In order to meet the challenges of modern production in the metal industry, HS Automation has developed a modular automation cell for a new type of 3D metal printing. The laser welding process with a Kuka robot enables the economical and material-friendly production of complex metal parts - without any support structures.
New KMC series pressure transmitters from...
Measuring systems used in mobile machinery must be insensitive to shocks and weather fluctuations, work reliably and also have a compact and robust design. Gefran has over 40 years of technical experience in the realization of such demanding products. This know-how has now been incorporated into the development of the new KMC industrial pressure transmitters.
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IGZ Move-by-Robots was honored with the German Innovation Award 2024 on 14.05.2024. The expert jury evaluates the submissions according to the criteria of degree of innovation, user benefit and cost-effectiveness.
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The Fraunhofer IWS has made progress towards new ecological aircraft construction concepts. As part of the EU's Clean Sky 2 program, a team of researchers from Dresden demonstrated the chipless joining of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic component structures in the Multifunctional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) project.
With the Supply Chain Duty of Care Act, companies' responsibility no longer ends at their own factory exit or loading gates. One solution is the Ident-Gate system from Sick.
TXOne Networks, a company specializing in the security of cyber-physical systems (CPS), presented its new CPS security platform: "SageOne", which means Wise Man One.
The Open Industry 4.0 Alliance presents cross-industry and cross-technology implementation projects for more interoperability in the implementation of existing and future legal regulations.
Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG felt the effects of the expected investment restraint in the industry in the first quarter of 2024: The order intake of the Swabian machine tool and automation specialist fell by 11.9% to 127.0 million euros across the Group in this period compared to the same period of the previous year.
Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Wilhelm Jung, founder and owner of Jung Antriebstechnik und Automation, about how drive technology is changing with increasing digitalization and what developments can be expected in the future.
Phoenix Contact is expanding its industrial network portfolio with WLAN client modules in accordance with the Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) technology standard. The new modules in the WLAN 1000 series support gross WLAN data rates of up to 2,402 Mbit per second at 160 MHz bandwidth.
