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1. Renesas Extends RA MCU Family With RA6T1 MCU Group For Motor Control And AI-Based Endpoint Predictive Maintenance 10/28/2020

   Renesas Electronics Corporation a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the extension of its microcontroller (MCU) portfolio designed for motor control applications targeting smart homes, industrial automation, and building automation.

2. Nord Modules Fully Automates Material Handling With ‘One System Fits All’ Module And Cobot-Armed Gates 10/27/2020

   Nord Modules today announced the Quick Mover 180, the most flexible and easy-to-deploy top module to enable autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to perform multiple material handling tasks

3. NAES Combustion Turbine Purge Credit Retrofit Reduces Power Plant Hot Startup Time By 30% 10/27/2020

   Following Emerson’s completion of a combustion turbine purge credit retrofit project in early 2019, NAES Corporation has reduced average hot startup time at Middle River Power’s Tracy combined-cycle power plant by approximately 30%. The plant’s ability to more quickly generate megawatts is expected to result in an additional $170,000 in annual revenue

4. First Commercial 5G Standalone Private Network In Taiwan Launched By ASOCS, Affirmed Networks And Wave-In Communication For Industrial Manufacturer Inventec 10/21/2020

   Taiwanese industrial manufacturer Inventec (also known as Inventec Data Center Solutions), ASOCS, Affirmed Networks and Wave-in Communication today announced the launch of the first fully-virtualized 5G standalone network used in commercial industrial manufacturing

5. Collaborative Project To Revolutionise Gold Plant Data Analysis 10/21/2020

   A consortium of world leaders has come together to commercialise a ‘one-stop-shop’ for collecting and analysing gold plant data in real-time – a process that will revolutionise the industry’s ability to measure circuit inventory and recovery in real time, move it into the digital world and whilst providing opportunity for full automation

6. ABB Builds On E-Mobility Business: VW Commercial Vehicles Deploys 800 Industrial Robots To Manufacture New Electric Vehicles 10/21/2020

   Delivery of 800 high-performance ABB industrial robots will support Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in its transition to e-mobility

7. Yokogawa To Release Collaborative Information Server 10/19/2020

   Yokogawa Electric Corporation (TOKYO: 6841) has developed Collaborative Information Server (CI Server) and will be releasing it to the market in January 2021 as part of the OpreX Control and Safety System family

8. Volkswagen Group Invests In Automation For Emden, Hanover And Chattanooga Plants 10/14/2020

   The Volkswagen Passenger Cars and Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles brands are working flat out on the transformation to the e-mobility era and the conversion of plants to e-mobility. The Volkswagen brand has now ordered more than 1,400 robots from Japanese manufacturer FANUC for its production facilities at Chattanooga (USA) and Emden.

9. Bechtel-Affiliated Team Selected For Advanced Nuclear Reactor Demonstration Project 10/14/2020

   A team led by TerraPower, which includes Bechtel as its partner for plant design, licensing, procurement, and construction, will receive matching funds from the U.S. Department of Energy to build a demonstration advanced nuclear power plant, the Department announced this week.

10. Rockwell Automation Improves Productivity, Drives Profitability And Reduces Risk Across Plant Operations With The Release Of PlantPAx 5.0 10/12/2020

    Rockwell Automation today released the PlantPAx 5.0 distributed control system (DCS). This latest DCS version from Rockwell Automation helps industrial producers positively impact the lifecycle of their plant operations with plant-wide and scalable systems to drive digital transformation and operational excellence