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PONANT’s Polar Explorer Reaches North Pole With ABB Technology, Setting New Standards for Cruise

The hybrid-electric exploration cruise vessel Le Commandant Charcot became the first vessel of its kind to reach the geographic North Pole on September 6, 2021, as it was completing the sea trials in preparation for welcoming guests for the maiden voyage later this year.

 

 

 

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Mining and Metals Companies Accelerate Focus on Sustainability

Schneider Electric, a major company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, and AVEVA, a global provider of industrial software, driving digital transformation and sustainability, have recently announced that their combined technology offerings are supporting the sustainability initiatives of mining companies in four key pillars.

 

 

 

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Intelligent XTS Transport System Sorts Bottles With Automatic Format Changeovers

Spanish company Packfeeder has developed a family of automatic, robot-supported bottle unscrambling machines for the packaging industry. The so-called Pickfeeder uses the eXtended Transport System (XTS) from Beckhoff to implement a machine concept that is highly flexible and suitable for the most demanding sorting jobs in packaging with virtually no changeover effort.