Dairy firm Almarai has added real-time intelligence to more than 100 packaging lines to increase performance. The company expanded its Schneider Electric deployment as part of a Smart Manufacturing initiative by implementing Line ...
The Swiss-Swedish power and automation company, ABB, will showcase a range of products and services at WEFTEC to help reduce energy consumption and maintenance costs. WEFTEC will take place in New Orleans from 24 – 28 September and ...
Dutch materials handling automation company Vanderlande has experienced strong growth in Australia, requiring a move to new, larger premises. Vanderlande’s specialities are baggage handling systems for airports, and sorting ...
Charlotte based Spiroflow has acquired Food Control Solutions, systems integration and automation company in the food industry, for an undisclosed price. This new development combines the strength of Spiroflow's worldwide bulk material ...
Tags: Food Control Solutions, Charlotte's Spiroflow, food industry
FANUC UK, the UK unit of the Japanese automation company FANUC, has collaborated with automation specialists Festo and Pacepacker to come up with advanced robot palletiser systems that can assist food manufacturers with their packaging. ...
Tags: sacks, crates, boxes, trays, Agriculture
Global warehouse automation company Knapp AG, headquartered in Austria, is planning for the opening of its newest production site in Shanghai. In the future, supply to the Asian and Australian markets will be handled through this location. ...
Engineering and logistics automation company Dematic has launched a voice rental program aimed at helping warehouse and distribution centre managers meet the demands of peak sales periods. Dematic’s Australian and New Zealand ...
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Google has purchased Nest Labs, the maker of smart thermostats and smoke alarms, for $3.2 billion. Nest Labs, founded by Apple alums, first came on the scene in 2011 with its digital learning thermostat that has since shaken up the staid ...
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At present, China's domestic industrial automation enterprises still lag behind foreign counterparts in technology, brand, product range and other aspects. However, domestic enterprises have certain advantages in cost, price, distribution ...
Tags: Industrial Automation, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery
wehkamp.nl is a fast-growing online retailer in the Netherlands, selling fashion, IT accessories, telecommunication articles, furniture and household appliances. The Dutch e-commerce company is experiencing a 15-20 per cent annual growth, ...
Tags: Online Boom, online retailer
Phoenix Contact - A Strong and Reliable Partner for Cutting-edge Products and Solutions: Phoenix Contact is a global manufacturer of electrical engineering components, systems, and solutions, with over 70 subsidiary companies in 50 ...
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Kevy enters the cloud app integration market with a unique platform that makes it simple for businesses of all sizes to connect and synchronize data across their ecosystem of cloud apps. The Kevy team is initially focused on building cloud ...
Tags: APP, Consumer Electronics
Tela Innovations has filed patent infringement complaints against key mobile handset vendors, including LG, HTC, Nokia and Motorola Mobility, before the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the District of ...
Councils are showing a huge disparity in the amount they spend on invoice document processing, with some paying 100 times more than others, according to Freedom of Information (FOI) research. The research found that Hammersmith and Fulham ...
Tags: FOI, Computer Products, Council, document invoicing