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Manufacturing expanded for a fifth straight month in December, with continued growth projected for 2010, says the Institute for Supply Management.
Robert Willett is named Cognex president and chief operating officer, while former Cognex Executive Vice President Justin Testa joins Onset Computer as president.
Mitsubishi Chemicals and Evonik Degussa Specialty Chemicals are recognized for outstanding use of Hart Communication technology.
Featuring transfer rates of 1 Gigabit/second, the new device-level CC-Link IE Field Network is billed as 10 times faster than competitive Industrial Ethernet networks.
The new, technology-focused manufacturing policy will aim to attract overseas investment and promote industrial activity in all parts of the country.
First-quarter orders were not enough to sustain the industry, as a downturn starting in the second quarter led to a 17 percent decline for the year, says report.
Penn State researchers have come up with a new approach to optical communications that may offer bandwidth and security advantages over RF in restricted areas such as factories.
The country's ambitious citizen identification project is moving ahead despite some concerns.
With more than a half million vision systems installed, Cognex is expected to help introduce the CC-Link fieldbus to a broader range of industries.
After dissolving their long-standing joint venture, the two companies each intend to focus on their existing core competencies
Some automation suppliers are moving to incorporate “wikis” as knowledge management tools, while one recent study shows that users want manufacturing software to become more like social media.
Energy costs have become a business variable that must be measured and controlled by manufacturers as part of a holistic approach to the problem, says IOM’s Peter Martin.
The event, hosted by National Instruments Corp., drew participants from 11 EtherCat Technology Group member companies.
The automation supplier recently opened a $50 million R&D Center in the country, and sees India as a critical manufacturing location in support of its global growth strategy.
At its latest user conference, CEO Bhattacharya portrays the new Invensys division as the automation supplier best-positioned to provide solutions for today’s manufacturing challenges.
Despite dismal 2009 financial results, the company attracted surprisingly strong attendance at its annual Automation Fair extravaganza and associated events for users.
The strong numbers provide evidence that recovery is underway, say Indian government and industry officials.
Major product announcements and discussion of numerous real-world industrial wireless applications were among items filling the agenda at Emerson Process Management’s recent Global Users Exchange.
Several sessions at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas conference focused on Lean Manufacturing issues, including one that examined use of Lean in high-speed packaging lines.
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