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Industry 4.0
2017 Manufacturing Leadership Awards honour top talent in industry transformation, Industry 4.0 and technology
Santa Clara, Calif. – The 13th Annual Manufacturing Leadership (ML) Awards Gala, produced by Frost & Sullivan’s Manufacturing Leadership Council, presented top honours to Industry 4.0 founding father Dr. Detlef Zühlke who was named Manufacturing Leader of the Year. The…
Pruftechnik celebrates 45 years in industry
Ismaning – Industry 4.0 and IoT have been dominating the industrial space in 2017. “So far, these have been merely buzzwords,” counters Dr. Sebastian Busch, Managing Director of Pruftechnik AG. “However, our customers have changed in the last 45 years…
Canada’s First Cyber-Physical Laboratory in Saint-Laurent, Québec
Saint-Laurent, Québec – The Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) is proud to announce the opening of Canada’s first-ever cyber-physical laboratory in the Montreal borough of Saint-Laurent. This investment will allow Québec-based manufacturers access to a real factory of…
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Festo Motion Terminal – breakthrough innovation for digitalized pneumatics
With the Festo Motion Terminal, Festo has achieved a technological breakthrough by merging hardware and software to produce a digital valve. Over a three-year development period not only an intelligent pneumatic automation platform for Industry 4.0 was created, but in…
Quebec Government supports investment projects worth $132.6 million by Siemens Canada in Quebec
Davos, Switzerland – Today at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Siemens AG CEO Joe Kaeser and Quebec Premiere Philippe Couillard, together with the Minister of Economy, Science and Innovation and Minister responsible for the Digital Strategy, Ms. Dominique Anglade announced substantial…
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CRIQ and Festo sign agreement to advance Industry 4.0 in Quebec
Munich, Germany – During the economic mission to Germany organized by Quebec’s Ministry of Economy, Science, and Innovation, Centre de recherche industrielle du Québec (CRIQ) and internationally renowned company Festo signed an agreement to help speed up introduction of the…
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New Festo Canada CEO wants to see ongoing expansion of smart factory solutions
Mississauga, ON – Roger Hallett, Festo Canada’s new President and CEO, has taken over during a period of extended growth for the company. Sales grew at an annual rate of almost 10 per cent during the past five years, during…
