Splined shafts in the new material
Mädler, a wholesaler and manufacturer of drive and mechanical engineering elements, is expanding its range of splined shaft connections with new splined shafts made from 42CrMo4 heat-treated steel.
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Mädler is expanding its range of splined shaft connections with new splined shafts made from 42CrMo4 heat-treated steel. The new material ensures that either the dimensions of the splined shafts can be reduced or their load-bearing capacity increased.
read more...Autonomously through the factory
How igus makes AGVs more fail-safe
To make the automated guided vehicle systems lower-maintenance, lighter and therefore more energy-efficient, AGV manufacturers can equip their systems with motion plastics components from igus - for example with iglidur Tribo polymer bearings, which are up to 60 percent lighter than metal bearings.
read more...Electric lift transverse unit for transfer systems
Schnaithmann Maschinenbau has developed a purely electrically powered lift transverse unit (eHQE). For the Remshalden-based automation specialist, the eHQE is the first step on the way to a fully electric transfer system.
read more...Pfeiffer Vacuum presents new high-performance vacuum pumps: Roots pumps of the HiLobe® series set new standards
Pfeiffer Vacuum, a leading global supplier of vacuum technology, presents the innovative new Roots pumps of the HiLobe series, which can be used for numerous industrial vacuum applications such as electron beam welding, vacuum furnaces or freeze-drying.
read more...Interview with Felix Thun-Hohenstein, 3M
Back to the future
In spring 2018, 3M's abrasives production facility in Villach burned down, but the company restarted production in the middle of this year. SCOPE editor-in-chief Andrea Gillhuber spoke to Felix Thun-Hohenstein about innovation culture, crisis management and why robots are a growth market for abrasives.
read more...Every square meter is used
Fast transportation between different levels, reliable allocation to the destination, all at the touch of a button without manual intervention, as efficient and energy-saving as possible: the demands on the intralogistics sector are growing rapidly in the age of Industry 4.0.
read more...Servo solution for fluid applications
Valves out, electric motors in
Kollmorgen has developed a prepared drive solution for hydraulic applications for the S700 series of servo controllers. The new technology is designed to improve the energy efficiency of applications that require the high force density of hydraulics.
read more...The air must come out
Online trade is booming. However, standardized cardboard boxes are often too large, which also means that a lot of air is transported. A packaging specialist has developed a technical solution to reduce the volume.
read more...Everything to do with sanding
CO2 reduction, energy efficiency and digitalization are also perennial issues for grinding machine manufacturers such as Junker. In order to meet the increasing demands of the market, the company is responding with innovation.
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