AeroFarms builds Agtech R&D Centre in Abu Dhabi
New Jersey based vertical farming specialist AeroFarms has started construction on a new research centre in Abu Dhabi that will focus on indoor farming and agtech. In partnership with [...]
Koch and AWS build Industrial Engineering Platform
Koch Industries is collaborating with AWS to develop an industrial engineering platform. The new platform will incorporate machine learning and industrial computing capabilities. The platform is designed to provide [...]
Semios buys Altrac to expand farming automation
Precision farming platform Semios has acquired Altrac, a developer of an equipment automation platform for farm equipment. In a statement, Semios, whose platform focuses on growers of tree fruit, [...]
Neurala raises $12 Million to scale Industrial AI
Vision AI specialist Neurala has raised $12 million to accelerate marketing and development of its VIA product in the industrial and engineering markets. Neurala’s VIA is an integrated solution [...]
Microsoft acquires ReFirm to enhance IoT security
Microsoft has acquired ReFirm Labs, a firmware security specialist. The acquisition strengthens Microsoft’s capabilities in firmware analysis and security capabilities across devices that form the intelligent edge, from servers [...]
Farmers Edge Extends Satellite Imaging Relationship
Agricultural tech company Farmers Edge has engaged in a new three-year contract with San Francisco based Planet, which operates the largest fleet of Earth-imaging satellites. Planet’s satellite data is [...]
Petuum and Russula to develop AI for steel manufacturing
Industrial AI specialist Petuum is partnering with Pittsburgh based steel industry engineering firm Russula. The two will develop process control solutions for the steel industry based on Petuum’s Deep [...]
Delta launches CODESYS-Based Motion Controller
Dutch industrial automation specialist Delta has launched the first of a series of compact PLC motion controllers based on the CODESYS industrial programming environment. The AX-308E is designed to [...]
Nokia 5G-ready private LTE for oil giant Equinor
Nokia and NetNordic will provide private 4G and 5G-ready networks for the worldwide operations of Norway’s state-owned oil, gas and wind power producer Equinor. An eight year frame agreement [...]
Fluent.ai voice automates BSH factories
Canadian embedded voice recognition specialist Fluent.ai is partnering with BSH, a German manufacturer of connected home appliances, to bring voice automation to its factories. BSH Hausgeräte GmbH is the [...]
Inropa adopts Microsoft ToF for on-the-fly robot programming
Danish industrial robotics firm Inropa has joined Microsoft’s Azure Depth Platform programme. The collaboration will help Inropa to evolve its intelligent robot painting solution with Microsoft Time of Flight [...]
Nokia wins Turkey’s first 5G-ready private network
Turkish consumer electronics manufacturer Arçelik Global has picked Nokia and Türk Telekom to deploy the first private wireless network in Turkey. The industrial-grade 5G-ready private wireless network will be [...]
