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At its annual press conference in Mülheim an der Ruhr, the automation specialist Turck gave an outlook on its plans for the coming year - and took stock of the past year.
read more...World Robotics 2019 - Service Robots
Service robots used commercially and privately recorded double-digit growth rates in 2018. Detailed market analyses are presented in the new yearbook World Robotics 2019 - Service Robots, a cooperation project between the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) and Fraunhofer IPA.
read more...Pressure and displacement sensors
Gefran, solution and component provider for the automation, drive technology and sensor technology sectors, has launched a highly precise and robust series of magnetostrictive displacement transducers onto the market this year with the Hyperwave product range.
read more...The Paul Kauth Group operates its own toolmaking facility in Frittlingen. This is where progressive tools with a length of up to 6 m and up to 50 stations are produced, which would be impossible to manufacture without a CAM system.
read more...In the third quarter of 2019, incoming orders in the German machine tool industry fell by 25% compared to the same period of the previous year.
read more...Konica Minolta will be showcasing the latest IIoT solutions at SPS. The stand will focus in particular on linking industrial production with modern information and communication technologies such as smart glasses, sensors and thermal imaging cameras.
read more...Editorial Tool and mold making
The economy is slowing down, the associations are reporting declines and, depending on who you talk to in the industry, there is talk of a crisis or a cyclical downturn in the economy, which was to be expected. The only thing everyone agrees on is that things may not pick up again until 2021.
read more...Baumüller is presenting numerous new products at the SPS: Motor concepts, intelligent drive functions and control platforms can be seen at various stations. In the Industry 4.0 area, the connectivity and interoperability of components via OPC UA as well as cloud connectivity will be presented.
read more...Advanced analytics big data technology allows complex relationships to be analyzed precisely and extrapolated for the future.
read more...With the introduction of Coscom's holistic tool management process solution, Engel Austria was able to optimize its CNC manufacturing processes in all plants worldwide.
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