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Evana Automation Delivers Compliant Pin Press System to Tier 1 Automotive Manufacturer

Evana Automation Specialists, a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries (PSI) and leading Systems Integrator and builder of custom, automated assembly and test systems, recently delivered a compliant pin press system to a Tier 1 automotive manufacturer of vehicle safety products.

20 Aug 2013

Robust Market Developing in Interactive Security

Strategy Analytics' research and analysis of the market for interactive security in the US and Western Europe concludes that a robust market is developing to expand home security beyond consumers who traditionally subscribe to such services.

19 Aug 2013

ABB to Provide Total Plant Automation System for Eastern Botswana Water Facility

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order to provide an instrumentation, control system and electrical equipment (ICE) package for a new water pipeline and pump station to be constructed in eastern Botswana to support growing demand driven by new mining ventures, power sector developments and a growing population around the capital, Gaborone.

16 Aug 2013

Home Automation Market Forecast to Grow at 78% CAGR to Exceed 351 Million by 2018

By 2018, ABI Research expects annual home automation device shipments to exceed 351 million, growing at a CAGR of 78%. ZigBee dominated IEEE 802.15.4 and claimed the top share of node shipments at 4.5 million, narrowly beating out proprietary protocol offerings.

From ABI Research 13 Aug 2013

Robotics Researcher Honored with Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award

Dr. Nancy Amato Unocal Professor and interim head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been named recipient of the Hewlett-Packard/Harriett B. Rigas Award.

12 Aug 2013

Global Revenues for Servo Motors and Drives Market Forecast to Reach $10.43 Billion by 2018

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Servo Motor & Drives Market: 2013 - 2018" report to their offering.

12 Aug 2013

ABB to Provide Power and Automation Technologies for Large Copper Mine in Zambia

ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $32 million from Kansanshi Mining PLC, a subsidiary of Canadian mining and metals company First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQM), for the construction of a new substation and upgrade of an existing one.

12 Aug 2013

Midé Unveils SHIVR Low-Profile Piezoelectric Haptic Actuators

Midé Technology has unveiled SHIVR, its line of high performance, low-profile piezoelectric haptic actuators - ideal for phones, tablets and other handheld or body worn devices that require communication through the sense of touch.

12 Aug 2013

Registration Open for 2014 Sample Return Robot Prize Competition

In pursuit of new technological solutions for America's space program and our nation's future, NASA and the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Worcester, Mass., have opened registration for the $1.5 million 2014 Sample Return Robot prize competition.

9 Aug 2013