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Festo’s Automation Solutions Help Laboratories Handle Large Number of Samples

The pressure on laboratories is continuing to grow: in the age of high-throughput methods, not only do results need to be obtained quickly, but traceability and reproducibility must also be guaranteed.

5 Feb 2015

Comprehensive Research Report on USA Factory Automation Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "USA Factory Automation Market: Top 100 Mechanical Components Analysis and Forecast (2014-2020)" report to their offering.

4 Feb 2015

Hollysys Automation Wins $95 Million High-Speed Rail Contract

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. ("Hollysys" or the "Company"), a leading provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, announced today that it signed a significant contract to provide Automatic Train Protection (ATP) equipment and system for 40 sets of high-speed trains in 200-250km/h and 80 sets of high-speed trains in 300-350km/h respectively, valued at approximately RMB 580 million or USD $95 million.

3 Feb 2015

Domino Machine Issues Purchase Orders for MERLIN Solution from Memex Automation

As the leaders of the worldwide manufacturing renaissance continue their push for plant efficiency improvements, Edmonton-based Domino Machine Inc. has issued purchase orders totaling $129,186 for the machine tool productivity solution MERLIN for their complete plant from Astrix Networks Inc., operating under the trade name Memex Automation.

2 Feb 2015

Students Converge at Montana State University for FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Robotics Championship

In a showcase complete with costumes, friendly rivalries and a healthy dose of budding engineering brainpower, hundreds of high school students from Montana, Wyoming, Idaho and Utah gathered at Montana State University on Friday for the FIRST Tech Challenge regional robotics championship.

31 Jan 2015

Design Automation Conference 2015 Now Accepting Nominations for Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award

The Design Automation Conference (DAC), the premier conference devoted to the design and automation of electronic systems, is now accepting nominations for the Marie R. Pistilli Women in EDA Achievement Award.

23 Jan 2015

Global Building Automation and Controls Market Expected to Reach $55.48 Billion by 2020

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Building Automation & Controls Market by Product Segment, Application Vertical , and Geography - Trends & Global Forecasts 2014-2020" report to their offering.

21 Jan 2015

Researchers Compare Advantages and Limitations of Fuel Systems for Soft Robots

By defining a set of key metrics to evaluate the fuel systems available to drive autonomous and wearable soft robots, a team of engineers and chemists are able to compare the advantages and limitations of current technology options.

9 Jan 2015

Robotic Cameras Use Machine Learning Algorithms to Track Basketball Action

Automated cameras make it possible to broadcast even minor events, but the result often looks...well, robotic. Now scientists at Disney Research have made it possible for robotic cameras to learn from human operators how to better frame shots of a basketball game.

8 Jan 2015

Incipio Unveils Home Automation Solutions for Apple’s HomeKit Framework at 2015 International CES

Incipio®, the leading designer and manufacturer of award-winning mobile device solutions and technology, based in Southern California, today debuts three home automation solutions, Incipio DIRECT Wireless Smart Outlet, Light Bulb Adapter, and Power Strip with integrated Smart Outlet, that support Apple’s HomeKit framework at 2015 International CES.

8 Jan 2015