Robots and their areas of application
Robots are becoming increasingly popular in a wide variety of applications. In industry, they have become an integral part of intelligent, networked production and assembly.
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Robots are becoming increasingly popular in a wide variety of applications. In industry, they have become an integral part of intelligent, networked production and assembly.

Low-cost automation below the established automation providers for just a few thousand euros - that is what many users want.

The new products that drive technology company Maxon Motor will be presenting to visitors at the Hannover Messe include power-boosted flat motors, a new line of modular industrial drives and DC motors and right-angle gearboxes from Parvalux, the newest member of the Maxon Group.
With Stöber's online product configurator, users can put together the right drive solution from the Motion product portfolio with just a few clicks and have direct access to data sheets as well as 2D and 3D models.

Robustness and compact design: these are the characteristics of the M40 connector series from Hummel. The manufacturer of electromechanical components from Denzlingen has revised the tried-and-tested M40 connector; it is now also available with the Twilock-S quick-release fastener.

Baumüller is presenting its solutions and systems for Industry 4.0 at the Hannover Messe. These include motor concepts, intelligent integrated drive functions and high-performance control platforms.

Gripping, lifting, positioning, setting down: The basic work process in pick-and-place applications is always the same. However, the requirements that plant manufacturers and their customers place on drives and grippers are different.
Yaskawa presents new developments in drive technology and robotics that stand for easy programmability. The GA500 frequency inverter has its world premiere and the "Yaskawa Cockpit" will be available from summer 2019 as an enhanced "Edition 1".

Faulhaber is presenting the new Faulhaber BXT motor family at the Hannover Messe. Thanks to new winding technology and an optimized design, the DC servomotors deliver torques of up to 134 mNm.

Safety networks for robot systems
Omron has launched new NX series safety network controllers that support two safety protocols: CIP Safety is used by industrial robot manufacturers, while Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) offers a particularly short response time.