March 2022: Batteries will have a central place in future energy markets both for mobility and energy storage. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), global production capacity for electric-vehicle (EV) batteries will need to more than triple from 2020 to 2025 to meet the world’s estimated EV production target....
Rockwell Automation has announced the second cycle of its free TechEd Tuesdays digital training experience, starting on 1st March 2022. Registration is now open....
November 2021: Recruiting, managing and retaining skilled workers have remained critical priorities for manufacturing organizations. The challenges created by the COVID-19 global pandemic not only highlighted those necessities, they expanded them. ...
11 November 2021: Rarely has industrial automation changed at such an exponential rate. The combination of various technology trends has propelled enterprises into Industry 4.0 so fast that Frost & Sullivan has already delivered an Industry 5.0 blueprint to guide the journey. ...
October 2021: Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, has announced the opening of registration for its 30th annual Automation Fair event, to be held virtually, November 10-11, 2021. ...
Studio 5000 Simulation Interface from Rockwell now connects with Ansys digital twins Rockwell Automation, and Ansys, recently announced that the enhanced Studio 5000 Simulation Interface now connects with Ansys digital twins. This gives automation and process engineers new ways to use simulation to improve the design, deployment, and performance of industrial operations. The Studio 5000 Simulation Interface connects Rockwell Automation industrial control systems with simulation and modeling tools. The latest release of the tool expands that connectivity to Ansys Twin Builder, a leading software used to create simulation-based digital twins, or digital replicas of physical assets. The software uses multi-physics to...
30 August 2021: Rockwell Automation has announced the launch of an exciting new digital training experience called TechEd Tuesdays, as an extension of its highly popular TechEd EMEA event....
Africa is undoubtedly a land of abundance and potential. From our mineral resources to our rich agriculture to our youthful population, there are opportunities abound for us to boost our competitive advantage. Add to this mix the power of cutting-edge technology, and there is potential for thriving economies across the continent. However, while technology adoption in Africa is progressing in some instances, it is lagging in others. This means African businesses are not leveraging the full power of what is available to them. Why is that?...
5 August 2021: Rockwell Automation has announced the appointment of Kalahari Automation Distributors (KAD) as a new authorised distributor in Botswana. With an abundance of mineral deposits and a scarcity of water, Botswana presents an interesting industrial landscape that stands to benefit from such industry-leading automation and control technology....
27 July 2021: From oil refineries to food and beverage plants, process engineers are being asked to manage increasingly complex systems – and to do more with less. This is a challenge that Blair Wilson, PlantPAx Marketing Manager for Rockwell Automation, is ready to take up: “The good news is that the latest distributed control system (DCS) platforms have kept pace with technological developments. And more DCS users are now considering upgrading and modernizing their systems for optimal performance.”...