Single-phase growth
From 2020, the EQ electric chain hoist line from Kito will be joined by the single-phase EQS. It is designed for a 230-volt power supply and offers load capacities of 500 or 1,000 kilograms.
read more...read more...Vacuum instead of muscle power
Handling with tube lifter. Packages of different sizes are often still moved manually in internal logistics. Power-sapping handling processes can be ergonomically designed with tube lifters.
read more...Every handle a nail
Handling on the machine. The start-up BoKa relies on two-jaw grippers from Röhm for its latest development, a sheet metal bending and welding construction in cube form. With these, a robot picks up individual workpieces directly at the machine for further parts handling.
read more...Gripper for battery terminal smoothing machine
Everything runs smoothly here
Gripper unit for battery terminal smoothing machine. Four parallel grippers from the Zimmer Group automate a machine system for surface hardening of battery terminals.
read more...Gimatic develops 4.0 hand change system
Gimatic has further developed its simple SQ manual changing system and made it suitable for Industry 4.0 robotics. The robot-side base plate is now available in a version with a secure locking mechanism that is sensor-supported.
read more...Getting started with automation
Cobot gripper with starter pack
The flexible EGH co-act gripper from Schunk is designed to provide an easy introduction to the world of cobots.
read more...Double gripping with vacuum
With the VGC10 Compact, OnRobot is launching a new electric vacuum gripper onto the market. It has flexibly adaptable suction cups and arms and two independent air channels for double gripping.
read more...Motek prepares next Arena of Integration
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...Piab takes over the Tawi Group
Piab acquires the Tawi Group, a manufacturer of intelligent lifting solutions.
read more...From the conveyor belt to the pallet
The company Sapho in Ostrach supplies the regions of southern Germany, Austria and parts of France with road salt from its warehouse of up to 50,000 tons, which is partly filled from mines in the region between May and October. The filling department needed a new gripper to stack the bags on pallets.
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