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Tekon Prüftechnik GmbH is presenting the Tekonect information module with extended functions at this year's Control, the international trade fair for quality assurance in Stuttgart. The "intelligent" module from the Swabian testing technology specialist is installed in test fixtures.
read more...New at Maschinenbau Kitz is a chain circulation system that feeds and removes workpieces to and from the machining center in a synchronized and position-oriented manner. In order to be able to transport components of different sizes, the distance between the two profile strands on which the components lie can be changed via an adjustment unit. Torque ball bushings and shafts from Dr. Tretter are installed for this purpose.
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The seventh axis concept gives robot applications a larger working range. The entire robot moves on a linear axis close to the floor.
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As production becomes more flexible, the number of axes that need to be controlled and synchronized also increases. Lenze's new, easy-to-use powerhouse is tailored precisely to these future-oriented servo applications.
read more...GV3 linear guide system in sanding machine. Peitzmeier Maschinenbau has developed a machine that grinds 40,000 washbasins made of thin sheet metal fully automatically every year.
read more...Machine learning, big data and Industry 4.0 - these buzzwords have long since become real concepts. With intelligent products such as smart plastics from Igus, companies can, for example, increase the reliability of their systems, plan maintenance work precisely and thus save costs.
read more...One of the biggest challenges is the transition to a resource-saving economy. With its new development Fluoroxprene, Freudenberg shows how materials can contribute to this. Originally designed for fuel lines, the compound has the potential for future-oriented sealing solutions.
read more...Investments in operational technology
Investing in operational technology to increase efficiency always raises the question of the right financing. This does not have to be a tiresome or boring topic.
read more...At the Hannover Messe, the PSI Group will be presenting integrated industrial software solution scenarios from the areas of production, logistics, service and asset management, using the practical example of e.GO Mobile AG to demonstrate the integrated production and logistics process live at the trade fair stand.
read more...Automated measurement and testing technology. Networked measurement technology plays an important role in quality assurance from the perspective of Industry 4.0. Heitec develops testing devices for measuring workpieces and detecting defects for automotive suppliers.
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