Mobile cell visitors
Flexible production. Around a dozen industrial robots work in a smart factory in Norway. Omron's mobile LD robots and enterprise management software are used to intelligently connect the cells.
read more...read more...Hybrid robots in practical use
The automated production of a single product according to individual specifications is just as much a central requirement of Industry 4.0 as standardized interfaces and the networked management of systems and processes. Yaskawa meets these challenges with intelligent control and software concepts, but also with high-performance robot models.
read more...Smart Factory Hub network project
Digitization for everyone
SMEs must also face up to Industry 4.0. The international Smart Factory Hub network project investigated how companies are preparing for the digital revolution and what can help them do so. X-Rob, a development from Profactor, is regarded as an example of best practice.
read more...VDE: Industry must better protect networked production
In Industry 4.0, networked sensors, actuators, machines and systems create new targets for cyber criminals.
read more...Automation in sawing technology
Robotics on the sawing line
Sawing with robot support. Automation and robotics are rapidly gaining ground in metal processing - including in sawing technology. Robot-assisted systems are taking over more and more work steps following the sawing process.
read more...Hermes Award to Endress+Hauser
Compact thermometer with self-calibrating sensor
This year, Endress+Hauser receives the Hermes Award for a hygienic compact thermometer with a self-calibrating sensor for safety and quality-relevant process temperature measurements.
read more...Sparking instead of laying long cables
Serial data that is recorded at a system often has to be routed to a central control system via long data lines. A wireless link would be a more elegant and efficient solution here. With the Aport-213, Acceed presents a pocket-sized gateway developed for this purpose.
read more...AGVs on battery assembly lines
Established in e-mobility
The assembly of traction batteries for vehicles with hybrid or electric drives requires flexibility. Automated guided vehicle systems from DS enable production plants to adapt to changing requirements. They communicate with plant components and higher-level systems and ensure productivity with optimum worker protection.
read more...Merging mechatronics and digitalization
KUKA is currently presenting intelligent automation concepts for the production of tomorrow at the Hannover Messe under the motto "industrial intelligence 4.0_beyond automation".
read more...Smart automation, smart service
Baumüller will be showcasing the benefits of simulations, wizard-guided commissioning, predictive maintenance and intelligent process monitoring at the Hannover Messe. In addition to systems and components, the company will also be presenting its range of services.
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