
Hirata expands location in Mainz
Hirata Engineering Europe is expanding its site in Mainz. The Powertrain division is moving into its own hall with adjoining offices in Mainz-Hechtsheim.
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Hirata Engineering Europe is expanding its site in Mainz. The Powertrain division is moving into its own hall with adjoining offices in Mainz-Hechtsheim.
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The Langhoff family breeds giant red worms, also known as dendrobena. To make breeding more effective, robots developed in-house and a driverless transport vehicle with Igus components are used.

If you need to move goods quickly from A to B, the Xetto transport system is the perfect partner. Thanks to its health-friendly design, the solution can be promoted as a work aid for people with physical disabilities.
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Lifting and tilting machines are the heavy-duty carriers in food production. For areas with high hygiene and cleanliness requirements, EAP Lachnit has designed the type 322 for continuous use and special height and load capacity requirements.
Nabtesco offers gearbox solutions for use in welding robots or positioners in welding systems. The RS, RV-C and RD_-C series hollow shaft gearboxes in particular have proven themselves in welding applications.

Hardware and software for automotive
Nikola Motor Company presents the hydrogen-powered Nikola Two truck for the first time. Bosch has supplied numerous innovations for this development collaboration to power the fuel cell truck and equip it with modern features.

The four-axis TS2 series from Stäubli aims to redefine the performance limits for Scara robots. With its performance, the series focuses on automotive applications as well as applications in sensitive environments such as life science, food and electronics.

The 1645 ... BHS brushless DC servomotor from Faulhaber extends the BHx series with a diameter of 16 millimeters with a more compact version that is only 45 millimeters long.