QAD CEO Speaks To Recent Acquisitions
While I was researching the QAD acquisition of RedZone, I noticed the prominence of something called “Adaptive Solutions.” When I mentioned I was curious about what that meant in beyond marketing terms, the PR team went to work and set up a conference call with QAD...
eYs3D Launches One-Stop XINK Development Platform for Vision-Equipped Robots
The vision and streaming video area seems to be ripe for continued investment and innovation. I’ve discussed a few applications lately that look promising. Here is news of an underlying technology that will boost these other applications. eYs3D, a silicon-design-AI...
ABB Divests Power Conversion Business
One more ABB news item. That company has made a flurry of news over the past several weeks. ABB here has completed its portfolio divestments announced after some acquisitions in 2020. This one is the power conversion business for $505 million. ABB Ltd Chairman Peter...
QAD Acquires Redzone
Software company consolidation maintains hectic pace. I think I missed the 2021 announcement of Thoma Bravo acquiring QAD. I became familiar with QAD through a contact from GE who wound up there. However, I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since I became acquainted...
Universal Robots Cobot Awareness and 2022 Results
Two items from Universal Robots recently came my way. One discusses new uses for Cobots, while the other reveals Universal’s growth in 2022. Turnkey robotic solutions, complete with all hardware, software, sensors and interfaces, will be powerful automation drivers in...
January News from Festo
Festo must be among the leaders of innovation. They send a continual stream of new product news. It’s also often pretty cool. Today, two new items from January 2023. Festo Introduces an Online 3D CAD Configurator for Actuators and Accessories Festo Introduces a...
Waev Consolidates Industrial Electric Vehicle Business
A certain South African-born, attention-seeking entrepreneur has brought media attention to a market for electric vehicles. We long-time industrial people are (or should be) familiar with a variety of electric vehicles that have been traversing aisles in manufacturing...
Hexagon Invests 100 MUSD In Autonomous and Sustainable Manufacturing
This announcement is a little old. I’m trying to catch up. The interesting thing is less the actual announcement than that larger companies have started venture investment arms. Google Ventures has been a boon to that company. We’ll see how they play out in our market...
U.S. Chamber Calls on Lawmakers to Reject Gridlock and Pursue Agenda for American Strength
I refrain from politics on this blog and other places notwithstanding that I was in the 99th percentile on the political science graduate record exam at university and came close to a graduate degree in that discipline before I escaped into common sense. I also am not...
Cloud Range Live-Fire Cybersecurity Training
Mindful people are marked by curiosity. At least, that is one characteristic. I don’t know about being mindful, but I embody a healthy dose of curiosity. A press release came my way from a company I had never heard of touting a process I also had never heard of—range....
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