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Process data documents the actual parameters with which a process was carried out. As a rule, these are used by the control systems to regulate the process. This information usually remains in the control systems and is not used for other tasks. Tapping into this "data pot" opens up additional opportunities to increase added value.
read more...Interview with Christoph Papenfuss, OSIsoft
Data is the new oil, they say. SCOPE spoke to Christoph Papenfuss from OSIsoft about the opportunities that data analytics and interdisciplinary teams present for the industry and where the greatest danger lies for Germany.
read more...Pfisterer in Bernau am Chiemsee manufactures high-precision components for laboratory and medical devices. An Acura 65 from Hedelius has also been in use for this since 2017.
read more...Tox Pressotechnik is continuing its internationalization strategy with new branches in the Czech Republic and Mexico.
read more...Expansion of production capacity
The maxon motor Group achieved a record result in 2017. Sales increased by 8.6% to CHF 459 million (previous year: CHF 422.5 million).
read more...Data networks in factories must be fast, real-time capable and standardized, demands Oliver Riedel, Professor at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart.
read more...Siemens PLM Software and Schunk want to simplify the entry into the simulation of handling solutions. The starter package consists of the Mechatronics Concept Designer from Siemens and a component library of digital twins from Schunk. The tool can be integrated into Siemens NX.
read more...Brushless high-performance motors
The new Faulhaber series 1660 ... BHx delivers high speed and power values in relation to dimensions and weight, with low vibration and heat generation, which were unimaginable until recently. The drive series is suitable for handpieces with high power requirements and limited installation space.
read more...Simulation of handling solutions
As part of an OEM partnership, Siemens PLM Software and Schunk want to radically simplify the entry into the world of simulation of handling solutions.
read more...The new safety relays in the KFD2-RSH series from Pepperl+Fuchs offer a diagnostic function, line fault transparency and double redundancy in a 1oo3 architecture (one out of three).
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