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Comprehensive automation, drive and control solutions from a single source define Yaskawa's presence in addition to the PLC - from the process level to interfaces and controllers to application-specific drive technology and robot-based applications.
read more...ISG will be presenting the latest enhancements to its ISG-virtuos simulation platform at SPS. The open software for digital twins enables machine and plant manufacturers to realize simulation models, especially for virtual commissioning.
read more...At SPS, Siko will be presenting the AP05 as a compact version in the format adjustment segment, now with an integrated IO-Link interface. With its ability to display the set value and actual value to the machine operator on the adjustment spindle, it increases convenience for the setter.
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Igus is investing in the expansion of its activities in low-cost automation and has now acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.
read more...Today, hardly anyone doubts that the mechanical engineering of the future is and must be digital. But there are stumbling blocks along the way that need to be avoided. Otherwise, there is a risk that digitalization efforts will not lead to the smart factory of the future, but will become a permanent construction site.
read more...Automation bundles for production logistics
Are you a logistics planner or logistics service provider, a system integrator or plant automation specialist? Do you need conveyor technology for your intra- or distribution logistics? Do you know the needs of the industry very well and want to respond to the high demands by keeping your systems or your customers' systems smart and future-proof?
read more...Emergency repairs to industrial equipment often result in extended downtime. Both predictive and preventive maintenance are helpful approaches to keep industrial equipment in good condition and avoid problems.
read more...After exploring the market, a plastics processor decided in 2019 to have WSW Software develop a new MES. The web-based ME system called Valeris is now in productive use and is marketed as an industry-neutral standard solution.
read more...At the end of the production chain of a newly constructed production line for tit dumplings, the animal feed manufacturer Eggersmann lacked the personnel for palletizing. Robot-based automation quickly proved to be the best solution.
read more...The private brewery Christian Fiedler from the Saxon village of Oberscheibe produces premium beers with 18 employees according to the good old German art of brewing. In times of a shortage of skilled workers, the company opted for a palletizing station with a KUKA robot and is delighted.
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