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Automated labelling can significantly increase the speed at which products, components, and cables can be identified. It enables you to comply with traceability requirements, while protecting profitability. Discover complete identification solution from Brady – on the website as well as on the Southern manufacturing 2022!

Brady Corporation offers a complete, automated labelling solution that includes industrial-grade labels, automated label printing software and automated print & apply systems.

Reliable labels are selected or designed to stay attached and remain legible in your working environment. They are automatically printed by smart label printing software and print & apply systems that can be fully integrated in your environment, and driven by your existing data.

Fully automated labelling for PCBs

A fully automated printed circuit board labelling solution can enable traceability and manufacturing data analysis without human interference. We can offer several automation solutions depending on your needs:

• BradyPrinter A8500 Label Printer Applicator: reliably automates printed circuit board labelling, consistently prints and applies tiny polyimide labels that can resist the entire PCB production process.

• ALF - Automated Label Feeder: offers effective automated label feeding, is fast, efficient and easy to use and can be implemented anywhere along the production line.

Automated cable identification

Wraparound & flag labels can be applied up to 10 seconds faster with Brady's automated cable identification solutions.

• The Wraptor A6200 Wrap Printer Applicator for Wrap-around labels in cellular manufacturing and process-driven assembly
• The Wraptor A6500 Wrap Printer Applicator significantly increase production output by identifying cables with wrap-around labels in 5 seconds
• With the BradyPrinter A5500 Flag Printer Applicator operators can significantly increase production output by flagging cables in 5 seconds

Visit Brady booth (E120) at Southern Manufacturing & Electronics 2022 and see our automated identification systems and industrial printers in action!

Never underestimate the importance of professional labelling!

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As it continues to invest record amounts in its fleet, Selwood, the UK leader in pump rental solutions, has agreed a new partnership with Borger.

The arrangement commences with Selwood’s purchase of 15 custom-designed, positive displacement process-critical pumps

to complement its existing stock of 5,000 pumps for rental; primarily in water and wastewater applications.

Selwood and Borger have worked together for several years on a number of key sites, with this first official order being for Borger to provide its proven BLUEline Maintenance-In-Place pumps in three sizes; from 7.5kW up to 30kW; protected in stackable crash-frames.

Mark Bebbington, Group Technical Solutions Director at Selwood, said: “As the UK’s leader in pump rental solutions and pump manufacture, we are committed to continual investment in our fleet. Over the years, we’ve seen how Borger’s macerators and rotary lobe pumps can complement our own stock; supporting our reputation for providing customers with exceptional products and service. Borger’s reliability, easy servicing and backup we receive from their teams are also important factors”.

“This new agreement support’s Selwood’s ability to provide the best possible solutions for our customers, including major water authorities across the UK”.

David Brown, Managing Director of Borger UK, added: “Our companies work very well together, with a similar ethos. We look forward to strengthening what is already a very strong collaboration”.

The 15 new Borger pumps (five of each size), have been designed and supplied to WIMES specification. Fitted with dry run, discharge pressure and suction monitoring, they are all compatible with Selwood Pumps’ in-house designed telemetry site monitoring system, SelWatch.

www.boerger.com

Cologne, January 27, 2022. – Ulrich Eff (DIEHL Metering) and Jens Hørdum (Kamstrup) were newly elected to the board of OMS-Group e. V. in December 2021. With the new additions, the nine-member OMS leadership team paves the way for interoperable metering throughout Europe and worldwide. The substantial voter turnout for the election is indicative of the organization’s members’ dedication. 

Andreas Bolder (METRONA Union), Volker Eck (Qundis), Wolfgang Esch (WEPTECH), Jürgen Frech (Landis + Gyr), Heinz Lux (KNX), Volker Meyer (figawa) and Prof. Dr. Axel Sikora (Offenburg University of Applied Sciences) were confirmed to the board. Carsten Lorenz (Pietro Fiorentini) and Hermann Trottler (DIEHL Metering) resigned from the board. Andreas Bolder is looking forward to his third term in office, the second of which was served as Spokesman of the Board.

With its specification for open meter communication, the OMS-Group has become an international focal point in the field of smart metering. Many of its 69 members from 18 countries participated in the virtual General Meeting. The new board will lead the OMS-Group until the next board election in the fall of 2024.

www.oms-group.org provides detailed information about the association and the OMS standards.

While real progress was made at the COP26 Summit, the main conclusion drawn by the Glasgow Climate Pact was that further emissions cuts are required and need to be provided by the end of 2022. This is to ensure that countries are on track to meet the UN Paris Agreement’s target of net-zero by 2050.

Lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, spreading, cutting, lowering, pressing, and punching: The new Enerpac E330 Industrial Tools catalogue is now available. At 420 pages, it is 1.5 times larger than previous editions and designed to better serve customers and provide professionals with all the hydraulic tools they need to work safely and productively.

The catalogue features the full Enerpac portfolio of over 2,000 tools including the latest new products as well as other lines like Mirage machining, Equalizer flange tools, Sweeney aerospace tools and more. Each product series contains all the specifications, diagrams, selection charts and accessories needed to choose the right tool model and/or hydraulic system for the application. Customers and professionals can browse the catalogue by product category or go directly to a preferred model number using the index. And as in all the previous catalogs, the yellow pages section contains helpful information on the basics of hydraulics and safety instructions, along with tips for tool operation. 

A legacy for the Enerpac brand, the original catalogue evolved from an “Idea Book” introduced in 1951. It illustrated hundreds of applications for what was then a budding division of new hydraulic tools for the company. The book was filled with photos of actual product applications in factories, shipyards, power plants, paper mills, forge shops, and construction projects around the country. It quickly became—and remains—the industry standard.

The Enerpac E330 Industrial Tools catalogue can be downloaded from www.enerpac.com.

Modulift, the renowned manufacturer for modular spreader beams are pleased to announce they now have stock on a next day delivery service to the European market via their new warehouse facility based in Czech Republic.

As the European market grows, the demand for Modulift’s modular range of popular DNV Type Approved spreader beams readily available off the shelf has risen sharply. The warehouse facility holds stock from MOD 6 up to MOD 400/600 and CMOD corner units across the range. The CMOD corner units are compatiable with the struts from the modular spreader beam system, making this a versatile solution for customers looking to achieve multi-point lifts.

Due to Brexit and the unprecedented upheaval this has caused, customers who purchase from Modulift’s Czech warehouse facility can look to receive their order next working day, without the worry of customs paperwork.

John Baker, Commercial Director for Modulift said, “With a lot of delays at ports not just in Europe but around the globe, this is the perfect time for Modulift to expand by having a warehouse facility that will be able to provide off the shelf products ready and waiting to customers who urgently need them next working day.”

Modulift Czech Republic s.r.o. warehouse facility address is located at Smetanovo nábřeží 934, 517 54 Vamberk, Czech Republic.

For more information on Modulift and their products, please visit www.modulift.com

Ultimo announces the availability of Ultimo Essentials on Microsoft AppSource, an online cloud marketplace providing tailored line-of-business solutions. Ultimo is the supplier of the enterprise asset management (EAM) cloud platform Ultimo. The solution has different product editions, suited for different types of organisations. The Ultimo Essentials edition is ideal for all companies that want to take a successful first step towards digitising maintenance management, streamlining work processes and implementing improvements in their organisation.

Ultimo Essentials is available in 12 different languages on mobile and desktop, offering asset registration, work order management, preventive maintenance, article registration, contract management and other functionalities. The solution delivers a high ROI because of its competitive pricing and guided implementation process. Once customers are ready for the next step, they can seamlessly grow into Ultimo's Professional or Premium edition.

“Our software helps businesses manage their physical assets,” said Ewout Noordermeer, CMO at Ultimo. “With Ultimo, maintenance departments can improve the use and performance of assets, stay on top of the maintenance costs and extend the life span of installations. Due to the combination of functionality and usability, we create confident asset owners and happy maintenance professionals. We chose the Microsoft Azure cloud platform as the solution where Ultimo is deployed on. Ultimo in the Azure cloud offers extensive authentication and authorisation features to create a secure environment, high availability and guaranteed backups and automatic updates. Our availability in Microsoft AppSource increases our online visibility and enables us to serve new customers in an efficient way.”

“Through Microsoft AppSource, customers around the world can easily find tailored line-of-business partner solutions that work with the products they already use,” said Toby Bowers, General Manager, Business Applications Group, Microsoft Corp. “We’re happy to welcome Ultimo’s solution to the growing AppSource ecosystem.”

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Ultimo and XMReality launch a partnership to help customers improve efficiency and increase safety in field maintenance jobs. Swedish-based XMReality is a remote support platform that allows people to connect with colleagues or external experts to guide, inspect, verify or troubleshoot. The Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) software provider Ultimo helps technical services and maintenance professionals gain better control over their assets. The partnership will enhance and simplify how on-site tasks are executed in Ultimo.

XMReality is dedicated to improving and simplifying the way knowledge is transferred globally. Its remote support solution allows instructors and operators to see what a colleague sees on the site, enabling them to provide personal guidance as if they were by their side. Ultimo is a leading EAM software provider from the Netherlands. Its cloud platform helps technical services maximise asset availability and increase labour productivity. By working together, the companies further accelerate how maintenance jobs are executed.

Patrick Beekman, Partner Solution Manager at Ultimo, commented: “XMReality makes remote field support easy, with no need to have experts physically visit the site. This saves time for asset-intensive companies with a large mobile workforce. By connecting Ultimo with XMReality, executing a work order from Ultimo becomes even easier, helping customers optimise communication and improve the efficiency of their maintenance processes.”

Jörgen Remmelg, CEO of XMReality, added: “Our respective software solutions fit well together and our business models are very similar. I strongly believe the combined product will be well received by the market. XMReality also gain a new sales channel from this partnership.”

About Ultimo Software Solutions
Ultimo Software Solutions supplies the #1 Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) Cloud platform 'Ultimo.' The software is used by more than 2,000 customers globally in Manufacturing, Healthcare, Logistics, Infrastructure, and Utilities. It offers customers in these sectors many advantages such as increased uptime, the management of costs, increased equipment lifespan, ease of adherence to laws and regulations, and the ensurance of a safe working environment. Ultimo provides all this with an unparalleled Return On Investment due to fast implementation processes, seamless integrations, and Self-Service application management. The company was formed in 1988 and has offices in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
www.ultimo.com

By Emma Ryde – Rittal UK’s Product Manager for Enclosure Systems

2021 was a triple milestone for Rittal, the company celebrated the 60th anniversary of its founding, the 75th birthday of owner Prof. Friedhelm Loh and now also the one millionth VX25 been produced! 
 
On the 16th August 2021, the one millionth VX25 enclosure rolled off the assembly line, production of which would not have been possible, without the hard work and dedication of the 1240 employees, at the Rittershausen site. To honour this incredible achievement Prof. Friedhelm Loh and representatives from the company’s management team, honoured this achievement with a commemorative ceremony, on the same production floor where the VX25 is manufactured day after day.
 
How can we make the best even better? That was the question which Rittal asked itself as a starting point, for the development of the VX25 enclosure system. Three years after its initial market launch, Rittal is proud to advise that the VX25 is used by industrial and IT customers all over the world. In settings such as all automobile manufacturers, as well as in data centres for IT giants such as Facebook and Amazon, along with on cruise liners, in wind turbines and in several remote locations as well. The one millionth VX25 rolled off the production line, to mark this momentous occasion, it was celebrated with music and confetti, by the management and employees at the Rittershausen site. It was a memorable celebration, that celebrated the extraordinary achievements of so many Rittal employees, including the VX25 design engineers, product managers and production technicians. 

By: Dave Mayer, LifecycleIQ Services Portfolio Lead, Rockwell Automation

 If you don’t know every last industrial asset that’s installed in your production facilities and stocked in your storerooms, you’re not alone. Over a period of decades, it’s easy to lose sight of what assets you have as those assets are replaced, parts are restocked and employees change roles.

But maintaining a complete understanding of your assets – from industrial control devices and parts, to machines and equipment – is a prerequisite to optimizing how you manage them. Whether you want to mitigate cybersecurity risks by using the latest firmware or avoid unplanned downtime by keeping spares stocked, you need an accurate and up-to-date record of your entire asset base.

Of course, creating this record can be a tall order. The sheer number of assets across your organization can make the process of identifying them a challenge all its own. Staff may also be constrained. And your asset base may be undergoing dramatic change as a result of digital transformation.

The most efficient and effective way to document your asset base is with network asset discovery tools that can query your networks and identify assets on them.

But this isn’t simply a matter of buying the first available tool. You need to consider different asset-discovery tools and methodologies, and determine which are most appropriate for what you’re trying to accomplish as an organization.