Motek 2021 launched

The Motek automation trade fair opened today on a smaller scale but with a good attendance.
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The Motek automation trade fair opened today on a smaller scale but with a good attendance.

After going virtual in 2020, this time the signals are green for a Motek 2021 as a presence trade fair with direct human contact. Record numbers of visitors and exhibitors are not the goal, but intensive discussions are.

ATN Automatisierungstechnik Niemeier has been representing Avio thermode systems in Germany since the beginning of the year and will be presenting them at Motek.

Since the company was founded by Dr. Erwin Sick in September 1946, the South Baden-based high-tech company Sick has been a market leader in sensor technology. 75 years of pioneering work gave cause for celebration this year.

The new SVTE-A series from Servotecnica serves as a servo controller for motion control of brushless servomotors, stepper motors and brushed DC motors.

ABB recently introduced FlexBuffer, a modular and customizable cell for the storage, buffering and sequencing of a wide variety of items.

At food manufacturer Heemskerk, ABB robots in order picking reduce the time that fresh food spends in the supply chain. This extends their half-life on the shelf and thus minimizes waste.

RS Components has significantly expanded the range of cables and connectors under its own RS Pro brand. The provider now offers a wide range of connection products for industrial and network applications in various fields of application.

After more than a year without national industrial trade fairs in Germany, the parallel Motek and Bondexpo, together with the special trade fairs Vision and Parts2Clean, are among the first to take place on site and with visitors again. Managing Director Bettina Schall talks about this year's special features in an interview.
Mobile robots can be used for various transportation tasks with the help of flexible add-on modules. Depending on requirements, possible applications range from the automation of individual process steps to fully automated applications.