The robot becomes a colleague
Best practice for HRC. Companies see human-robot collaboration as a key technology for solving emerging challenges such as increasing variant diversity, ageing workforces and flexibilization.
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Best practice for HRC. Companies see human-robot collaboration as a key technology for solving emerging challenges such as increasing variant diversity, ageing workforces and flexibilization.

On 12 September 2018, a regional trade fair for process control systems, measurement and control technology will take place in Ludwigshafen (Friedrich-Ebert-Halle), organized by the trade fair company Meorga.

Yaskawa presented its Industry 4.0 concept at Automatica. The integrative approach includes current and newly developed Motoman robots as well as products and solutions from drive and control technology and specially developed software solutions.

Yaskawa will also be presenting its Industry 4.0 concept for i³-Mechatronics at Automatica: The integrative approach includes current and newly developed Motoman robots as well as products and solutions from drive and control technology.

Knoll is presenting its fast-growing assembly and transport systems division at Automatica. The product portfolio includes production logistics and feeding technology for compact robot cells.

In order to implement customer-specific system solutions for process automation economically, ANT Antriebstechnik relies on close cooperation with selected specialist companies from the fields of electrical engineering, control technology and switch cabinet construction.

Modules for robotics. Pilz is premiering its new service robotics modules in Munich. Other trade fair topics include the range of safe sensor technology for robot cells and for human-robot collaboration.

The new Allen-Bradley Micro870 PLC from Rockwell Automation can support intelligent micro applications requiring up to 304 I/O points, 280 KB of memory and 20,000 program instructions.
Automation and control of a film bag machine
A film bag machine can produce plastic bags, pouches and bags in a wide variety of designs. Baumüller was commissioned to design a new, cost-optimized, efficient and future-proof film bag machine.

Schneider Electric is expanding its range of industrial radio remote control systems in the eXLhoist series with the Compact series for simple crane and lifting applications with three axes. The combination of radio remote control and receiver unit is attached directly to the machine.