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...dear readers, is a much-discussed topic these days. Let's remember the Advent season, for example, when the Christmas markets were protected by huge concrete bollards.
read more...read more...IIoT platform Adamos is growing
The joint venture of the open, digital IIoT platform Adamos has two additional shareholders: Engel Austria and the Karl Mayer Group. This strategic alliance for the future topic of the Industrial Internet of Things, which was founded by Dürr, DMG MORI, Software, Zeiss and ASM PT, is available worldwide with 200 experts.
read more...Balluff expands company headquarters in Neuhausen
Automation specialist Balluff presents its plans for the new construction and expansion of the company headquarters in Neuhausen auf den Fildern. Construction is set to begin in 2019.
read more...No more failures
Automationware is an Italian manufacturer of linear axes and electric actuators based in Venice with a focus on mechatronic applications. With AwareVu, the company also offers a patent-pending diagnostic system.
read more...Update makes presses fit for Industry 4.0
As the successor company to Müller Weingarten, Schuler offers the "Schuler Mono Control" control update for older automatic punching presses with a press force of between 250 and 2,000 tons.
read more...Three questions for... Christian Wolf
"Data is the lifeblood of Industry 4.0"
IT and software are becoming increasingly important in automation technology. Mr. Wolf, Turck has developed from a sensor manufacturer to a complete automation partner. What is the current focus?
read more...Cross-process quality management
Swiss Steel, a member of the Schmolz + Bickenbach Group, produces around 600,000 tons of engineering steel per year at its Emmenbrücke site. As part of a company-wide Industry 4.0 initiative, the new PQA quality management system from MET/Con is to be used as a pilot at the Emmenbrücke site to optimize competitiveness in the long term.
read more...Generation of assembly information
Glasses for terminal block production
Flexible assembly assistance. The development of an assembly assistance system for areas with small batch sizes and a large number of variants is a research activity of the Chair of Production Systems (LPS) at the Ruhr University Bochum (RUB).
read more...GSA supplies drives with Swiss precision
Gewindeziegler specializes in the grinding of threads and worms of various pitches and diameters. The company also produces roller screw drives, which are manufactured by Gewinde Satelliten Antriebe AG, a company founded specifically for this purpose.
read more...Lapp achieves more than one billion euros in sales in one year for the first time
The Lapp Group's turnover increased by 13.9% to EUR 1,026.8 million in the 2016/17 financial year. This is the first time that the global market leader for integrated cable and connection technology solutions has achieved sales of more than one billion euros in a single year.
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