Packaging applications laboratory
May 2008
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Schneider Electric has launched a new technology centre focused exclusively on the automation, control and power needs of the packaging machinery business. The Packaging Technology and Solutions Center (PTASC), combines resources from Schneider Electric’s subsidiary ELAU with experts from Schneider’s existing Raleigh-based OEM Technology and Solutions Centre.
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Beckhoff Automation
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Africa Automation Indaba 2026 signals growing demand for Africa-focused automation dialogue
RX Africa
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Africa Automation Indaba 2026 has concluded with a clear signal that Africa’s automation conversation is moving beyond technology showcases and into the more complex questions of implementation, skills, policy, ethics and industrial competitiveness.
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Hitachi Energy ramps up global and African investments
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Hitachi Energy ramps up global and African investments to support grid readiness for the AI era.
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