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Flexible stranded cables are used wherever there is a higher risk of conductor breakage due to frequent movement. In order to be able to connect all individual wires safely, especially with larger cross-sections, it is better to weld them to the contacts instead of clamping them.
read more...Significant time savings can be achieved in assembly technology thanks to intelligent locking technology.
read more...Pneumatic-electric hybrid grippers
Zimmer has added three new sizes to the GPP5000IL and GPD5000IL gripper series. These pneumatic-electric hybrid grippers are suitable for users who are taking the step into the I4.0 world of gripping but do not want to do without a pneumatic drive.
read more...Schaeffler has added further automatic lubricators to its Concept series. Concept1 and Concept4 ensure automatic and individually adjustable lubrication and thus reduce maintenance costs.
read more...Energy guiding chains are often subject to very individual requirements. Tsubaki Kabelschlepp therefore has a wide range of standard solutions in its product range and also develops customer-specific concepts.
read more...Faulhaber offers direct drives with hollow shafts for a wide range of applications.
read more...Connecting each cable individually is time-consuming and error-prone. Igus has therefore developed an alternative for machine manufacturers. Module Connect is an interface that makes it easy to connect energy chains and the cables they contain.
read more...A research group at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart is working on models that also take object dynamics into account when calculating robot control sequences and trajectories.
read more...For use in industrial robots, Ethernet cables have to withstand a lot. However, when it comes to horizontal linear movements combined with torsion, standard Ethernet cables are often unable to cope with the load. A new solution from Lapp complies with the type R standard for Profinet cables on robots.
read more...Stecher Automation realizes the Smart Factory with the Matrix cell. Various manufacturing processes can be integrated. The cell links the processes in such a way that several products can be manufactured simultaneously and flexibly. An example of intelligent automation for SMEs.
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