Wuppertal, Germany: To improve its coverage of the Japanese market, the Schmersal Group has founded an independent subsidiary in Japan. Tetsuya Horimoto has been named MD of the new Schmersal Japan KK. He takes over from Dr Tekashi Kabe, who entered his retirement at the end of 2017 after many successful years as the manager of the previous Schmersal sales office in Japan.
The core business of Industry 4.0 is to make information available from diverse sources and to link this information. By Herbert Köbel, head of competence centre software, Leuze electronic The origin of the information should be differentiated. This can be achieved by applying the automation pyramid or the RAMI model 4.0 as orientation: On the one hand this provides information, which has been generated on the field or control level. On the other hand it supplies information, which is managed centrally, e.g. in ERP systems.
Intracom Telecom, a global telecommunication systems and solutions vendor, has announced the signing of a strategic partnership with Furukawa Electric LatAm S.A. (Brazil), a global corporation with diversified activities and member of the Japan-based Furukawa Electric Group.
ABB has won an order from Keppel Seghers to supply complete electrical, instrumentation, automation and control systems for Singapore’s fourth desalination plant, the Keppel Marina East Desalination Plant.
Illinois, US: Omron Corporation showcased its latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), robotics, automation and sensing and control at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The company’s inaugural booth at CES focuses on the harmony that can be achieved between humans and machines with interactive demonstrations showing how technological innovation can effectively meet business and societal challenges. Exhibits at the Omron CES booth included a mobility demo for automotive driver safety, a sustainable platform for efficient energy consumption, and the US debut of FORPHEUS – the world’s first AI-equipped table tennis tutor.
Here we examine how IIoT can improve the productivity of reactive, preventive, predictive and proactive maintenance. By John Boville, Schneider Electric
When robots are used in harmony with humans as a tool to help mankind, the future holds greater potential in new economic and scientific breakthroughs. By Swaminathan Vangal-Ramamurthy, GM of Robotics Business Division, Omron Asia Pacific
Seven leaders with a major presence in the Southeast Asian automation scene give their thoughts on changing market conditions moving into a new year.
Building IIoT solutions today represents an opportunity to develop a competitive edge and avoid getting left behind as the market continues to embrace available solutions.
Regardless of the industry, you are in, the digital transformation is upon us.
