Gentle and swivel mounting
Tschorn has further developed its modular mounting system. The mounting device is now a more cost-effective version - from SK30 to VDI40, the most common mountings are available.
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read more...Networked cordless screwdriver
Smart Factory for everywhere
The quality requirements for assembly are also becoming increasingly important for inspection work and field operations. Atlas Copco offers intelligently networked high-torque cordless screwdrivers for this purpose.
read more...Ergonomics in U-shape
At Siko, the production of measuring devices was to be optimized and ergonomically designed. The solution came from Item: 100 workstation systems that can be flexibly expanded and individually adapted to the employees.
read more...Assistance system supports manual ladder processing
In enclosure construction, processes are characterized by manual work steps. With the Clipix Wire Assist assistance system from Phoenix Contact, processes along the value chain can be optimized.
read more...Impulse screwdriver with electric cut-off
Yokota, a Dutch company for air, power and battery tools, has launched a new range of cordless impulse wrenches.
read more...Worker management and quality assurance in assembly
Deprag's Operator Guidance software supports employees during assembly and helps to avoid errors. Production data can also be fully documented.
read more...Telescopic arm supplies assembly lines
Losyco now offers a new type of telescopic energy supply system for cross-station media supply.
read more...AI supports skilled workers during assembly
Kimoknow, a KIT spin-off, is developing a digital assembly assistant based on automated AI-supported object recognition.
read more...Pick-by-light and foreman call in one
Nextlap has developed a new push-button function that combines pick-by-light and foreman call in one system. This enables fast reactions to problems in the process and minimizes costs by reducing errors.
read more..."The assembly of the future needs assistance systems"
"Many people still associate the term Industry 4.0 with the idea of production without people," says André Pöppe, Product Manager at Desoutter. In this interview, he explains why the opposite is the case.
read more...Digital equipment cart enables mobile working
Wöhr has expanded its product range to include a digital equipment trolley (DGW). It is used in production halls as a carrier for a service PC, as a mobile workstation in industry or in the medical sector.
read more...Meta plug-in shelving becomes a hygiene station
In the current situation, there is a great need for the central storage and provision of hygiene and sanitary products. Meta-Regalbau offers flexible solutions with the Sanipoint and the disinfection station.
read more...More safety during transportation in lean systems
Item has expanded its Lean Production modular system: New additions include the release unit D30 bolt T2, the flange D30-90x90-80 and the slide rail D30 with guide rail H13.
read more...Automate assembly without lead times
A new series of indexing tables from Nexen offers greater flexibility through its customized drive end, which supports the mounting of numerous motors and gearboxes with output shafts, and can be delivered within three to four weeks.
read more...WZL guidelines for the development of predictive maintenance systems
To enable companies to develop and offer predictive maintenance systems and services in the field of predictive maintenance, the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) at RWTH Aachen University has developed a generic guideline.
read more...Communication in the world of work
Digital twin for knowledge transfer
The coronavirus pandemic requires new ways of working together. The Fraunhofer Institutes for Industrial Engineering IAO and for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA have solutions for communication in the working world of the future.
read more...Rainer Bröcher becomes new Gedore Managing Director
Gedore, manufacturer of hand-held tools, is taking the next step following the realignment of the umbrella brand and is pressing ahead with the restructuring of the Group.
read more...2K printer from Igus
3D printers from Igus can now also produce components with different filaments and thus combine different material properties. This makes it possible to produce components that require both rigidity and wear resistance.
read more...Reduce machine run-in times with simulation and AI
The SimKI project aims to use machine learning to evaluate data from real production in order to make the running-in processes of forming machines more efficient. Inneo is participating in the project with its IoT platform ThingWorx.
read more...AI supports skilled workers during assembly
The start-up Kimoknow, which was founded at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), has developed a technology to automatically train AI systems to recognize objects. The first use case: a digital assembly assistant for contactless collaboration between people and machines.
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