Future opportunities for visual assistance systems
Digital assistance systems are becoming increasingly important in manufacturing for the networking of man, machine and product. This is also confirmed by a study by the Fraunhofer IAO.
Digital assistance systems are becoming increasingly important in manufacturing for the networking of man, machine and product. This is also confirmed by a study by the Fraunhofer IAO.

Regiolux has added the Pirola LED luminaire to its range for lighting damp rooms. The robust design has an IP65 protection rating for safe operation and is also suitable for networking in the IoT.
Digitalization is difficult to master for manual production. Especially in areas where individual production and small parameters are required, automation is often not economically feasible. This is where Smart Klaus can help.

Industrial computers for process visualization, automation and quality assurance are now called Assembly Control Node, or AC Node for short, at Atlas Copco Tools. The newly developed and robust series currently consists of four devices and follows on from the previous HLTQ models.
Digitalization in production. SME Sondermaschinenbau Engelsdorf manufactures machines and systems specifically to customer requirements. The Deleco ERP software from Delta Barth supports every project - from preparing quotations and generating parts lists to work planning and invoicing.
Workpiece carrier transport systems
The specialists at Horizont rely on a workpiece carrier transport system from Stein Automation for the final assembly of pasture fencing devices and lights - with success: twice as many components are now assembled per shift as before, and the ergonomics for the employees have improved.
The event brought together assembly experts from various industries in Stuttgart on 8 and 9 October to learn more about the topics of "Digitalization across the board" and "Where are the people in modern assembly?".

Producing and manufacturing components in a clean or particle-free environment is important for many industries. The main application of the Spetec cleanroom workbench or mini-environment is in the optical, electronic and mechanical industries.

Richard Wöhr, based in Höfen an der Enz, has expanded its range of enclosure accessories to include the particularly narrow top-hat rail clip Hutsclip/St/0005, which is just 14 millimetres wide. The top-hat rail clip made of galvanized sheet steel is suitable for mounting enclosures and other components on TS35/15 DIN top-hat rails.

Knipex has extensively modified its pliers wrench, which combines pliers and wrench. The revised 180 millimeter long model has become lighter and has been given two additional adjustment positions for gapless gripping up to 40 millimeters.
Tox Pressotechnik's modular gun system already contains the control unit as a central component. Now the intelligent bus node ZVK has been added as a component. It supplies sensor-based data to the multi-technology controller, allowing systems for predictive maintenance to be set up, for example.

Electric screw system. The clamping unit is the heart of every injection molding machine. Precision is the top priority for its assembly. Arburg bolts the tie rods of its Allrounder injection molding machines with a Tensor screwdriver from Atlas Copco.

The PTEZ belt guide system from Flexco is suitable for light to heavy-duty applications as well as for reversible and unidirectional belts up to 2,100 millimetres wide.

Desoutter is launching a one-handed angle screwdriver for the assembly of critical screw connections. With a length of around 30 centimetres and a weight of one kilogram, the transducer-supported EABS facilitates assembly processes.

The Wuppertal-based screwdriving tool manufacturer Wera has expanded its range of torque tools. Four new torque tools have been added to the Click-Torque series introduced last year.
The Asycube 380 complements the Asyril product range. The new device lies between the Asycube 240 and the Asycube 530 and covers the increasing demand for flexible separation of parts in the range between 15 and 60 millimetres.
With the new LTM-Horizontal (Linear Transport Module), Afag has developed a transport system that is suitable for compact systems with high cycle outputs. The module is a space-saving alternative to the classic rotary indexing table and is easily accessible for the user during operation.

At Motek, Deprag will be presenting the new Deprag Plus screwdriving system, which consists of the new AST12 sequence controller and the corresponding screwdriving tool. This can be a manual or built-in screwdriver.

Rexroth is strengthening its range of ergonomically designed workstations. New lifting modules and LED system lights improve the ergonomics of workstations for assembly and packaging.

The design of healthy workplaces promotes economic efficiency. Ergonomics is at the heart of this. Some Krieg Workflex specialists have been trained as certified ergonomics coaches in order to provide better advice on what optimal workplace systems should look like.