SjZe4KkE{/videobox}

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Universal Robots Posts Record Annual Revenue and 41% Growth

Universal Robots, the Danish producer of collaborative robots, has reported record annual revenue of USD 311M, 41% up on 2020 and 23% up on pre-pandemic results in 2019. The company’s President, Kim Povlsen said: “Universal Robots has had a great year. In a company like ours, which manufactures sophisticated hardware to high quality standards, this sort of growth requires tremendous commitment from all involved. Our production team in Denmark has broken internal records for the number of cobots built, producing 400 cobots in a single week in Q4. Our supply chain experts have worked hard to keep our business running smoothly despite global supply challenges.”

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Metro History from Siemens Mobility

View the entire timeline of the history of metros. Starting in the 1860’s with Mobility until today – Metros are an important part of a cities infrastructure. Follow every step of this important history. {videobox}KE7RtYnuO8s{/videobox}

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Changing Scene

Endress+Hauser Charts Path to Growth

University of Toronto AV Researchers Take On Winter

Emerson Expands Cylinder Manufacturing Capacity in Canada to Better Serve Automation Customers

What’s New in Siemens NX

How STOBER Values Quality: It’s In Our DNA

Parker Chomerics Presents Webinar “2022 Thermal Interface Material Innovations for Consumer Electronics”

Digi-Key Electronics to Host RVfpga Webinar Feb. 28 on RISC-V Architecture and Implementation

Province Invests in Windsor Electric Vehicle Battery Innovation Lab to Boost Regional Economy

Moving Digital – Automatic Train Operation | Siemens Mobility

Webinar: Overcoming Material Handling Challenges with AMRs For 2022 and Beyond

Join Festo for Feb 7 Press Conference at Lab Automation Show in Boston – Festo Introduces at SLAS 2022 an Open-Source Gantry Robot for Automated Liquid Handling

Hands Freed

HARTING Industrial Ethernet Week: Visions for IIoT and Sensor to Cloud

Siemens: How to Visualize Drive System Behavior in NX Mechatronics Concept Designer

Universal Robots Posts Record Annual Revenue and 41% Growth

Metro History from Siemens Mobility

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