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Protective equipment in northern Italy
Every five minutes, Kuka robots in northern Italy print head holders for face shields. More than 1,000 are produced every day. Part of the production is donated by the Italian company Caracol-AM.
read more...Baumüller Services, a subsidiary of the Nuremberg-based Baumüller Group, is responding to the current challenges by converting part of its production to the manufacture of face shields.
read more...Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim specializes in robot-based packaging technology. The family-run company has most of its customers in the food and confectionery industry, but also serves all other sectors, from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to beverages and technical consumer goods.
read more...Additive manufacturing enables new design freedoms away from the familiar. The example of a newly developed milling cutter concept shows how the advantages of the manufacturing process unfold in tool body development.
read more...Schubert meets product diversity and small batch sizes with flexibility. The modular TLM systems can be supplemented with pick-and-place robots, and processes can be completely rethought and optimized with 3D printing.
read more...To protect medical personnel, private individuals and companies around the world are currently producing face shields, among other things, using 3D printing. Igus produces the corresponding headbands by injection molding and donates the first 100,000 pieces.
read more...In order to help additive manufacturing technology achieve a breakthrough in industry, new, robust and wear-resistant printing materials will be required in addition to high-performance 3D printers in the future.
read more...... is perhaps the most important quality of 2020. The term originates from psychology. It describes the ability to survive stressful events without permanent damage and to emerge from them stronger.
read more...On March 26, the impact of the coronavirus and the resulting Covid-19 disease on the industry and our professional lives became very clear once again ...
read more...Current developments in additive manufacturing are fueling hopes that 3D printing can be used to produce any part in any shape from any material, thus solving the problem of sourcing obsolete components. But is it really that simple? Why AM cannot replace a good obsolescence management plan.
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