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1. FANUC America Nearly Doubles Michigan Campus To Accommodate Automation Demand 7/29/2022

   FANUC America, a leading supplier of CNCs, robotics and ROBOMACHINEs, announces a West Campus expansion that will push its operational space in Oakland County, Michigan to nearly two million square feet. 

2. MPI Corporation Has Installed Its WaferWallet^(R)MAX For 200mm And 300mm WLR Processes 7/29/2022

   MPI Corporation's Advanced Semiconductor Test Division, an industry and innovation leader of semiconductor test solutions initiated the integration of the TS3500-SE automated wafer probe test system with WaferWallet®MAX, a multi-purpose cassette, FOUP self-docking 200 mm and 300 mm handling solution, into a leading WLR test process.

3. Quest Global Joins Coalition For Open Process Automation (COPA) To Enable Industry 4.0 Journey For Its Customers 7/28/2022

   Quest Global, one of the world's fastest-growing engineering services firms, has joined the Coalition for Open Process Automation (COPA), to develop technology that will help realize next generation ICS.

4. Datanomix And Flexxbotics Partner To Automate Production Monitoring For Universal Robots 7/27/2022

   Datanomix, maker of the industry's only Automated Production Intelligence™ software platform, announced support for monitoring Universal Robots for real-time visibility into robot performance.

5. Siemens Switchgear Ltd., Shanghai Expands Robotic Deployments With Geek+ For Lean Production Via Smart Automation 7/27/2022

   Geekplus, the global leader in autonomous mobile robots, has expanded collaboration with electronic components manufacturer Siemens Switchgear Ltd., Shanghai with the second phase of a smart manufacturing automation project.

6. Accenture To Acquire Eclipse Automation To Help Clients Build Factories Of The Future 7/21/2022

   Accenture has agreed to acquire Eclipse Automation, a provider of customized manufacturing automation and robotics solutions headquartered in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. 

7. FlexScreen Partners With Erdman Automation Corp. - Offers Manufacturing Licensing Option 7/21/2022

   FlexScreen, maker of the world's first and only flexible window screen as seen on Shark Tank, announces its partnership with Erdman Automation Corp., Princeton, MN.

8. New Omron Factory Drive Recorder Software Speeds Up Root Cause Identification For More Efficient Troubleshooting 7/19/2022

   Industry-leading automation solution provider Omron Automation Americas recently launched a new Factory Drive Recorder software that is fully compatible with the popular Omron M Series cameras.

9. Outamation Inc. Launches Robotic Process Automation And Technology Solutions To Enable Service-Based Industries To Embrace Digital Transformation 7/18/2022

   Outamation Inc., an automation and digital transformation-based service provider offers customized solutions that is changing how businesses embrace and leverage the world of digitization.

10. KBC Joins Forces With CiT To Launch Rigorous Simulation Software For The Design And Optimization Of Polymer Plant Processes 7/13/2022

    KBC (A Yokogawa Company) announces a partnership with Computing in Technology (CiT), the leading source of simulation software for modelling different polymer processes. Combining over 50 years of simulation software experience, this collaboration brings together the CiT Predici modeling software with the KBC Petro-SIM^® simulation platform and automated digital twin simulator to provide the first comprehensive solution that reduces polymer process scale-up risks and experimental time