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Industry 4.0 is the hot topic of the moment. For small and medium-sized companies and contract manufacturers, it holds great potential for increasing production efficiency step by step. The focus here is on efficient and user-specific automation solutions.
read more...Optimized communication is the order of the day in safety technology. The focus is not only on the complex Industry 4.0 applications of tomorrow, but also on the more inconspicuous innovations. A safety switch and a safety module from Euchner promise shorter downtimes, especially in smaller systems.
read more...A tool that can do everything: What would it be like to pack cutting, grinding, additive laser deposition welding and laser hardening into just one machine? Okuma and Trumpf show how it can be done.
read more...SKF and Fanuc offer a software platform for the automated detection of condition anomalies in machine tools that can predict the condition of spindles based on vibration, temperature, speed and process data.
read more...With the latest software version of the MTX CNC system, Bosch Rexroth is simplifying the digital engineering of machine tools through to 3D machining simulation during operation.
read more...The possibilities for automating a machine tool are just as varied as the reasons for an automated machine tool. Hedelius offers various automation solutions for its machine tools.
read more...With EWA, BIG Kaiser is launching an intelligent, fully automatic fine boring tool that does not require a human operator.
read more...From NSK comes the optimized RA series of linear roller guides. It is equipped with new V1 seals and an improved cover. In machine tool construction, roller guides often work in contaminated environments.
read more...Railroad planning software. The research project "Camera-based path planning KaBa" at the ISW of the University of Stuttgart is working on the development of scalable path planning software. It is designed to plan collision-free robot paths and compensate for deviations in the real component.
read more...At Motek, Dr. Tretter focused on its extensive range of linear axes - including the Movitec product line. Rainer Ott, Product Manager at Dr. Tretter, explains what this series is all about and how design engineers can benefit from it.
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