Closed industrial automation costing manufacturers | Vianode invests $3.2 billion in St. Thomas facility
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EDITOR'S NOTE

"An interesting report from Schneider Electric included in this edition, examining the losses manufacturers experience from closed automation systems, which, for some small manufacturers, can total 25 per cent of annual revenue. Read more below."

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Jared Dodds, Digital Editor, Design Engineering

News

Design Engineering welcomes Mark Stephen, Jared Dodds as new editors

Design Engineering, an Annex Business Media brand, is excited to announce the appointment of Mark Stephen to the position of editor, and Jared Dodds to digital editor.

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Closed industrial automation systems lose small manufacturers upwards of 25 per cent of annual revenue, Schneider research finds

For large enterprises, closed industrial automation leads to losses averaging $45.18 million, while smaller manufacturers lose up to 25 per cent of annual revenue.

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Vianode investing $3.2 billion in new facility in St. Thomas

Vianode manufacturers synthetic graphite, essential to EV batteries, nuclear reactors, semiconductors, aerospace and defence systems, steelmaking and other strategic industries. 

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Prime Vision and Dell Technologies win Computable Award 2025 with AI sorting project

The Computable Awards annually recognize the most innovative ICT projects in the Netherlands.

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Hilscher launches new multiprotocol comX 90 module for cyber-secure industrial communication

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