Ravas introduces the Ravas Ergo-Truck 2, the enhanced successor to the Ergo-Truck. It offers companies a handy and ergonomic solution for efficient weighing and moving of goods and is the choice for transporting and weighing heavy pallets over short distances.
The future of lithium-ion battery production is golden. In the three decades or so since the technology found its way from the labs to the production lines, it has continued to evolve and is now well on its way to becoming a key factor in a global transportation revolution.
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Vehicle user study: Declining brand loyalty...
Asahi Kasei's latest global study provides insights into the brand loyalty and purchasing behavior of car users in the four most important automotive markets of China, Germany, the USA and Japan. It also provides background information on the reasons for consumers' reluctance to switch to electric cars.
Cobalt and tungsten play an important role in industry. They are also important in so-called hard metal tools such as drills, milling and turning tools. A research project at the Rhineland-Palatinate University of Technology Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU) will focus on reducing the proportion of these critical raw materials in the tools.
New test and measuring device series
Extech introduces a new range of measuring instruments for electrical, HVAC and industrial professionals: the EX series multimeters and clamp meters, the IAQ320 air quality meter and the versatile BR450W boroscopes.
Joseph von Fraunhofer Prize 2024
Simulations and digital twins are indispensable for many companies. Because highly dynamic processes often cannot be mapped satisfactorily with conventional software, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM have developed the Meshfree tool, a solution that works without a rigid computing grid and can simulate complex processes with great time savings.
The INDUSTRIAL Production Products of the Year are entering a new round. This year, our readers can vote in eight categories. We are also awarding a special prize.
Multi-stage cold forming for individual...
Conform components are always customer or requirement-compliant components that are manufactured in a multi-stage cold forming process. With Conform Next, Arnold Umformtechnik is now going one step further: in addition to tool developments, existing systems are being further developed, optimized and adapted with a view to component specifics.
Ten years of the Harting Quality and...
For a decade now, the Harting Quality and Technology Center (HQT) in Espelkamp has been a beacon of innovation and technical expertise. This centerpiece of the Harting Technology Group recently celebrated its tenth anniversary.
As an exhibitor at the VDI Congress Automation, ACD Elektronik also presented the HMIs of the M2Smart HMI series.
The Busch Group is celebrating the expansion of its activities in Austria: The vacuum competence center in Korneuburg is the new headquarters of Busch Vacuum Solutions and Pfeiffer Vacuum.
Electronic load management up to 18 amps
Weidmüller has developed the Max-Guard ELM-18 electronic load monitoring module (ELM) for particularly demanding loads in the context of industrial 24 V DC power supplies. With the option of load protection up to 18 amps, it is one of the most powerful modules on the market.
Steute at the SMM: Completion of the...
Just in time for SMM 2024, the world's leading maritime trade fair from 3 to 6 September in Hamburg, Steute's Controltec division is presenting an extension to its range of DNV-approved switchgear.
cts GmbH presented its contribution to the Smart Factory in PCB assembly at SMT-Connect. The focus was on the Mini Smart Warehouse as a production-related automatic storage option for PCBs in magazines, assemblies and components in boxes or trays.
CTS is expanding the functional scope of its Smart In-Production Warehouse for the electronics and automotive industries: both the Smart Warehouse and the smaller Mini Smart Warehouse variant can now store and retrieve KLT boxes and tray stacks from various manufacturers in addition to PCB magazines in a mixed and automated manner.
WDW develops customized solutions for weighing and dosing technology, sampling and special machine construction. The components, machines and systems are primarily used in the bulk materials industry.
As part of a management buy-out, the management of BASF Forward AM has taken over the Additive Manufacturing division. The new company, Forward AM Technologies, will continue to operate as an independent company under the leadership of CEO Martin Back.
Electrical engineering was launched in 1984. The software, which bears the name Eplan, changed the world of technical draughtsmen. These 40 years have now been celebrated with an anniversary event at the National Automobile Museum - The Loh Collection.
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Festo is strengthening its dealer network with a new partner at its side. The company Dr. Baus will expand Festo's network of certified trading partners and supply the mechanical and plant engineering sector.
The Harting Technology Group, a provider of industrial connection technology, has announced that it will be bundling supra-regional top management positions in Switzerland: The company is establishing global headquarters in Switzerland.
