
Lifting without compressed air
Etavac technology enables the generation of a decentralized vacuum for handling applications without the use of compressed air. It is based on a piston rod moved by an electromechanical linear drive.
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Etavac technology enables the generation of a decentralized vacuum for handling applications without the use of compressed air. It is based on a piston rod moved by an electromechanical linear drive.

With the smart EGL Profinet parallel gripper, Schunk has the world's first Profinet universal gripper with integrated electronics certified in the highest category C in its portfolio.
Composite concrete driving axle
Concrete travel axles in series production. Seven composite concrete travel axles from IPR are being used in series production for the first time in the paint shop of a car manufacturer.

Expresso is driving forward the further development of the Lift2move mobile handling and transport system and has recently introduced the "Impulse" drive module; it is both a travel drive and an approach and climbing aid and increases the mobility of the Lift2move.

Automated handling of sensitive electronic components must be fast and gentle. Vacuum specialist Schmalz has developed the SCG flow gripper for this task. It ensures that plastic parts and circuit boards are transported safely.

Rotary axis. With the RA-40 rotary axis, Afag has launched a solution on the market that enables endless rotary motion and simultaneous control of an electric gripper.
A 14-meter-long lifting device recently left the halls of Eurotech. The vacuum specialist supplied the device to Ziemex, based in Sarre-Union Cedex, France. The large eT-Hover lifting device is able to lift panels with a total length of 16 to 18 meters and swivel them through 90 degrees.

High-performance portioning system
High-performance portioning system. With the GMS 1600 twincut, TVI is presenting a universal high-performance portioning system for industrial meat processing via Multivac, which aims to score with maximum portioning quality, yield and flexibility.

The vacuum base for measuring arms and measuring devices from Witte is used in quality assurance. This self-sufficient vacuum base with integrated vacuum generator and control elements provides the measuring arms with a solid base at the point of use.

Small servo motors. Travel speeds of up to 900 millimetres per second are possible with the new "short-stroke dynamic" version of the Cyber Dynamic Line from Wittenstein cyber motor.