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FRABA Group Marks a Successful 2022 With Growth in Key Areas

June 2, 2023 The FRABA Group, an internationally recognized leader in industrial position sensors and Wiegand technology, has reported a successful and eventful year in 2022. Overall sales were 45 million Euros ($49 million USD). While this number is lower than the 48 million Euros reported in 2021 (largely because of the divestiture of the…

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ABB Dynafin™: ABB Unveils Revolutionary Propulsion Concept to Significantly Increase Ship Efficiency

May 31, 2023 ABB has introduced ABB Dynafin™, a new concept representing a revolutionary propulsion system breaking new ground for efficiency in the marine industry. Inspired by the dynamic motions of a whale’s tail, the innovative concept is the result of over a decade of research, development, and testing. ABB’s combined extensive experience and expertise…

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ABB Collaborates with Lhyfe and Skyborn on One of Europe’s Largest Renewable Hydrogen Projects

May 11, 2023 ABB is collaborating with Lhyfe, a world pioneer in the production of renewable hydrogen, and Skyborn, a global leader in renewable energy, to jointly realize and optimize one of Europe’s most ambitious renewable hydrogen projects ever, SoutH2Port. The new hydrogen production plant, operated by Lhyfe and Skyborn, will be located in the…

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Endress+Hauser Blog Highlights Growing Trends Within the Process Automation Industry

Company showcases top 10 most viewed blogs of 2022 covering challenges and solutions across all industries May 10, 2023 Endress+Hauser has further cemented its dedication to providing much-needed insight and subject matter expertise to the process automation industry. The company launched the Endress+Hauser Process Automation Blog to help its customers and peers understand the most…

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Leviton Sells High-Performance Cable Business to Amokabel

Scandinavian special cables manufacturer takes over Leigh-based cable factory May 8, 2023 Leviton Manufacturing UK Limited announced that it has completed the sale of its Brand-Rex High Performance Cables factory to Amo Special Cables Limited. Amo Special Cables is part of the Amokabel group, a Scandinavian cable group that manufactures a wide spectrum of wires,…

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Volkswagen’s New Electric Vehicle Battery Plant Will Create Thousands of New Jobs

May 4, 2023 From mining critical minerals to building batteries and cars, Ontario and Canada continue to attract historic, transformational investments across the electric vehicle supply chain to secure more good-paying jobs for workers today and for decades to come. Last month, Ontario and Canada secured a historic investment from Volkswagen, Europe’s largest automaker. Volkswagen…

ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business
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ABB Completes Acquisition of Siemens Low Voltage NEMA Motor Business Q2

May 3, 3034 ABB has announced it has completed its acquisition of the Siemens low voltage NEMA motor business. The transaction was originally announced August 11, 2022, and financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of approximately $63 million in 2021. The acquisition of this business…

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Ask RITTAL: Climate Control for Efficiency & Sustainability

May 2, 2023 Revolutionary energy efficiency & sustainability starts with innovative technology. Sustainability and energy efficiency are among the greatest challenges facing industrial companies. This entails careful analysis of every aspect, from small pieces of equipment through to large-scale production machines. To limit the impact of climate change, CO2 emissions should be avoided wherever possible….

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Nine Partners Demonstrate an Interoperable Digital Twin Based on the Asset Administration Shell

May 1, 2023 At Hannover Messe 2023, Siemens, Bausch+Ströbel, Bosch Rexroth, CADENAS, Festo, HARTING, SICK, Phoenix Contact, and WAGO jointly demonstrate how the Asset Administration Shell standard can be implemented in practice. The companies have exchanged digital twin data according to the AAS standard and evaluated the added value based on a specific application with…

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Partnership With viastore: Successfully Set in Motion At LogiMAT 2022

April 28, 2023 viastore accesses Interroll’s modular platform: conveyor rollers, motors and drives for conveyor systems, conveyors and sorters Partnership with viastore: successfully set in motion at LogiMAT 2022 viastore COO Thomas Hibinger and Interroll CEO Ingo Steinkrüger announced their companies’ collaboration at LogiMAT one year ago. Based on Interroll’s modular platform technology, viastore expanded…

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Now Official: Canada is Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2025

April 27, 2023 On Monday, 17 April 2023, at HANNOVER MESSE, Isabelle Poupart, Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at Embassy of Canada to Germany, and Dr. Jochen Köckler, Chairman of the Managing Board, Deutsche Messe AG, signed the official Memo of Understanding designating Canada partner country at HANNOVER MESSE 2025. The signing finalizes the…

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HELUKABEL Establishes Subsidiary in Ireland

April 27, 2023 Further growth for the HELUKABEL Group Further growth for the HELUKABEL Group began at start of the year as the manufacturer and supplier of electrical connection technology founded a subsidiary in Ireland. With this new office and logistics location soon to be operational in the capital city of Dublin, the company will…

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ABB Opens Multi-Million-Dollar R&D Center to Drive Technological Advancements in Pulp and Paper

April 27, 2023 ABB has officially opened a global research and development (R&D) center for the pulp and paper industry in Dundalk, Ireland. The new multi-million-dollar ABB Dundalk R&D Centre is at the heart of ABB’s automation and digital offering for the sector and will be home to the ongoing evolution of the ABB Quality…

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ABB Inaugurates New Fully Automated Production Line in Västerås

April 26, 2023 ABB is investing more than SEK 40 million (USD 4 million) in a new fully automated production line for the manufacture of contactors in Västerås, Sweden. Contactors from ABB Electrification Smart Power are used to safely control large electrical currents in applications such as motors, trains and wind energy. Linda Wennberg, HUB Division Manager,…

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ABB’s Virtual Cyber Security Summit Warns Against Complacency Amid the Growing Threat of Cyber Attacks

April 26, 2023 Over 800 cyber security delegates attended ABB’s Ransom-Aware OT Defense Summit on April 19, organized in partnership with the global technology advisory board Industry IoT. The event focused on strategies to reduce risk of ransomware attacks and identify security threats to critical infrastructure. The World Economic Forum’s Global Cyber Security Outlook 20221 reveals…

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Ontario Investing in Critical Minerals Supply Chain for Electric Vehicles

New funding helping junior mining companies search for minerals used in automotive and battery manufacturing April 26, 2023 The Ontario government is increasing funding for the Ontario Junior Exploration Program (OJEP) to help more companies find critical minerals such as nickel and cobalt, which are necessary to support the growing supply chain for electric vehicles, and create…