
Schaeffler takes cobots further
To increase the range of applications for cobots, Schaeffler offers driven linear units that can be installed as horizontal axes.
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To increase the range of applications for cobots, Schaeffler offers driven linear units that can be installed as horizontal axes.
Automation platform. The automation concept for handling systems must be as compact as possible and quickly integrated into new machine concepts. The automation platform ctrlX Automation from Bosch Rexroth reduces the space requirement and engineering effort for Cartesian robots by up to 50 percent.
Storage and retrieval of sleeves
Bauer manufactures transport and storage systems for the printing industry. A system for storing print and carrier sleeves that places large loads with high precision was realized for a customer in the USA.
Online tools support designers
Online tools simplify the entire process from design to commissioning - even for synchronized linear units. With the right software, viable automation solutions for multi-axis portals and pick-and-place tasks can be implemented quickly and easily.
When multi-axis solutions are required for precise positioning tasks in automation technology, parallel kinematic systems are often the ideal solution. One example of this is hexapods, which can position loads extremely accurately with different travel ranges. Possible applications range from mechanical engineering and robotics to medical technology, research and high-precision measurement of optical components.
Precision tools in digital production
Precision tools play a key role in digital production. Precise integration into production processes and the targeted processing of tool data are the basis for future-proof Industry 4.0 solutions.

Fanuc supplies around 3,500 robots for new BMW production lines and plants worldwide, including newly developed models tailored to BMW's requirements.

Which hexapod is suitable for an application and what effect do external factors have? The simulation tool from Physik Instrumente can be used to check whether a hexapod is suitable for the positioning task in question.

Rollon offers linear axes that extend the reach of Universal Robots robots as they are specially tailored to the UR system. The linear axes are part of the Dahl Linear Move all-in-one package.

Igus offers its low-cost robot robolink DP - consisting of high-performance plastics - in customized designs.