SOLUTIONSPT NAMED ACP’S PARTNER OF THE YEAR I
ndustrial IT solutions provider, SolutionsPT has been named as
Emerson has appointed a new president to manage its Control Techniques business unit. Scott Anderson will lead the business from its HQ in the United Kingdom where it employs around 650 people, along with a further 1,000 employees across 55 locations worldwide.
www.EmersonIndustrial.com
Panasonic is appealing for testers for its new HG-C high technology analogue laser sensors. As a product tester, you may use and test the HG- C sensor extensively for free under industrial conditions in your application. Panasonic will then summarise the feedback and integrate your ideas, requests, and experiences in the future development process. For more details email:
sensors.peweu@
eu.panasonic.com
Schneider Electric has announced that Eplan is to become its major E- CAD solutions provider. The Eplan Platform will enable Schneider Electric to optimise its complete workflow from design to production.
www.schneider-electric.com
McLaren Automotive has signed an extension to the technical relationship with leading paint specialists AkzoNobel. The agreement, now entering in its fifth year, will see the Dutch firm continue to provide high performance coatings and paint solutions to McLaren Automotive, working as a technical partner.
The Great Place to Work Institute has recognised National Instruments as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces for the 10th consecutive year. This decade-long achievement entitles NI to join a select group of only eight UK companies who are recognised as Best Workplaces Masters.
www.ni.com/uk
Hamamatsu Photonics has announced the completion of the new Building No. 10 at the primary manufacturing site of its Electron Tube Division. The new building will serve to expand the division’s PMT (photomultiplier tube) manufacturing capabilities, as well as improve its efforts into developing new PMTs. Operations at the new building are scheduled to begin in August 2015.
www.hamamatsu.com
Link 51 has been welcomed by the Automated Materials Handling System Association (AMHSA) as its newest member. Members of AMHSA - which represents over 50 of the UKs leading providers of automated handling systems - assist in improving business operations and management practices across the automated handling sector.
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ACP’s International Partner of the Year for the third year running at ACP’s prestigious Channel Partner Awards. Control Products (ACP). ACP is a global leader in the automation industry, providing full-feature centralised thin client and terminal server management software. Rob Dinsmore, product manager, accepted the award on behalf of SolutionsPT at the ACP annual global conference, Thindustrial15, in Orlando, USA. SolutionsPT was recognised as the most successful distributor outside of the USA. Keith Jones, director at ACP International, added: “ACP’s
prestigious Channel Partner awards are given to those partners who have performed exceptionally - not only in sales performance, but also customer satisfaction, growth and vision. This year’s International Partner of the Year, SolutionsPT, excelled in all these areas and have justifiably earned their third such award.” Rob Dinsmore said: “It is great to see that all our hard work over the last 12 months has paid off and to be recognised for the third year running by a major industry player such as ACP is a real honour. ACP is an industry leading company and we are proud to distribute its products and encourage the growth
of thin client architecture in the industrial automation industries in the United Kingdom and Ireland.” During the event, ACP also announced the launch of ThinManager 8. The new ThinManager includes support for Active Directory and continues to operate with the Relevance mobile platform which allows modern facilities to create location-based work environments to deliver content to the right person, in the right location and at the right time. The new release will also include support for Android-based mobile tablets, as well as continued support for Apple iPads and iPhones.
www.solutionspt.com
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EEF ON HUNT TO FIND BRITAIN’S BEST MANUFACTURER
The quest to find Britain’s best manufacturers is back. EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, and Aldermore have joined forces again to launch the 7th annual Future Manufacturing Awards, designed to find Britain’s unsung manufacturing heroes. The awards are free, easy to enter and give
manufacturers and supply chain businesses of all sizes from across the UK the chance to shine. There are eight different award categories, allowing best-in- class manufacturers to showcase their achievements in a range of areas. These include strategic growth, exporting, designing and launching a successful new product to market, investment in skills and training, reducing environmental impact, health and safety,
operational excellence and developing partnerships with education. Entries are judged regionally, with regional winners
then going on to compete for a national award. One manufacturer will go on to be crowned EEF/Aldermore’s ‘Winner of Winners’. The awards also celebrate the contribution being
made by Britain’s army of dedicated manufacturing apprentices. Companies are being urged to nominate their most outstanding apprentices and to help raise awareness of the wealth of opportunities available to young people in industry today. Awards entries close on 31 July 2015. To enter or to find out more visit:
www.eef.org.uk/awards
SCHAEFFLER RECEIVES GOLD AWARD FROM TOYOTA P
recision bearing manufacturer, Schaeffler has received one of the coveted gold awards in the Value Analysis category from Toyota Motor Europe. Each year, in accordance with its
Kaizen philosophy, Toyota requires its suppliers to identify potential cost and quality improvements for volume-production products. With its value analyses, Schaeffler has contributed to the continuous improvement of products, also in terms of costs, and has attained a leading position in Toyota’s top supplier ranking list. In its justification of the award,
Toyota emphasised the success achieved in the ‘hydraulic valve lash adjustment elements’ product segment. This is the first time that
a gold award has been presented in this category. “This award is also proof of our
excellent expertise in vertical integration because only the relevant understanding of processes produces such high-quality analyses,” said Prof. Peter Pleus, CEO Automotive at Schaeffler AG, who personally accepted the prize for Schaeffler. During the award ceremony, Pleus expressed his special gratitude to all the Schaeffler employees who made the award possible through their expertise and commitment. “Once again, we are confirming our importance as a key supplier and partner for Toyota and that makes us very proud,” added Pleus. Schaeffler currently produces
engine and transmission components for Toyota in seven European plants. The supplier awards were
presented during Toyota’s annual business meeting, in which Toyota Motor Europe and top managers from its European suppliers review the last financial year.
www.schaeffler.co.uk
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