Stauff expands locations with tube bending centers
Stauff, manufacturer of components for hydraulic lines, is investing in its own tube bending centers worldwide.
Stauff, manufacturer of components for hydraulic lines, is investing in its own tube bending centers worldwide.

Dr. Tretter will be focusing on tolerance sleeves at the trade fair. In Stuttgart, the force-fit connecting elements, which can be easily released again, are installed in a robot arm.

ACE adds viscoelastic shock absorbers to its portfolio for the first time and expands its range of safety products. The company thus offers designers and users solutions for emergency stop applications.

Igus operates the largest test laboratory in the industry on more than 3,800 square meters. Ten billion cycles are run every year for energy chains and cables alone. Igus has now put a new automated test facility for long distances into operation on the outdoor site in Cologne Porz-Lind.

Axle and portal construction kit
Axle and gantry construction kit expanded. The gantry robots from Fibro Läpple can handle up to 3,000 kilograms. The modular system is now available in additional sizes.

New pitches for ball screws from Bosch Rexroth open up more possibilities for optimizing the drivetrain.

Item is expanding its engineering tool, with new components and options offering users more design and configuration options. The motion designer and the Motionsoft commissioning software have also been updated.
Steel and welding were yesterday. Heavy-duty aluminum profiles guarantee equally stable overall constructions and are lightweight at the same time. The heavy-duty profiles in the Blocan series from RK Rose+Krieger also offer special connection technology.

Dr. Tretter's ball screw drives convert the rotation of a motor into linear motion with a high degree of efficiency. The economical components can be seen at the all about automation trade fair in Leipzig.
SKF has launched a new range of ball bearing units on the European market that meet Japanese industry standards. The units offer better performance in applications such as the material handling industry.
NSK is committed to the fight against counterfeiters. In the Chinese province of Hebei, in Xintai City, more than 23,000 counterfeit packages and labels in NSK design were confiscated at the instigation of NSK.
At Formula Student, university teams from all over the world compete against each other in various categories with cars they have designed themselves. The "Speeding Scientists Siegen" were able to optimize their vehicle with components from ACE.

Polymer spherical plain bearing
Heavy soiling, dust and swarf are part of everyday life for pedestal and flange bearings. With Igus injection-molded spherical caps, customers can rely on a lubricant-free and maintenance-free solution for their metal housing bearings.
Item has expanded its portfolio to include timing belt and chain deflection units for reliable power transmission. The new components enable the connection of motors and gearboxes without hub machining. Another new product is the KGT spindle unit.

Extreme conditions often prevail on deep drilling rigs in the oil and gas industry. Igus has now developed the e-loop for safe cable routing of the top drive. The new modular energy chain made of high-performance plastics ensures a defined bending radius for the cables and withstands vibrations and shocks.

LQ Mechatronik-Systeme offers the production of complete, ready-to-install cable carrier systems. The company organizes everything on request, from engineering and assembly to shipping on adapted transport racks and comprehensive service.

The scanning stages from Steinmeyer Mechatronik can be used universally. The specialist for positioning solutions has now revised its XY systems with transmitted light aperture. The result: improved performance and even more application options.

Rodriguez realizes customer-specific adaptations of standard parts, which is possible thanks to its own production capacities. This also includes the end machining of linear technology products - shafts, ball screws and trapezoidal screws can be modified according to customer drawings.
The Dutch company CraneSolutions has recently installed the Easy Guide System from Tsubaki Kabelschlepp. The flexible guide channel makes it possible to dispense with cumbersome festoon systems for indoor cranes.

Igus has developed the first intelligent bearing to detect the wear of plain bearings in good time. It warns of impending failure in good time. This allows machine and system operators to plan maintenance, repair and replacement in advance.