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Modern machines and systems are designed to be compact. SMC's JMGP series guide cylinders with double pistons are in line with this development. These new models weigh almost 70 percent less than the MGP series.
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Modern machines and systems are designed to be compact. SMC's JMGP series guide cylinders with double pistons are in line with this development. These new models weigh almost 70 percent less than the MGP series.

Automation in implant production. Zero-point clamping systems from AMF enable full automation in milling at Imes-icore - even for table models. The model for five-axis simultaneous machining processes all materials in the dental sector.
Many industrial sectors have been using additive manufacturing processes for several years now. However, the process also presents challenges: A cleaning machine developed by Solukon Maschinenbau, in which Aventics components have been installed, ensures reliable post-processing.

Palletizer concept for production under clean conditions. In medical technology in particular, many products are manufactured in clean environments. High-precision manufacturing processes are increasingly being carried out using automated systems.

J.D. Neuhaus presents the new mini series of pneumatic hoists with NFC sensor at LogiMat.
Compressed air measuring devices
When a new think tank and research center is created for medical science, vision becomes reality. This is also the case on the Garching research campus near Munich, where the laser research center Centre for Advanced Laser Applications, Cala for short, has been under construction since 2008. In its technical room, compressed air measurement systems from Beko Technologies ensure seamless monitoring.

As the world's first angle compensation unit for robots, the AGE-W from Schunk combines simultaneous rotation and angle compensation around all three axes. This enables fast and precise handling of parts whose position is not exactly defined.
Gripper and lid closing system
Bowler Plastics in South Africa automated two Arburg injection molding machines and put an end to the monotonous manual closing of plastic caps for food or cosmetic bottles.

Atlas Copco increased its turnover by 15 percent in 2017. The industrial group grew primarily in the area of vacuum technology, where turnover rose by 44 percent to two billion euros.

Customized workstations in assembly. Bedrunka + Hirth equipped the Ganter training center with individual workstations - workbenches and cabinets are geared towards the requirements of modern work processes in terms of order, safety and ergonomics.