handling award 2018 presented at Motek

Ceremonial award ceremony at Motek: This year, the trade magazine handling has once again presented the handling award.
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Ceremonial award ceremony at Motek: This year, the trade magazine handling has once again presented the handling award.
Aero-Lift has shipped one of its heavy-duty lifting devices to Denmark. The vacuum lifting device previously filled almost the entire production hall; it measures 17 meters, has a lifting capacity of 32,000 kilograms and 33 large suction plates.

Robotiq has introduced the Hand-E, the first electric gripper for Universal Robots' E-Series. It can be connected using the plug & play principle and is particularly suitable for precision assembly and other collaborative robot applications.

Rethink Robotics has expanded its portfolio of gripper solutions for the Cobot Sawyer. One of the biggest challenges when using collaborative robots is changing the end effectors, which must be selected precisely for each application.

The award-winning Panda robot from Voith Robotics is the first sensitive, self-learning lightweight robot that has the ability to assist humans and significantly increase production efficiency, according to the manufacturer.

Ceremonial award ceremony at Motek: This year, the trade magazine handling once again presented the handling award. Outstanding products and system solutions in the field of production and assembly automation as well as innovations in the fields of handling technology, robotics, material flow and conveyor technology were honored.
Fraunhofer IPA offers solutions for various stages of the industrial value chain. For example, the Fraunhofer IPA in Stuttgart realistically implements material flow simulations.

Stainless steel gripping container
LK Mechanik presents its stainless steel gripper containers with burr-free edges at Motek.
Schmalz has developed a new adapter for suction blocks: With the AP-S4, suction blocks from the VCBL-B series can now also be used on CNC processing machines with the TVN system from SCM/Morbidelli.

The HFI series takes center stage at Engel. The integrated drives have their own control electronics and an STO safety function and cover outputs of up to 600 watts and rated torques of up to 1.9 Newton meters.