SoftBank Robotics Europe is now Aldebaran, part of United Robotics

Becoming one with United Robotics United Robotics Group (URG) is a group of eight European robotics companies united in one group. Under the group is an empowered ecosystem of 300+ qualified technology-inspired people, driven by a shared set of human values, focusing on customer…

ABB partners with Samotics to expand condition monitoring

ABB and Samotics have entered a strategic long-term partnership to provide enhanced condition monitoring services for industrial machine health and energy efficiency. As a first step, ABB will integrate Samotics’ plug-and-play monitoring solution into its digital portfolio. The financial terms…

GlobalPlatform brings IoT security certification seminar to Barcelona

GlobalPlatform, the standard for secure digital devices and services, will host a Security Evaluation Standard for IoT Platforms (SESIP) methodology seminar in Barcelona, 19 October 2022. The full-day seminar explores how the methodology is positioned in the context of European…

CEA RF Chip enables IoT connectivity for remote devices

CEA, a technology-research organisation, and Astrocast, a global satellite Internet of Things network operator, have announced their successful collaboration on a low-cost, bidirectional communication module that enables corporations to communicate with their remote assets in areas not covered by terrestrial networks. The…

MCU selection guide: what to look for in a microcontroller?

Turn on the datasheet of a microcontroller, usually, you will find more than 300 pages in front of you. It is time-consuming and inefficient to read the pages one after one, hence knowing which specifications are important is very necessary…

Automation of wind turbines

With the growing climate pressures and the strong support for renewables by government policies since COP26, the global wind automation market is set to reach $5.196bn in 2027, a $1.507bn increase from the 2020 market. Given this predicted growth in the…

Cloud computing, SaaS, and the ‘new normal’ for manufacturers

Over the last two to three decades, Cloud Computing and SaaS (software-as-a-service) have been increasingly gaining momentum in their adoption. More and more areas of industry are now realising the extraordinary business benefits of Cloud/SaaS over their traditional in-house client-server…

Semtech’s LoRaWAN technology for smart building platform

Semtech Corporation has announced that Intent Technologies and Nexity Group have integrated Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN (low-power wide-area network) standard into its IntentPlatform to optimise performance, improve quality of service, and reduce the carbon footprint in residential and…

NXP 5G front end solutions improve 5G network coverage

BTS7202 RX Front End Modules and BTS6403/ 6305 pre-drivers offer higher output power, improved linearity, and reduced noise to help improve 5G call quality and Internet speed. NXP Semiconductors has announced its new higher power BTS7202 RX Front End Modules…

AI & Smart Automation Conference: 29th September in Columbus

Manufacturers interested in unleashing the power of AI in their operations can learn about the latest innovations and best applications at the AI & Smart Automation Conference on the 29th of September in Columbus, Ohio. Organised by the Association for…