Kuka robots in automotive production

Voswinkel becomes Stauff
The Stauff Group, a full-range supplier of hydraulic line components, is continuing to drive forward its positioning as a "single source" and is merging the "Voswinkel" product brand into Stauff.

Modular software for shipping logistics at...
Automated dispatch processing
Companies must continually optimize their processes. A global publishing company therefore relies on a modular and customizable shipping system that automates all the necessary steps in outgoing goods logistics: from picking the goods and dispatch processing via various carriers to checking the shipping process.
Agricultural machinery manufacturer...
The raw material supplier
The MiR500 autonomous transport robot from Mobile Industrial Robots supports intralogistics at the Kverneland plant in Kerteminde, Denmark.
Value stream-based optimization
Lean factory design - keeping an eye on the value stream
According to studies, around 20 percent of process costs can be influenced during ongoing production operations. Ideally, optimization should start in the planning phase. This potential is insufficiently exploited, especially in medium-sized companies.

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Floor rollers instead of transport trolleys
For the intermediate storage of tray stacks or the transport of tray stacks within the production process, Hirata offers de-/palletizing directly from or onto floor rollers as a further option for its tray changing systems in addition to its tried-and-tested transport trolleys.
Fraunhofer IIS launches 5G Bavaria initiative
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) is launching a 5G initiative in Bavaria. The initiative supports the transition from research into the 5G mobile communications standard to its application.

Mobile data collection simplified
The new Deleco web services from Delta Barth integrate mobile data collection. Web services are the technological advancement of file-based interfaces and act as an exchange center between two software systems.
Ceratizit Group acquires 50 percent of the shares in Stadler Metalle

On March 1, the Ceratizit Group acquired 50 percent of the shares in Stadler Metalle. The company specializes in trading and processing secondary raw materials.

RFID labels: Better customized than standard
RFID technology has its advantages, but as with any application, the focus is on costs. When should companies rely on customized solutions instead of standard RFID labels?



