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Low-voltage NEMA motor acquisition completed

Control Engineering

The business employs around 600 people and generated revenues of $63 million in 2021. The acquisition is intended to strengthen ABB’s position as an industrial NEMA motor manufacturer. NEMA motors are used to run equipment in industries such as food and beverage, oil and gas, mining & aggregate and water & wastewater.

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Geared products market to grow by 7.2% in 2022

Control Engineering

Updated research from Interact Analysis shows the geared motors and industrial gears market experienced strong growth in 2021. in 2021, with further price rises forecast in 2022. Following a slowdown in sales this year from 2021’s rapid growth rate, 2023 is expected to see sales decline by 0.9%. over the period in question.

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Robots are becoming more flexible and resilient

Control Engineering

Industries that stand to benefit the most include food and beverage, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, logistics and construction as companies are trying to fill labor shortages to keep operations running efficiently. to 2030 to reach a value of more than $88 billion.

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Teaching, preparing university students for the future with robotics

Control Engineering

in 2021, with non-automotive companies in sectors such as metals, food and beverage, plastics and rubber and others accounting for 58% of the total demand. has seen a significant growth in demand for robots as companies look for ways to meet the challenges caused by a rising shortage of available labor.

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Grant awarded to increase artificial intelligence and robotics use in poultry processing

Control Engineering

Arkansas is number 3, according to 2021 figures from USDA. Jeff Buhr, a USDA Agricultural Research Service scientist, will contribute his expertise in broiler physiology to guide robotic deboning of meat, Subbiah said. Georgia is the nation’s top broiler producer. The illness spread quickly among workers on the processing line.

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ProMat 2023 exhibits show what is possible in warehouse automation, motion control

Control Engineering

Westfalia ’s Dan Duffy, a controls engineer, said automated storage and retrieval systems (ASRS) solutions are expanding beyond traditional warehousing applications into food and beverage and other markets. Easier interfaces to other systems and energy savings are two recent ways ASRS solutions are gaining traction.