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The SAST series palletizing system from Hirata is particularly compact and requires only a small footprint. It palletizes and depalletizes trays or KLTs directly from standard floor rollers.
read more...Counters and switches with ATEX certification
The pneumatic totalizers and time counters 495, 497 and 499 as well as the proximity switches of the 490 series from Hengstler are now ATEX-certified. This makes them suitable for use in environments with potentially explosive atmospheres.
read more...Just in time for the Embedded World trade fair, Swissbit's SD and microSD card series with security functions - PS-45u and PS-450u - have been expanded: with the PS-46, another SD memory card has been added to the range.
read more...Saia-Burgess Controls (SBC) is presenting flexible and scalable building and infrastructure automation solutions for a wide range of requirements at Light + Building in Frankfurt.
read more...With the Caesar PH-0.8, MLR has designed a platform truck specifically for the automotive industry. The vehicle transports components, engines or entire car bodies in pre-assembly and can be used there as an alternative to assembly line production.
read more...With its Modicon M580 Safety PLC system, the automation company Schneider Electric is now combining the performance of the M580 series with a safety-oriented co-processor.
read more...With IoT, Industry 4.0 and the smart factory, data (big data) is exploding. Storage, status monitoring and analysis with high computing power are the preferred means of economically managing this flood in real time.
read more...Machine vision software provider MVTec Software presented the latest developments in its embedded vision portfolio at Embedded World: Halcon and Merlic for embedded vision as well as Halcon 17.
read more...If you want to participate in the value creation potential of smart industry solutions in the future, you need to rethink security. Because as the complexity of the supply chain ecosystem increases, so do the potential risks. Cybersecurity is therefore no longer an end in itself, but a crucial prerequisite for maintaining competitiveness in times of digital transformation.
read more...Mechanical engineering network
The "Network of Excellent Suppliers" - Nexel - was initiated by machine and plant manufacturers. It is supervised and managed by the umbrella organization Qesar. The focus is on open communication about solutions, jointly finding approaches and sharing experiences in order to achieve an improved strategic positioning in the international competitive environment.
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