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Serbian mechanical engineering company Mashtronics develops and manufactures systems for the automated processing of wires. For a new machine for the production of reinforcing steel mesh, the company was looking for drive and control technology components that meet equally high standards of precision, quality and throughput.
read more...The automation specialist Weiss will be presenting products from the areas of rotary tables, transfer systems, handling, industrial systems and software in Nuremberg.
read more...Technical center rooms expanded
Viscotec has purchased a new Kuka robot for its Customer & Innovation Center (CIC), which opened in September 2017. It complements the pilot plant rooms for precise customer trials.
read more...Traditionally, eccentric lifters in Geoskid conveyor technology work with eccentric shafts that are synchronized in their movement by means of toothed belts, chains or linkages. They are driven by a centrally arranged electric motor or a pneumatic cylinder.
read more...Conveyor technology components from Rulmeca are in use at an Italian pasta manufacturer. Pasta manufacturer De Cecco in Ortona produces around 400,000 kilograms of pasta per day in three shifts on twelve production lines.
read more...Schott is supplying mirror segments for the huge ELT telescope in Chile. The company purchased an eight-ton electric forklift from Still especially for handling the glass melting tank, and another RX 60-80 will be delivered shortly.
read more...The LS Hybrid hybrid transfer system from Weiss promises up to 20 percent faster cycle times. The further development of the LS 280 transfer system with purely mechanical drive relies on a combination of mechanical cam drive and direct drive.
read more...Machine manufacturer Paro has developed a pick & place system that works with electric direct drives. It is more efficient and requires less assembly and maintenance than systems with pneumatic or cam drives.
read more...Autonomous conveyor trolley technology will be an important component of flexible production systems in the future. This will allow producers to react flexibly to the rapid changes in modern production, processing and packaging.
read more...The contribution that linear technology can make to process optimization and ultimately to the implementation of Industry 4.0 will be demonstrated by Hepco Motion using various modules at Sindex 2018.
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