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Intelligent sensor systems are a current cross-sectional technology which, due to their particular flexibility, enable the penetration of automation solutions in the aviation industry and meet the challenges common there.
read more...The automotive industry continues to invest in the production of diesel engines. Special machine manufacturer MartinMechanic has completed a system that assembles and welds shielding parts for diesel vehicle exhaust systems.
read more...Two million hardened spur gears
Two million hardened steel spur gears leave the factory of an automotive supplier every year. Martinmechanic has developed an automation cell that matches the associated induction hardening system from Martinsystems to ensure that the material feed and fully automatic hardening of the parts work together smoothly.
read more...With the newly developed production platform of the BLA series, Manz offers manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries a solution for the production of safe hard case or pouch battery cells.
read more...Stein has come up with a solution that further improves the efficiency of assembly systems: electric stoppers that help to reduce the proportion of expensive pneumatic components.
read more...It is always a fundamental decision that the special machine manufacturer Fischer Innomation has to make for its projects: Round transfer or longitudinal transfer system? The company designs both types of assembly system - depending on which is more suitable and fits into existing structures.
read more...The factory should become a smart factory - but how? At Motek 2019, trade visitors will see that users already have usable and therefore future-proof solutions at their disposal.
read more...Process monitoring in robotics
With solutions based on piezoelectric sensors, Kistler can efficiently monitor industrial robots and further optimize assembly and handling processes. Thanks to miniaturized and integrated systems, robots will become more precise, more flexible, more efficient and safer in the future.
read more...Collaborative assembly needs to be practiced
The University of Bremen has developed a simulation environment for the virtual testing of human-robot collaboration based on a mechatronic system simulation that supports real-time interaction between humans and robots.
read more...Schnaithmann uses virtual reality when planning an assembly or transfer system. As early as the design phase, the customer can experience their future system on a holodeck using special software and examine it virtually for ergonomic aspects or ease of maintenance.
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