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Item has expanded its portfolio to include timing belt and chain deflection units for reliable power transmission. The new components enable the connection of motors and gearboxes without hub machining. Another new product is the KGT spindle unit.
read more...The use of thermal imaging technology in wind turbine maintenance schedules enables electrical and mechanical problems to be identified before costly unplanned downtime occurs.
read more...For a new order, the forwarding company Schmitt set up a new logistics facility in which components for axle and gearbox plants are stored and picked. Schöler Fördertechnik supplied reach trucks with Linde Dynamic Mast Control for this purpose.
read more...The Maxon Group exceeded half a billion in sales for the first time in 2018. Turnover increased by 14.7 percent to 526.3 million Swiss francs (previous year: 459 million). Maxon is also parting ways with the motor on July 1.
read more...Automation increases the quality of individual products, while at the same time increasing the demands on the plant engineers who are to develop the automated production lines. Hainzl supplied a system for synchronous motor components to cable car manufacturer Leitner.
read more...The Italian drive specialist Bonfiglioli offers customized integrated Industry 4.0 drive solutions for the entire drive train in the textile industry.
read more...The gearbox specialist Neugart has expanded its management team: Holger Obergföll has been the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) Supply Chain since May 1, 2019. In this newly created role, he is responsible for the management of all internal and external supply chains.
read more...At the Schweinfurt location, ZF Friedrichshafen is expanding its development in the field of e-mobility and opening two production sites for electric drives in Serbia and China.
read more...Hirata Engineering Europe is expanding its site in Mainz in response to future development trends in the field of electromobility.
read more...Autonomous driving in the heavy-duty sector
With fuel cells, modular toolkits, the Space Drive drive-by-wire system and digital solutions, Schaeffler is paving the way for the electrification of commercial vehicles. With new activities in the "Heavy Duty" area, solutions will also be offered on the commercial vehicle market in the future that go beyond the existing product portfolio.
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