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CNA
20-05-2025
- Automotive
- CNA
Powering next-generation automation for the future of semiconductors
As semiconductor technology races ahead, machine builders are facing increasingly complex challenges – some that stretch the limits of physics itself. Today's machines require ultra-high levels of precision to meet the stringent quality standards of next-generation chips. Simultaneously, the growth of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving chip demand, pressuring manufacturers to design and deploy advanced machines faster and at greater scale. Meanwhile, the increased reliance on heterogeneous integration – combining separately manufactured components into a single package – is adding complexity to packaging and machinery testing. Coupled with the ever-present risk of supply chain disruptions in a volatile global economic climate, semiconductor companies face the likelihood of slower time-to-market and limited scalability. 'With highly complex demands from the industry and flux in the macro environment, semiconductor equipment manufacturers require technologies that are open, high-performance and fully customisable,' said Mr Thomas Kober, global director for the semiconductor industry at Bosch Rexroth. 'Together with a global semiconductor team, Bosch Rexroth navigates supply chain challenges while delivering high-precision, high-performance technologies – both as components and sub-assemblies.' EXPERIENCE BOSCH REXROTH AT SEMICON SOUTHEAST ASIA 2025 With over 230 years of innovation behind it, Bosch Rexroth provides integrated hardware and software automation solutions. Its global footprint ensures expert teams are on the ground in major markets, offering local language support and adapting solutions to specific requirements, making cross-border machine building more seamless. Bosch Rexroth's precision-driven, highly automated machining solutions help improve efficiency and product quality. Designed to be cleanroom-ready and scalable, its sub-assemblies streamline system design, freeing manufacturers to focus on chip innovation and reduce time to market. Several of Bosch Rexroth's cutting-edge solutions will be showcased at SEMICON Southeast Asia 2025, held at Sands Expo and Convention Centre from May 20 to 22. The annual trade show and conference is a key platform for industry players to discuss market trends, smart manufacturing and talent development. On the opening day, Mr Kober will present at Meet-the-Expert @ TECHStage on how Bosch Rexroth's semiconductor automation solutions are enabling machine builders to accelerate their engineering processes and meet the demands of a rapidly evolving semiconductor landscape. BEST-IN-CLASS PRECISION AND MOTION CONTROL As chip sizes continue to shrink to meet the growing computational demands of technologies like AI, semiconductor equipment requires extremely precise motion across the manufacturing value chain, from front-end wafer production to back-end packaging and testing. At SEMICON Southeast Asia 2025, Bosch Rexroth will present its purpose-built motion control solutions. Key exhibits include a range of wafer handling applications, such as the lift and spin system and the two-axis wafer handler. "While these applications are commonly used in semiconductor machinery, the challenges faced by machine builders can differ significantly, whether in terms of performance, product footprint or motion control requirements,' Mr Kober explained. 'With our extensive portfolio and expertise, Bosch Rexroth is uniquely positioned to design and customise solutions to address these challenges effectively.' Also on display will be a wafer stage with feed-forward force cancellation technology, designed to boost positioning accuracy and reduce setting time. 'We ensure high performance by utilising a variety of motion control controllers, carefully selected to meet our customers' needs,' Mr Kober said. 'Our motion control platform offers complete freedom for motion profile customisation, achieving best-in-class cycle times, which translates to higher precision for our customers.' For the first time in Asia, Bosch Rexroth will spotlight its collaboration with Elmo Motion Control – a trusted name in motion control solutions for over 35 years, with millions of servo drives operating worldwide. Making its regional debut at the exhibition is Elmo Motion Control's latest Platinum line, featuring one of the world's smallest servo drives certified for functional safety. It also incorporates FailSafe over EtherCAT (FSoE)-certified capabilities for enhanced system reliability. According to Mr Kober, the drive enables EtherCAT networking with faster cycle times, high synchronisation, near-zero latency and negligible jitters. This results in faster performance with wider bandwidth, higher resolution and exceptional control. A SCALABLE PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE NEEDS At the exhibition, Bosch Rexroth will also unveil its virtual showcase – an interactive 3D experience that offers a realistic view at how its automation solutions perform across a wide range of applications, from wafer production to front-end, back-end and electronics manufacturing. Visitors can also explore application scenarios that demonstrate how Bosch Rexroth's automation platform streamlines machine design by managing both motion and system dynamics within a single, unified architecture, reducing the need for multiple controllers. Mr Kober shared that customers can request similar setups to be replicated in their laboratories, helping them test and ensure the solution fits their needs. Once pilot projects prove successful, Bosch Rexroth's open, modular software framework makes scaling up easy. The framework also supports integration across different platforms and enables global development teams to collaborate with ease. Mr Michel Gunawan, president and CEO of Bosch Rexroth East Asia, ASEAN and Oceania, said: 'Bosch Rexroth's automation portfolio and scalable sub-assemblies accelerate time to market, ensure consistent quality through advanced automation and ease integration for our customers.'
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund Named a LSEG Lipper Fund Awards USA 2025 Winner
CHICAGO, March 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The North Square Preferred and Securities Income Fund (ORDNX) has been named a LSEG Lipper Fund Awards USA 2025 Winner for its consistently strong risk-adjusted three-, five-, and 10-year performance relative to its peers in the Best Flexible Income Funds classification, Lipper has announced. The North Square North Square Preferred and Securities Income Fund was selected from among 22 Flexible Income Funds for 3 Years; 22 Funds for 5 years and 15 funds for 10 Years, for the period ended November 30, 2024, according to Lipper. "The 2025 LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are recognizing perhaps the most dramatic three-year period that the markets have seen in decades. Fund managers being recognized have steered their investors through a pandemic, a mild recession, rising geopolitical risks, skyrocketing inflation and dramatic central bank intervention," said Otto Christian Kober, Head of Lipper Research, LSEG Data & Analytics. "Whether you've been investing for just the past 15 years and have seen only the easy money environment following the Financial Crisis – or you've been an investor for 50 years and feel as if you've seen it all, there is no way to have foreseen the range of fundamental and non-financial factors that impacted the markets these past few years," Kober continued. "We applaud the 2025 LSEG Lipper Fund Award winners such as the North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund for delivering outperformance and the accompanying comfort of consistency to investors' portfolios through a cross-current of global market disruptions," he said. The North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund's (ORDNX) subadvisor is Red Cedar Investment Management, an institutional investment advisory firm located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and Cincinnati, Ohio. "We congratulate our subadvisor Red Cedar and the Fund's portfolio management team for this significant achievement, especially considering this is the second consecutive Lipper Award they have received," said North Square CEO and Co-Founder Mark Goodwin. "An experienced and tenured team of investment professionals manages the Fund," he added, "many of whom have worked together for over 20 years. We think this Fund has provided our clients with a very attractive high quality, risk-adjusted potential income opportunity." About the LSEG Lipper Fund Awards The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards, granted annually, highlight funds and fund companies that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance relative to their peers. The LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is an objective, quantitative, risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 36, 60 and 120 months. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the LSEG Lipper Fund Award. For more information, see Although LSEG Lipper makes reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the data used to calculate the awards, their accuracy is not guaranteed. About Red Cedar Investment Management Red Cedar Investment Management is a majority employee-owned, active asset manager with offices in Grand Rapids, MI (HQ) and Cincinnati, OH. The firm was founded in 2014 and has 18 employees with $2.03B in assets under management as of January 31, 2025. The firm is focused on providing high quality, income-producing strategies to clients through research across the capital structure and an expertise in managing preferred securities. For more information about Red Cedar, please visit About North Square Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, North Square Investments is an independent, multi-boutique investment firm dedicated to delivering differentiated active investment strategies to the market. North Square has an experienced senior management team comprised of seasoned professionals, a board composed of industry veterans, and is backed by Estancia Capital Partners. As of January 31, 2025 North Square had $2.12 billion of assets under management in 12 mutual funds, one closed end fund and one ETF. With North Square's ownership interests (majority and minority, respectively) in the distinctly branded firms of CS McKee and Oak Ridge Investments, collective assets under management and advisement totaled $12.83 billion. Learn more about North Square Investments at Principal Risks of Investing, North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund: Risk is inherent in all investing, including an investment in the Fund. An investment in the Fund involves risk, including the following principal risks, among others: Credit and Subordination Risk, Preferred Securities Risk, High Yield ("Junk") Bond Risk, Hybrid Securities Risk, Additional Tier 1 Securities Risk, Fixed Income Security Risk, Interest Rate Risk, Optionality Risk, Sector Focus Risk, Foreign Investments Risk, Rule 144A and Regulation S Securities Risk, Currency Risk, Emerging Markets Risk, Derivatives and Hedging Transactions Risk, Yield Curve Risk, and Gap Risk. Summary descriptions of these and other principal risks of investing in the Fund are set forth in the Fund's prospectus. Before you decide whether to invest in the Fund, carefully consider these risk factors and special considerations associated with investing in the Fund, which may cause investors to lose money. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. An investment in the Fund is not a deposit of the bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other government agency. Please see the Fund's prospectus for additional risk disclosures. Call 855-551-5521 or visit for the most recent month-end performance results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. The performance data quoted represents past performance, which is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Performance shown reflects contractual fee waivers. Without such waivers, total returns would be reduced. Before investing you should carefully consider the Fund's investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses. This and other information is in the prospectus, a copy of which may be obtained by calling 855-551-5521. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest. The Lipper Fund Awards Methodology: The merit of the winners is based on objective, quantitative criteria. The influential and prestigious LSEG Lipper Fund Awards are based on our Lipper Leaders Rating for Consistent Return. Individual classifications of three, five, and 10-year periods, as well as fund families with high average scores for the three-year period, are also recognized. The awards are based on LSEG Lipper's proven proprietary methodology, which can be viewed here. North Square is an independent investment adviser registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training. Information contained herein derives from third-party sources believed to be reliable by the Adviser. However the accuracy and completeness cannot be guaranteed. Distributed by Foreside Fund Services, LLC. View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE North Square Investments Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘It sends a terrible message to law enforcement;' Cincinnati FOP on recent presidential pardons
President Trump pardoned 1500 Jan. 6 rioters, and some police organizations are now condemning the move, according to our news partner WCPO in Cincinnati. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The Fraternal Order of Police and the International Association of Chiefs of Police released a joint statement Tuesday night, WCPO says. TRENDING STORIES: Bird flu outbreak: Additional 3.8 million chickens, turkeys test positive in Miami Valley Over $16 million in federal funds going to local housing projects Firefighter arrested on prostitution, drug charges The organizations say they are 'deeply discouraged' by the recent pardons and commutations granted by President Biden and President Trump for those convicted of killing or assaulting police officers, WCPO says. 'It sends a dangerous message that the consequences for attacking law enforcement are not severe, potentially emboldening others to commit similar acts of violence,' part of the statement says. 'It's frustrating, it sends a terrible message to law enforcement,' said Ken Kober, president of the Cincinnati FOP, to WCPO. According to Kober, the Cincinnati Police Department is short 140 officers, and explained the impact it could have on recruiting efforts, WCPO says. 'If people believe that they can just go out freely and assault law enforcement and that there's going to be little to no consequence, it certainly could have an impact on policing recruiting retention,' said Kober to WCPO. Kober also criticized Biden for commuting the sentence of Death Row inmate Daryl Lawrence, who will now only serve a life sentence, WCPO says. Lawrence was convicted of killing a Columbus POlice officer while he was working in 2005. 'He was a partner of a friend of mine that worked up there and was murdered in a bank robbery and President Biden commuted his sentence. A guy that's a convicted cop killer and that was bad enough, that really hit home,' said Kober to WCPO. 'I think the biggest reason this is done right now is, you know, politics are being picked over policing.' Cincinnati City Council member Scotty Johnson condemned President Trump's pardons for the January 6th defendants, WCPO says. 'The President, I believe, kicked us in the gut,' said Johnson to WCPO. 'We can never send that message that it's ok to enact violence on anybody and then specifically on law enforcement officers and then act like it's no big deal. The president blew it on this and that's how the majority of our law enforcement officers feel.' Like the FOP and IACP, some lawyers, former federal investigators and experts who follow extremism are concerned this could embolden extremists and make political violence more common, WCPO says. 'This move doesn't just rewrite the narrative of January 6,' said Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism, according to WCPO. 'It sets a dangerous precedent that political violence is a legitimate tool in American democracy.' Plenty of the charges in the Jan. 6 investigation did not involve violence, and many who received clemency are ready to move on, WCPO says. Michael Premo, a documentarian who followed right-wing activists including a Proud Boy who participated in the riot, says this could become a megaphone, according to WCPO. 'This going to build that base of support so when the next election cycle comes around ... there's the potential for Trump to hold onto power or to ensure his successor comes into office,' Premo said to WCPO. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
