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  1. enVista Acquires HCM Systems, Inc. To Expand Automation Capabilities 7/12/2021

    enVista, a global software, consulting, managed services and automation solutions firm, optimizing and transforming both physical and digital commerce, today announces the acquisition of long-time partner HCM Systems, a systems integrator, specializing in customized, complex and highly integrated conveyor hardware and software, controls, robotics, accessory equipment, installation and systems management for manufacturing and distribution-centric organizations.

  2. Fujitsu Delivers Smart Factory Transformation For Ricoh’s Numazu Plant In Japan With New Remote Factory Management Solution 6/30/2021

    Fujitsu Limited today announced the development and deployment of a factory-wide production status visualization system in cooperation with Ricoh Co., Ltd. Ricoh has started full-scale operations of the system in June 2021 at its Numazu Plant, which manufactures polymerized toner.

  3. New Artificial Intelligence Strategy Board To Lead AI Initiatives For The Association For Advancing Automation 6/28/2021

    The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has created a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology Strategy Board of leading AI experts, part of a major initiative to promote education and adoption of the applications of artificial intelligence in automation industries.

  4. Japan Steel Works America And iMFLUX Announce Partnership 6/25/2021

    Japan Steel Works America, Inc. (JSW) and iMFLUX, a subsidiary of P&G, have signed a collaboration agreement to integrate iMFLUX processing software on the full line of JSW America presses.

  5. Rockwell Automation To Expand Industrial Cloud Software Offering With Acquisition Of Plex Systems 6/25/2021

    Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, and Plex Systems, the leading cloud-native smart manufacturing platform operating at scale, today announced that Rockwell has entered into an agreement to acquire Plex for $2.22B in cash.

  6. VideojetConnect Exchange Helps Users Take Advantage Of Data From Coding Devices Via Third-Party Systems And Dashboards With Simple Integration 6/23/2021

    Videojet Technologies, a leading global supplier of coding and marking systems, has expanded its VideojetConnect Digital Services portfolio with the introduction of VideojetConnect Exchange, a programming interface that enables easy access to the data that is resident in most new and installed Videojet printers and lasers.

  7. GEA Builds New Cheese Plant For Madeta In Czech Republic 6/23/2021
  8. Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Completes Installation Of Automated Production Equipment 6/23/2021

    Kraig Biocraft Laboratories, Inc. (OTCQB: KBLB) (“Company” or “Kraig Labs”), the biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of spider silk, announces today that it has completed the installation of automated mulberry processing equipment at its factory in Vietnam.

  9. Achieve Complete Plant Status At A Glance With Libra Drum Controls 6/22/2021

    Command Alkon, the global leader in comprehensive supply chain technology solutions for heavy building materials suppliers, haulers, and buyers, introduces Libra Drum to capture real-time visibility and control for blending and total plant automation.

  10. Light & Strong Deploys Plataine’s AI-Based Solution For Digital Manufacturing 6/16/2021

    Light & Strong, a manufacturer of advanced composite parts for the aerospace and defense industry, deployed Plataine’s AI and IIoT based software to optimize and automate its operations.