Getting the hang of EMC testing
XXL rotation module. Frankonia specializes in EMC test laboratories. The company has designed a system for testing components weighing up to 20 tons for a Chinese test laboratory.
XXL rotation module. Frankonia specializes in EMC test laboratories. The company has designed a system for testing components weighing up to 20 tons for a Chinese test laboratory.

Axial-radial cylindrical roller bearing
According to Rodriguez, it can meet all the requirements of machine tools: The broad portfolio includes numerous precision bearings such as the precise axial-radial cylindrical roller bearings of the RTB series.

What do you do if an important spare part for an exhibit is suddenly missing on the way to a trade fair? The answer from Berlin-based Blackcam, a manufacturer of camera motion systems: call in the 3D printing service from Igus. The specialist uses industrial 3D printers to produce individual customer components within a few hours.

Thin section bearings can solve problems in applications with limited installation space if they are selected and used professionally. Findling is a specialist in this field.

ACE has further developed the small shock absorbers from its Protection series. The PMCN family, specially designed for use under difficult production conditions, is now available with protective caps made of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU).

In the Igus online store, steep, trapezoidal and metric threads can be individually configured using the spindle configurator. In addition to three spindle materials, customers can choose from nine maintenance-free nut materials. Among them: the new highly wear-resistant Iglidur-J200 material.
Design of gas struts. Gas struts have to meet complex requirement profiles. Modern gas spring systems from Suspa are designed from the ground up to be precisely tailored to individual performance characteristics.
To ensure that complete replacement spindles or individually stored sets of wear parts are always ready for use, they must be stored correctly and regularly checked and maintained. Weiss offers this service and ensures that customer spindles are ready for delivery within a few hours.

Automatically increasing operational safety is the aim of the new Lokchain cable carrier system from Igus. Automatically extendable locking pins fix the e-chain in place, enabling new solutions for standing, suspended or circular applications.

Parallel kinematic hexapods position in six degrees of freedom and work more precisely than is possible with serial, stacked systems. However, installation space in automation systems is usually limited.

Plastic ball bearing vs. metal bearing
Igus has tested Xiros flanged ball bearings and metal bearings in salt water in its test laboratory. Thanks to the use of lubrication-free and maintenance-free tribo-plastics, the Xiros bearing was able to impress in the test.
Shock absorption and speed regulation
With around two million visitors, the State Garden Show in Schwäbisch Gmünd set a new record in 2014. Some of its attractions have remained, including a functional sculpture. It consists of a tree handsaw and a circular saw and is designed as play equipment. Various machine elements from ACE are installed to prevent accidents.

Rodriguez offers the right linear technology for almost any motion task: In addition to fully machined guide shafts including accessories, the range also includes recirculating ball bearing guides and ball and trapezoidal screw drives, for example.

Thin section bearings and linear technology as well as customer-specific system solutions (value-added products) based on these components will be the focus of Rodriguez's presence at the trade fair.

A pre-assembled e-chain system from Igus provides a fail-safe energy supply at the Memorial Bridge in New Hampshire. A video shows how the readychains support the vertical lifting mechanism.

Machine elements for automation. Among other things, Dr. Tretter will be presenting its new stroke-turning module. Designers benefit above all from the fact that the spindle forms a unit together with the torque shaft.

Compact and precise - Steinmeyer Mechatronik from Dresden has developed a solution for inspection systems and microscopy with the HT KT210 cross and lift table combination.

In highly dynamic applications in intralogistics, speeds of seven meters per second are no longer a rarity for modern lifters and lifts.

Digitalization of linear technology
At Automatica, Bosch Rexroth will be demonstrating the benefits of an end-to-end digital journey through the entire life cycle. Software tools accompany the linear technology components and systems.
Electric positioning drive. Case erectors in Lantech packaging machines work with adjustable drives from Linak. Precision is an important feature of packaging machines.