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Unitronic presented the UM0090 ultrasonic distance measurement module from Audiowell Electronics at Sensor+Test 2019.
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Unitronic presented the UM0090 ultrasonic distance measurement module from Audiowell Electronics at Sensor+Test 2019.

Today, the robot-guided "reach into the box" significantly increases the degree of automation in industrial production and allows maximum flexibility. One of the largest automotive suppliers relies on Power Pick 3D from Isra to sort components for the chassis.

Unitronic presented the UM0090 ultrasonic distance measurement module from Audiowell Electronics at this year's Sensor+Test. As part of an application example, it was demonstrated how the fill level of a waste bin is automatically recorded by the sensor and the data is transferred to a cloud system via a LoRa network.
Packaging specialist Auer Packaging is investing at its Amerang site: the go-ahead has been given for the construction of a third production hall on the 50,000 square meter site of the technology park in Amerang.

Kuwait Airport will use a baggage handling system from Beumer at the new Terminal 2. It offers an integrated screening system in a container-based transport and sorting solution as well as a dynamic early baggage storage system. The project is scheduled for completion by 2022.

A robot layer palletizer from Trapo ensures precise gripping and stacking of potato salad containers at the delicatessen manufacturer Wernsing in Lower Saxony.

The intermediate bulk containers with plastic pallet from Auer Packaging offer a volume of 1,000 liters, low tare weight fluctuation, are reusable and optionally available with UN approval for the transport of hazardous goods.

With the B1 Black Line robot, Autostore presents a technology for automated storage, transportation and picking systems. The B1 is compact and lightweight and, thanks to its cavity design, is almost half the size of the R5 from the Red Line.

Individual production, changeable workstations, adaptable production structures - these are current buzzwords in the industry. The "4E-Fifo-Shooter" from Item is designed to enable end-to-end flexibility, efficient work processes and short set-up times at the workplace.

Hänel presents a convenient solution for efficient order picking. The system is based on the Hänel Soft warehouse management software. Standard web devices are located directly on the picking bins, which show the employee which bin to pick into or which bin to pick from.