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The digital factory is also finding its way into manual handling. Increasingly individualized products go hand in hand with increasingly complex processes, and intelligent handling devices help to make the growing complexity manageable and relieve the user.
read more...Kuka has relaunched its best-selling KR Quantec product series to date. The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2019.
read more...At the Control trade fair, Gleason will be presenting two analysis systems designed to open up new possibilities for gear testing: the 300GMSL multi-sensor gear testing system and the GRSL double flank gear tester with integrated laser technology.
read more...The highest demands are placed on surface inspection in the automotive sector. The requirements for inspection are correspondingly complex. Quality assurance with automatic optical in-line inspection, such as from Isra Vision, is recommended here.
read more...The single-axis electronic inclinometer Tech 500 DP from Stabila with a measuring range of zero to 360 degrees (four times 90 degrees) is a versatile hand-held device for commissioning, automation, quality assurance and maintenance of machines, for example for checking the parallelism of the gripper and holder.
read more...Nord's Maxxdrive industrial gearboxes are suitable for use in heavy-duty applications. The company is now introducing the new Maxxdrive XT series, which complements the modular system for applications with high thermal limit powers.
read more...The bplogic pump controller expands the range of cooling lubricant pumps from Brinkmann. The device is connected between machine tools, pumps, filter systems and other components and adapts to the system environment independently of the frequency inverters used.
read more...Inside the Smart Factory - Part 2
Digitalization is the dominant topic in the manufacturing industry. At the same time, there is a great deal of uncertainty due to different definitions of terms and unclear demarcations. In the 2nd installment of our article series "Inside the Smart Factory": Why the thinking machine is an illusion.
read more...Hydraulik Schwerin, a specialist in hydraulic systems, was able to reduce its overall energy consumption by around ten percent by modernizing its lighting to highly efficient LED technology.
read more...The boundaries between IT and operational technology, or OT for short, are becoming increasingly blurred in the course of digitalization. The goal is also more flexible production, but this also requires a more flexible infrastructure.
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