Sharper for the perfect picture
High-quality print products can only be produced with a high-precision printing press. However, the gears responsible for this must not only mesh precisely, but also be economical to produce.
read more...read more...Generation of assembly information
Glasses for terminal block production
Flexible assembly assistance. The development of an assembly assistance system for areas with small batch sizes and a large number of variants is a research activity of the Chair of Production Systems (LPS) at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).
read more...Interview with Thomas Witzler, NKE
"The rolling bearing market is on the verge of upheaval"
The Austrian bearing manufacturer NKE will be fully acquired by the Spanish manufacturer Fersa Bearings this year. As a group, both companies aim to strengthen their position on the global market, which is also subject to constant developments and changes.
read more...GSA supplies drives with Swiss precision
Gewindeziegler specializes in the grinding of threads and worms of various pitches and diameters. The company also produces roller screw drives, which are manufactured by Gewinde Satelliten Antriebe AG, a company founded specifically for this purpose.
read more...Hahn+Kolb records 13.5 percent growth in 2017
Tool service provider and system supplier Hahn+Kolb increased its turnover by 13.5 percent to 285 million euros in the 2017 financial year.
read more...Rescue in an emergency
One of the biggest challenges in the offshore, automotive, mechanical engineering and toolmaking sectors is to minimize the failure of critical components. Repairing damaged components is a time and cost-saving alternative to replacing or remanufacturing them.
read more...Plain bearings for airplanes
Five Iglidur high-performance polymers now officially meet the fire protection requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for aircraft interiors. Areas of application for plain bearings made from these materials include bearing points in seats, tables and doors.
read more...How anomalies go online
Industrial companies have to live with the fact that there are always new gaps in IT and OT infrastructures. In addition, there are causes of disruption that go beyond cyber security.
read more...Structure with a system
At Item, the focus is on the Toolpanel system: a flat structure made of grooved panel profile and particularly quickly mounted holders. The extension of the Item workstation system enables tools to be clearly organized.
read more...Axle and portal construction kit
Robot construction kit
FLT has developed a modular axis and gantry construction kit with which various sizes of highly dynamic gantry robots and axes can be realized. The LGR-3 is the first linear gantry robot to be fully assembled from this modular system.
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