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The Indian government has commissioned Robolink arms from Igus for 40 educational institutions. At a workshop in Aachen, the professors from India learned about the simple handling of the low-cost robots.
read more...Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) achieved sales growth of 160% in 2018, more than doubling its turnover for the second year in a row, from ten million (2017) to 26 million euros. A leasing program is set to ensure further growth.
read more...Under the designation AS-X790, SMC offers throttle check valves with a plug-in connection in an angled design. They are suitable, for example, for controlling the speed of short-stroke cylinders where space or weight is limited.
read more...Maxon Motor acquires Parvalux Electric Motors, based in the UK. Parvalux has more than 70 years of experience in the development and production of brushed DC motors, AC motors and gearboxes.
read more...Double-digit sales growth again at Harting
Harting once again achieved double-digit growth in the 2017/18 financial year. With an increase of 13.4 percent, the globally active family business achieved a turnover of 762 million euros, another record in the Group's 73-year history.
read more...The year 2018 was characterized by technical developments in the field of digitalization. The German economy flourished and many companies and trade fairs reported record figures. Industrial robots are increasingly conquering production halls, and additive manufacturing has also reached mass production maturity.
read more...Mobile ad-hoc cooperating robot teams in the factory of the future. The "FORobotics" research network is investigating the possible applications and potential of autonomous, mobile robots in production.
read more..."100 Places for Industry 4.0" competition
The "Pilz Smart Factory" was honored as the winner of the "100 Places for Industry 4.0 in Baden-Württemberg" competition.
read more...Zimmer is expanding its 5000 gripper series with a pneumatic model range that includes variants with steel-in-steel guides as well as steel-aluminum profile groove guides.
read more...Connectors Han-Eco B. Harting has introduced the Han-Eco B and has taken a considerable step forward with this series: The connector series with housings made of high-performance plastic is now fully compatible with the Han B industry standard.
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