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Distribution partnership between Automationware and Maccon

Automationware and Maccon announce their distribution partnership with immediate effect. With Automationware's broad product range in the fields of drive technology, robotics and handling, Maccon secures an extended portfolio of reliable and long-term available solutions for its industrial customers.

Data portal

Design data from the web

Baumüller is integrating its b maXX 5000 inverter family into the web-based Eplan Data Portal. With all the necessary data for over 40 products, the manufacturer wants to save its customers time in the design process.

Change in the management

Wittenstein subsidiaries: Kasper Rungfeldt takes over

Kasper Rungfeldt has joined Wittenstein motion control GmbH and Wittenstein aerospace & simulation GmbH as Managing Director.

Quarter-turn actuators

Mounting the signal transmitter directly

SMC has revised its quarter-turn actuators from the CRB1 series. The D-M9 series signaling devices can now be mounted directly, axially or laterally. This means that the design is even more compact and installation is even quicker and easier.

New Chairman of the Management Board

ZF: Wolf-Henning Scheider succeeds Dr. Konstantin Sauer

Wolf-Henning Scheider succeeds Dr. Konstantin Sauer as CEO and will take over as the new Chairman of the Board of Management of the ZF Group on February 1.

Plug-in card for controls

Motion controller extended with Ethercat

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.

Number of employees at record high

Ziehl-Abegg increases global sales by 12 percent

The fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg grew by around 12 percent in 2017. Sales rose from 484 million euros to 540 million euros, according to the preliminary figures for the past financial year.

Twelve percent growth

Ziehl-Abegg posts record sales

The fan and motor manufacturer Ziehl-Abegg grew by around twelve percent in 2017. According to preliminary figures, turnover rose from 484 million euros to 540 million euros. The number of employees reached a record high of over 3,900. The company traditionally does not disclose profit figures.

KannMotion servo system

For the maximum output of the stepper motor

Koco Motion presents a new version of the "KannMOTION" servo system. Previously, the servo drive was offered in the flange sizes Nema 17, 23 and 24 with torques from 0.4 to 3.0 Nm.