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31. Valmet To Supply Automation To ECOFARIO’s Technology That Removes Up To 99.9% Of Microplastics In Wastewater 8/24/2020

    Valmet has signed a development, cooperation and service agreement with ECOFARIO GmbH regarding automation for its first industrial pilot plant. The German startup company has developed a technology, which removes up to 99.9 percent of microplastics, including the inherent and adhering pollutants from wastewater.

32. Epson Announces Availability Of New 3kg & 20kg LSB-Series SCARA Robots 8/4/2020

    Epson Robots, the #1 SCARA robot manufacturer in the world, today announced availability of the new and improved LS3-B SCARA and LS20-B SCARA robots. Notable, new and improved features include batteryless encoder, a lower cable duct profile that is ideal for hard to reach work cell layouts, built-in camera cable for easy vision system setup, and new top-of-arm layout for enhanced usability.

33. Renesas Unveils Industry’s Highest Accuracy Optically Isolated Delta-Sigma Modulator For Industrial Automation Applications 7/29/2020

    Renesas Electronics Corporation, a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced the RV1S9353A optically isolated delta-sigma (ΔΣ) modulator.

34. OMRON Announces The World's First ‘Robotic Integrated Controller’ To Control Fully Automated Robotic Production Systems 7/29/2020

    OMRON Corporation (Headquarters: Shimogyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan; President & CEO: Yoshihito Yamada, a global leader in automation technology, announced today the launch of the world's first "Robotics Integrated Controller" which perfectly synchronizes automation technology so customers can improve the speed and accuracy of their production, simulate entire production equipments without having to deploy physical equipment, simplify maintenance, and reduce time-to-market during the design, planning, commissioning, and changeover processes.

35. Cairn Oil & Gas Deploys Honeywell Forge To Improve Efficiency And Enable Remote Operations 7/28/2020

    Honeywell today announced that Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Ltd., the largest private oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) company in India, has deployed Honeywell Forge enterprise performance management software to improve decision-making, boost productivity, enhance efficiency and reduce manual paperwork, all while enabling Cairn’s workers to remotely operate their facilities.

36. Kadant Acquires Leading Automation And Controls Provider Cogent Industrial Technologies 7/28/2020

    Kadant Inc. (NYSE: KAI) today announced the completion of its acquisition of Cogent Industrial Technologies Ltd., a leading industrial automation and controls solution provider.

37. Utopia Global And Hexagon Partner To Synchronize Engineering And Maintenance Data For Plant Owner Operators Using SAP Plant Maintenance 7/21/2020

    Utopia Global, Inc., a leading global data solutions company known for its end-to-end data quality, data migration and data governance software solutions, and Hexagon's PPM division, the leading global provider of engineering software for the design, construction and operation of plants, ships and offshore facilities, have joined forces.

38. GE Digital Plant Software Updates Drive Continuous Improvement With Operations Optimization, Visibility And Closed-Loop Analytics 7/15/2020

    GE Digital today unveiled the latest updates to its industry-leading digital plant software portfolio: Proficy Plant Applications, Proficy Operations Hub, Proficy Historian, and Proficy CSense. This mission-critical software accelerates digitization for industrial organizations by supporting the digital worker as part of infrastructure modernization, enterprise visibility and scalability, and continuous improvement of operations.

39. Intelligent Valve From Siemens Maximizes Flexibility And Efficiency Of HVAC Plants 7/3/2020

    The self-optimizing and dynamic Intelligent Valve from Siemens Smart Infrastructure has become more versatile, thanks to new features and applications for heating groups and air handling units. The device controls the flow, measures temperature and output and automatically adjusts the valve settings to the heat exchanger.

40. Grundfos Pursues Industry 4.0 With Ericsson And TDC NET 5G Dedicated Network 7/3/2020

    Danish water solutions provider Grundfos is to explore the benefits of 5G dedicated network production connectivity in partnership with Ericsson and communications service provider TDC NET.