Rose+Krieger increases the intelligence of lifting columns
With the MultiControl II drive control unit, RK Rose+Krieger offers a powerful control unit for its broad portfolio of electric lifting columns.
With the MultiControl II drive control unit, RK Rose+Krieger offers a powerful control unit for its broad portfolio of electric lifting columns.

The high-performance AX8000 multi-axis servo system from Beckhoff is characterized by high dynamics and short cycle times.

SPS 2020 has been canceled as a live event due to the current situation and will now take place purely virtually.

In order to strengthen the exchange between all participants in the automation industry and also involve participants who are unable to attend the trade fair, the SPS in Nuremberg will be extended virtually this year by SPS Connect.
M2M communication in production
Process optimization, flexibility, networking: Industry 4.0 promises many advantages. However, this is also accompanied by increasing demands on PLC systems for plant and mechanical engineering.

The situation for German mechanical engineering companies in China is normalizing. One in four companies now sees the impact of the coronavirus pandemic as low, and one in three expects to achieve their growth targets for 2020

2019 was not an easy year for Pilz: the automation specialist had to cope with a drop in sales and a cyber attack. But damage is rarely without benefit.

Software module from SEW Eurodrive
SEW-Eurodrive has added new features to the standardized Movikit Robotics software module for the Movi-C modular automation system in order to optimize the function or communication of the robot kinematics.

All About Automation Friedrichshafen
The All About Automation trade fair in Friedrichshafen will not take place in 2020. This was announced by the organizer Untitled Exhibitions. The next date is in March 2021.

Beckhoff Automation generated global sales of 903 million euros in 2019. This corresponds to a slight decline in sales compared to the previous year. The company is confident about 2020 despite coronavirus.