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Clark has completed the expansion of its production facility in Lexington, Kentucky. With the completion, the company has finalized the realignment of its production line for S-Series IC engine-powered counterbalanced trucks.
read more...The construction of new production and chemical plants is time-consuming and requires structured and efficient planning. The "Radical Lead Time Reduction" method, or RLTR for short, helps: it can be used to enormously reduce lead times in plant construction.
read more...To kick off the new year, Motek and Bondexpo are preparing the second edition of the integrative theme park Arena of Integration (AoI). Participating companies will meet at the beginning of February 2020 for the kick-off at the ICS Stuttgart to expand their cooperation.
read more...Phoenix Contact has developed a new control unit for energy generation systems (EZA), which has been tested by the independent measuring institute Windtest Grevenbroich and certified by the certifier Moeller Operating Engineering (M.O.E.).
read more...Dassault Systèmes presents Solidworks 2020, the new version of its 3D design and engineering portfolio. It accelerates product development through optimizations as well as new functions and workflows.
read more...With the SLG, Schmalz has developed a lightweight gripper that can be designed and configured quickly and easily online. Production using 3D printers optimizes the manufacturing process.
read more...Human Machine Interfaces are the key to the efficient operation and monitoring of machines and systems. As a cost-effective alternative to industrial PCs, HMIs form the first interface between man and machine. Due to Industry 4.0 and increasing networking, automation is changing and enabling new operating concepts.
read more...Smart sensor profiles for IO-Link sensors
IO-Link has established itself on the market faster than almost any other communication technology. This is demonstrated by the total number of installed IO-Link devices of 11.4 million at the end of 2018. Edition 2 of the Smart Sensor Profiles will make the wide variety of devices even easier to handle. They help to implement IO-Link sensor technology even faster and more flexibly in automation applications and in the I4.0 environment.
read more...Trade fair organizer Easyfairs acquires all shares in untitled exhibitions and intends to strengthen its trade fair portfolio in the DACH region with the regional trade fairs all about automation. The existing team will continue to be responsible for the expansion and further development of the trade fair concept.
read more...SEW-Eurodrive has expanded its portfolio of DCA compact extra-low voltage drives to include right-angle and offset geared motors. This gives users more flexibility when integrating the drives into their machines.
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