Company & Sector News

Roger Lemmens Appointed as Chief Operating Officer at Pauwels Consulting

Pauwels Consulting - Pauwels Consulting, a prominent European consulting firm with a focus on Life Sciences, Engineering, and Digital Services, proudly announces the appointment of Roger Lemmens as Chief Operating Officer. This strategic move highlights the firm's commitment to leveraging extensive management expertise and technological innovation for its continued growth and international expansion.

Economic optimism doubles, yet almost half of CEOs do not believe their businesses will be viable in a decade as tech and climate pressures accelerate

PwC - The proportion of CEOs who believe global economic growth will improve over the next 12-months has more than doubled year-on-year. At the same time, the proportion of CEOs concerned about their long-term business viability has risen to 45% as tech and climate pressures accelerate, according to PwC’s 27th Annual Global CEO Survey, published today.

Smart robotic automation solutions from ABB to support sustainability targets for Volvo Cars

ABB - ABB today announced the strengthening of its long-standing partnership with Volvo Cars to supply more than 1,300 robots and functional packages to build the next generation of electric vehicles. This will support the Swedish car manufacturer to achieve its ambitious sustainability targets.

Digital Twin Consortium signs liaison with Open Industry 4.0 Alliance

Open Industry 4.0 Alliance - The Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) today announced a liaison agreement with the Open Industry 4.0 Alliance. The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance joined the DTC to not just exchange information but also to bring digitalization and collaboration to the next level.

Decarbonizing the industry

Air Liquide - Air Liquide has selected the three winners of its 2023 Scientific Challenge, out of 119 proposals from 29 countries. This 3rd edition of the Scientific Challenge aimed at identifying and accelerating the development of innovative solutions for the decarbonization of industrial ecosystems, in an open innovation approach. The laureates’ projects will receive funding from Air Liquide to develop their proposed solutions and to transform them into market-ready technologies.

Umicore and PowerCo proudly present IONWAY

Umicore - Umicore and Volkswagen Group-backed battery company PowerCo are proud to announce the name and branding of their first-of-its kind cooperation. Their Brussels-headquartered joint venture for large-scale industrial production of CAM and pCAM in Europe will bear the name IONWAY.

BitFlow Enters into Definitive Agreement to be acquired by Advantech

BitFlow - BitFlow, Inc., an innovator in frame grabber technology for the machine vision industry, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Advantech in an all-cash transaction representing a 100% equity stake in the company. The transaction was unanimously approved by BitFlow’s Board of Directors and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2023.

Rockwell Automation completes acquisition of autonomous robotics leader Clearpath Robotics and its industrial offering OTTO Motors

Rockwell Automation - Rockwell Automation, Inc., the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, today announced it completed its acquisition of Ontario, Canada-based Clearpath Robotics Inc., a leader in autonomous robotics, including autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for industrial applications.

Boston Dynamics Opens First European Office

Boston Dynamics - We are thrilled to be opening our first European office. Co-located at the Hyundai WIA headquarters near Frankfurt, Germany, this office will serve Boston Dynamics’ European customers with local sales, services, and field application engineering support.

ISA Underscores Importance of People to Automation in New Position Paper

International Society of Automation - Automation does not eliminate jobs, rather it repurposes existing jobs and creates new ones. New position paper offers recommendations on how policy makers and private-sector leaders can be best equipped to take advantage of the opportunity to deliver the many benefits of automation more effectively to their constituencies.

TSMC, Bosch, Infineon, and NXP Establish Joint Venture to Bring Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing to Europe

TSMC - TSMC, Robert Bosch GmbH, Infineon Technologies AG, and NXP Semiconductors N.V. today announced a plan to jointly invest in European Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (ESMC) GmbH, in Dresden, Germany to provide advanced semiconductor manufacturing services.

SeaVolt to launch first of a kind solar energy test platform

DEME - SeaVolt, a collaboration between Tractebel, DEME, and Jan De Nul, gets ready for its first floating solar energy test platform to be installed offshore. The test platform will be the first installation in the Belgian North Sea aimed at the large-scale development of offshore solar energy and is scheduled to be towed offshore, anchored, and put into operation to gather data for at least a year starting in August.