The microphone is there for testing
Non-destructive testing. Xarion has developed a new type of optical microphone to enable quality assurance using a non-contact method and at the same time provide a new option for inline process monitoring.
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Non-destructive testing. Xarion has developed a new type of optical microphone to enable quality assurance using a non-contact method and at the same time provide a new option for inline process monitoring.

With the aim of reducing the number of grippers and thus set-up times and storage costs in automotive manufacturing, the Vacuball is a variable ball joint that adapts flexibly and automatically to different workpiece geometries during the handling process.

With a view to the SPS, Henrik A. Schunk emphasizes: "Digital technology and artificial intelligence methods will revolutionize assembly and handling in the coming years."

The trade fair duo Intec and Z starts the registration phase for exhibitors. From 2 to 5 March 2021, the Leipzig trade fair will once again be the center of manufacturing technology for metalworking and the supplier industry in Europe.

Eaton is presenting the "NubisNet" IoT solution for the first time at SPS in Nuremberg from November 26 to 28. The complete package bundles all previous IoT offerings into one system and includes easy-to-configure gateways in WLAN, LAN and LTE versions, a secure cloud server and an easy-to-use IoT platform.

SKF Motion Technologies had been invited, but the stand at Motek was emblazoned with a different, as yet unknown name in the new leading color sun yellow: Ewellix. The linear technology division of the SKF Group, which was sold at the end of 2018, is now following its own course under a new name.
Railroad planning software. The research project "Camera-based path planning KaBa" at the ISW of the University of Stuttgart is working on the development of scalable path planning software. It is designed to plan collision-free robot paths and compensate for deviations in the real component.
Products are becoming increasingly intelligent. Getting manufacturing on the same path is one of the key challenges of our time. The key word here is interaction: just as smart devices react independently to our needs, software can redefine manufacturing in such a way that factories will adapt to changing production requirements as a matter of course in the future.

Harting is expanding its entrepreneurial commitment and has been a partner of the software developer Perfact in Herford since December 31, 2019.

At SPS, Delta will not only be showcasing the company's portfolio of automation and power supply solutions, but also the new DIA Studio Smart Machine Suite engineering software.