Faulhaber has another housing-less and compact motion controller in its range, which is particularly suitable for integration in device construction and medical technology applications.

For active air sampling in highly sensitive cleanroom areas, special samplers are used for maximum protection of people and materials. The British company Pinpoint Scientific, which specializes in laboratory equipment, uses hydraulic brake cylinders from ACE Stoßdämpfer GmbH for simple and largely contact-free handling of the construction.

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The trade fair company P. E. Schall and Messe Stuttgart are continuing their long-standing partnership and extending it until 2030. Thanks to the new contract, established trade fairs such as Blechexpo, Schweisstec, Control, Motek and Bondexpo will continue to take place at the trade fair grounds in Stuttgart in the coming years.

There is a strong increase in demand for industrial robots in Europe: the 27 member states of the European Union installed around 72,000 units in 2022 - an increase of six percent compared to the previous year. These are preliminary figures published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

Augmented and virtual reality differ in the degree of virtualization, but can now work with one and the same software - and in multi-user applications. Gabriele Zocchi, Technical Product Owner at Holo-Light, explains how it works.

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RS has completed the acquisition of Distrelec, a digitally focused high-service distributor of industrial, maintenance, repair and operational products.

A Dutch constructor has equipped air compressors in his motorhome with vibration dampers from ACE Shock Absorbers.

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Knapp's Open Shuttles, autonomous mobile robots (AMR), enable the automation of in-house transportation without having to adapt the existing infrastructure. The installed drive solutions from Dunkermotoren and gearbox manufacturer Framo Morat enable even bulky and heavy loads to be transported safely.

After twenty years in Meerbusch, the German branch of the Japanese technology group Epson is moving its headquarters back to Düsseldorf.

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In an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer, Roland Scharl from Baumüller explains how drive technology and monitoring products contribute to greater sustainability in the industry.

automatica impressively demonstrates how digital transformation is turning production facilities into "smart factories" at an ever faster pace. Intelligent embedded vision cameras are an important building block. Instead of acting purely as image suppliers, they generate results independently and can even directly trigger subsequent processes in networked systems with suitable interfaces.

Mahr from Göttingen was represented at the Automatica and Laser World of Photonics trade fairs in Munich from June 27 to 30, 2023. The focus was on automation solutions for classic and optical production metrology as well as ball guides.

Ten years ago, Acatech issued a final declaration with clear implementation recommendations for Industry 4.0. At this year's Hannover Messe, Barbara Frei, Executive Vice President for Industrial Automation at Schneider Electric, took a reflective look back at the past decade.

The Baumüller Group relies on the Webcon BPS low-code platform from Webcon for process digitization. The software is used in particular to digitize incoming invoice processing and the processing of customer inquiries about existing orders.

After four days of the trade fair, organizers and exhibitors can draw a positive conclusion of the trade fair, which has almost reached pre-Covid levels again.

Robotics and automation in Germany is on track for another record: the industry is forecasting an increase in turnover of 13% to 16.2 billion euros in 2023. In 2022, companies already recorded an increase in turnover of five percent to 14.3 billion euros.

In car production, manufacturers often rely on practical plug-in connections. However, it costs time and money if a connection is not plugged in correctly and this goes unnoticed. The Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology IDMT in Oldenburg has developed a solution to this problem.

Conrad Electronic celebrated its centenary on June 21, 2023 with a gigantic event in the spirit of change. 400 high-ranking guests from business and politics as well as long-time Conrad companions were invited to the logistics center in Wernberg-Köblitz on June 21, 2023 to celebrate a century of Conrad Electronic under the motto "The Next 100 Years".

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New on the Rittal Management Board: Ulrich Engenhardt has been responsible for the business units at the enclosure, IT and energy system specialist since June 1, 2023.

Bharat Forge CDP is a supplier of forged chassis and engine components as well as non-automotive systems. Since 2020, the company has been working with Kito-ER2 electric chain hoists to lift furnace grates in the production hall.