Maintaining machine tools with artificial intelligence
Wear on the spindle in ball screws can be continuously monitored and evaluated using an intelligent system from the KIT.
read more...read more...Pandemic affects supply chains in mechanical engineering
A recent VDMA survey of 965 member companies shows that the mechanical engineering sector is now clearly feeling the effects of the virus epidemic.
read more...Global market for machinery grows slightly in 2019
Demand for new machines and systems continued worldwide in 2019. However, changes in the automotive industry, trade wars and increasing protectionism left their mark.
read more...Machine builders feel impact on supply chains
According to a flash survey by the VDMA, almost 60 percent of all companies are already experiencing supply chain disruptions.
read more...VDMA expects production to fall by 5 percent
Due to trade wars, economic weaknesses and the coronavirus, the VDMA expects a further five percent decline in mechanical engineering production in 2020 and is calling on the government to act quickly.
read more...SMC and Misumi: Partnership now also in Europe
Misumi and SMC will also be cooperating in Europe in future. As a manufacturer and supplier of machine components, Misumi now offers the automation technology expert's products here.
read more...VDMA: Machine builders record drop in exports
Weak global industrial production and growing protectionism have left their mark. As announced by the VDMA, German mechanical engineering companies exported goods worth 179.8 billion euros, 1.5 percent below the previous year's figure.
read more...Orders down by 9 percent
According to the VDMA, 2019 was a disappointing year overall for mechanical engineering companies in Germany. Compared to the previous year, order books for 2019 as a whole are down nine percent in real terms.
read more...Every handle a nail
Handling on the machine. The start-up BoKa relies on two-jaw grippers from Röhm for its latest development, a sheet metal bending and welding construction in cube form. With these, a robot picks up individual workpieces directly at the machine for further parts handling.
read more...Inline camera inspection technology
Inline tested and accelerated
Inline camera inspection technology. In the fully automated production of electrical components at high speed, 100 percent inline inspections for final inspections have long been sought after or are even mandatory. Lutronic offers sophisticated camera inspection technology including programming.
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