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Interview with Jörg Rommelfanger, ABB
The number of robots in industry has increased significantly in recent years. Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Jörg Rommelfanger, Head of ABB's Robotics Division in Germany, about the current direction of development, how companies can manage the entry into robotics and where the path will lead in the future.
read more...The digitalization of various sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing, is accompanied by rising energy volumes and costs.
read more...Production, machine tools and robots
When outsourced manufacturing processes such as milling are brought back in-house, up-to-date skills and fresh expertise are often required.
read more...As in the IT world, cybersecurity in the OT world is also based on continuous monitoring and verification. However, with the OT cybersecurity concept "OT Zero Trust", the focus is on the devices, not the people. Dr. Terence Liu, CEO of TXOne Networks, explains the method in more detail.
read more...Air purity class 5 according to ISO achieved
In sensitive sectors such as medical technology, the optical industry or electronics, cleanroom-compatible components are required for all processes. This also includes drives. With the servo presses from the Electricdrive Core series, Tox Pressotechnik now has a solution: they comply with air cleanliness class 5 in accordance with ISO 14644-1.
read more...Digitalization in the metal industry
Fraunhofer researchers have developed an extremely heat-resistant ceramic-based ink. This makes it possible for the first time to mark metal components that are processed in the automotive industry at temperatures of over 1,000 ºC with a code. The code, which is read by a scanner, leads to a database in which all the manufacturing parameters of the respective component are stored.
read more...Groundbreaking ceremony for new production...
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen has officially broken ground for the construction of a new production hall at the company headquarters in Schramberg-Waldmössingen. A photovoltaic system on the roof of the hall will provide green energy. SW is also expanding the existing technology center and creating space for training and further education.
read more...Faulhaber has been producing and distributing its drive solutions in Switzerland for more than 60 years. In June 2023, the four Swiss sites merged to form one company under the new name Faulhaber SA.
read more...The networks are growing together - this refers to the ongoing merging of IT and OT. Christian Korff, Managing Director Global Accounts and Member of the Management Board, Cisco Germany, explains the challenges and levers involved.
read more...Cooling and temperature control units
In few industries are the requirements for hygiene in the production process as strict as in the food sector - the health of consumers has top priority. This results in enormous challenges for all machines and components involved, especially in pneumatics.
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