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The advantages of automated quality control are accurate, reliable and reproducible test results. In addition, qualified laboratory personnel are freed up from routine tasks and are available for more complex tasks. A high sample throughput also leads to a reduction in testing costs. With RoboTest P and RoboTest R, Zwick offers two highly flexible solutions for automated quality control.
read more...Expanded offering for the automotive industry
The Swedish group Atlas Copco wants to take over Klingel's joining technology division. The company specializes in flow drilling screws, a mechanical joining technology that is used specifically in the automotive industry and is suitable for joining materials in mixed construction methods.
read more...One of the biggest challenges in the offshore, automotive, mechanical engineering and toolmaking sectors is to minimize the failure of critical components. Repairing damaged components is a time and cost-saving alternative to replacing or remanufacturing them.
read more...Five Iglidur high-performance polymers now officially meet the fire protection requirements of the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for aircraft interiors. Areas of application for plain bearings made from these materials include bearing points in seats, tables and doors.
read more...Epument, the epoxy resin-bonded mineral casting from Rampf, has established itself in machine beds and frame components due to its good damping properties and high thermal stability.
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The industrial group Atlas Copco intends to take over the joining technology division of Klingel GmbH, Geretsried.
read more...The 3D printing of lubrication- and maintenance-free bearings made from tribo-polymers enables a high degree of freedom in the design while at the same time ensuring the wear resistance of the components used. Thanks to extensive test series in its own test laboratory, Igus is able to predict the service life of the individually additively manufactured polymer bearing online. On this basis, customers can individually calculate their desired bearings online.
read more...Automation in implant production. Zero-point clamping systems from AMF enable full automation in milling at Imes-icore - even for table models. The model for five-axis simultaneous machining processes all materials in the dental sector.
read more...The lubrication-free and maintenance-free polymer rotary table bearings (PRT) from Igus are suitable for systems where robustness and load-bearing capacity are required - for example in control panels, welding systems, indexing tables or chainsaws.
read more...Glass is fragile and its production is difficult. During the manual loading of glass lathes at Hofmann Glastechnik, the machines cooled down even during short interruptions.
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