Robotics from Taiwan
The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) was founded in 1970 to help Taiwanese companies increase their global reach.
read more...read more...Leuze electronic turns 55
Leuze electronic's 55-year success story began with the Cono-pack, an electromechanical packaging machine. The development of the world's smallest reflex head at the time marked the company's entry into the industrial automation market.
read more...New e-tubes and e-chains in the Igus portfolio
The machine tool market is a strong pillar of the German mechanical engineering industry, and it continues to grow steadily. A long service life is an important purchasing criterion for machine tools, which is why manufacturers need to rely on safe and reliable machine components.
read more...The right light at the table
At the workplace, optimum lighting has a positive effect on employee concentration and reduces the error rate. Ergonomic aspects also speak in favor of selecting suitable LED luminaires.
read more...SW develops cloud solution further
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen (SW) has developed its own cloud platform. This creates optimal conditions for performance monitoring and predictive maintenance. All functionalities are to be transferred from the previous cloud solution to the new system by 2020.
read more...Torque ball bushings and shafts
Always keep your distance
A recirculating chain system that feeds and removes workpieces to and from the machining center in a synchronized and position-oriented manner should be able to transport components of different sizes. For this purpose, the distance between the two profile strands on which the components lie can be changed via an adjustment unit.
read more...Industry 4.0 still a long way from being implemented
The Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Produktionstechnik (WGP) is an association of leading German professors of production science. Two years after a wake-up call to politics and business, there is still a lot for the new government to do, according to the WGP.
read more...Rotary table for machine tools
Precise positioning of aircraft parts
When it comes to positioning workpieces in machine tools, precision is required - whether they weigh tons or just a few grams. Turners, rotary tables or two-axis swivel devices are the heart of a machining center. Applications in aircraft construction show just how powerful these sub-assemblies are.
read more...Working in a network
Collaborative assembly of multi-variant products. In the "KoKoMo" research project, a total of eleven partners are working on the question of how collaborative assembly can be integrated into product lifecycle management.
read more...VDW increases production forecast for 2018
In the first quarter of 2018, incoming orders in the German machine tool industry rose by 22% compared to the same period last year. Domestic orders increased by 39%. Foreign orders grew by 15 percent.
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