Major order for Mercedes plant

Robot manufacturer Kuka was able to secure an important contract in the third quarter of last year.
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Robot manufacturer Kuka was able to secure an important contract in the third quarter of last year.
Downtimes and unplanned "ad-hoc" spare parts orders disrupt operations and are also costly. Avoiding them is therefore important for uninterrupted production. This fact also applies to blasting systems. AGTOS, manufacturer of wheel blast machines from 48282 Emsdetten, Germany, recommends the best option for its customers, because there are many ways to reach your goal.
Uwe Ziehl hands over chairmanship
Entrepreneur Uwe Ziehl stepped down as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ziehl-Abegg at the turn of the year. His successor as Chairman of the top management body is Dennis Ziehl.

The new "Deutsche Robotik Verband e.V. " is intended to promote the spread of robotics in small and medium-sized companies.
Fiber composites such as CFC, CFRP, GFRP and carbon are enjoying growing interdisciplinary popularity. At the same time, the need for gentle and universal cutting processes is increasing, as composite materials fray easily. The waterjet cutting systems from STM are suitable for cutting fiber composites.
For the processing of tubes in the automotive sector, a machine was to be developed that is suitable for different diameters as well as for a wide range of variants and batch sizes - starting with a quantity of one.

The automation of business processes will continue to advance in 2021. Systems based on machine learning and artificial intelligence will play an increasingly important role here.
The healthcare sector has never been in the spotlight as much as it is now. The latest robotic solutions help to support specialist staff and make a contribution when it comes to optimizing quality, capacity utilization and operating costs.
Automated services and the increasing servitization of business models in intralogistics require a multi-layered flow of data and information between all players involved. Suitable digital images are required for this digital data flow.

We spoke to Ulf Kapitza from blasting system manufacturer Agtos about the role of surface technology in the networked factory and the latest technological developments.