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Heinrich Kipp offers several clamping systems that are compatible with each other. One example of this is the Uni-Lock five-axis modular system combined with the Uni-Lock zero-point clamping system. This enables highly efficient machine utilization.
read more...With a turnover of 48 million euros, Gimatic achieved growth of around 20 percent in 2017; the turnover forecast for 2018 is around 53 million euros. The manufacturer of EOAT solutions and mechatronic components is and remains on course for success.
read more...Siemens PLM Software and Schunk want to simplify the entry into the simulation of handling solutions. The starter package consists of the Mechatronics Concept Designer from Siemens and a component library of digital twins from Schunk. The tool can be integrated into Siemens NX.
read more...With the collaborative rope balancer, Schmalz has developed a new lifting system. It is ergonomically designed, easy to operate and equipped with intelligent functions for controlling and monitoring the handling process and for networking the device.
read more...Gimatic presents the electric two-jaw parallel gripper MPRJ, which is self-centering and can clamp the load from the outside and inside. The finger grippers can be moved to adjust the respective position.
read more...With the acquisition of automation specialists SAS and Feba, Piab is taking a step towards becoming a full-service provider in the field of gripping and moving. A special modular system enables the simple combination of different components.
read more...At Automatica, Goudsmit Magnetics will be exhibiting a combination of a magnetic timing belt, a spreading magnet and a magnetic gripper. With this unit, steel sheets can be quickly and accurately separated, lifted and placed in a press.
read more...Rethink Robotics is presenting Cobot Sawyer at Automatica with an expanded portfolio of gripper solutions. The patented Clicksmart technology enables the gripper tool to be changed in seconds and integrates the end effectors of numerous manufacturers.
read more...Robotiq is expanding its product portfolio with Hand-E. The new 2-finger gripper simplifies the use of collaborative robots in industrial environments and is particularly suitable for precision assembly, machine operation or pick-and-place tasks.
read more...Anything that takes too long must be optimized. For the Austrian company EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie, this was the processing of profile cylinders and padlocks. A customized robot grinding system from SHL provided a remedy.
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