Rockwell Automation, Inc, a leading global provider of automation, power, control and information, has announced that its board of directors has elected two new corporate officers who will lead the company’s two operating segments effective April 1, 2011.According to the company’s announcement, Blake Moret is being promoted to Senior Vice President of the Control Products and Solutions (CP&S) segment, and Frank Kulaszewicz to Senior Vice President of the Architecture and Software (A&S) segment. Both positions will report to Keith Nosbusch, Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation.”These appointments are a natural next step in our continued globalization, and are consistent with our longer-term succession planning and leadership development processes,” said Mr Nosbusch.”In anticipation that our business will continue to grow more quickly outside the United States – with our fastest growth coming from the Asia Pacific region – Frank will be based in Singapore and will run the A&S segment from there,” he added.In addition, Rockwell Automation has also announced that Steve Eisenbrown is being appointed Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, responsible for global business development, alignment of strategic investments and initiatives as well as the company’s multi-year global business process transformation project

An advanced real-time Ethernet motion control system has helped Advanced Coating Robotics (ACR) to create a new conformal coating machine that combines exceptional three-dimensional spraying accuracy with very high throughput.The multi-axis system is based entirely on Baldor Electric motion control products, with three axes making use of the company’s Ethernet-compatible PowerLink servo drives. Key reasons behind the choice of this motion control technology were the flexibility of Baldor’s motion control software, the ease with which real-time interpolated control could be applied across the machine’s five-axis servo and stepper driven motion, and the simple plug-together system building approach offered by the Ethernet-based modules.ACR’s new MACCS 400 machine provides a fast and highly flexible means of selectively applying protective conformal coatings to printed circuit board (PCB) mounted components, and can accommodate both inline and batch processing operations.

New Flyer Plant Tour Innovation Insights/CME March 8, Winnipeg An Innovations Insights plant tour at New Flyer where you will learn about 5S, point of use inventory and continuous improvement. Presented by Innovation Insights through Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME).

The small parts and custom fabrication marketplace MFGmatch.net announces it now offers a larger selection of bearings in various sizes and materials Garland, Texas – MFGmatch.net, the online b-to-b marketplace for custom manufacturers of machined components and made-or-order parts as well as fabrication and contract manufacturing services introduced its Directory of Bearings Suppliers . The announcement came this morning in a press release for Texas manufacturers and buyers of power transmission products throughout the country and beyond. The company said the motion controls directory includes offerings for spherical bearings, thrust, radial, ball, precision, needle, angular, tapered, stainless steel as well as other types of bearings.

BARA, the British Automation and Robot Association, has reported that 2010 UK robot sales are up 65% on 2009 figures, reversing the declining trend in robot sales which the UK has seen year on year since 2005.

The online e-marketplace from the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) increases its offerings for customized automated machines & equipment for factories worldwide Chesapeake, Virginia – IndustrialSAVER, the electronic marketplace for the manufacturing community announced today the debut of ‘Com Automation,’ an international marketplace and co-operative vertically formatted Automation Equipment Directory . The Valentine’s Day announcement came after the company recently celebrated its 4th anniversary as an online industrial directory with thousands of domestic and global offerings from suppliers of manufacturing equipment, machines and supplies.

The online e-marketplace from the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) increases its offerings for customized automated machines & equipment for factories worldwide Chesapeake, Virginia – IndustrialSAVER, the electronic marketplace for the manufacturing community announced today the debut of ‘Com Automation,’ an international marketplace and co-operative vertically formatted Automation Equipment Directory .

The online e-marketplace from the Industrial Leaders Group (ILG) increases its offerings for customized automated machines & equipment for factories worldwide Chesapeake, Virginia – IndustrialSAVER, the electronic marketplace for the manufacturing community announced today the debut of ‘Com Automation,’ an international marketplace and co-operative vertically formatted Automation Equipment Directory .

The 11th China Harbin International Industrial Automation and Instrument Fair is scheduled to take place at Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Harbin, Heilongjiang in northern China from April 17-29.The fair will occupy indoor and outdoor exhibition areas of 26,000sq m and 10,000sq m respectively.Exhibits will include industrial process control and monitoring systems, factory automation equipment, computer integrated manufacturing systems and related technology, computers and peripheral equipment for industrial automation, automation instruments, apparatus and sensors, automation gauges and systems, actuators, total quality control systems and other automation equipment.The show organizer expects to see exhibitors from 30 countries and regions.

In the 2010 State Science and Technology Awards of China, Professor Huang Jie of the Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) received a second prize for developing a solution to nonlinear output regulation problem as well as the internal model principle.Professor Huang’s project is the only one project in the field of control and automation to be awarded the highest honor of China in natural sciences in 2010.