Diamond Light Source, the UK’s national synchrotron science facility, has appointed Inspec Solutions, an independent control, safety and automation systems supplier, to provide Functional Safety Services across its operations.

Siemens and Bentley Systems will develop the first petrochemical digital twin in Indonesia for Chandra Asri, the country’s largest integrated petrochemical complex.

On 30th July, Control Engineering Europe will bring together two robot experts to discuss the lessons that industry can learn from the ongoing pandemic and the role that robots play in helping build resilience and increasing productivity in post-Covid industrial environments. Find out more and register to attend.

Siemens and SAP have announced a new partnership that will leverage their industry expertise and bring together their complementary software solutions for product lifecycle, supply chain and asset management so their customers can deliver new innovation and collaborative business models that will accelerate industry transformation globally.

Jaguar Exploración y Producción (Jaguar), an independent oil and gas company based in Mexico City, will use exploration and production (E&P) software and services from Emerson to maximise the potential of its onshore assets and projects.

Nokia has partnered with ABI Research to survey over 600 manufacturing decision-makers to assess investment strategies related to 4G/LTE, 5G and Industry 4.0.

Manufacturers must redesign and reform their Global Supply Chains or Global Production Networks (GPN) if they want to survive and prosper in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study from the University of Birmingham.

Join us at a time that suits you to find out how the edge can keep up with the cloud to enable digital transformation. Our recent webinar explained how Microsoft Azure’s IoT infrastructure can be used to build scalable Industrial IoT applications that run at the edge – either with or without advanced analytics and machine learning models.

Appetite for Engineering 2020 is due to take place this year on 15 October at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) at Ansty Park in Coventry. Suzanne Gill gathers thoughts about the event from some of this years sponsors.

Siemens has acquired the Swedish service and software company Vizendo AB, a provider of virtual operator training for automotive manufacturing.

Bob Voss, senior principal engineer at Panduit Corporate Research and Development, has been appointed by the Ethernet Alliance as chair of the Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) subcommittee.

Flowserve has been a long-term member of FDT Group and a participant on its technical working groups. Recently, it has upgraded its membership to ‘Sponsor’ status and assumed roles on both the FDT Board of Directors and Executive Committee.

The British Compressed Air Society (BCAS) is offering a new training course for businesses and employees concerned about safe working practices during the Coronavirus pandemic.

During the COVID-19 crisis, manufacturers have proven they can work in new, more sustainable ways. As industry looks to rebuild and grow after the lockdown, there is an opportunity to refocus on sustainability goals and work with Government to deliver a green recovery, according to a report from Make UK.

A new predictive maintenance focussed report from Interact Analysis (IA) highlights the potential for a new relationship between component manufacturers, OEM machine builders, and end users.

Emerson is investing over $100 million to expand its manufacturing space and launch a new innovation centre in the US which will be focused on research, new product development and industry training for its flow measurement products.

Arrow Electronics, Panasonic Industry, and STMicroelectronics (ST) have jointly introduced a low-power wireless multi-sensor edge-intelligence solution for smart factory, smart home and smart life applications.

Cyber criminals are innovating and are increasingly automating their attacks, according to the 2020 Global Threat Intelligence Report (GTIR) from NTT Ltd.

Global sales of edge computing infrastructure and services will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, with total sales expected to reach US$ 19.3bn in 2024, according to a report – Market Opportunity Forecasts for Edge Computing – from GlobalData.