Schneider Electric has announced its EcoStruxure Automation Expert solution’s seamless integration with Phoenix Contact’s PLCnext Technology. This significant development propels the industrial world towards open, software-defined automation. This collaboration affords industrial operators unparalleled efficiency in engineering and maintenance through easy…
ABB launches IRB 930 SCARA robot for assembly operations
ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial SCARA robot portfolio with the addition of the IRB 930. The new robot, compromising three variants capable of handling 12 kg and 22 kg payloads, has been designed to meet the demands of new…
IIoT software platform Braincube raises €83m of investment
Braincube, a market leading manufacturing data software platform with specialist industrial applications, has raised €83 million of growth equity investment. The investment was led by Scottish Equity Partners (‘SEP’). Braincube’s IIoT platform helps manufacturers increase their profits using data insights to improve…
Kerlink and OrbiWise join for ready-to-use integrated network solutions
Kerlink and OrbiWise have formed a partnership to provide integrated, ready-to-use network solutions, designed for ease of use without the need for additional evaluation and testing. This collaboration was announced at Enlit Europe, a comprehensive forum addressing the global energy…
European businesses struggle with digital transformation goals
A recent report from CI&T, in collaboration with the Global CxO Institute, reveals that only 7% of European businesses are meeting or exceeding their digital transformation targets. The report, ‘Accelerating Digital Efficiency With The AI Multiplier’, is based on a…
AMRC Cymru helps build smart production lines for aerospace
AMRC Cymru, part of the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), was tasked with developing a Smart Assembly and Inspection Demonstrator (SAID) for Collins Aerospace’s state-of-the-art factory in Wolverhampton. A new concept assembly process has been developed by…
Starfleet Research launches surveys for research reports on Hotel IoT security
Starfleet Research has initiated three new market research surveys targeting hotel and resort IT directors and other hospitality industry professionals. These surveys will form the basis for three upcoming research reports, each focusing on different aspects of technology in hotels…
Update for the Kontron susietec Connect IoT bundle
With the susietec toolset, Kontron offers a combination of software, hardware and expertise, that enables companies to implement holistic digital transformation solutions. The Connect IoT bundle combines a powerful industrial computer platform with a low-code interface integration solution, which in the new release v3.1 offers additional versatile functions…
Exaum premiere AI-optimised power demand grid balancing pilot
Exaum announced the launch of its 1-megawatt AI-optimised grid balancing pilot, the latest step in scaling its heat-generation-based power demand response technology. The pilot has been installed at Karhulan Industrial Park located 130 km east of Helsinki. This first-of-its-kind system…
Arcadis and California Data Collaborative join in first-of-its-kind water management project across California
Arcadis has announced its partnership with California Data Collaborative (CaDC) to address water management and sustainability challenges across the state of California by using Arcadis’ water management and service platform HydroNET. The first of its kind collaboration will incorporate integrated, data-centric solutions to…
