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The intelligent integration of value-added processes is the key to the digital transformation of industry. At the Hannover Messe, Rittal will be demonstrating new perspectives for value creation through needs-based system expansions, digital process chains and suitable infrastructure.
read more...With a new infrastructure concept, the SmartFactory-KL partner consortium is presenting a scalable solution that is suitable for industrial intelligence applications. The use of TSN in data exchange between the infrastructure and server also ensures transmission quality.
read more...Electrical energy in factories, data centers and households could be transmitted using direct current in the future. Lapp has investigated the question of whether conventional alternating current cables are just as suitable for direct current.
read more...At this year's Hannover Messe, Faro will be showcasing innovations for measurement inspection. Among other things, processes can be optimized with its 8-axis system thanks to the integrated, precise additional axis.
read more...Machine vision is considered one of the most important technologies for the automation of production processes in the context of Industry 4.0. Modern deep learning methods based on artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly important.
read more...The humpback whale was the inspiration for the new development of a plastic fan from Ziehl-Abegg. By reducing the use of materials and lowering energy consumption during operation, the fan specialist has improved theCO2 balance twice over.
read more...Kuka robots in automotive production
read more...Today, welding robots have become an integral part of the production facilities of many metalworking companies. In the 80s, however, hardly any companies used this technology. Yaskawa installed a V12B-RX welding robot at wheelchair specialist Meyra back in 1986.
read more...The MIA research project is investigating ways of designing production in urban areas. The WZL at RWTH Aachen University has developed the "Urban Factory Lab", a tour through Aachen's Rothe Erde district on the subject of production in urban spaces.
read more...Standards ensure greater flexibility and openness in production. There are already standardized interfaces for control, recipe and product data across manufacturers, and with the concept of administration shell and machine skills, Lenze shows what the future could look like.
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