Workpiece handling next level
In a modern production plant, grippers perform various handling tasks. Different workpieces also place different demands on the gripper technology.
read more...read more...Flexibility thanks to integrated control
The Swiss automation specialist Afag presents a new electric small parts gripper with integrated control.
read more...Cooperation between SMC and Yaskawa
Another chapter in the cooperation between Yaskawa and SMC: The new European Yaskawa Europe headquarters is also home to an academy with robots and cobots, to which various SMC solutions are exclusively connected.
read more...Micro motors as the driving force behind intralogistics
Suitable transport structures in intralogistics are a prerequisite in all industries in order to withstand competitive pressure in the future. The basis for this is comprehensive automation, which would be inconceivable without an armada of powerful micromotors.
read more...Simple tool change in seconds
With the CMS, Schunk is launching a user-friendly, manual change system for quick component replacement. In addition to its simple and convenient operation, the CMS also stands out with its extensive range of optional modules and complementary end effectors.
read more...But be careful now!
Force-sensitive, dynamic, energy-efficient and versatile - these are the attributes of the new robot gripper from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design Technology (IEM) in Paderborn.
read more...Additively manufactured grippers for the automotive industry
For industrial robots, 3DP Maven offers a 3D-printed gripper that has been tested to 500,000 cycles at 4 bar and has achieved validation suitable for the automotive sector. With the same technical possibilities, this 3D-printed gripper is four times cheaper than conventionally manufactured complex grippers.
read more...Schunk wants to simplify processes in automated production
The declared aim of automation specialist Schunk is to make its customers' processes comprehensible, simple and efficient. Data transparency plays an important role in this. It enables reliable processes and provides the basis for resource-saving planning, zero-defect production and energy efficiency.
read more...Megatrends support manufacturing companies in international competition
EMO Hannover 2023, the world's leading trade fair for production technology, will showcase cutting-edge solutions. Practical examples from industry and research will show how the various technologies can be profitably combined.
read more...Sustainable and future-oriented
ASS Maschinenbau celebrates its 40th anniversary
Founded in 1983 in a garage and after several relocations, ASS is now based at the modern and certified climate-neutral site in Overath and offers around 130 employees a challenging and attractive workplace with prospects and topics for the future.
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