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A company in Eberding uses a laser system from Mobil-Mark to mark truck axle shafts that are manufactured using the friction welding process. Now up to 500 parts can be welded and marked in a single shift.
read more...CoreTigo has introduced a scalable IO-Link wireless platform with low latency.
read more...In order to be able to reproduce all processing steps of complex workpieces with standard motor spindles, several machines are often required. As a result, time and accuracy are lost due to time-consuming reclamping. A spindle row turret offers a more flexible solution for multi-spindle parallel machining of complex workpieces.
read more...Lapp has also had switches in its range for two years. The company has now expanded its range of active components for SPS 2019 to include additional switches for industry.
read more...The new GPT metal planetary gearbox family from Faulhaber is compact, robust and tolerates frequent and sudden load changes. The gearboxes work efficiently and can be combined with different motors.
read more...With the SLG, Schmalz has developed a system for various handling tasks that users can configure individually online without any prior knowledge. Schmalz developed the digital platform for this together with the software company Trinckle 3D from Berlin.
read more...As part of the 9th European Robotics Week, the Schunk Robot Competition took place again at the end of November at the training center in Lauffen. Pupils worked in mixed teams to create industry-related robot solutions.
read more...Drive physics makes the difference in many cases. Whenever high forces and robustness are required, hydraulics come into play - an unfamiliar technology for many younger design engineers. Why working with modern, networkable hydraulics is easier and more economical than many people think.
read more...Connectivity to the PLC at all levels of industrial automation is the focus at Yaskawa. One example is the Sigma-7 servo system: in addition to Yaskawa's own Mechatrolink-III motion bus or integrated Ethercat interface, the axes are now also available with an integrated Profinet interface, enabling seamless integration into corresponding system environments without additional option cards.
read more...The ImageIR 9500 thermal imaging camera extends InfraTec's ImageIR series with a camera for the medium-wave infrared range in HD format.
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