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Fraunhofer has presented XTEND. The assistance system combines the advantages of various input and output systems and expands the user's physical working environment with process-related digital (additional) information in the immediate vicinity of the work area.
read more...In addition to its product range for automation with vacuum, Schmalz is also focusing on its smart field devices. They provide transparent process and status data for the digital factory.
read more...New HDC inserts from Weidmüller with quick termination technology are designed to improve the wiring of heavy plug connectors. Flexible, fine-stranded conductors from 0.5 to 2.5 square millimetres, without crimped-on wire end ferrules, can be easily inserted into the open connection point.
read more...The intelligent Roba-brake-checker and Roba-torqcontrol modules from Mayr are designed to make brakes fit for the challenges of Industry 4.0 and create the conditions for preventive fault detection and maintenance.
read more...EOS and Etihad Airways Engineering, the largest service provider in the Middle East for aircraft maintenance, repair and operations, have agreed a strategic partnership to expand industrial 3D printing capabilities in aviation.
read more...The more access points a machine or system has, the more complex the monitoring of safety equipment becomes. On the one hand, the safety of people and materials must be guaranteed, and on the other, the purity of the products and an undisturbed workflow must be ensured.
read more...Sensor expert Leuze electronic is focusing its trade fair presence on its expertise in safety at work. Based on its MLC safety light curtains, the optical sensor manufacturer has developed an alternative to the muting process with Smart Process Gating.
read more...Groschopp presents its new RBD-S+ servo controller. It has been specially developed for applications where a conventional PLC would be oversized. With an output of 800 VA, the successor to the previous RBD-S servo controller is almost twice as powerful as its predecessor.
read more...Interview with Ralf Pechmann, T-Systems
Deutsche Telekom's corporate customer division, T-Systems, is to be put on a new growth path. The new Digital Solutions division combines the expertise of the existing management and technology consultancy Detecon, the digital service provider T-Systems Multimedia Solutions and the digitally oriented areas of T-Systems Global Systems Integration.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives, WEG will be presenting the Motor Scan, among other things. This condition monitoring solution, which can be retrofitted, enables real-time monitoring of electric motors via an intelligent app for the purpose of predictive maintenance.
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