
Lifting panes safely
Fuyao Europe is an automotive supplier with Chinese roots and manufactures vehicle windows in Heilbronn and Leingarten, where a new warehouse and production hall was built in 2017.
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Fuyao Europe is an automotive supplier with Chinese roots and manufactures vehicle windows in Heilbronn and Leingarten, where a new warehouse and production hall was built in 2017.
The digital factory is also finding its way into manual handling. Increasingly individualized products go hand in hand with increasingly complex processes, and intelligent handling devices help to make the growing complexity manageable and relieve the user.

How can industrial identification systems from production be connected to IT? Which interfaces are required? What role do they play in tool and workpiece management? Balluff will provide answers to these questions at the "OT meets IT" congress.
Special ovens are required for the production of silicon wafers. The furnaces are loaded by a fully automated, software-controlled unit. To prevent manufacturing errors and damage, the linear modules and rotary table of the loading unit are protected by machine elements from ACE.
Measuring system based on AICON scanning...
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence launches PartInspect L, the first automated 3D measuring cell based on AICON scanning technology.

Linear technology for parts supply
The sturdy telescopic guides in the Hegra Rail and Light Rail product series from Rollon combine robustness and economy in compact, load-bearing cross-sections - and are therefore suitable for the construction of reliable and durable pull-outs on load carriers.
Schaeffler AG has sold the Barden plant in Plymouth. The Group also acquired the company Xtronic. In addition, two new members were elected to the Supervisory Board at the Annual General Meeting.

Kuka has relaunched its best-selling KR Quantec product series to date. The first deliveries are scheduled for April 2019.
Igus manufactures its pre-assembled readychain cable carriers largely by hand. Nevertheless, they pay off for users from a quantity of one. By reducing production costs and potential sources of error, the model reduces the burden on machine and plant manufacturers from the start of the product life cycle.
At the Control trade fair, Gleason will be presenting two analysis systems designed to open up new possibilities for gear testing: the 300GMSL multi-sensor gear testing system and the GRSL double flank gear tester with integrated laser technology.