Customers in southeast Missouri will begin seeing crews in their neighborhoods as Ameren Missouri installs upgraded electric smart meters. The new meters will replace the current meter system, offering customers more options to tailor energy usage and potentially save money. Crews began working in Cape Girardeau and Dexter on March 4, and most installations should be complete by summer 2024. More than 42,000 customers in the area will receive new smart meters. Customers in Caruthersville, Charl...

Verizon has announced that Verizon Innovative Learning, the company’s award-winning education initiative focused on supporting digital equity and inclusion for students nationwide, has reached seven million students with digital skills training. According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), there are still nearly 17 million school children in the U.S. that lack internet access at home. That’s why, over a decade ago, Verizon Innovative Learning was launched to address bar...

New disruptive technologies are emerging and shaping the future of FSM: Augmented Reality, Machine Learning, IoT, GIS, and sensors. OverIT is recognized as the best transformational partner to accompany and guide customers in this evolution path and to manage FSM mission-critical operations. OverIT has a strategic goal: to continue anticipating FSM market needs, unleashing the full potential of its vibrant partner ecosystem. So, it is time to write a new chapter for our software. next-gen FSM...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announces that it has signed an agreement with Dispel LLC, a developer and distributor of secure remote-access and operational management solutions, to expand their operational technology (OT) security business through marketing and technical development. Remote maintenance, which involves utilizing internet technology to monitor and troubleshoot production lines from remote locations, is attracting increasing interest due to manufacturing's globalization as well...

Cargounit, the largest independent locomotive leasing company in Poland, has signed an agreement with Siemens Mobility for the purchase of 90 Vectron MS locomotives, of which 30 have been immediately called up. Additionally, a second contract was signed for the delivery of ten Smartron locomotives. The first deliveries are planned for 2025. Siemens Mobility and Cargounit’s collaboration dates back to 2018, when a single Vectron MS locomotive was purchased. Cargounit is the largest custome...

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has been named to the Indiana Chamber®’s 2024 list of Best Places to Work in Indiana. The Chamber announced winners on its website; rankings will be unveiled at an awards event held on May 8, 2024.  The recognition is one of several the company received in the past 12 months, including awards at the national level presented by Newsweek and USA Today. Best Places award The Chamber’s nomination review process also includes a comprehensive employe...

Siemens has announced the launch of new Gridscale X software with the release of a Gridscale X Network Model Manager in the US and Canada. The product allows ISOs (independent system operators) and TSOs (transmission system operators) to centrally manage their network data with a Digital Twin of the power grid for more efficient planning, development, and operations. cloud-ready software The Gridscale X Network Model Manager handles various grid scenarios, such as new or changing assets, faci...

Siemens has announced the launch of Gridscale X, paving the way towards the vision of autonomous grid management, accelerating digital transformation for grid operators at speed and scale. With Gridscale X, Siemens provides modular software to support utilities to tackle their most pressing challenges related to the energy transition. grid management Gridscale X makes it possible to scale grid capacity fast, handle the complexity of DERs, and increase grid flexibility with software that is ea...

The Voyage Arc Virtual Reality Headset from Lincoln Electric has won a silver medal from the 2023 Brandon Hall Group™ 2023 HCM Excellence Awards® program in the category of Best Advance in Education Delivered Through Technology. Since their inception in 1993, the Brandon Hall Group Awards have recognized industry organizations worldwide that include small, medium, large and global enterprises; government entities; not-for-profits; and associations. Entries focus on programs, strategi...

Siemens Digital Industries Software has launched the Veloce™ CS hardware-assisted verification and validation system. In a first for the EDA (Electronic Design Automation) industry, Veloce CS incorporates hardware emulation, enterprise prototyping and software prototyping and is built on two highly advanced integrated circuits (ICs) – Siemens’ new, purpose-built Crystal accelerator chip for emulation and the AMD Versal™ Premium VP1902 FPGA adaptive SoC (System-on-a-chip)...

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.’s new teach pendant, R86T6, evolved from the conventional, high-performance teach pendant to deliver customizable and intuitive functions to OEMs and end users alike. The R86TB is designed with a 10.1-inch high-definition display so that any function can be easily visible and accessed from the customizable HOME screen or page list.  Features of R86TB Teach Pendant Major functions of MELSOFT RT ToolBox 3, Mitsubishi Electric’s PC-based robo...

Prysmian, the world renowned company in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has finalized three contracts worth in aggregate around €5 billion with Amprion, one of the pioneering European TSOs, for two offshore grid connection systems — BalWin1 and BalWin2 — and the underground cable project DC34. The contracts, which are now added to Prysmian’s order backlog, follow the selection of Prysmian as the preferred bidder in August 2023. milestone for Prysmian This...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has supplied and installed 200 VersiCharge wallboxes and an intelligent charging management system to the Infinity building, one of the tallest residential sites in Lisbon, Portugal. José Cardoso Botelho, CEO of Vanguard Properties, which owns the Infinity building, said: “Real estate activity has a considerable impact both environmentally and socially on the community. Infinity is a project of immense pride to us, and an important reference of our digi...

DNV, the independent assurance and risk management provider, and Renji Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, proudly announced the renewal of their partnership, continuing their successful collaboration into its seventh year. Since 2017, Renji Hospital's international department has actively participated in DNV's International Medical Quality Certification Program, with the overarching goal of enhancing the standard of its medical services. Tertiary public...

Todd Weatherby (58) has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer Siemens Advanta, leading the professional services and consultancy business as of March 1, 2024. Todd has held leadership roles in product management, business development and sales with several technology companies including Oracle, Microsoft and Amazon. He launched Amazon Web Services ProServe and led its impressive growth for a decade from 2012. Cedrik Neike, CEO Siemens Digital Industries and the Member of the Managing Board...

Delta, a global pioneer in power and thermal management solutions, introduces its newest innovative Delta Breez bathroom ventilation fans: The BreezRadiance RAD80-DGL and RAD80ELED fans featuring heating functions for better comfort. Designed to redefine the bathroom experience in residential and commercial settings, the two new models deliver unparalleled comfort, indoor air quality, and energy efficiency. DC motor technology Both models are powered by Delta’s own energy-saving brushle...

Leveraging Siemens’ digital expertise and software, Areti is managing challenges related to climate change and ‘the electrification of everything’, which are heavily impacting power grids in Italy and all around the world, more effectively. As a key enabler of the energy transition in Italy, Areti designed an innovative local flexibility market architecture that will be boosted by Siemens's pioneering energy domain know-how and dedicated technology. grid capacity In the next...

VEON Ltd., a global digital operator that provides converged connectivity and online services, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Kyivstar announce that they have officially started the implementation of the 600 million USD investment commitment in rebuilding Ukraine, as initially announced in June 2023. 600 million USD plan VEON’s commitment to invest in Ukraine, including the 600 million USD plan that covers the three years from 2024-2026, was the focus of a visit by a high-level delegati...

Fast internet connectivity and stable networking are vital for a successful digital transformation. Eurofiber, the major B2B technology specialist, runs a fiber network that is currently more than 70,500 kilometers long and growing by 50 kilometers every week. The company with over 600 employees is headquartered in the Netherlands and offers its customers ultra-modern infrastructure to drive forward digitalization in business and society. Mobile amplifiers throughout the fiber optic netwo...

Ingeteam's range of hybrid inverters (solar + batteries), so far available only in single-phase version, is now extended with four new three-phase hybrid inverter models of 10, 15, 20 and 30 kW, all of them with two photovoltaic MPPTs (MPPT: Maximum Power Point Tracker). These models are aimed at residential, commercial and industrial self-consumption systems that combine photovoltaic generation with battery energy storage systems. Energy Management System The main advantage of these hybrid...

Whether in routine maintenance or emergency situations, the equipment interchangeability is a feature that allows for low downtime and, consequently, cost reduction. With this in mind, Aço Verde Brasil, the first company to produce steel without the use of fossil fuels, selected the expertise of those who offer electrical and mechanical interchangeability with equipment from different manufacturers to acquire three new motors that will be part of the expansion of its unit located in A&cc...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has developed a behavioral-analysis AI that analyzes the efficiency of manual tasks performed on production sites in just a few minutes without requiring operators to prepare AI-training data in advance, by adopting a probabilistic generative model. This new addition to the company's Maisart AI lineup quickly analyzes videos of people performing repetitive tasks and then visualizes how tasks can be performed more efficiently for greater prod...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and HACARUS Corporation announced that they have agreed to expand their collaboration in the development of AI-based visual inspection applications for manufacturing. As part of the agreement, Mitsubishi Electric will take an equity stake in HACARUS. Mitsubishi Electric and HACARUS partnership The strategic partnership will leverage the resources and technologies of both companies to increase synergies aimed at maximizing mutual technological and business poten...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced that it has entered into a Teaming Agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the purpose of potentially developing networking defense equipment related to integrated air defense systems. Under the Agreement, Mitsubishi Electric and Northrop Grumman will explore possibilities in integrating respective proprietary technologies to enhance the efficiency of networking technologies with an overall objective of developing a networking system to conn...

Texas Instruments (TI) introduces new semiconductors designed to improve automotive safety and intelligence. The AWR2544 77GHz millimeter-wave radar sensor chip is the industry's first for satellite radar architectures, enabling higher levels of autonomy by improving sensor fusion and decision-making in ADAS. TI's new software-programmable driver chips, the DRV3946-Q1 integrated contactor driver and DRV3901-Q1 integrated squib driver for pyro fuses, offer built-in diagnostics and support funct...

Hitachi High-Tech Corporation (‘Hitachi High-Tech’) has announced the launch of its GT2000 high-precision electron beam metrology system. GT2000 uses Hitachi High-Tech's technology and expertise in CD-SEM, where it holds the top market share. GT2000 is equipped with new detection systems to cutting-edge 3D semiconductor devices. It also utilizes low-damage high-speed multi-point measurement functions for High-NA EUV resist wafers imaging to minimize resist damage and improve yield i...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and TXOne Networks Inc. announced that they have signed a long-term cooperation agreement covering technology development and marketing, aiming at expanding the operational-technology (OT) security businesses of both companies. Emergence of IoT and DX OT and industrial control systems in manufacturing sites are often operated in closed environments, with IT and OT systems separated from each other. However, the emergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) an...

Siemens Digital Industries Software has announced that the RS Group plc, a global provider of product and service solutions to more than 1.1 million industrial customers, has selected Siemens as its strategic electronic design automation (EDA) provider for its new, cloud native, DesignSpark Circuit Simulator tool – empowering users to streamline the design process. After an extensive technical evaluation of available solutions, RS selected Siemens’ PartQuest™ software –...

Siemens AG, a technology company, and Intel Corporation, one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on driving digitalization and sustainability of microelectronics manufacturing. The companies will focus on advancing future manufacturing efforts, evolving factory operations and cybersecurity, and supporting a resilient global industry ecosystem. advance semiconductor production “Semiconductors are the lifeb...

Schneider Electric, the globally renowned company in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has announced a $1,000,000 pledge to the NAED Education & Research Foundation (NERF) to support their Next Level Now campaign. Schneider Electric is the first manufacturer to join the industry-wide effort to develop insights, tools, and services that support the digital transformation and modernization of the distribution channel. Schneider Electric - a long-time member of N...