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With IoT, Industry 4.0 and the smart factory, data (big data) is exploding. Storage, status monitoring and analysis with high computing power are the preferred means of economically managing this flood in real time.
read more...Audi is testing the virtual reality holodeck to assess the design of new models. The technology creates a walk-in, virtual environment with a three-dimensional image of the respective car and enables developers and production experts to gain a realistic overall impression of a new model and its proportions at an early stage.
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Audi is testing the virtual reality holodeck to assess the design of new models. The technology creates a walk-in, virtual environment with a three-dimensional image of the respective car.
read more...Faulhaber has expanded its product family of linear DC servomotors with the new LM 1483. The new drive is equipped with a continuous force of 6.2 N and a peak force of up to 18.4 N.
read more...Siemens is expanding its portfolio of Simatic S7-1500 advanced controllers with the multifunctional CPU 1518(F)-4 PN/DP MFP platform. This allows high-level language functions to be integrated and stand-alone applications to be created and reused.
read more...With a servopneumatic balancer, employees in assembly and logistics can lift and move large masses with just two fingers. At the heart of the balancer is the YHBP drive solution from Festo.
read more...Cloud solutions and the Internet of Things enable predictive maintenance, service support through augmented reality, mobile apps and much more. With the e-F@ctory concept, Mitsubishi Electric offers a way to develop cyber-secure, open edge computing solutions for the direct connection of production to the cloud.
read more...Maxon Motor is equipping its positioning controllers from the Epos4 series with additional connectivity options. They can now be integrated into Ethercat networks as slaves using an expansion card.
read more...With its electric drives for small sizes, SMC aims to meet the demand for ever more compact and networked drive solutions. The compact slides in the LES series, for example, correspond to a height of 35 mm and a maximum stroke of 75 mm for size 8.
read more...Adlink is launching an IIoT-ready controller with an IoT gateway onto the market. According to the manufacturer, the compact device is suitable for harsh operating environments such as industrial automation, transportation, agriculture and water management as well as smart city applications thanks to its extended temperature range of -40 to +85 °C.
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