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To make electric vacuum generators, grippers or compact ejectors visible for the smart factory, they must provide digital energy and process data in real time. Schmalz integrates interfaces into its components for this purpose.
read more...Assembly automation. Martin Mechanic has developed the second generation of systems for the construction of damping systems for a customer in the automotive industry. The number of robots in the system was doubled from eleven to 22.
read more...The CS 50 vision sensor is now also available as a long-range version. At a distance of up to two meters, it captures details of up to ten millimetres as well as larger objects completely in one image.
read more...Pure cloud computing was not practical enough for the production-related industry, so another solution had to be found. This was the birth of edge computing. This means that intelligence and real-time control are being introduced in the machinery, not at the data center.
read more...A Kaspersky report shows that conventional industrial computers are increasingly being targeted by cyber criminals. In 2018, almost half (47.2%) of ICS computers were affected by a cyberattack and 61 vulnerabilities were found.
read more...At Sensor+Test, Sensirion is presenting a new sensor solution in the field of flow sensors, the SFL3x. Environmental sensors and advanced sensors for measuring differential pressure and gas flow rates will also be on display.
read more...Witron is one of the market leaders in the planning and implementation of storage and picking systems. The company implements efficient safety solutions with the optical sensor manufacturer Leuze electronic. This includes the use of Smart Process Gating (SPG).
read more...At the ICE plant at Munich Central Station, an automated guided vehicle system is used to replenish materials in the maintenance area. The system must be able to cope with extremely complex requirements in order to avoid accidents.
read more...The new frequency inverter from Omron saves energy and is particularly suitable for applications such as filling and press control or voltage regulation.
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