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Flexible, digital assembly concepts. Digital factory planning is no longer a figment of the imagination. With Flexcell, Ipolog has developed a concept that allows production to take place in individual cells rather than in a line.
read more...Research on task-oriented planning
Task-oriented planning. In networked production systems, more and more machines and autonomous vehicles are working alongside people. In order to make efficient use of all the possibilities, a sub-project of "FORobotics" is researching software for suitable resource allocation.
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read more...Stöber presented its new generation of planetary servo geared motors for the first time at SPS 2019 in Nuremberg. The specialist has now developed an end-of-line test bench specifically for this new generation at its headquarters in Pforzheim to ensure high quality during final assembly for this series too.
read more...Conveyor chain for overhead conveyors
Conveyor chain for overhead conveyor. A British car manufacturer was looking for a maintenance solution for the overhead conveyor driven by a conveyor chain for transporting car parts.
read more...The MES provider Symestic GmbH is expanding its cloud-based "Software as a Service (SaaS)" offering. The SaaS-based "order control" functionality is new.
read more...Germany's foundries are already severely restricted in their operations due to the coronavirus and are expecting a recession.
read more...Traditionally, the development and operation of software solutions were strictly separated, especially in production. DevOps mixes the areas of development and operation and thus provides a productivity boost.
read more...As part of the BMBF-funded research project "CustoMat_3D", the Edag Group, together with project partners, has developed an aluminum alloy for 3D printing that is capable of providing higher strength and higher elongation at break.
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