This streamlined the creation of an optimised and data-driven maintenance program, significantly accelerating the path to FAA type certification, ensuring passenger safety, and establishing a scalable, cost-effective operational framework.
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Delivers diagnostic insights to detect issues earlier and maintain accurate flow measurement.
The new Rosemount™ 9000 Series™ Magnetic Flow Meter portfolio has been launched with the Rosemount 9732 Magnetic Flow Transmitter and the Rosemount 9205 Magnetic Flow Sensor. Its new features help users improve flow measurement, simplify troubleshooting and keep critical processes running reliably in industries including chemical, oil and gas, metals and mining, food and beverage, pulp and paper, power, water and wastewater, refining, electronics and semiconductors, and life sciences.
“Customers are looking for technologies that help them do more with fewer resources while maintaining confidence in their operations. The Rosemount 9000 Series Magnetic Flow Meter delivers intelligent diagnostics, simplified operation and trusted measurement performance that help users improve reliability, reduce maintenance effort and make better decisions,” said Bob Halgren, vice president products with Emerson’s measurement instrumentation business.
New features include: •Advanced diagnostics •Built-in Smart Meter Verification •Enhanced sensor design •A universal power supply and configurable outputs |
Built-in Smart Meter Verification enhances user confidence by verifying meter health and measurement performance, all without removing the sensor from service or halting operations. Standard built-in verification provides pass/fail diagnostics, including sensor health checks, while the advanced verification option adds detailed electrode and coil health data with historical logging. These features enable faster troubleshooting, support regulatory compliance and reduce calibration costs to help ensure reliable flow data in critical processes.
Enhanced sensor design improves accuracy and long-term stability to deliver consistent, high-quality measurements in demanding applications. Design improvements include advanced magnetics design, optimised sensor construction, redesigned housing, intrinsically safe wiring, and 50% reduction in power requirements. The result is stronger, more stable signals for up to four times better out-of-the-box performance.
A universal power supply simplifies installation and eliminates configuration errors to reduce set-up time and the risk of incorrect wiring. The meter can accept either AC or DC power for flexible deployment across global sites and retrofit scenarios, all without requiring reordering or reconfiguration.
Configurable outputs enable flexible integration and simplify commissioning by adapting to a wide range of control system requirements. With support for analogue, digital and pulse outputs, plus user-defined scaling, alert mapping and fail-safe behaviour, the meter helps reduce commissioning time, minimise wiring errors and maintain compatibility with both legacy and modern systems.
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Replying, John Bowman, Anglia’s Marketing Director added: “It’s an honour to receive this prestigious award. At Anglia we work very hard to build and grow real, effective partnerships with our supplier partners, and this award is a vindication of this philosophy.”
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Infinitus is a portfolio of direct current (DC) solutions designed to manage the increasing power demands of Ai data centres from ABB. The portfolio accelerates the adoption of DC architectures in data centers improving energy efficiency and reducing power infrastructure footprint, while increasing available computing capacity. ABB expects other energy-intensive industries to make the same transition.
Giampiero Frisio, President of ABB’s Electrification business area, said: “ABB has pioneered DC technology for more than 25 years across several segments. We are working closely with chipmakers, hyperscale customers, supply partners and industry bodies to set the standards and the pace for the roll-out of high-efficiency DC architectures. Infinitus is the first portfolio providing the building blocks for any data center architecture - either DC native or hybrid AC/ DC - to power next-generation Ai chips efficiently. This technology will bring similar energy efficiency gains to other energy-intensive industries such as large scale manufacturing, renewables and marine operations.”
Infinitus is the industry's first integrated source-to-rack DC portfolio. At its core is ABB’s breakthrough Infinitus solid-state transformer technology, enabling sites to operate with a smaller footprint and greater energy efficiency. As the only major electrification supplier with both the world's first fully IEC-certified solid-state circuit breaker and an industry-first static medium-voltage UPS in production, ABB delivers a breadth of technology unmatched in the market.
ABB’s Infinitus DC portfolio includes five key building blocks:
ABB works with customers to design solutions tailored to their specific power demands, facility layout, and energy mix. This partnership approach ensures each deployment is optimised for maximum efficiency and reliability. The Infinitus portfolio complements traditional AC systems with DC flexibility that supports customers across all power architectures while also enabling unprecedented efficiency, reliability, and scalability for AI-era data centers.
For next-generation data centers, this integrated architecture enables the high-density, high-efficiency power delivery that future Ai chips demand. With a number of main components produced in the next twelve months, the first DC-native facilities using the complete Infinitus portfolio are expected to be installed and operational within two to three years.
The portfolio launch extends support for ABB's continued collaboration with NVIDIA, first announced in October 2025, to develop 800 VDC power architectures for gigawatt-scale Ai facilities. ABB brings more than 25 years of DC experience and over 700 patents spanning renewables, power generation, energy storage, motors and drives.
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Advances ultra-dense, eye-safe optical interconnects for next-generation Ai data Centres.
The VersaBeam Mini, an ultra-compact, 16-fiber Expanded Beam Optical (EBO) connector that solves critical space, thermal and maintenance challenges in high-density Ai and hyperscale networks has been introduced by Molex. Building on the award-winning Molex VersaBeam EBO interconnect family, VersaBeam Mini combines expanded beam performance with a Very Small Form Factor (VSFF) to deliver the density required for next-generation Ai data centres and networking without compromising serviceability, safety or network uptime.
Architectural agility and operational flexibility.
Designed for space-constrained co-packaged optics (CPO), optical backbones and front-panel switch applications, VersaBeam Mini packs 16 fibers into an ultra-compact 3.5 x 9 mm footprint. This precise form factor delivers a 3x density improvement over VersaBeam 16 connectivity, letting network architects scale up to 3,456 fibers in a standard 1RU panel.
By maximising front-panel real estate while simplifying internal routing, VersaBeam Mini effectively addresses the ultimate bottlenecks in Ai data centre hardware—physical space on the panel and inside the chassis. In addition, support for 16-fiber granularity results in a 9x reduction in blast radius. This empowers technicians to isolate, re-route or hot-swap specific 16-channel lanes.
Additionally, an optional mass-insertion capability allows technicians to engage up to 9 VersaBeam Mini connectors (144 fibers total) with a single push. This unique feature accelerates turn-up speed during initial rack deployment, while preserving granular 16-channel serviceability later on. Molex maintains full 1RU packing density, enabling a modular approach to scaling and servicing ports without operational trade-offs.
VersaBeam Mini streamlines optical assembly for switch OEMs while removing operational hazards for field technicians. Leveraging the groove-based design of the 3M™ EBO Ferrule, VersaBeam Mini eliminates the need for guide pins and holes. This facilitates the use of high-speed robotic pick-and-place equipment to boost factory throughput during cable assembly. The need for fewer parts also translates into streamlined supply chain management and an overall reduction in bill of materials (BOM) costs.
Since its launch in 2025, the Molex VersaBeam EBO portfolio has been recognised for zero-touch EBO reliability, which expands the beam between connectors to reduce sensitivity to dust and debris. This dramatically lowers requirements for frequent cleaning and inspection, slashing deployment and maintenance overhead by up to 85% while enabling general technicians to service links without specialised optical equipment. Inherent laser eye safety helps protect field personnel from hazards during routine maintenance and system upgrades.
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New customer experience and innovation hub for Stuttgart (D).
A new Automation & Robotics Centre has been opened by Delta in Stuttgart (D), reinforcing its commitment to advancing intelligent robotics and supporting the digital transformation of manufacturing across Europe.
The new centre serves as a dedicated customer experience, demonstration and collaboration hub, providing customers, partners and system integrators with the opportunity to explore Delta's latest robotics technologies and intelligent automation solutions. Through live demonstrations and application showcases, visitors can experience how Delta's integrated robotics ecosystem helps manufacturers increase productivity, improve flexibility and accelerate their smart manufacturing journey.
The opening ceremony brought together customers, partners, industry representatives and Delta experts to celebrate the inauguration of the new facility. Guests participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, keynote presentations and guided tours of the centre, where they experienced live demonstrations of Delta's robotics portfolio, including its D-Bot collaborative robot solutions, as well as integrated automation technologies designed for a wide range of industrial applications. Among the showcased applications were a collaborative palletising solution, a material flow demonstration featuring the D-Bot DC20 and DC30 working together, and a robotic dry welding application, highlighting the flexibility and versatility of Delta's collaborative robotics platform.
The event also featured a keynote presentation by Peter Fröschle, Managing Director of ARENA2036, who shared insights into the future of intelligent manufacturing and highlighted the importance of collaboration between industry, research and technology partners in driving innovation. This is a Stuttgart-based research campus and innovation platform that brings together industry and academia to shape the future of mobility and production. Delta Electronics joined the ARENA2036 network in 2025, further strengthening its collaboration with the regional innovation ecosystem.
The new centre further strengthens Delta's position as a trusted partner for industrial automation by combining local engineering expertise with the company's global innovation capabilities. It also reflects Delta's continued investment in Germany as a strategic location for developing and demonstrating next-generation automation technologies that help manufacturers build more efficient, flexible and sustainable factories.
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Speeds water quality measurement installation with configurable, pre-engineered designs.
The Rosemount™ 105P Standard Liquid Panel Systems, configurable liquid analysis panel systems designed to reduce project complexity for water quality measurement applications. The pre-engineered panel systems combine Rosemount transmitters, sensors, cables, flow cells and flow control components into a repeatable architecture, simplifying integration and supporting a more streamlined path from specification to start-up with less on-site assembly and labour.
By combining Rosemount transmitters, sensors, cables, flow cells and flow control components into one ready-to-install system, the Rosemount 105P helps reduce the cost, time and effort required to specify, order, assemble and commission liquid analysis panels. Its configurable, pre-engineered design enables organisations to standardise deployments and replicate proven panel configurations across sites. Compared with assembling similar systems in the field, the Rosemount 105P can reduce engineering and assembly time by up to 90%, helping teams accelerate project execution while reducing complexity and installation variability.*
“Customers need liquid analysis systems that are easier to configure, order and put into service,” said Peyton Munoz, global product manager for liquid analysis at Emerson. “The Rosemount 105P panel systems give customers a standardised option between loose components and fully custom-engineered panels, helping them standardise common water quality applications while maintaining flexibility for their measurement needs.”
Factory assembly, testing and documentation help create a consistent sample environment that supports reliable measurement performance and reduces variability often associated with field-built systems. By minimising field fabrication, troubleshooting and maintenance complexity, the Rosemount 105P helps organisations significantly lower lifecycle costs while maintaining the water quality insights needed for process performance, compliance and operational efficiency.
* Based on Emerson internal estimates comparing engineering and assembly of repeat Rosemount 105P panel deployments with comparable field-built liquid analysis panel systems. Actual results may vary depending on application, configuration and site conditions.
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