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Components made of technical ceramics require high-quality processing and careful inspection. Martin Mechanic has developed a feeding solution for its test cell to ensure that the sintered parts do not break during this fully automated testing process.
read more...Right now, grippers are particularly in demand for handling tasks in sensitive areas. The gripper specialist Schmalz sees this as an opportunity and is introducing new products.
read more...Load mapping for optical sensors
The smart task functionality Load Mapping, which Sick provides for its smart optical sensors with IO-Link, makes it possible to record the occupancy of workpiece carriers during the feeding process into an assembly cell and output it as a digital sensor signal to the robot controller.
read more...The V/F400 and V/F300 series smart cameras are new additions to Omron's MicroHawk series. They combine code reading and visual inspection in a single, compact device.
read more...The image processing system from Vision & Control carries out color checks in fractions of a second. This is intended to ensure higher quality, including in the production of small injection-molded parts.
read more...Industry 4.0 is increasingly dissolving the separation of technologies in the industrial and consumer markets. In an interview with Andreas Mühlbauer, Sven Klette-Matzat, Sales Manager OEM Solutions at Vision Components, explains why this is the case and what effects the development of the Internet of Things will have on industry.
read more...Harting has developed a new series of Ethernet switches that enable high-performance plug & play Gigabit network solutions in a small space for data-intensive applications.
read more...Camera-supported alignment and measuring...
Electronic autocollimators use the absolute straightness of light for non-contact, high-precision measurements. The optical alignment and measurement system from Hofbauer Optik works with the help of uEye industrial cameras from IDS.
read more...When 3D image processing is used in computationally intensive applications, interfaces and CPU performance quickly become a bottleneck. It is then practical if the 3D camera already takes over some of the computing work - such as Ensenso XR.
read more...Gerhard Schubert GmbH in Crailsheim specializes in robot-based packaging technology. The family-run company has most of its customers in the food and confectionery industry, but also serves all other sectors, from pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to beverages and technical consumer goods.
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