
Maintenance of tools up to 2 tons
With the compact Centrick turn-tilt manipulator, Roemheld is primarily targeting companies that maintain tools and molds. With its help, loads of up to 2,000 kg can be rotated endlessly and steplessly and tilted by up to 90°.
DMG Mori and Jungheinrich develop automated guided vehicle systems
DMG Mori and Jungheinrich are jointly developing driverless transport systems for automated material flow. The first product can be seen at EMO Hannover.

Compact robot with 350 mm reach
The six-axis mini compact robot MZ01 from Nachi weighs 10 kg. It was designed for loads of up to 1 kg with a reach of 350 mm. Its repeat accuracy is 0.02 mm. The swivel speed is between 320 and 600 °/s.

Autonomously through the factory
How igus makes AGVs more fail-safe
To make the automated guided vehicle systems lower-maintenance, lighter and therefore more energy-efficient, AGV manufacturers can equip their systems with motion plastics components from igus - for example with iglidur Tribo polymer bearings, which are up to 60 percent lighter than metal bearings.

Electric lift transverse unit for transfer systems
Schnaithmann Maschinenbau has developed a purely electrically powered lift transverse unit (eHQE). For the Remshalden-based automation specialist, the eHQE is the first step on the way to a fully electric transfer system.
Kuka's automated robot production
A high degree of automation supported by elements of Industry 4.0: A look at component machining at Kuka shows what future-oriented production looks like.

Tabletop rotary indexing table
Uninterrupted laser marking
The RT400 tabletop rotary indexing table from ACI Laser was developed for the virtually uninterrupted marking of workpieces.

Jonas Zimmer is Managing Director of the Plastics Technology division
Jonas Zimmer is the new Managing Director of the Zimmer Group's Plastics Technology division. He is the son of company founder Günther Zimmer. This appointment marks the start of a generational change in the company.

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The specialist congress for assembly technology and assembly organization on 8 and 9 October in Stuttgart will provide know-how on the topics of "digitalization" and "human-machine interaction". Take the opportunity to find solutions and partners for your company!
Success with cobots
Robotics and automation help companies to remain internationally successful. Cobots help manufacturing companies to assert themselves productively in the market by interacting directly with humans. EMO Hannover shows what this can look like.
Electric gripper for bottle handling
Individualized grippers
Industry 4.0 opens up a wide range of possibilities for manufacturing customized mass products flexibly and economically. The Zimmer Group participated in a project for an automation concept for customized beverage bottles by developing a gripper.
Holistic automation qualification
SMC and Fanuc Academy cooperate
SMC Germany and Fanuc have been working together for three years to equip the Fanuc Academy. SMC supplies electrical and pneumatic automation solutions for the robotics and automotive training rooms.
Cobots - come to stay
Crane technology for load handling
The assembly and loading of heavy machines for processing film, paper or packaging materials requires special crane technology to handle the extreme loads. The machine manufacturer Kampf uses eleven heavy-duty crane systems from Abus for this purpose.
Versatile Scaras in valve production
The Italian company Camas relies on Scara robots from Epson in a system for the production of valves. They ensure the necessary flexibility and productivity in production.

ArcWorld cells for robot-based arc welding
Yaskawa is expanding its ArcWorld portfolio with two very compact turnkey, robot-based arc welding cells. The ArcWorld RS Mini requires only 2.3m2 of installation space, the ArcWorld HS Micro only 1.4m2.

Variable loading and feeding concepts
Robot-guided 2D X-ray system
Heitec relies on robots for quality assurance and has developed the robot-guided, fully automatic 2D X-ray system HeiDetect Flex Robot. Consisting of variable loading and feeding concepts as well as evaluation software, the system can be adapted to the production requirements.

Attachment for crane and lifting equipment
The eT-Hover-univac-line from Eurotech was developed as an attachment for crane and lifting equipment. The lifting device is suitable for applications in which narrow loads need to be lifted and moved.

Robot processes cast parts
Together with the company Hövekenmeier, Kawasaki Robotics demonstrated a plasma cutting application for the post-processing of workpieces in the foundry. For this, the Kawasaki Robotics BX200L was equipped with a plasma cutter from Kjellberg.










