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Feeding and packing small parts

APS now offers a complete solution for feeding, counting, checking, sorting and packing components in order to eliminate excess or short quantities and faulty small parts when packing small parts.

Metal powder

Steel for additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing is well on its way out of its niche. New materials are also making this possible. Deutsche Edelstahlwerke has now launched two metal powders for 3D printing: the bainitic special steel Bainidur AM and the austenitic steel Printdur HSA.

Motion control

Safety in the joint

The development of cobots into a commodity product is closely linked to the issue of safety in robotics - a challenge that needs to be mastered efficiently.

Servo pumps

Reducing costs with the servo pump

Low life cycle costs due to energy efficiency are the main argument for the use of servo pumps. For some years now, the concept of combining hydraulic power transmission with the principle of speed-controlled power supply has been standard in many applications.

Feeding technology

Feeding solutions for corona test systems

Feeding technology. Afag is working with European and US technology providers to accelerate production solutions for Covid-19 test units. The specialist for automation components and subsystems supplied special feeding technology systems for this purpose.

Interview with André Pöppe

"The assembly of the future needs assistance systems"

"Many people still associate the term Industry 4.0 with the idea of production without people," says André Pöppe, Product Manager at Desoutter. In this interview, he explains why the opposite is the case.

Locking cylinder

Secure hold in the process

With the new ISO locking cylinder of the CP96N and C96N series, SMC offers a solution for greater process reliability, even in tight installation spaces.

Ring rotary indexing tables

Automate assembly without lead times

A new series of indexing tables from Nexen offers greater flexibility through its customized drive end, which supports the mounting of numerous motors and gearboxes with output shafts, and can be delivered within three to four weeks.

DC technology from Lapp

Direct current: A turnaround without change

Direct current is becoming increasingly important. The long-term phase-out of fossil fuels can also only be achieved efficiently if there is a consistent switch to DC electricity in order to avoid conversion losses.