How cobots optimize assembly
Collaborative robots provide support in assembly and relieve employees of monotonous tasks. Companies of all sizes benefit from this, as the examples of Albrecht Jung and Opel show.
read more...read more...Commissioning made easy
Hermle is one of the world market leaders for metalworking centers. The company relies on Murrelektronik's modular Cube67 fieldbus IO system for its electrical installation.
read more...Quality made visible millions of times over
How do you check the quality of ten million plastic parts per year? Until recently, this was done manually, but now the process is automated thanks to a clever inspection system. At the heart of the system are ten CX cameras from Baumer.
read more...Bow handle with electrical switch and signal function
Solutions for limited space: Ganter, the standard parts specialist, equips mechanical components with electrical functions and has added the GN 422 bow handle with electrical switching function and integrated LED ring illumination to its portfolio as the latest component in this series.
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Condition monitoring with FLIR
Current clamps and thermal imaging cameras are among the most important tools for condition-based maintenance of electrical installations. Thermography pioneer FLIR has combined both technologies - in the FLIR CM174 current clamp.
read more...Appreciation, please!
A craftsman categorically rules out working for a certain professional group. The reason: poor payment ethics and know-it-all attitude. A call for more acceptance.
read more...New generation with e
With the e-Series, Universal Robots has launched a new generation of collaborative lightweight robots. It offers users greater ease of use and an increased variety of application areas to boost production output.
read more...Self-adjusting pliers for crimping
The Knipex Twistor16 crimping pliers adapt automatically to all cross-sections. It makes it possible to crimp wire end ferrules from almost any working position. This is made possible by the all-round rotating crimping jaws, which are flexible to handle with eight noticeable locking positions.
read more...Cobots for Power
For over a year, "James" has been stacking 2,400 packaging units per day in two-shift operation - without a break, without resting. In his area of responsibility, the palletizing of packaged cable junction boxes, he has been able to increase process efficiency during this time and at the same time relieve his colleagues of this physically demanding work.
read more...Please put the boxes on the pallet, James
Palletizing with collaborative robotics. At Gustav Hensel, a manufacturer of electrical installation and distribution solutions, a robotic arm from Universal Robots palletizes 1,200 packaging units per shift.
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