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Applied Manufacturing Technologies promotes Engineering Manager Arthur J. Kahler to Director - Controls Engineering, citing his contributions and hand-on leadership approach.

ORION, Mich., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT), North America's largest independent automation engineering company supporting warehousing and logistics, robot companies, system integrators, line builders and users of robotic automation worldwide, today announced the promotion of Arthur J. Kahler to Director - Controls Engineering.

"Arthur Kahler has demonstrated a hands-on leadership approach to help AMT continue building the industry's top talent in Controls. His recent promotion to Director - Controls Engineering brings significant strength to our team by providing a highly interactive leadership style to both our customers and teammates," said Chief Operating Officer Craig Salvalaggio. "Arthur strives to build AMT's team to be the top in the industry, all with a humble approach to leading people."

In response to his contributions to AMT and its strategic growth plan, Engineering Manager Arthur J. Kaher has been promoted to Director - Controls Engineering. In his new role, Kahler will continue to advance the sales and execution teams as the company transitions to a new generation of leadership. Kahler joined AMT as Senior Engineer - Controls Leader in 2020, bringing more than ten years of experience to the position.

In his two and a half years at AMT, Kahler has had a positive influence on the staff of 70 engineers he works with. Kahler commented, "My favorite thing about AMT is the team culture. Everyone is willing to jump in and help and I always feel very supported by my co-workers."

A FANUC Authorized System Integrator and three-time winner of the FANUC Sales Growth Award, AMT offers full-service systems integration, specializing in end of line solutions, complex material handling systems, and engineering support such as turnkey industrial controls, robotic programming, and automation consulting. Bringing together best-in-class technologies and custom automation, AMT provides high-quality, cost-effective automation solutions. The company's solutions have benefited manufacturers in automotive, aerospace, medical, alternative energy, fabricated metal, industrial machinery, rubber and plastics, food and beverage, and many other industries.

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Founded in 1989, Applied Manufacturing Technologies is an industry leader in automated end of line solutions, complex material handling systems, and engineering support globally. AMT employs more than 120 experienced and highly-trained controls and automation engineers with over 1,250 combined years of experience engaged in automation projects across an array of industries. With a deep bench of experienced, innovative automation engineers, consultants, and programmers, AMT assists customers with projects at any stage of development, from conceptualization and design to troubleshooting and expansion. From AMT's Orion, Michigan headquarters, the company has engineered more than 25,000 automation systems worldwide on 5,500 projects for more than 600 customers. For more information, visit AMT's website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

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Christie has upgraded its production facility in its Center for Engineering Excellence to keep pace with increased demand for MicroTiles LED.

The new space includes an automation line with robotic handling, which has increased manufacturing capabilities by almost threefold.

The new area includes advanced robotics and assembly lines, capable of manufacturing Christies MicroTiles LED. In production and manufacturing, there is a tendency to outsource automation, says Shawn Mills, director of display engineering, Christie. By designing and building our new automation line using our in-house engineering experts, we've not only increased our manufacturing capabilities, but we've also ensured we are ready for the next stage of growth. As a result, the new space incorporates best-in-class practices, including vertical integration, which ensures we build the highest quality product for our customers.

Additionally, two new pick and place robots have been installed to perform repetitive, low-level tasks, including moving tiles from conveyors quickly and efficiently. This allows Christies manufacturing staff to focus on more advanced tasks.

Mills adds; We can now invest even more in what's called design for manufacturing (DFM), a process used in higher volume industries, like automotive. On the team we have people that build and design the product and then naturally shift to designing the automation as an extension of this process. This gives the company a huge advantage because we can control much more of the value-chain, and we can be innovative not only in the design of the product, but also the process of creating that product. Its as important how we make our products as what were making.

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The robotics and automation industry in Germany is benefiting from a boom in demand, according to industry association VDMA.

In the first four months of 2022, order intake increased by 38 percent year-on-year. The dynamic market development had already been noticeable with the results for 2021, in which industry turnover rose by 13 percent more than expected.

Frank Konrad, chairman of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, says: The robotics and automation industry is booming.

However, suppliers will not be able to process the orders as quickly as usual. The challenge now is to manage bottlenecks in the supply chains.

With a predicted growth of 6 percent, the industry forecast for robotics and automation is also positive for 2022 but remains below previous expectations, reflecting the severely disrupted supply chains. In particular, a shortage of electrical and electronic components is extending delivery times.

The three sub-sectors developed differently in 2021. Machine vision gained 16 percent: industry sales reached 3.1 billion. Robotics sales rose by 13 percent to 3.5 billion.

Integrated assembly solutions recorded an 11 percent increase in sales to 7.1 billion. Overall, sales in robotics and automation rose by 13 percent to 13.6 billion more than originally expected.

VDMA Robotics + Automation forecasts a 7 percent increase in sales for integrated assembly solutions to 7.6 billion in 2022. In robotics, growth of 5 percent to 3.6 billion is expected. Machine vision is also set to grow by 5 percent, corresponding to sales of 3.2 billion.

Frank Konrad says: The overall robotics and automation forecast is plus 6 percent with an expected industry turnover of 14.4 billion. Robotics and automation in 2022 is thus almost headed for the strong pre-crisis level of 14.7 billion of 2019.

The VDMA R+A member says its network, consisting of 50,000 people in 350 companies, has important tasks to solve that are crucial for the future.

Experts believe that the increased use of robotics and automation is indispensable for achieving climate and environmental protection goals and for sustainable business.

In a recent trend survey conducted by automatica (Messe Mnchen), robots ensure quality standards for products in sustainable high-tech manufacturing, according to 88 percent of industry decision-makers.

Industry solutions are also helping the circular economy and renewable energies to achieve their breakthrough. Green tech products, such as photovoltaic modules, can be manufactured cost-effectively in Europe in large quantities using automation technology.

The demand for fuel cells or particularly powerful batteries for electric cars is opening up new market opportunities.

A good 80 percent of the experts who make decisions about robotics and automation in German industrial companies also believe that technological innovation will have a positive impact on jobs.

Human-robot collaboration and the use of assistance systems will create higher-quality employment and offer new opportunities for continuous education and training.

A new generation of automation technology that can be used entirely without programming and is intuitive to apply is likely to lead the way here. 52 percent of decision-makers are firmly convinced that better-qualified employees will get better-paid jobs in the future.

Seamlessly interconnected machines, state-of-the-art AGVs (automated guided vehicles) and AMR (autonomous mobile robots) are revolutionizing factories. In combination with innovative software solutions, they close the last gaps and form truly integrated systems in the Smart Factory.

Robotics and automation companies are facing a labor and skills shortage that is accelerating as the baby boomer generation retires from the job market. Given the important tasks ahead, this is increasingly becoming a risk factor.

Konrad says: The labor shortage cannot be solved by robotics and automation alone. Companies are doing their best to address the shortage of young talent.

However, we need a stronger commitment from policymakers: Particularly in Germany, the shortage of personnel threatens to become the next major bottleneck factor, following the current disruptions in supply chains.

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Prestigious International Annual Awards Program Honors Standout AI and Machine Learning Solutions and Companies

NEW YORK, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kryon, a process discovery innovator and robotic process automation (RPA) leader recently acquired by Nintex, today announced that it has been selected as "Best Robotic Process Automation Company" in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.

Kryon, a process discovery innovator and robotic process automation (RPA) leader recently acquired by Nintex, has been selected as Best Robotic Process Automation Company in the fifth annual AI Breakthrough Awards.

Kryon's AI-based Full-Cycle Automation Suite is the only solution that delivers Process Discovery, robot performance analytics, and direct deployment to Robotic Process Automation (RPA) in a single, intuitive platform.

Powered by patented visual recognition technology, Kryon RPA combines advanced IMR and OCR capabilities to record and execute processes on any application, including Citrix, web-based, legacy and desktop, without the need for integration.

Additionally, Kryon RPA-as-a-service is the first major RPA vendor product to be delivered via AWS, making it easier to deploy RPA than ever, from anywhere. This full network infrastructure enables fast and efficient scalability by providing quick deployment, reliability, and rapid response to change.

"We offer our customers a unique full-cycle solution which combines innovative and best-in-class RPA and AI to empower enterprises to optimize their business and increase profitability. Importantly, our platform enables companies to embrace their digital transformation," said Kryon CEO Harel Tayeb. "An independent study found that Kryon's RPA delivers a 3-year ROI of 352% - the best in the industry. Our platform also offers the highest level of security. In fact, Kryon was the first RPA vendor to earn its ISO 27701 certification in March 2021."

The mission of the AI Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of AI and machine learning related categories, including AI platforms, Deep Learning, Smart Robotics, Business Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, industry specific AI applications and many more. This year's program attracted more than 2,950 nominations from over 18 different countries throughout the world.

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"Organizations need to be able to identify all the processes they should automate and have the ability to automatically create automation workflows," said James Johnson, managing director, AI Breakthrough. "The Kryon RPA platform delivers a breakthrough solution to address this need, setting the standard for secure, scalable, and cost-efficient robotic process automation management and optimization. We extend our sincere congratulations to the Kryon team on being our choice for 'Best Robotic Process Automation Company.'"

Kryon is also the first to offer Full-Cycle Automation as a Service (FCAaaS), an agile cloud-based suite combining rapid deployment with fast, flexible, scalability. Kryon offers desktop-based attended RPA, virtual-machine-based unattended RPA, or a hybrid combination of both.

About Kryon

Kryon, now part of Nintex, the global standard for process intelligence and automation, is a leading innovator in enterprise automation, offering the only unified platform on the market which encompasses Process Discovery and Robotic Process Automation (RPA). The Kryon Full-Cycle Automation solution maximizes ROI by 352% according to Forrester Research and cuts RPA implementation time by up to 80%. Powered by proprietary AI technology, first-to-market Kryon Process Discovery automatically generates a comprehensive picture of business processes, evaluates them, and recommends which ones to automate. Kryon was the first to offer Full-Cycle Automation as a Service (FCAaaS), an agile cloud-based suite offering rapid deployment, flexibility and scalability. Kryon offers desktop-based attended RPA and guide learning, virtual-machine-based unattended RPA, or a hybrid combination of both. The company's award-winning suite is used by enterprises worldwide, including AIG, Allianz, Deutsche Telekom, EY, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, HP, Long Term Care Group, Microsoft, Singtel, Verizon, and Wyndham Hotel Group.

About Nintex

Nintex is the global standard for process intelligence and automation. Today more than 10,000 public and private sector organizations across 90 countries turn to the Nintex Process Platform to accelerate progress on their digital transformation journeys by quickly and easily managing, automating and optimizing business processes. Learn more by visiting http://www.nintex.com and experience how Nintex and its global partner network are shaping the future of Intelligent Process Automation (IPA).

About AI Breakthrough

Part ofTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products. The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, NLP, Vision, Biometrics and more. For more information visitAIBreakthroughAwards.com.

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Because the digital transformation of industry is so clearly focused on data and technology, it can be easy to lose sight of the human aspect of this change. But enabling humansfrom frontline plant floor operators to corporate executivesto do their jobs better and make their businesses more efficient and profitable is, ultimately, why the digital transformation is taking place.

Thats why Dow Inc. partnered with Siemens and MxD (the Chicago-based center built in partnership with Department of Defense to advance U.S. manufacturing) to create a testbed for the optimization of tools for a more mobile industrial workforce. The testbed centers around a separation columncommonly used in the processing industries for multi-stage processes such as distillation, stripping, absorption, and extractionoutfitted with an array of Siemens technologies.

At the 2022 ARC Forum, representatives from Siemens, Dow, and MxD showcased this new testbed, which is open to all manufacturers looking to learn more about it and contribute to its ongoing development. (You can learn more about working with this system at http://www.mxdusa.org).

Sena Cooper, senior director of projects at MxD.Sena Cooper, senior director of projects at MxD, said, This project puts people at the center of digitalization journeywhich is what we have to do to make sure digitalization is successful. The testbed was built so that digital twins can be applied to it to create use cases for mobile worker technology in the field. Its about gaining knowledge as we build out the testbed and incorporate other modular digital solutions.

Doug Ortiz, Siemens DCS product management and marketing manager.Doug Ortiz, Siemens DCS (distributed control system) product management and marketing manager, noted that Siemens has been working with digital twins for more than a decade. This project is focused on capturing the knowledge of experienced workers and embedding that knowledge into technologies that can be used to train and advise new workers, as well as experienced workers moving to new positions, he said.

The changes weve seen in the workforce recently are important to recognize when youre focused on creating a system that enables a new worker to learn a system with the aid of technologies like augmented reality (AR), said Ortiz. Companies dont have time for new workers to come onboard and make mistakes, so the tools have to be there and accessible from anywhere to provide access to [components like] SCADA, HMIs, and controllers. Plus, younger engineers like having this access to data and dont understand why manufacturing technologies dont just work together.

Explaining Dows work with Siemens and MxD on this project, Katelyn Kelsey, mobile technology engineer at Dow Digital Operations Center, said, Digitalization is not new to Dow. We are aggregating cross-discipline teams to create digital centers that can be used to discover new technologies for a more sustainable plant architecture and understand what frontline worker support will look like in the future. We want to develop technologies for mobile fieldworkers so they can have access to all the information they need at all times to do their jobs.

She added that this shift in focus toward the human component of operations is important because the way we are learning is fundamentally changing. Were moving from reading manuals to watching YouTube videos and pulling up information on AR glasses. We have to have tools that match the way we learn and do work.

Laura Coates, vice president of process automation at Siemens Industry, said, This is a great example of partnering with one of our customers, Dow, and with MxD to bring real-world use cases provided by Dow into a place where customers can come in and see exactly how digitalization can work for them. We can provide a huge spectrum portfolio of technologiesfrom the instrumentation in the field to the networking that will connect it to the cloud, to the control system that can run their whole process operation.

The Siemens SIMATIC PCS neo controlling the separation column in the testbed is the world's first completely web-based process control system, said Ortiz. That means you can use any device that supports a web browser to access either the engineering or the operations environment of the control system. And it has a lot of built-in functionalities to help an operator do their tasks. For example, the alarm system will help the operator understand what events are taking place in the plant so they can address the highest priority events first.

Ortiz added that hes been involved in many commissioning projects where the plant manager wants to know what devices in a system are currently interlocked or in bypass mode. With SIMATIC PCS neo, I can find all those with just two clicksit connects to anything using open standards that are available in industry today.

Katelyn Kelsey, mobile technology engineer at Dow Digital Operations Center.Addressing Dows focus on the future mobile workforce with this project, Ortiz said, [With PCS neo] you have easy access to the control system regardless of whether you're in the central control room, out in the plant using a mobile tablet, or in an engineering hub halfway around the world. But the concept of mobile working extends beyond the ability to access the control system anywhere with PCS neos web-based system architecture. SIMATIC PCS neo is tightly integrated with Siemens simulation platform called SIMIT, which can be used to develop a digital twin of the process. The digital twin can be used by the operator to practice different operating procedures or learn how to respond in emergency scenarios so that they know how to react to those different situations before they're facing it for the first time in a real plant.

In addition to the PCS neo hardware and software and SIMIT simulation software used in the separation column testbed at MxD, other Siemens technology used include:

Kelsey noted that, while ITs involvement in this project has been critical to understanding the long-term support needs of a system like this, we also have users at the table to help us understand whats realistic about what were creating. For example, how many clicks does it take for users to get to the information they need? We also realize the need for this system to be adaptable, as the technology were using today will likely change in the next two years, she said.

Dows ultimate vision for this testbed is for it to serve as a guidepost for the development of mobile worker technology so that operators will soon be able to walk into a facility and have access to the tools they need just by picking up a tablet and accessing the information via pervasive wireless in the plant, without needing to know about IT and networking, said Kelsey.

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Allied's range of industrial networking solutions includes IT and OT engineered to expand connectivity, improve data collection and transfer, enhance analysis and control capabilities, minimize equipment downtime and capitalize on the numerous advantages of Industry 4.0.

FORT WORTH, Texas, June 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Allied Electronics & Automation, a trading brand of RS Group plc (LSE: RS1), a global omni-channel provider of product and service solutions, offers more than 2,100 ready-to-ship industrial networking solutionsfrom trusted suppliers including Endress+Hauser, Brainboxes, LAN Powerand Real Time Automation (RTA).

Industrial networking solutions include both information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) and enable operators in the manufacturing, automation, food & beverage, medical, packaging, material handling, semiconductor, transportation and energy industries to expand connectivity, improve data collection and transfer, enhance analysis and control capabilities, minimize equipment downtime and capitalize on the numerous advantages of Industry 4.0.

Endress+Hauseris a global leader in measurement instrumentation services and solutions intended for industrial process engineering applications in various industries. The company designs and develops solutions for measuring, analyzing and transmitting information about flow, level, pressure and temperature processes and optimizing those processes in terms of economic efficiency, safety and environmental impact. Industrial networking solutions available at Allied include panel meters, PC data acquisition tools, sensorsand thermometers.

Brainboxeshas been designing, manufacturing and supporting industrial communication technologies since 1984 and is committed to helping businesses of all sizes realize the benefits of Industry 4.0. Brainboxes' solutions are easy to use, highly configurable and extremely reliable, and include tools for implementing machine monitoring, connecting legacy equipment to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), extracting data from production lines and initiating factory automation projects. Solutions available at Allied include Ethernet switches, remote I/O modulesand signal conditioners and converters.

LAN Powerdesigns, engineers and manufactures breakthrough technologies for analog and internet protocol (IP) surveillance, security and IT systems and is committed to providing customers with flexibility, simplicity and value. Solutions available at Allied include Power over Ethernet (PoE) midspan injectors, splitters and IP camera installation tools.

Real Time Automation (RTA)specializes in designing, manufacturing and supporting industrial data connectivity, conversion and control solutions designed to route data simply and effectively throughout factory floors. Solutions include remote I/O modules, embedded controllers and control software, serial communication interfaces, quality assurance systems and protocol converters, which are currently available at Allied.

Allied's complete range of ready-to-ship industrial networking solutions extends from Ethernet switches, IoT Edge gateways, media converters, routersand wireless communication devices to servers, cameras, panel meters, PLCs, HMI displays, Ethernet and network cables, data, Ethernet and telecom connectors, industrial cable assemblies, protocol convertersand softwareand features more than 2,100 products from dozens of industry-leading suppliers.

For more information about industrial networking solutions, please check out "Industrial Networking: IT/OT Convergence," an Allied Expert Advice article by Allied Product Portfolio Manager Gary Guess. For assistance identifying industrial networking solutions optimized for your unique applications, contact your local Allied representative at 1.866.433.5722 or reach out to Allied's technical support team.

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Allied Electronics & Automation is a trading brand of RS Group plc (formerly Electrocomponents plc), a leading global omni-channel industrial product and service solutions provider to customers who are involved in designing, building and maintaining industrial equipment and operations, safely and sustainably. RS Group plc stocks more than 700,000 industrial and electronic products, sourced from over 2,500 leading suppliers, and provide a wide range of product and service solutions to over 1.2 million industrial customers. With operations in 32 countries, we trade through multiple channels and ship nearly 60,000 parcels daily.

We support customers across the product life cycle, whether via innovation and technical support at the design phase, improving time to market and productivity at the build phase, or reducing purchasing costs and optimizing inventory in the maintenance phase. We offer our customers tailored product and service propositions that are essential for the successful operation of their businesses and help them save time and money.

RS Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange with stock ticker RS1 and in the fiscal year that ended March 31, 2022, reported revenue of $3.3 billion.

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Leading solutions-focused distributor of horticultural equipment partners with innovative, cloud-based automation company designed for CEA

NEW YORK, NY, June 23, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- viaNewMediaWire --RMJ Supply(RMJ or Company),a solutions-focused distributor of horticultural equipment and supplies providing a single source solution for the CEA industry, announced today that it has entered into a partnership withIOGRU, an innovative automation company leveraging cloud management systems for indoor growing and greenhouse environments. RMJ has signed an exclusive partnership agreement to co-develop products and distribute all IOGRU solutions to CEA customers across North America.

Available to RMJ customers now, IOGRU automation solutions help CEA cultivators to achieve optimal growing conditions and maximize plant health to drive quality, yield, and consistency. IOGRUs fully customizable, cloud-based system aids operators in a process of continuous improvement by monitoring and controlling the water treatment, irrigation and fertigation equipment, lighting, and mechanical systems. RMJ will serve as the exclusive distributor of IOGRU solutions, working hand-in-hand with customers to drive facility interoperability and increase control within the grow environment. IOGRU systems enable growers to maximize crop yield and potency, reduce water and electricity use, mitigate crop failure risk, reduce human error and labor costs, and attain a faster return on their investment.

After having worked with almost every controller technology, we can clearly recommend IOGRU as the best integrated solution on the market which is what led us to partner with them, said Mike Kupferman, CEO of RMJ Supply. From water and nutrient management to environmental and lighting controls, IOGRU allows our customers to gain better insight into their operations and drive performance more efficiently and effectively than anything weve seen. There is literally nothing (with an electrical signal) that this system cannot control. We look forward to offering this robust and intuitive solution to our existing and new customers through this exclusive relationship.

The RMJ Supply team has been the perfect partners to help take IOGRU solutions to the next level, said Andrii Vakhnovskyi, CEO and Founder of IOGRU. We are genuinely proud of our technology and solutions, whose effectiveness has been confirmed by customers around the world. Our research center is continuously developing new automation, growth, and monitoring solutions, as well as improving existing technologies. By partnering with RMJ, we are able to reach a wider customer base with larger operations. Together, RMJ and IOGRU are prepared to support our customers in the realization of all their ambitions and objectives.

For more information or to contact an RMJ expert to discuss how IOGRU automation solutions can improve efficiencies and reduce costs at cultivation facilities, please visithttps://rmjsupply.com/iogru.

About RMJ SupplyRMJ Supply (RMJ) is a solutions-focused distributor simplifying the design and delivery of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) projects through the procurement of horticultural equipment and fulfillment of critical cultivation and facilities supplies. Founded in 2017, RMJ combines proprietary technology, unparalleled industry expertise, and established procurement management best practices to evaluate sourcing alternatives, integrate engineered systems, and mitigate project risks. Learn more athttps://rmjsupply.com/.

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While PowerShell can handle a seemingly unlimited number of administrative tasks, messaging isn't one of its strong suits.

It takes work to get the right modules configured and authenticated to set up notifications in PowerShell. If you want to get messages from scripts that run in multiple locations in your organization, then the setup process is even more complicated. For example, you might have scheduled scripts that run on the domain controllers and want the script to report any success or failure. Or, more simply, you may want an easier way to deploy scripts with a smaller footprint. One option that can help with these specialized automation jobs is to use Azure Logic Apps to accept an HTTP POST and send an email or message in Microsoft Teams.

First, log into the Azure portal, click the Create a Resource button, search for Logic App and click on the Create button.

In the Create Logic App pane, select your resource group or create a new one if needed, set your type appropriately -- use Consumption unless you need Standard -- and give it a name:

Add any tags and create it. Select Go to Resource.

The first page that opens when you create an Azure Logic App contains some common triggers. For this Azure Logic Apps tutorial, we will use the When a HTTP request is received request trigger for the configuration of both Microsoft Teams and email.

The power of Azure Logic Apps is its ease of use. To demonstrate, let's create an automated workflow with two steps. First, it will accept several parameters via the When a HTTP request is received action and then it will send an email. This tutorial will use the Office 365 email connector, but there are several other email connectors with a send-email action, such as the Gmail connector for Google's email service. Microsoft provides a full list of its Logic Apps connectors here.

For a more flexible workflow, this Azure Logic App should accept values for several email header fields, such as to, CC, BCC, subject and message. To tell the Azure Logic App how to pass the data, we format that object in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) and input it as a sample payload.

The Azure Logic App uses the values you supply to determine what type the property is.

Click on Use sample payload to generate schema and paste the JSON payload.

Click Done and you should see that the JSON schema updates to a format that is compatible with the Azure Logic App.

Add the email action by clicking on New Step and search for your email provider. For the purposes of this tutorial, search for Office 365 Outlook and select the Send an email (V2) action. If you haven't set up authentication for this action, a dialog box will prompt you to sign into an account. If you don't want to use your email account, then either sign in with a service account, or use the From parameter or select the Send an email from a shared mailbox (V2) and use a shared mailbox.

After authentication setup, the action will appear on the workflow.

You might notice the workflow doesn't have all the email header fields. Add those by clicking on the Add new parameter drop-down and check the parameters to add.

To use our defined parameters, click on one of the boxes, such as To, and a pop-up will suggest values that are hidden until you click the See more to reveal the custom parameters.

For each parameter, select the matching value from the list. For Body, I used the name Message to avoid confusion with the other Body value.

Click Save to check the Azure Logic App.

To check the workflow, we need its HTTP POST URL that calls the Azure Logic App. Open the When a HTTP request is received action to find it.

If there is no value in the HTTP POST URL box, try saving the workflow.

Next, copy the value, open a PowerShell script editor and assign the URL to a variable. Next, create the parameters to send to the Azure Logic App by creating a hashtable and using ConvertTo-Json:

If you use Windows PowerShell v5.1, you need to specify the Content-Type of the message manually:

If you use PowerShell 7, you can do that with the ContentType parameter on the Invoke-RestMethod command.

Next, run the Invoke-RestMethod command by using a splat to collect the parameter values.

The finished script looks like the following:

Run a test by sending an email to yourself.

If the email doesn't arrive, check for errors in the run history on the Azure Logic App.

Microsoft Teams has grown to be one of the more popular communications platforms for enterprises, and it's adaptable enough for use with Azure Logic Apps for automated messaging.

To start with this example workflow, set up the When a HTTP request is received action with a sample JSON payload of:

For the first action, search for Microsoft Teams and select the List channels action. Then select a team name. This returns the channels associated with that team.

To find a channel by name and get the ID, click the plus sign to add an action and then scroll to the Choose an operation box. Click the Data Operations Built-in icon.

Locate Filter array from the list. From the dynamic fields, add Channel List in the From section and set the Channel Name as equal to the Channel value from the HTTP POST action.

Next, add a for-each loop by scrolling down in the Choose an operation box, then select Control.

Choose the For each action. For the Select an output from previous steps parameter, choose the Body option from filter array.

You can select Add an action inside the for-each loop that will run for each channel that matches the name that was passed. This should be either 1 or 0.

From there, select Microsoft Teams and the Post message in a chat or channel action.

For the Team parameter, select the same team used in the List channels action.

Then for the Channel, you'll want to select the Enter custom value option.

From the dynamic content, you should see Channel Id under filter array.

Select that value and then set the message to the Message property from the When a HTTP request is received trigger.

Save the workflow to keep your progress. Run a test with a slightly modified version of the script used in the email automated workflow.

If successful, a message will appear in the Microsoft Teams channel.

Microsoft Azure Logic Apps simplifies automated messaging to make it easier to deploy to various places in your infrastructure. You will no longer worry about configuring extra modules to handle authentication to Exchange Online or Microsoft Teams or enabling SMTP authentication and then having to explain yourself to the security team.

The added benefit is your script can scale to the capacity of Azure, so sending out hundreds of emails in a single run will not overwhelm the system. You will have one less concern about your infrastructure and more time to think about the work that matters.

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The Automate 2022 Show and Conference celebrated the most successful event in its history, setting new records for registrants, exhibit booths and online engagement during its four-day run June 6-9, 2022, in Detroit, Michigan. The show organizer, the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), expects next year to be even bigger with nearly three-quarters of an expanded show floor already booked for Automates return to Detroit, May 22-25, 2023.

Automate 2022 exceeded our most optimistic expectations, said Jeff Burnstein, president of A3. The excitement in the hall was like nothing Ive ever experienced. People loved being back in person and seeing all of the latest advances in robotics, machine vision, AI, motion control and more. This was the largest and best attended trade show weve ever had.

Automate, North Americas largest robotics and automation tradeshow, featured more than 24,000 registrants, 600 exhibitor booths, over 250,000 square feet of exhibit space, and two million virtual views of its digital content. Exhibitors showcased the latest innovations in robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), machine vision, motion control and smart automation, and nearly 200 expert speakers from many of the biggest names in the industry offered insights on the trends and best practices behind the emerging technology in keynotes and conference sessions.

According to exhibitors, attendees at Automate came armed with a list of automation projects in need of solutions. Exhibitors told us that virtually everyone they met at the show has plans to automate, and some exhibitors reported selling robots right off the floor, Burnstein added.

Automate 2023 will be hosted in the same location, at the Huntington Place Convention Center in Detroit May 22-25. Exhibitor spots are filling fast, so interested companies should contact James Hamilton, A3s VP of sales, here to book a booth or explore sponsorship opportunities.

A3s virtual content for Automateboth leading up to the show and through Automate LIVE, produced in partnership with Jake Hall of The Manufacturing Millennial, Chris Luecke of the Manufacturing Happy Hour podcast, Tech B2B Marketing and other leading voices in the automation industryhas already been viewed two million times, with nearly half coming directly from A3s own social media. In the months ahead, A3 will feature this content in addition to important presentations from Automate 2022 to continue the remarkable engagement from the automation community leading up to the 2023 show.

Highlights at Automate, which returned to Detroit after nearly two decades in Chicago, included Covision Quality taking home a $10,000 grand prize as the Cowen Startup Challenge: Automate to Outperform winner for its software that automates and scales visual inspection with unsupervised machine learning technology.

We enjoyed our participation at Automate 2022, said Franz Tschimben, CEO, Covision Quality. The show fulfilled all of our expectations and goals. We got a chance to introduce our company Covision Quality to the US market and to manufacturing companies who want to automate and scale their visual inspection systems. We connected with potential partners - system integrators and hardware manufacturers and we got a chance to see competitive products. Winning the Cowen Startup Challenge is yet another signal that our AI -based visual inspection product is appealing to the manufacturing industry and holds strong growth potential. We will be back at Automate.

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MONTREAL, June 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Vention, the cloud-based manufacturing automation platform (MAP), is pleased to announce the launch of MachineLogic V4.0. This is one of its biggest releases since the initial product launch in 2018. Offered on a freemium and subscription basis, new users can leverage the full feature set of MachineLogic in its cloud version, with subscriptions required for those seeking to deploy equipment on the factory floor.

MachineLogic is one of several core products of Vention's manufacturing automation platform (MAP). Focusing on code-free programming, the cloud and edge software provides a unified programming interface across robot brands (Universal Robots, Fanuc, and Doosan), actuators (linear axis, conveyors, and pneumatics) and I/Os (digital and analog). Expert and emerging automation practitioners can easily program robot cells and automated equipment using simple visual sequences from their web browser, or directly on a teach pendant connected to the equipment. The technology saves practitioners from having to learn several proprietary programming languages specific to each robot, PLC, and motor-drive manufacturer.

MachineLogic provides a plug-and-play software and hardware user experience with intuitive component detection and configuration, easy programming, and software-assisted deployment. It works in unison with Vention's motion controller, MachineMotion, and the full library of Vention modular components. MachineLogic V4.0 also has several new features, raising the ceiling of equipment that can be programmed code-free, including multi-MachineMotion compatibility, simultaneous robot and actuator programming, and JavaScript lambda functions. The subscription offering also includes team onboarding training and access to Vention's customer success team for ongoing support.

"MachineLogic is key to our mission of democratizing industrial automation, and subscribers can expect a series of additional features in Q3 and Q4 of 2022,"said Etienne Lacroix, CEO and founder of Vention. "We are only scratching the surface of the user experiences that are possible when you combine industrial automation hardware and engineering software."

MachineLogic V4.0 will be available as of July 25th, with online training and education webinar starting the same week. For more information, including various subscription options and pricing, visit Vention at vention.io/programming.

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About Vention

Vention helps some of the most innovative manufacturers automate their production floors in just a few days through a democratized user experience. Vention's online-first manufacturing automation platform allows clients to design, automate, order, and deploy automated equipment directly from their web browsers. Vention is headquartered in Montreal, Canada, with new offices in Berlin and Boston. The 320-person company serves 3,000+ customers on five continents and across 25 manufacturing industries. To learn more, visit vention.io or follow us on LinkedIn.

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