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Transatlantic sailing competition
For a transatlantic sailing race, Italian boat builders have designed and built a yacht made from thermoplastics using 3D printing. The materials for the print were developed and supplied by the Lehvoss Group.
read more...Back in the 1920s, futurologist Roy Amara noted: "We tend to overestimate the impact of a technology in the short term and underestimate it in the long term. This also applies to collaborative robots (cobots), says Rethink.
read more...According to the manufacturer, the Mikron Mill P 500 U from GF Machining enables continuous machining of complex shapes and hard materials. Thanks to its temperature stability, reliable precision is ensured even with long machining times.
read more...Vacuum and gripper technology. The degree of automation in the packaging industry is traditionally very high. With the implementation of Industry 4.0, the requirements for all components of a packaging system are increasing.
read more...Sustainable automotive production
Balluff joins Arena2036, an association of research institutions and companies in the Stuttgart region.
read more...LZB air motors from Atlas Copco Tools screw together steel drums and plastic containers in Feige Filling's filling systems. What sounds like a simple task actually requires high-tech in order to fill the drums correctly and seal them reliably.
read more...Sandvik Coromant has developed CVD-coated indexable inserts. The extremely hard properties of the diamond coating are designed to offer a long tool life and, in combination with an innovative chip breaker and geometry design, ensure outstanding drilling performance in demanding materials such as aluminum.
read more...With the ISO H milling cutters from the Advance line MC183, MC187, MC281, MC480, MC482, MC388 and MC089, Walter is launching seven new solid carbide milling cutter families that are specially tailored to the requirements of hard machining.
read more...With the double tube units of the EP(X)-II series, RK Rose+Krieger offers a robust solution for the occasional to multiple daily movement and positioning of medium to high loads in any installation position. Following on from size 40, another popular axis size, size 30, has now been added to the portfolio.
read more...Air motors screw plug closures
LZB air motors from Atlas Copco Tools screw together steel drums and plastic containers in Feige Filling's filling systems. This requires high-tech in order to fill the drums correctly and seal them reliably.
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