Plans to invest 1.5 billion USD in strategically important semiconductor business for electromobility May 25, 2023 Bosch is expanding its semiconductor business with silicon carbide chips. The technology company plans to acquire assets of the U.S. chipmaker TSI Semiconductors, based in Roseville, California. With a workforce of 250, the company is a foundry for application-specific…
Sales target of more than $84 billion by 2029 May 25, 2025 “Software won’t only change how we use and experience cars in the future. It will also change the way cars are engineered. For some time now, Bosch has also seen itself as a mobility software company. Now, in response to customer requirements, our…
New regional board to emphasize local customer needs, supply chains and talent sustainability May 25, 2023 Bosch has announced a new regional board to oversee its mobility business in North and South America, led by Paul Thomas as president of the Americas for Bosch Mobility. Bosch, which is the largest automotive supplier in the world…
Battery cell production with XTS and PC-based control May 25, 2023 Low-cost lithium-ion battery cells (LIB) are the key to mass electromobility, although the manufacturing process has always been a cost driver – until now. Researchers at TU Berlin are using continuous Z-folding to replace the traditional pick-and-place movements that have been used so far,…
May 24, 2023 By developing wave energy converters, CorPower pursues the idea of converting waves into electricity. The challenge with wave energy is to design devices that are not only robust enough to survive the harshest ocean storms, but also capable of producing enough electricity compared to their size and cost. CorPower masters this difficulty…
Company partners with leading material handling equipment organizations to offer best-in-class technical support within arm’s reach of growing customer base May 24, 2023 OTTO Motors, a leading provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), has announced the launch of the OTTO Certified Dealer program to provide high-quality service and support locally throughout North America. The program…
New projects will prepare people for good-paying careers in Ontario’s growing auto sector May 24, 2023 The Ontario government is investing more than $4.7 million to support two innovative projects to help over 360 people land full-time jobs in the province’s growing automotive manufacturing sector. These free programs will provide participants with skills for rewarding…
May 24, 2023 HMS now launches the Next-Generation Gateways with Anybus® Communicator™ EtherCAT Main Device, a high-performance gateway that provides an easy and reliable way to connect EtherCAT subordinate devices to different industrial networks and control systems. Rapidly growing EtherCAT market In recent years, EtherCAT has rapidly gained popularity and is now the third most…
May 24, 2023 Comau unveiled as Intrinsic’s first industrial and innovation partner. These deep innovation partners have been working together for years, applying the latest in software and AI to the process of robotic programming and robotics-based solution building. The partners have similar aims to democratizing automation by adding intelligence to robots and making programming…
May 24, 2023 Following on the success of a multi-partner load-testing program, Endress+Hauser is launching a full portfolio of Ethernet-APL measuring devices based on the PROFINET protocol. Expectations in the process sector for this new advanced physical layer are enormous, and the load testing results confirm the technology’s potential as a game-changer in industrial communication….
May 24, 2023 Ready to plug and work, this Festo/UR integrated solution increases UR cobot capabilities by offering up to four axes of motion, including the most popular linear transfer (7th axis). Festo showcases its UR+ certified multi-axis solution for Universal Robots (UR) at Automate 2023. The UR system offers unique capabilities in the UR…
May 24, 2023 The Fast MDx testing system is not only a game-changer in pathogen detection, it promises to be a life saver. Available starting in June, Fast MDx is the world’s first fully automated, high-throughput, near-patient molecular diagnostic testing system. Developed by the London, England-based social enterprise company of the same name with engineering…
May 23, 2023 By Krystie Johnston Who is AGILOX? AGILOX is one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of innovative advanced material handling solutions. Their Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) use a highly sophisticated operating system, “X-Swarm Intelligence,” to navigate warehouses and manufacturing facilities and deliver pallets and supplies without needing a centralized fleet management system. This provides…
Humber students move on to Skills Canada National Competition being held May 25 and 26 in Manitoba May 23, 2023 By Krystie Johnston Skills Ontario recently held the 2023 Skills Ontario Competition in person at the Toronto Congress Centre. It was the first in-person event after three years of it being held virtually during the…
May 18, 2023 Schneider Electric has announced its new low voltage switchboard. FlexSeT is a new cutting-edge solution that provides a simplified, modular service model for switchboard design, sourcing, installation, and maintenance. FlexSeT is designed to help electrical professionals reduce project risk and increase construction efficiencies. With dramatically shortened lead times and design flexibility, the switchboard model…
Compact pushbuttons for a variety of uses May 18, 2023 The compact control and signal devices are versatile to use when operating your plant, enabling you to switch and display digital inputs and outputs. It’s possible to select and display the operating mode, for example. The operation elements are intended for 22.5 mm diameter mounting cutouts…