Aaron Hand

Automation World Executive Editor

Q130WD can sensor from Turck

Can Detection Gets an Upgrade

Besides adding washdown capability, the Q130WD sensor from Turck eliminates incidental contact with cans and improves LED visibility.

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Growing the Ecosystem for Autonomous Mobile Robots

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) is growing its MiRGo partner program. At PACK EXPO Las Vegas, a MiR1000 incorporates a TR1000 top roller from ROEQ.

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End-to-End Cobot Solution for Blessings in a Backpack

System integrator Allied Technology worked with Universal Robots to create a compact system for packaging food into bags for kids in need.

Universal Robots’ UR16e can handle a payload of 16 kg (35 lb).

Collaborative Robot Gets the Heavy Lifting Done

Universal Robots’ latest cobot has a payload capability of 16 kg, enabling its use in packaging and palletizing, heavy machine tending, and more.

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Joint Venture Targets Asset Reliability for Oil and Gas Value Chain

Joint Venture Targets Asset Reliability for Oil and Gas Value Chain

The joint venture launched in June by Baker Hughes and artificial intelligence specialist C3 has released its first product, BHC3 Reliability, a software application focused on predictive maintenance in oil and gas.

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Pursuing Digital Technologies to Improve Oil Safety

New technologies present both challenges and opportunities for keeping oil and gas workers safe. In two panel discussions at the latest Offshore Technology Conference, safety experts throughout the industry debated how to move forward.

Tata Steel is the second largest steel manufacturer in Europe. Source: Tata Steel Europe

Version Control Helps Keep the Steel Flowing

Auvesy’s versiondog software has been instrumental in the ability of Tata Steel Europe’s maintenance department to reduce downtime and improve efficiencies across its units.

The Plantweb Insight Location application used for Location Awareness provides an intuitive user interface with features for geofencing, safety mustering, and man-down alerts.

Location Awareness Helps to Protect Industrial Personnel

Emerson’s Location Awareness system, one of the latest Plantweb expansions, operates on WirelessHART, making it an easier, more cost-effective way to safeguard process workers.

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ABB Supports Digital Kazakhstan With Oil Refinery Modernization

As part of the Republic of Kazakhstan’s five-year plan to elevate its economic sectors with digital technologies, starting with industry, ABB has won a multi-million-dollar project to modernize the Shymkent oil refinery.

Mnubo’s technology enables industrial companies to assemble and deploy AI-driven IoT applications quickly, at enterprise scale.

Buying Spree Furthers AspenTech’s AI Agenda for Process Optimization

The acquisition of Mnubo and Sabisu will help provide the asset optimization software company with scalable artificial intelligence-driven applications and better visualization of information and analytics.

Emerson Acquires Zedi's cloud-based SCADA

Emerson Brings Cloud-Based SCADA Into Its Field

With its acquisition of Zedi’s software and automation businesses, Emerson is getting hold of the cloud-based monitoring, control, and optimization needed to help oil and gas producers make sense of the data being gathered through all the sensors out in the field.

Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics Help Utilities Weather the Storm

Artificial Intelligence-Based Analytics Help Utilities Weather the Storm

GE Power has released a series of analytics packages that help electric grid operations tackle storm readiness, network connectivity, and transmission operations in an increasingly complex world of power management.

Honeywell CTO Jason Urso presents a range of new releases at Honeywell Users Group Americas.

Honeywell Abuzz About HIVE Approach to Industrial Control Systems

A significant step forward from the LEAP execution principles introduced five years ago at the Honeywell Users Group Americas, the introduction at this year’s event decouples I/O modules and control strategies from specific controllers.