HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL—Omron Automation Americas recently opened its new Advanced Motion Research and Development Center in Chatsworth, CA.
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Oregon Contract Manufacturer Selects MES Software from Aegis
PORTLAND, OR—SMTNW Inc., an electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, has selected Aegis’ FactoryLogix MES software from Aegis Software for its assembly plant here.
Commerce Dept. Reports That Some Manufacturers Have Less Than Five Days of Semichip Inventory
WASHINGTON—A new U.S. Department of Commerce report says many manufacturers that rely on semiconductors have only a few days worth of inventory at any time.
Improving Image Stabilization With Hexapod Motion Simulators
Lockheed Assembly Plant Adopts IPC-CFX Standard, Creates ‘Smart Factory’
LUFKIN, TX—Lockheed Martin’s electronics assembly plant here has adopted the IPC-CFX standard for its surface-mount production lines, enabling the defense contractor to turn the facility into a smart factory.
Pneumatic Control Modules Enable Precise Adhesive Dispensing
MUNICH—Based in Töging am Inn, Germany, ViscoTec designs and manufactures equipment for dispensing adhesives and sealants. The company’s products are used in a wide variety of applications, ranging from bonding smartphone displays to manufacturing honeycomb structures for aircraft.
TE Connectivity Signs Agreement With Phoenix Contact for Relay Product Line
SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland—TE Connectivity has acquired the force-guided narrow safety relay from the Phoenix Contact Group as part of a long-term partnership agreement.
The automotive industry and the chip shortage
L3Harris Selects MES Software from Aegis for 20 Manufacturing Locations
HORSHAM, PA—Aegis Software, a global provider of manufacturing execution software, has signed an enterprise agreement with L3Harris Technologies to support 20 manufacturing sites and more than 5,500 end users with Aegis’ FactoryLogix platform.
Samsung Plans to Build $17 Billion Chip Plant in Texas by 2024
TAYLOR, TX—Samsung will spend $17 billion over the next three years to build a semiconductor fab here in an effort to expand its manufacturing capacity in the U.S. at a time of a global shortage of chips.