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Did You Know? ABB’s Marrette® PRO-BLU™ 933™ Wire Connector
March 6, 2023
ABB’s Marrette® PRO-BLU™ 933™ Wire Connector
Have you ever wondered what goes into manufacturing ABB’s Marrette® PRO-BLU™ 933™ wire connector? Wonder no more!
Join Marc-André Pichette – Internal Communications Lead at ABB as he visits the ABB Pointe-Claire facility to learn more about the most recognized brand name in the industry and the people who proudly manufacture these and work to perpetuate the long-standing history of the Installation Products division’s solutions.
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Did You Know? – Episode 5: ABB Star Teck ST90 Series 90-Degree Teck Fitting
Have you ever wondered about… ABB Star Teck® ST90 series 90-degree Teck fitting? Wonder no more! Join Marc-Andre Pichette, as he visits the ABB St-Rémi and ABB St-Jean-sur-Richelieu facilities to learn more about this unique solution and pay tribute to the people who, day-in day out, work to perpetuate the long-standing history of the Installation Products divisions’ Star Teck solutions.
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ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring for Rotating Equipment – How it works
February 28, 2023
ABB Ability™ Condition Monitoring
The ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor, a key element of the Digital Powertrain, converts traditional motors and general machinery, such as pumps, into smart, wirelessly connected devices.
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ABB Access – Unlocking Your Drives, Motors, and PLCs
With ABB Access, you can unlock all aspects of your drives, motors, or PLCs, from one central location: the palm of your hand.
Simply scan the QR code on the ABB product to get started.
ABB Access helps you easily find up-to-date product online data.
It also provides easy access to documentation and manuals.
If you happen to experience issues with your ABB product, this can be quickly and easily reported online to reach expert support from ABB.
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Industrial Connectivity Services: Connecting Anything with Everything
February 23, 2023
A digital transformation comes with many challenges: making your production more calculable, boosting productivity, and optimizing OEE. Watch the video to find out how the Industrial Connectivity Services team tackles them – as well as another challenge!
Industrial Connectivity Services enable you to access and collect any data from literally any source, providing you with full transparency and traceability, decreased costs, and improved processes. And there’s so much more Siemens’ connectivity solution has to offer.
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Industrial Connectivity Services
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Digitalization Consulting – Your Path to Smart Production from Siemens
Siemens is here to help you through the digital transformation process with their know-how in this field and a structured approach. Introducing digitalization consulting. You benefit from end-to-end consulting based on digitalization expertise in your sector.
Their digital transformation consulting team systematically identifies, organizes, and prioritizes all your projects of any kind. The result is a roadmap tailored to your existing IT and OT landscape, your financial investment plan, and your individual customer strategy.
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Repair Instead of Replacing with Sinumerik One from Siemens
February 22, 2023
Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the watchwords of sustainable industries. However, until now, for many players in industry it was simply uneconomical to repair worn-out machine components. That’s changing with 3D metal printing machines from the CHIRON Group powered by Sinumerik One from Siemens.
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Refurbishing instead of replacing
Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the watchwords of sustainable industries. However, until now, for many players in industry it was simply uneconomical to repair worn-out machine components. That’s changing with 3D metal printing machines from the CHIRON Group powered by Sinumerik One from Siemens.
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The Digital Machine Shop — Siemens to Present Digital-Native CNC and More at IMTS 2022, Booths 133346 and 433028
During IMTS 2022, Siemens presented its hardware automation and software technology portfolio, highlighted by the first-ever, digital-native CNC platform, SINUMERIK ONE, for machine tool applications.
In addition, they presented their solutions and services for the industrialization of additive manufacturing. The company highlighted how machine users can quickly and easily embark on their digitalization journeys — from part concept to design, digital twin to simulation, part, and machine production, as well as total integration of these processes into the digital enterprise for job shops and production departments alike.
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NOARK’s A32 Air Circuit Breaker
February 14, 2023
NOARK’s A32 Air Circuit Breaker
The NOARK Electric A32 family of UL1066 Listed and ANSI C37 compliant Air Circuit Breakers provide comprehensive ratings and exceptional quality to LV Switchgear and Power Distribution OEMs. A32 breakers offer ampere ratings from 800A to 3200A and IC ratings up to 100kA at 600Vac.
Manufactured under world-class quality processes in NOARK’s ISO9000 certified factory, these breakers offer outstanding value in today’s competitive manufacturing environment.
- 800A through 3200A Drawout • 800A through 2500A Fixed
- 800A through 3200A Non-Automatic Switch
- IC ratings up to 100kA at 600V, 50Hz or 60HZ
- Short-Time Withstand, 100kA at 600V
- 10,000 Mechanical Operations*
- 6000 Electrical Operations* (*Before maintenance is required)
- 3 Pole and 4 Pole designs
- UL 1066 Listed
- Meets ANSI C37.13; C37.16; C37.17; C37.50
- Approved to CSA C22.2 No. 31
- Arc Flash Reduction Maintenance Mode
- Zone Selective Interlocking
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EPLAN Data Portal Update January 2021
Since January 21st, in addition to updated data EPLAN has announced the following new partners:
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Omron 1SA Servo System Demo | Enable Automation Risk Reduction With Advanced Safety Features
February 14, 2023
The advanced motion safety functions included in the 1SA servo system enable a risk reduction strategy or reduction in machine downtime while improving maintenance and changeover efficiency.
This video serves as a short introduction to the operation of an Omron demo machine featuring the 1SA servo system and includes brief notes on the capabilities of the 1SA functional safety features.
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Omron Launches Proof of Concept Centre in Metro Detroit
The newest Omron PoCC, one of nine PoCC locations in the Americas, is centrally located to service companies throughout Michigan and the Midwest region and currently serves many industries including automotive, aerospace, food and commodities, infrastructure, life sciences, and logistics. Automation and manufacturing professionals who would like to tour the facility, meet Omron experts, and learn more about its service can schedule a visit at automation.omron.com/pocdetroit
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SIMATIC ET 200SP from Siemens
January 31, 2023
SIMATIC ET 200SP – The powerful IO system for compact control cabinets
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Siemens Turns 175
On October 12, 1847, Siemens started operations as a small factory workshop with ten employees manufacturing pointer telegraphs, in a courtyard tucked away behind a building on Schoeneberger Strasse in Berlin. Now, 175 years later, Siemens has more than 300,000 employees around the world and, with around €62 billion in annual revenue, is one of the world’s largest technology powerhouses.
On October 1, 1847, 11 days before operations began, Werner von Siemens and precision mechanic Johann Georg Halske had completed the company’s official founding. On October 12, 2022, Siemens marked its 175th birthday with a celebratory event at the Schaltwerk factory in the Siemensstadt section of Berlin. German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, together with numerous guests from the realms of politics, business and academia joined the anniversary event.
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Product Manager Minute: Pro 2 Power Supply Family
January 31, 2023
Wago’s Pro 2 Power Supply Family
Power supplies are the heart of any control panel. James Lubow, our new Product Manager for Electronic Interface, discusses the different options WAGO’s Pro 2 can give to your application in this Product Manager Minute.
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EPSITRON® COMPACT power supply
EPSITRON COMPACT Power Supply from WAGO
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EPSITRON COMPACT Power Supply from WAGO
Introducing the EPSITROM COMPACT power supply from WAGO, a single-phase supply with an output voltage of 24 VDC, 1.3 amps, and a pluggable picoMAX connector.
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Blue e+ S Climate Control for Enclosures Service
January 23, 2023
How to video explaining how to service Rittal Blue e+ S climate control for enclosures.
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Rittal Introduces Blue e+ S Cooling Units cUL Approved for Canada
Rittal is expanding its smart cooling unit solutions by adding the new Blue e+ S range. Their latest generation of cooling units with lower output categories of 300, 500, and 1,000 W have been designed for efficiency, ensuring a smaller footprint and lower costs – just like their “bigger brothers.” So, it’s a win-win both for users and for our future.
Solutions that reduce our carbon footprint during production are in high demand. But at the same time, these solutions need to be intelligent and communication-enabled so that they can be easily integrated into digitalized manufacturing environments. Seven years ago, Rittal responded to this demand with its Blue e+ range of cooling solutions and launched extremely efficient enclosure cooling units, which provided on average energy savings of 75 percent.
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Lafert North America: The Ultra Compact Range For the Most Advanced Robots
January 23, 2023
Lafert North America: The Ultra Compact Range For the Most Advanced Robots. The Lafert Group have developed the most ultra compact suitable motors for anthropomorphic robots installed all over the world. They have developed a range of ultra compact servo motors fully UL certified for export to North America and with mechanics designed to ensure the efficiency and durability of the product connected to any electrical voltage in the world.
They are servomotors with high torque density, super performing and dynamic. Combined with a specially designed encoder, they allow maximum control of movement and speed. They have optimized the components to obtain maximum performance stability and identified the flange that allows the motor to be fixed to the robot and to guarantee the effectiveness of the movement.
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Lafert Formally Introduces New Plant in San Donà di Piave
The new production plant is officially in operation after its formal unveiling at Lafert’s 60th anniversity celebrations in San Donà di Piave, Italy, close to the historic headquarters.
The 130 000 sq foot plant was developed to increase production capacity and meet the growing demand for IE5 Super Premium Efficiency motors, while also providing new storage areas for raw materials and finished products. In this plant alone, Lafert is able to produce up to 1400 pieces per day and can ship 4-5 international containers per week thanks to the internal customs area.