(IN BRIEF) Valio has announced the relocation of its Kauhava factory operations to Joensuu as part of a strategy to improve production efficiency and flexibility. The move, scheduled to be completed by the end of 2025, will transfer production lines … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Beanit®, Dairy cooperatives, dairy farming, fava bean products, Finnish economy, Härkis®, job transitions, Joensuu, Juha Penttilä, Kauhava factory, partnership, plant-based products, production efficiency, relocation, sustainability, Valio, Vantaa factory
(IN BRIEF) KUKA’s new iiQWorks Engineering Suite simplifies robotic automation through the use of digital twins, offline programming, and virtual commissioning. The platform helps businesses streamline production planning, improve robot simulations, and reduce time-to-market. With a flexible, scalable architecture, iiQWorks … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Digital Twin, digitalization, engineering suite, flexible software architecture, iiQWorks, Industry 4.0, KUKA, KUKA operating system, Manufacturing, offline programming, production efficiency, robot automation, Robotic Systems, scalable automation solutions, virtual commissioning
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ Schuler has launched the Laser Blanking Line 1.18 DFT, a breakthrough in cut-to-length technology. The new system offers significant material savings and enhanced operational efficiency by eliminating the need for additional work steps and reducing scrap production. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged ANDRITZ Schuler, blanking technology, cut-to-length technology, high-strength materials, industrial innovation, intelligent cross-cutting, Jürgen Funk, laser blanking, Laser Blanking Line 1.18 DFT, manufacturing solutions, material savings, production efficiency, space optimization, steel service centers, sustainability in manufacturing
(IN BRIEF) Valio has announced plans to potentially close its Kauhava factory, acquired from Raisio in March 2025, and relocate production to either its Oulu or Joensuu sites to enhance efficiency and profitability. The company has initiated change negotiations involving … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology
Tagged Beanit®, change negotiations, domestic food production, factory relocation, Finland dairy industry, Finnish cooperatives, Härkis®, Joensuu plant, Juha Penttilä, Kauhava factory, March 2025, Oulu plant, partnership, plant protein, plant-based protein, production efficiency, Raisio, Valio, Valio acquisition, Valio Polar, Valio Salaneuvos, Valio Viola, Workforce Transition
(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Audi are revolutionizing the automotive manufacturing landscape by implementing virtual shop floor automation using Siemens Xcelerator. This initiative involves the use of Siemens’ first entirely virtual controller, the Simatic S7-1500V, at Audi’s Neckarsulm facility, which is … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automotive, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI vision inspection, Audi, Cloud Integration, digital transformation, Edge Cloud 4 Production, Hannover Messe 2025, Henning Löser, Industrial AI Suite, Industrial Edge, production efficiency, quality control, Rainer Brehm, Siemens, Siemens Xcelerator, Simatic S7-1500V, Sven Müller, TIA Portal, virtual shop floor automation, weld spatters
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has received an order from ArcelorMittal Calvert to supply an advanced annealing and coating line and a cold rolling mill for a new electrical steel production facility in Calvert, Alabama. The facility, which will have the capacity … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged 1000 m/min, 1650 mm, Andritz, annealing and coating line, ArcelorMittal Calvert, Calvert Alabama, CEO, cold-rolling mill, commissioning, cooling, electrical steel production, greenhouse gas reduction, heating, installation supervision, Joachim Schönbeck, John Brett, NOES, non-grain oriented electrical steel, production efficiency, rolling process, S6-high cold rolling mill, sustainable domestic supply chain, sustainable mobility
(IN BRIEF) Procemex, part of the ANDRITZ Group, has been awarded a contract by Billerud to supply an innovative OnePlatform web monitoring and inspection system for its board mill in Gävle, Sweden. This new system, scheduled for installation in Q3 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Industrial, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 3D defect detection, ANDRITZ group, ATC, Billerud, board mill, commissioning, Eco strobe lights, Gävle, high-resolution, liquid board packaging, low-angle reflection, Lumina Supersense, OnePlatform, Procemex, ProClean pinhole technology, production efficiency, re-winder control, Sweden, system installation, training, UV light detection, web inspection, web monitoring, winder control
(IN BRIEF) Andritz and Schuler have today unveiled their new joint venture, the Schuler Andritz Group, signaling a significant advancement in the metals industry. The alliance brings together Andritz’s global engineering and digitalization capabilities with Schuler’s advanced metal forming technology. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Environment, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, digital transformation, energy efficiency, global market, INNOVATION, joint venture, metal forming, metals industry, production efficiency, Quality Standards, regional economic development, research and development, Schuler, Schuler Andritz Group, supply chain, sustainability, technological progress
(IN BRIEF) The iSIM technology is revolutionizing the Internet of Things (IoT) by offering a more efficient, cost-effective, and sustainable solution for device manufacturers. By integrating connectivity directly into the device’s chipset, the iSIM reduces power consumption, production complexity, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged battery-powered devices, carbon footprint, chipset, chipset manufacturers, connectivity, device manufacturers, eSIM, global connectivity, integrated SIM, Internet of Things, IoT, iSIM, Kigen, low power, LPWA, LTE-M, module manufacturers, NB-IoT, production efficiency, smart devices, smart water meters, supply chain, Vodafone Business IoT
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