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Yokogawa Opens Technology Collaboration Center to Support Disruptive Innovation in Process Automation

Yokogawa is pleased to announce the opening of the Open Process Automation (OPA) Test Bed Collaboration Center, located six miles north of ExxonMobil’s Houston campus in The Woodlands, Texas. The opening of the center follows the announcement in July 2019 of Yokogawa’s selection as ExxonMobil’s OPA Test Bed system integrator. The technology center will house the Test Bed being used to evaluate candidate components and standards which will provide the basis for moving OPA technology into initial industrial field trials.

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Eaton to Acquire Power Distribution, Inc., Expanding Data Center Power Distribution and Monitoring Solutions

Power management company Eaton recently announced it has agreed to acquire Power Distribution, Inc. (PDI), a supplier of mission critical power distribution, static switching, and power monitoring equipment and services for data centers and industrial and commercial customers. The company is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, and had 2019 sales of $125 million.

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Emerson Launches Modular Industrial Displays to Minimize Lifecycle Cost in Industrial Applications

Emerson has released the new portfolio of RXi industrial display and panel PC products for monitoring, visualizing and enhancing everyday production processes in life sciences, metals and mining, power and water, and manufacturing and machinery. A modular design is foundational to the industrial display platform, enabling users to select the right configuration based on application needs and minimizing lifecycle cost through flexibility, easy serviceability, and field upgradeability.

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Danfoss agrees to acquire Eaton’s hydraulics business 

Danfoss recently announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Eaton’s Hydraulics business for a cash purchase price of 3.3 billion USD (approximately 3.0 billion EUR). The acquisition is fully in line with Danfoss’ strategy to strengthen its core businesses and enhance customer value.

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MOTION INDUSTRIES NAMES CHRIS PACER TO VICE PRESIDENT – CENTRAL GROUP

Motion Industries, Inc., a distributor of maintenance, repair, and operation replacement parts and a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Company, has named Chris Pacer to Vice President of the Company’s Central Group – effective January 1, 2020.

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Lakeside Completes Acquisition of CW Mechanical Limited in Sudbury

CW Mechanical Limited (CW) is a Sudbury-based mechanical services company providing valve repair services to industrial and commercial customers in Northern Ontario. With over 10 years of experience, CW’s reputation in the region has resulted in ongoing customer loyalty. Offering a full scope of mechanical services, with a focus on repair and certification of safety relief valves, CW strives to treat each project with meticulous attention to detail.

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Brave Control Solutions Inc. Becomes ABB Authorized Value Provider

Brave is pleased to announce that they have been officially recognized as an ABB Authorized Value Provider. The ABB Value Provider Program is a global channel partner program for distributors, wholesalers, panel builders, installers, service providers, power product OEMs or system integrators (SI). Brave is joining the Value Provider Program as an Authorized Robotic System Integrator.

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Function Blocks Added for Packaging and Converting Industries to iQ Monozukuri Solution Packages

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has broadened its portfolio of iQ Monozukuri series engineering tools to include offerings for control designers working on machines in the packaging, converting, and print industries. iQ Monozukuri Packaging and iQ Monozukuri Converting are targeted to programmers, OEMs and end users that are working with Mitsubishi Electric’s compact or modular PLC offerings and wish to significantly reduce their machine development time and margin for human error.

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ABB Canada appoints Eric Deschenes as Country Managing Director and Head of Electrification business

ABB Canada has appointed Eric Deschenes as Country Managing Director and Head of the Electrification business, effective January 1, 2020. Prior to joining ABB in 2017 as Executive Vice President of the Electrification business, Deschenes was most recently North American Vice President of Mining, Minerals & Metals Segment at Schneider Electric.

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Cost-Saving Hybrid Panelboards Now Approved for International Hazardous Regions

Emerson announced recently that it has gained International Electrotechnical Commission Explosive (IECEx) and Atmosphere Explosible (ATEX) certifications for use of its Appleton PlexPower Fiber Panel in hazardous locations in Europe and multiple international regions including the Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

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Yokogawa Releases SensPlus Note, an OpreX Operation and Maintenance Improvement Solution for the Digitization of Field Data Using Mobile Devices

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and MetaMoJi Corporation announce that they have jointly developed SensPlus Note, a low cost and easy to implement solution for the digitization of plant data on mobile devices. SensPlus Note, a solution in Yokogawa’s OpreX Operation and Maintenance Improvement family, improves the efficiency and quality of maintenance work and the precision of post-maintenance analyses by enabling data from plant field work to be used more efficiently. This solution will be released in all markets worldwide on January 31.

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Balluff Improves Delivery Time of Cables Through Local Production

Balluff has improved its delivery time of made-to-order cables and connectivity products. Most of the sensor cable portfolio is now available in 5 days or less. This includes nearly all the single- and double-ended M8 and M12 sensor cable portfolio, plus power cables, Ethernet cables, and valve connector cables, as well as field-attachable connectors, bulkhead connectors, receptacles, adapters and terminating resistors, T-splitters and Y-splitters.

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Rockwell Automation Helps Secure Industrial Operations by Earning New Certifications

Rockwell Automation continues to add to its list of achievements in industrial cybersecurity to help industrial companies focus more on transforming their business and worry less about potential cybersecurity risks. The company recently received ISA/IEC 62443-2-4 certification, which defines security requirements for service providers.

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New SINAMICS G120X drive series specializes in infrastructure pump, fan and water/wastewater applications

Siemens is introducing SINAMICS G120X, a new generation of cost-effective, reliable and easy-to-use variable frequency drive presents a solution for fan, pump, water and wastewater applications mainly for infrastructure sector but also for the industry sector. SINAMICS G120X Offers wide power range from 0.75 to 630 kW/ 1 to 700 HP in 200-240V, 380-480V and 500-690V voltage classes and protection degrees, it can operate in a temperature range from -4 to +140° F (-20 to +60° C) with any standard motor, including synchronous reluctance motors (SRM). The optimum solution due to its out-of-the-box concept makes setup time fast and extremely simple for operation.

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Omron Canada Inc. Announces New Marketing Manager

Omron recently announced that Christa Bankay has joined the company’s leadership team as Regional Marketing Manager, Canada. Christa will be responsible for establishing and executing marketing strategies and tactics in support of Omron’s commercial team. In addition, she will help brand development and messaging for Canada consistent with Omron Automation Americas marketing & digital strategy.

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Eaton Announces Appointment of New Canadian Product Manager

Aditya Ramesh is joining Eaton in the position of Product Manager, Panelboards and Switchboards, Electrical Sector – Canada, effective November 1, 2019. Ramesh will be responsible for leading product development and sales strategies for the Canadian market. He will be based in Eaton’s Milton plant and will work closely with design engineering and manufacturing to meet the unique requirements of the Canadian commercial, residential and industrial markets.

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Yokogawa Opens Technology Collaboration Center to Support Disruptive Innovation in Process Automation

Eaton to Acquire Power Distribution, Inc., Expanding Data Center Power Distribution and Monitoring Solutions

Emerson Launches Modular Industrial Displays to Minimize Lifecycle Cost in Industrial Applications

Danfoss agrees to acquire Eaton’s hydraulics business

MOTION INDUSTRIES NAMES CHRIS PACER TO VICE PRESIDENT – CENTRAL GROUP

Lakeside Completes Acquisition of CW Mechanical Limited in Sudbury

Brave Control Solutions Inc. Becomes ABB Authorized Value Provider

Function Blocks Added for Packaging and Converting Industries to iQ Monozukuri Solution Packages

ABB Canada appoints Eric Deschenes as Country Managing Director and Head of Electrification business

Cost-Saving Hybrid Panelboards Now Approved for International Hazardous Regions

Yokogawa Releases SensPlus Note, an OpreX Operation and Maintenance Improvement Solution for the Digitization of Field Data Using Mobile Devices

Balluff Improves Delivery Time of Cables Through Local Production

Rockwell Automation Helps Secure Industrial Operations by Earning New Certifications

New SINAMICS G120X drive series specializes in infrastructure pump, fan and water/wastewater applications

Omron Canada Inc. Announces New Marketing Manager

Eaton Announces Appointment of New Canadian Product Manager

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