Stifel Marcin, The B2B Ad Agency, a Connecticut-based business-to-business marketing firm, is proud to announce the promotion of Angela Dillon to Vice President of Accounts. Dillon, a Stifel Marcin team member since 2019, has an extensive background in manufacturing, having served in several key leadership roles throughout her career for various global companies. In her…
Siemens supports the machine tool industry in using the full potential of data for flexible and sustainable action
Under the theme “Digitalization in Machine Tool Manufacturing — Infinite opportunities from infinite data”, Siemens will demonstrate how the full potential of data can be used for increased productivity during this year’s EMO Milano tradeshow, October 4-9, and during the virtual Siemens Machine Tool Days 2021 event. The challenges are quite large: the Covid-19 pandemic…
Film digitizer designed for NDT/RT
Computer-aided design (CAD) and engineering firm CAD / CAM Services announced its exclusive partnership with Taiwan-based Microtek to release the NDT-2000 in North America. The NDT-2000 is a next-gen industrial film digitizer capable of offering high resolution images, while being specifically engineered for the non-destructive testing (NDT) radiography testing (RT) industry. Until now, NDT professionals…
Renishaw and CCAT drive cutting-edge manufacturing and supply chain technologies
To assist manufacturers on their Industry 4.0 journey, global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, has partnered with the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), USA. This applied technology demonstration and training center validates, demonstrates and assists with the adoption of leading-edge industrial technologies into the global manufacturing supply chain. The two organizations will assist businesses in…
Siemens acquires FORAN software to expand capabilities in marine design and engineering
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that it has signed an agreement with Spain-based SENER, a leading multinational company in engineering and technology, to acquire its FORAN software business. FORAN is CAD/CAE/CAM software for the design, construction and engineering of vessels and marine structures. The addition of the FORAN product and team to Siemens, together with…
Ultrasonic systems reduce mold cleaning time from hours to minutes
Emerson has announced its new Branson MCX Series ultrasonic mold cleaning systems, which feature side-mounted immersible transducers and powerful immersion heaters that can provide more effective, fast and efficient cleaning than other systems on the market. Compared to manual cleaning of plastics injection molds, which may take up to three hours or more, the Branson…
PMMI Foundation supports the next generation workforce
The PMMI Foundation, a part of PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, awards three $5,000 scholarships to students studying food and beverage processing, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering at four-year PMMI Education Partners. The recipients of these scholarships are: Mechanical Engineering Scholarship – Gaurav Aggarwal, Rutgers University Processing Scholarship – Suhayb Islam, Rutgers…
Why a post-pandemic, post-Brexit Britain needs women in STEM
According to 2019 figures from the UK Government, there are now just over a million women (1,019,400) in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) workforce. This translates to an increase of more than 350,000 women (24%) entering these areas of work. While this may be encouraging to hear, there is still a long way…
Sizing up renewable energy aspirations
Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor lteschler@wtwhmedia.com On Twitter @ DW_LeeTeschler Clean energy is in the news thanks to a Federal budget proposal that would boost spending on clean-energy infrastructure by 27% as well as create both a federal standard and tax credits for clean electricity. To many people, clean energy is a…
Renovated EXAIR website offers faster speeds, updated themes, and improved interface
EXAIR.com is freshly renovated with a new look and feel to heighten our user’s experience. Putting research to use and taking customer feedback to heart, we’ve made strides to ensure shopping on EXAIR.com is easier than ever. With attention paid to overall speed and ease of navigation, the new site allows for quick and easy…
MISUMI wins second Comparably Award in less than a year
MISUMI, a global supplier of configurable components, is excited to announce once again that they are the recipient of a Comparably Award, this time for having one of the “Best CEOs for Diversity” in 2021. Comparably’s annual Best CEOs for Diversity represents the top-ranked CEOs, based solely on anonymous sentiment ratings from employees of color…
How to manage in an uncertain economy
After a full 15 months of being homebound, it was exciting — and a little daunting — to take my first business trip since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But it was great to see other fully vaccinated people meeting and networking at the NAHAD Annual Convention in Scottsdale, and wonderful to feel even a little…
Do you have an “executive presence?”
As we move through our careers, it’s often interesting to watch the trajectory of our peers and compare their paths to our own. In many companies, there’s a natural corporate ladder we all climb, sometimes in stops and starts, depending on the overall structure. But we’ve all seen coworkers who rise faster, deftly navigate past…
The roadmap to the digital thread across the product lifecycle
By Jan Gilg,president SAP S/4HANA and Tony Hemmelgarn, president and CEO of Siemens Digital Industries Software. Siloes between engineering and business have existed in enterprises for decades. As manufacturers design and deliver smarter products and assets, access to real-time business information across networks is critical to bring new and improved innovations to market faster. In…
Solar Atmospheres receives Nadcap 24-month merit status
Solar Atmospheres, Souderton, Pa., announces that it has been awarded Nadcap 24-month merit status for heat treating, brazing and carburizing. The company is honored PRI has recognized their corporate commitment to quality. The adherence to strict specification requirements, flawless process execution and a daily commitment to quality processing is evident among all employees at Solar…
Emerson sponsors Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas
Emerson is sponsoring the Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory (TREL) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Emerson will donate TESCOMTM regulators that students from this interdisciplinary research lab will use to fabricate TREL’s historic Halcyon rocket. More than twice the length of average collegiate rockets, the Halcyon rocket has…
Beckhoff USA hires Don Shanklin as Great Lakes District Sales Manager
Don Shanklin has joined the rapidly growing Beckhoff USA team as Great Lakes District Sales Manager. Based in the Cleveland area, Shanklin will work to boost market share gains and increase sales from wide-ranging manufacturers and machine builder OEMs throughout Ohio, Michigan, Indiana and northern Kentucky. He will focus on strategic Beckhoff accounts and oversee…
Simulation brings insight into the condo collapse
Teschler on Topic Leland Teschler • Executive Editor lteschler@wtwhmedia.com Engineers of all stripes have developed a sudden interest in building construction practices thanks to the collapse of Miami’s Champlain South Tower. There’s been a lot of speculation about the tragedy’s cause, but one of the most interesting attempts at analyzing the sequence of events is…
Guide on purge and pressurization
Pepperl+Fuchs Bebco EPS – the global leader in purging expertise and hazardous area protection – now offers a concise collection of information covering all aspects of purging technology and equipment. Those working in automation are constantly confronted with new technologies and developments. Keeping pace with these developments can only happen with continuous education and lifelong…
Teach an old dog some new skills
The idea that people can’t adjust and adapt to new rules is a tired one. I’ve seen plenty of people in my career, from the stereotypical older worker who can’t figure out the email system to the stereotypical younger worker who is totally focused on what everything means about them. But I’ve seen a higher…
Announcing IO-Link North America
PI North America, the non-profit member-supported trade association for promoting industrial networking technologies in North America, has signed a contract with the IO-Link Community, on behalf of the PROFIBUS Nutzerorganisation (PNO) to become a Regional IO-Link Interest Group (RIOLIG) for North America. The cooperation encompasses promoting the IO-Link technology, offering IO-Link member registration services, organizing…
Kara Branch: Proving that “Black Girls Do Engineer”
Kara Branch Founder and CEO Black Girls Do Engineer Corp. Math and science are what first drew Kara Branch to engineering. As a child, she always excelled in her coursework, but it surprised her how good she was at math and science. Branch said she knew she was going to do something great in…
Hannover Messe returning to in-person event in April 2022
“The past few months have shown that digital formats cannot replace a real trade fair,” said Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe AG. “In April 2022, a full Hannover Exhibition Center will spotlight innovations and foster face-to-face contact. Visitors from all over the world will find new solutions suppliers for the automation and digitalization…
French Gerleman and IAC Supply Solutions merge to form industrial automation and electrical supply distribution company
St. Louis based French Gerleman and IAC Supply Solutions, of Memphis, have announced their merger. Both French Gerleman and IAC are 100-year-old independent distributors of electrical, industrial and automation products and services. The newly formed company will operate under the name Agilix Solutions and will be headquartered in St. Louis. The combined company generates $250…
Increased innovation, digital presence increase igus online sales
An increase in the pace of innovation and emphasis on expanding its digital presence in the face of a worldwide pandemic helped igus increase online sales by 30% in 2020. Innovations range from telescopic robot tube packages to dry-running ball bearings with 21 times the standard service life to large-scale 3D printing. Engineers and OEMs…