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Machine data is important for greater plant safety and efficient maintenance, says Frank Blase. The Managing Director of Igus tells us what innovations the motion plastics specialist will be presenting in Hanover and what potential there is in the field of tribo-plastics.
read more...In order to be able to manufacture flexibly and in line with demand, it is not only production lines that need to be adaptable in the sense of plug and produce. The associated infrastructure for supplying the production modules must also be increasingly flexibly connected to the system.
read more...The APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) system Ganttplan from Dualis supports the optimization of planning processes in smart factories. The detailed planning tool can be used independently or interlinked with various ERP and MES solutions.
read more...The combination of the physical and digital worlds generates enormous amounts of data in the manufacturing industry. IoT platforms make it possible to analyze data from different sources in real time and trigger the necessary actions in a targeted manner. It is crucial that the data is linked and correlated.
read more...Smart manufacturing and logistics
Digitalization and the connection between production and logistics are progressing rapidly. Value chains are becoming digital, human-robot collaboration is a reality. Automation in retail is transforming industries and habits. New products, solutions and services are also emerging as a result. SEW presents real solutions for efficiently shaping the digital transformation.
read more...Collecting data is one of the foundations of the internet of things. However, in order to be able to use the information, it must be accessible from any platform at any time. Using a product innovation platform, all relevant data can be viewed, linked and used efficiently throughout the entire product life cycle.
read more...From 23 to 27 April, the five leading trade fairs at Hannover Messe - Industrial Automation, Motion & Drives, Digital Factory, Energy, Industrial Supply and Research & Technology - will focus on the digitalization of production and Industry 4.0. Cemat will take place at the same time.
read more...Iscar has launched a global product campaign under the name "Logiq Chess Line" and will be bringing a variety of smart tools onto the market in the future.
read more...Yaskawa is presenting its Industry 4.0 concept i³-Mechatronics at the Hannover Messe. This integrative approach includes products such as robots, drive and control technology, as well as specially developed software solutions. The backbone of the concept is the newly developed Yaskawa Cockpit software platform.
read more...Gripping technology. For Schunk, Hanover will be a showcase for mechatronic gripping. Intelligent, compact and easy to operate - this is how Schunk sees the gripping of tomorrow.
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