Save space and energy during laser welding
Blackbird Robotersysteme, expert in system solutions for remote laser welding, is expanding its portfolio with a compact scanner controller.
read more...read more...SaaS as the future of digitalization
Customers increasingly expect intelligent, networked and integrated products. As a result, these products and the processes for their development and manufacture are becoming increasingly complex. Product and production complexity is becoming an integral part of the way companies function and collaborate - between departments as well as with customers, suppliers and partners.
read more...For production with heavy and large-volume components
The robots in Kuka's KR Fortec ultra family set new standards in the heavy payload range from 480 to 800 kg. They are ideally designed for high payloads and moments of inertia and meet the new requirements of electromobility in particular.
read more...Lend me an arm
Industrial robots usually work as stand-alone complete machines. Recently, cobots have been on the rise. No less exciting is the use of robots in cooperation with humans in conjunction with production and packaging machines.
read more...Hurdles on the road to success
Welding is one of the most complicated processes in the manufacturing process, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find suitable personnel. Can this problem be solved by automating processes? Can or should the robot colleague replace the experienced welder? The automation of manual welding is a complex, multi-stage process.
read more...Numerous overlaps in content
After the involuntary corona break, this year's Intec is once again taking place in real life at the Leipzig exhibition grounds. Editor-in-chief Daniel Schilling asked project director Ulrike Lange about the highlights, synergy effects and special features of the Leipzig location.
read more...BASF Report for Automotive OEM Coatings
These were the most popular car colors in 2022
In 2022, achromatic colors will continue to dominate the global automotive market. However, in BASF's Color Report for Automotive OEM Coatings, designers found that colors such as yellow, orange, green and violet are now also gaining market share.
read more...Stirring and conveying technology
Cooperative control expertise for plant manufacturers
In many production facilities, conveying and agitating systems perform their work without exploiting their maximum potential. This is often due to factory-implemented control systems that are not always optimally aligned with the corresponding process sequences.
read more...The rise of ransomware-as-a-service
Until about ten years ago, cyberattacks that could (almost) ruin companies or even endanger human lives existed only in science fiction. However, as the capabilities and internet connectivity of modern physical production systems have increased to a level we could only dream of in the past, cybercrime has also evolved.
read more...Determine position in real time
Vehicle tracking through precise real-time localization: At the Mercedes-Benz Türk bus factory in Hoşdere, time-consuming searches and long search routes on the 36-hectare site are a thing of the past.
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