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Hirata offers complete turnkey systems as well as the partial automation of individual production steps: palletizing, assembly, measuring/testing, gluing/potting, laser marking, etc.
read more...Compressors and treatment components
Compressors, compressed air preparation and distribution - all components of a compressed air station should work as efficiently as possible on their own. However, they are not lone warriors, but a team. And a team works best when it is optimally coordinated. This function is performed in a station by the Sigma Air Manager 4.0 compressed air management system from Kaeser.
read more...The I/O modules of the Edam-4200 series from Acceed offer a cost-effective solution for data communication with local terminal devices in automation and building control networks, for example for production control or remote maintenance.
read more...If IT security management is to be set up in production, threats and risks must be assessed and economic countermeasures taken. For the operator, technical and commercial considerations must go hand in hand.
read more...Scanlab, OEM manufacturer of laser scanning systems, has appointed Christian Sonner as Head of Development. With the control expert, the company is strengthening its position in the field of digital products and control solutions in the photonics industry.
read more...Interview with Stephan Stammberger
read more...Vanderlande to modernize the baggage handling system (BHS) at Brussels Airport. The order is part of a 20-year framework agreement between Brussels Airport Company (BAC) and Vanderlande.
read more...Yamaha's Factory Automation Section portfolio includes all common types of industrial robots such as Cartesian and Scara robots as well as single and multi-axis articulated robots.
read more..."Out of the niche, into series production" is the motto of additive manufacturing. However, in some places there is still a lack of connection between the technology and the world of automation for this development step.
read more...When it comes to really fast, time-critical applications, the integration of decentralized I/Os into the Mechatrolink-III real-time Ethernet bus was previously only possible to a limited extent due to the lack of suitable modules.
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