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ABB supplies robotic equipment to Lander Automotive

ABB has supplied five robotic cells to Birmingham-based Lander Automotive Ltd, a leading supplier of welded tubular structures to the automotive industry. The robots, which form the core of a project worth around £650,000, are the first of their kind to use the latest ABB control equipment and software. The cells include a mixture of new and refurbished robots, which are designed to produce metal seat frames for eventual installation into cars... [more]

Imerys automates mining operations with ABB drives and controllers

Karslake is a 300m-deep open pit around 2km long in Cornwall, owned by Imerys. The mine produces tens of thousands of tonnes per week of kaolin, an inert white mineral used in products such as paper, plastics and paints. Imerys recovers the kaolin by washing it from the rock face using high pressure water. The resulting mixture of water, kaolin and gravel is then pumped away for further processing. Although the downstream drying and refining ... [more]

Schneider Electric to acquire VA TECH ELIN EBG Elektronik

Schneider Electric has announced that it will acquire, subject to regulatory approvals, VA TECH ELIN EBG Elektronik in Austria. VA TECH ELIN EBG Elektronik is a developer and manufacturer of high-power speed drive products and solutions. This acquisition builds on the longstanding partnership between the two companies, as well as on the 60%-40% joint venture set up by Schneider Toshiba Inverter and VA TECH ELIN EBG Elektronik in 2004. Schneide... [more]

Omron leads FDT Technology into Factory Automation

FDT (Field Device Tool) technology standardizes the communication interface between field devices and systems. The key feature is its independence from the communication protocol and the software environment of either the device or the host system. Though origination from the process industry, leading manufacturers of automation solutions for the factory automation and machine construction sectors have found a “home” in the FDT Group, under th... [more]

RS and Omron partner to provide access to new Automation solutions

RS and Omron have combined their respective expertise in the fields of e-commerce and automation technology, in the formulation of a new web based product launch initiative. Omron will be the first manufacturer in the new RS brandshop, which helps make it easier for design, production and maintenance engineers to source the latest products and solutions from the best manufacturers. The brandshop is a project arising from a paradox that the org... [more]

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