ARC Europe Viewpoints
Aug
10
2021
10
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership
John Deere to Accelerate Autonomous Technology on the Farm with Acquisition of Bear Flag Robotics
Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bear Flag Robotics for $250 million USD. Founded in 2017, the Silicon Valley-based startup develops autonomous driving technology compatible with existing machines.
Aug
09
2021
09
2021
— Acquisition or Partnership
Hitachi Rail Enters Agreement to Acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems Business
Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Rail agreed to acquire Thales’ Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) business for an enterprise value of €1,660m. The final purchase price will be determined after customary adjustments typical for a transaction of this nature.
Aug
07
2021
07
2021
— Industry Trends
Siemens Gamesa Launches Ambitious Sustainability Vision
Siemens Gamesa strives to operate as an environmentally sustainable and responsible business, and the company has raised the bar, launching an ambitious Sustainability Vision towards 2040 to ensure its contribution has the most significant impact on the future.
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News
Industrial Internet Consortium Publishes IIoT Networking Framework
The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) announced the IIoT Networking Framework (IINF) publication.
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
— Acquisition or Partnership
Bentley Systems Announces Seequent’s Acquisition of Imago
Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced its Seequent business unit's acquisition of Imago Inc, a developer of cloud-based software for the capture and management of geoscientific imagery.
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News
PROFINET International Defining a New Profile for Robot Systems
PROFINET International (PI) is now starting to define a profile for robot systems – an expansion of its technology portfolio for better operating new applications.
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
— Industry Trends
Step by Step Approach to Digital Kaizen
At the recent online ARC Industry Forum Asia, Hajime Sugiyama, Digital Manufacturing Architect, Factory Automation Systems Group at Mitsubishi Electric, spoke about digital manufacturing by providing real-life examples, with emphasis on SMKL (Smart Manufacturing Kaizen Level) and KPIs.
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News
EdgeX Foundry Ireland Release Promises Modern, Secure, and Production-Ready Open Source IoT Framework
EdgeX Foundry Ireland release has been announced. Focused on edge/IoT solutions, EdgeX Foundry’s second major release overhauls API sets, removes technical debt, provides more message-based communications, and simplifies and secures interfaces
Aug
04
2021
04
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Acquisition or Partnership
Siemens, Dow and MxD Partner to Enhance Digitalization in the Process Industries with Process Automation Test Bed
Siemens is collaborating with Dow to showcase the future of automation with a process automation test bed at MxD, a state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing institute and innovation center near downtown Chicago.
Aug
03
2021
03
2021
Chantal Polsonetti — Company and Product News
Amazon SageMaker Edge Manager Integrates with AWS IoT Greengrass, Simplifying Deployment to Fleets of Edge Devices
Amazon announced that SageMaker Edge Manager now integrates with AWS IoT Greengrass Version 2, allowing users to deploy ML model packages and Edge Manager agent (the on-device inference engine of Edge Manager) to fleets of edge devices easily.