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POSITAL names Andy Zou as the ‘new face’ of its operations in Canada

Andy Zou aims to help build awareness of FRABA’s POSITAL and UBITO brands in Canada and Latin America.


Datanomix, Flexxbotics to automate production monitoring for Universal Robots

Datanomix and Flexxbotics will offer automated production intelligence coverage to Universal Robot cells.


Sumitomo introduces innovative robot capable of climbing curved steel structures

Sumitomo’s novel wall-climbing robot is designed for automating various manufacturing tasks at industrial sites.


Growing cybersecurity risks for smart factories

ISA’s Patrick O’Brien discusses cybersecurity risks in the era of Industry 4.0.


Report: Continued trouble in Canadian manufacturing sector in July

The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered at 52.5 in July, down from 54.6 in June.
 
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Manufacturing AUTOMATION’s future leaders: Meet Adam Keller

Adam Keller’s passion for automation comes from being able to impact a wide variety of industries. » Read more
 
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ISA and IIC share new guidance for securing industrial automation and control systems

The Industry IoT Consortium and the International Society of Automation jointly announce the “IoT Security Maturity Model (SMM): 62443 Mappings for Asset Owners, and Product Suppliers, and Service Suppliers.” » Read full article

Future of Automation 2022 virtual event is September 28!

Join us for insights on key topics like supply chain, human-machine collaboration, robotics, IIOT and more. » Read full article

Allied Motion names Ken May as new chief technology officer and corporate vice-president

Ken May will oversee Allied’s global technology and engineering teams including electronics, electromagnetic and mechanical capabilities. » Read full article

Manufacturing sales down 0.8 per cent in June as per latest Statistics Canada report

Manufacturing sales was down in June amid growing concerns over a global economic slowdown. » Read full article

PODCAST: Using collaborative robots to strengthen medical devices manufacturing

Rob Sepa from Omron Automation discusses how implementing cobots could boost the segment. » Read full article
 
EVENTS 
 
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IMTS 2022

Date: September 12-17, 2022
Location: Chicago, IL
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Future of Automation 2022

Date: September 28, 2022
Location: Online
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The Vision Show

Date: October 11-13, 2022
Location: Boston, MA
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German Technology Day 2022

Date: October 20, 2022
Location: Toronto, ON
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Emerging Technologies in Automation

Date: October 26, 2022
Location: Windsor, ON
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Advanced Design & Manufacturing Expo Montreal

Date: November 9-10, 2022
Location: Montreal, QC
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