mk North America, Inc. has promoted Scott Blais, Jr. to a sales leadership position within the company, effective September 19, 2022. Scott Blais, Jr. assumes the sales and business development manager role vacated by Eugene Shaw. Blais will report to Andreas Haussmann, president, and will lead all North American inside and outside sales activities. “Scott…

igus is expanding through investments in its Low-Cost Automation and has now acquired the majority shares in Commonplace Robotics based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück. As an integrator, Commonplace Robotics specializes in intuitive control systems and software and power electronics for robotics, both in industry and in education. The two companies have been cooperating intensively for…

Jake Schieffer is taking on a new role within Beckhoff USA as Vice President of Sales. This promotion results from Schieffer’s significant successes as Regional Director – Midwest. In the newly created national position, he will continue to promote business alignment throughout the sales organization and accelerate growth across the U.S. Based at the Beckhoff…

The big challenges facing the world today — such as climate change, energy shortages and disrupted supply chains — all have one thing in common: they demand innovative, high-tech solutions. At Hanover Fair, the world’s leading trade show for industrial technology, leading companies from the mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, energy, and software and IT sectors…

Smart Technology is rapidly evolving, especially in the automation and engineering space. This can make it difficult for professionals and aspiring engineers to be adequately prepared throughout their careers. Festo Didactic, equipment and solution provider for industrial and technical education, developed the program to holistically teach students robot safety. Students can learn the latest industry…

After a plant tour of igus North America’s gleaming manufacturing facility in East Providence, R.I., Design World had the opportunity for an exclusive interview with Artur Peplinski, the company’s President & CEO. Peplinski spoke about the company’s grand vision for the North American market — which will add more manufacturing prowess here in the States,…

WAGO has hired James Lubow as its new Product Manager for Electronic Interface. Lubow takes over for and will be reporting to Jason Schmid, who was recently named Director of Product Management. Following his graduation from Marquette University with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Lubow became a product manager for Dorner Manufacturing and later…

Joseph Kain has recently been named WAGO’s new Regional Sales Manager for the Atlanta metro and Northern Georgia territory. With nearly 20 years of automation sales experience, Kain brings a wealth of knowledge to his new position. He most recently spent the last few years as a Regional Sales Manager with Aignep USA. Looking forward…

Emerson announced the recipient of its 2022 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program, which recognizes and rewards U.S. college and university students studying in the fields of engineering, instrumentation, systems, and automation, for their academic excellence, service to others, and leadership potential. The 2022 recipient is Mr. Grant Cignarella of Hopewell Valley, a Master of Science degree…

Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor [email protected] On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler More and more manufacturers are making an effort to use sustainable materials. With that trend in mind, consider what happened about five years ago when China, which once imported a lot of U.S. refuse for recycling, stopped accepting 24 different recyclables. Paper…

Motion Industries (Motion), a leading distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts, and a premier provider of industrial technology solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of the new Motion Ai website, ai.motion.com. Announced in February 2022, the Motion Ai business group unifies acquired technical companies, including Applied Machine and Motion Control (AMMC), Axis…

igus is co-sponsoring a WaterFire Providence lighting celebrating Educational Excellence in Rhode Island with the Rhode Island Department of Education on Saturday, September 24, at Waterplace Park, starting with a torch lighting ceremony at 6:40 pm. During the event, the company will be showcasing its young engineers support (yes) program and its recently announced igus:bike.…

EXAIR.com offers a great number of resources to assist customers with making an informed decision and few tools are more educational than EXAIR Whitepapers. EXAIR Whitepapers provide highly detailed explanations on various subjects related to EXAIR products in an easily downloadable PDF. Helping customers garner a better understanding of not only the products, but the…

Doosan Robotics Inc., one of the world’s leading service robot and cobot manufacturers, announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Industrial Automation Supply (IAS), New England’s only Phoenix Contact Automation Elite Distribution Partner. IAS will serve as partner and reseller of Doosan’s M, H, and A-SERIES cobots across the Northeast. Doosan’s four M-SERIES cobot…

GE Digital, a leading industrial software company, announced at HANNOVER MESSE USA that it has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Industrial Software Competency status. This designation recognizes that GE Digital provides an end-to-end toolchain for product design, production design, and production/operations on AWS to help customers run design and manufacturing entities without the need of…

· 80% of education professionals say robots and automation will shape the future of employment over the next ten years · Yet only one in four education establishments use robots in teaching programs despite planned investment in robotics and automation by 70% of US and European businesses over the next three years due to supply…

WAGO recently announced that it has named Jesse Cox their new Director of Automation Sales Engineering and Development. Jesse has been with WAGO for 10 years, most recently as the senior sales and application engineer for Linux and IIoT. In his new role, Jesse will continue to serve WAGO’s sales force as they focus on…

Dassault Systèmes is attending the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) to showcase its manufacturing solutions portfolio, including planning, simulation and modeling solutions, featuring a virtual twin experience for operations that allows companies to assess their manufacturing assets, production lines and factories in a virtual 3D model environment. With a single 3D data model across operations,…

Kubotek3D, the engineering software division of Kubotek USA Inc., has announced that it will begin doing business under the name Kubotek Kosmos, effective immediately. The Massachusetts-based team continues to develop and support core geometric technology and end-user applications targeted at improving efficiency of 3D data use in manufacturing. The Kubotek Kosmos technology was introduced in…

Visit Booth 134102 to get a look at advanced machining and automation capabilities through interactive demos. The booth will preview an enhanced CNC controller, the M800V/M80V Series, which is currently slated for an early 2023 release in the Americas. M80/M800V adds additional functions to highly successful M800/M80 Series, released in 2014, including high-definition 3D machining…

Caplugs now has a Canadian hub in Brampton, Ontario. Formerly Caps’n Plugs, the Brampton facility has a full team of Caplugs product experts, sales support specialists, and a warehouse full of inventory for fast shipment nationwide. This change is part of Caplugs’ continued global expansion efforts and allows for increased access to product protection, hose…

Located in booth 1128, Bosch Rexroth is bringing its technical expertise and factory automation experience to the world of autonomous mobile robots. As a leading provider of factory automation and assembly technologies, Bosch Rexroth understands the intricacies of intralogistics processes and has developed a comprehensive portfolio of AMR solutions to help solve everyday workplace challenges…

Recovering crude oil from plastic: British company Mura Technology (Mura) is pursuing this goal with the HydroPRS process to advance the circular economy of plastics – a concern also shared by motion plastics specialist igus. Since 2020, igus has been supporting Mura’s project as an investor. The first HydroPRS plant for the chemical recycling of…

Worldwide supplier of optical metrology instruments, high-precision optical components, and complex electro-optical systems —Zygo Corporation (a business unit of Ametek, Inc.) — has just completed a refresh of its corporate brand to better reflect its leadership position in the sectors it serves. Based on the brand proposition “Your bridge to a brighter future”, Zygo’s rebrand…

Azad Jafari joined Beckhoff Automation as I/O Product Manager, a key role that oversees the company’s I/O systems, EtherCAT and other industrial networking solutions across the u.s. In addition to deep engineering experience with complex automation solutions, Jafari possesses considerable expertise in business development and industry management, particularly in consumer electronics. Based at Beckhoff USA’s…