Motek 2019: Digitalization arrives

The 38th Motek is in the starting blocks together with the 13th Bondexpo. Motek is focusing on "Smart Solutions for Production and Assembly" for this year 2019 and beyond.
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The 38th Motek is in the starting blocks together with the 13th Bondexpo. Motek is focusing on "Smart Solutions for Production and Assembly" for this year 2019 and beyond.
Welding has become an indispensable joining technology in industry. With increasing digitalization, the demands on welding technology are also changing. Fronius is meeting these challenges with a new intelligent welding system platform.

With the LDMblue high-power diode laser, Laserline presents what it claims to be the world's first blue diode laser with cw output powers of up to 1 kW at a wavelength of 450 nm.

The economic realization of automated mechanical assembly and joining work is becoming a decisive factor for more and more companies. Electrically driven screw presses are predestined for such tasks thanks to their control options and precision.

Electric actuators for automation
IAI Industrieroboter presents a new product generation of servo presses. They are based on the company's electric push rod axes.
Motek starts on October 8. The latest trends in the industry can be seen at the trade fair for production and assembly automation - from smart solutions for manual assembly to fully automated assembly systems, accompanied by an extensive supporting program.
Interchangeable gripper system for robots
While the assembly of robots used to be done by hand, robots are now taking over this task. Robot assembly at Kuka shows how this works and the role played by Zimmer Group grippers.

Due to an unforeseen clash of dates, Reed Exhibitions has brought forward the next date of the quadrennial welding trade fair in Linz (Austria) by almost a month. It will now take place from September 10 to 12, 2019.
The so-called cold arc has reached its further development stage. Fronius recently added the TPS/i welding power source to its portfolio. As the basis of CMT technology, it can be used in many applications for robot-assisted welding.
Collaborative assembly of multi-variant products. In the "KoKoMo" research project, a total of eleven partners are working on the question of how collaborative assembly can be integrated into product lifecycle management.