Design

Rockwell Automation and PTC announced strategic enhancements to FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC, to serve the needs of a very fast growing, dynamic industrial digital transformation market. Launched in 2018, the FactoryTalk InnovationSuite, powered by PTC offering has already seen rapid customer adoption, helping achieve significant improvements in operational efficiency, reduction in unplanned downtime and improved quality.

Comau has created an innovative, in-line testing and quality control paradigm that uses AI to optimise the construction and assembly of batteries. MI.RA/Thermography is one of the newest solutions within Comau’s vision systems family of Machine Inspection Recognition Archetypes, named MI.RA.

Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology from Jacobs Vehicle Systems has delivered performance-enhancing benefits in recent independent validation tests carried out on next-generation diesel engines currently under development.

The new VersaView 6300 has been added to the industrial computing portfolio which provides customers with improved configurability and asset utilisation, enabling a faster time to market, lower cost of ownership and reduced security risk. Rockwell Automation has announced the introduction of its VersaView 6300 family of Allen-Bradley Industrial Computers, which will be available starting August 2020.

Novotek UK and Ireland have launched a new e-store to help engineers and technicians to source advanced industrial automation hardware online. Engineers, plant managers and manufacturers can now buy automation products and solutions for industrial equipment directly from the website, streamlining the process of investing in or replacing automation systems.

Developer and supplier of embedded computer systems, Recab UK has shared a free whitepaper called 'Designing embedded computers for rugged applications'. Published in the US by Recab UK’s partner Diamond Systems, the whitepaper is available on the Recab UK website. Some manufacturers claim that their boards can serve extreme applications by labelling them as rugged when, actually, that is not the case. It’s therefore vital that engineers properly understand ruggedised electronic components.

Industrial software supplier, COPA-DATA, is launching a new webinar series for the energy sector. The IEC 61850 masterclass will help engineers understand how COPA-DATA’s software platform, zenon, supports power utility automation with multi-vendor systems. In these webinars, Pascal Schaub, Director and Principal Engineer of DT Partners in Australia, teaches how to comply with IEC 61850, without having to write a single line of code.

Essentra Components know that the performance of your circuit will depend greatly on how it’s laid out on the PCB, and that poor PCB layout can cause function and reliability problems. To save time and problems they suggest therefore that designing your PCB needs to start before the actual process of ideation, definition and validation.

A recent Markets & Markets report estimated the Digital Twin market will grow from $3.8bn in 2019, to $35.8bn per year by 2025, at a CAGR of 45.4%. Digital Twin software is already revolutionising industries such as Healthcare, Architecture, Aerospace, Defence, and Automotive & Transportation.

Bentley Systems has announced it has opened up its LEGION Simulator and OpenBuildings Station Designer software, including waiving new subscription fees through September 30, 2020, for facilities managers to incorporate pedestrian simulation methodologies across their planning, design, and operations teams.