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NEWS IN BRIEF
Manufacturers and talented apprentices from across the UK were recognised as national manufacturing champions at the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards, held in London recently. The biggest winner on the night was Paxman, winning the Manufacturer of the Year award. The firm, manufacturer of scalp cooling systems, used to reduce chemotherapy-induced hair loss received recognition in the Innovation Award. Winners were selected by a panel of judges drawn from business leaders, industry experts and academics.
Emerson has enhanced its DeltaV Mobile app to ensure plant personnel have faster access to process information and to help organisations tailor the notifications personnel receive. DeltaV Mobile, a mobile app that provides read-only access to a plant’s distributed control system and operation data, now offers improved customisation and access to third- party systems in one app. DeltaV Mobile users will be able to more quickly respond to important process information and changes, including held batches, production bottlenecks and potential safety issues.
SolutionsPT has made three key appointments to drive strategic decision-making and innovation in the delivery of its industrial IT solutions. Former system architect manager, Dave Baskett, has been promoted to the role of technical strategy manager. Deon Van Aardt has joined
SolutionsPT, and has vast experience from working across Wonderware SA in technical support and training. He was also responsible for technical content and presentations at events – a role he will continue with SolutionsPT. Michael Forshaw also joins the team
from a UK based global IT company and will bring 15 years of IT experience to his new post.
Camozzi Automation’s UK customer base is set to benefit from a €9 million investment in efficiency, sustainability and innovation in the form of the company’s newly opened Italian distribution hub. The first plant in Italy to have installed SSI Schaefer’s Cuby Multishuttle cutting edge automatic warehouse handling management system, the 5,000 m² facility has 40,000 locations containing 160,000 items, with the capacity to process 25,000 order lines per day. The site has been strategically situated in Palazzolo sull’Oglio, a provincial district of Brescia.
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