
Peace and quiet in the workplace
Otto Kind presents the Acoustic U at Motek. Visitors to the trade fair can sit here and block out disturbing noise.

Otto Kind presents the Acoustic U at Motek. Visitors to the trade fair can sit here and block out disturbing noise.

Data goggles, pick-by-light, assembly robots or feeding systems: This year's Motek will showcase IT-supported systems for manual assembly as well as solutions for automated assembly processes.
Visualization and organization
Weigang will be exhibiting its planning board and visualization solutions at Fachpack, as well as a sample of the new task board for the Scrum methodology. Network-compatible planning board systems from the NEO division will also be presented.

Witte Barskamp provides a gentle and reproducible workpiece clamping system in the form of a special vacuum multiple clamping device for testing standard SD memory cards.
Process optimization for manual workstations. With the Elam assistance system from Armbruster, Fluitronics has reduced error rates and changeover times during valve block assembly.

RS has expanded its portfolio of smart building solutions with Sylsmart Lighting. This is a range from Sylvania that focuses on simple specification, installation and commissioning.

The flexible LLE Flex IP67 Excite continuous line from Tridonic offers protection against dust and water and can be installed in damp rooms such as bathrooms. A stable color temperature without color location shift also allows it to be combined with other continuous lines.
Partnership project between Harting and Bernstein: The subsidiary Harting Applied Technologies has manufactured a production system for the production of Bernstein safety switches, which has now been handed over at the production facility in Hille-Hartum.

Motek and Bondexpo 2018: New handling systems focus on people and increase motivation and productivity. "The age of practical ergonomics has begun".
Disability-friendly workplaces
With a modern and flexible system, work environments can be designed to suit the needs of the disabled so that employees receive exactly the support they need for their work. This makes it easy to compensate for deficits in motor skills or mobility.
Desoutter commissioning service
Modern screwdriving systems document the screw connection or guide workers via a monitor. Desoutter supports its customers during commissioning with the Start-up program in order to make the most of the system's capabilities.

If workpieces have to be machined on different machines, Stark zero-point clamping systems are the ideal solution. The new Stark Speedy connect series presented by Roemheld at the AMB can be used in harsh environments.

Studies on the subject of wear and tear
It is still largely unclear how exactly wear occurs. Scientists at KIT have now been able to prove that the effect occurs at the very first contact and always takes place at a very specific point in the material.
Digital assistance system. The industry is increasingly demanding inspection technologies that seamlessly record the correct condition of manually manufactured supplier products.

handling, SCOPE, Computer&AUTOMATION
The "Modern Assembly" congress of the trade media handling, SCOPE and Computer&AUTOMATION will take place at Motek in Stuttgart on October 9 and 10. It highlights the challenges facing the industry and offers solutions for integrating modern assembly concepts into companies.
For roof constructions, the Kielsteg system is suitable for particularly flexible room concepts, as the self-supporting timber roof elements can span up to 27 meters as single-span beams.

Häwa presents further developments to its patented X-Frame enclosure system. Experience and new developments have been transferred to a manual workstation.
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen is expanding its portfolio with a third Plug & Play-capable production cell: The complete system consists of a two-spindle machining center from the BA 3 series, a loading module with an integrated six-axis robot and a vertical pallet storage unit for raw and finished parts.

Controlled impulse screwdrivers
The quality of a bolted joint depends not only on the use of high-quality hand tools, but also on their control. If the measured values can also be archived and documented, the highest possible accuracy and reliability can be achieved for the bolted joint.
At the end of May, SMC put a new automation system into operation at its Egelsbach plant. The Lang automation unit Eco-Compact 20, an automatic workpiece storage system, uses a two-axis linear module to load and unload the connected five-axis machining center with workpiece blanks fully automatically.