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The Austrian start-up Tofmotion has developed an alternative option for safe room monitoring in industrial environments: Tofguard makes it possible to use the 3D-based Time of Flight (ToF) camera method with safety approval for the machine industry for the first time.
read more...The global coronavirus pandemic has made a series of new safety measures in the industry essential. How can these be implemented as quickly and seamlessly as possible? We have compiled the three most important tips.
read more...Editorial Drive and fluid technology
Who would have thought at the beginning of March that a few weeks later, many production facilities would be running on the back burner or shut down completely? The VDMA conducted a survey of almost 1,000 of its members, according to which the vast majority of manufacturing companies were suffering from massive restrictions at the end of March.
read more...Schmersal has developed a Safety Fieldbox with a Profinet/Profisafe fieldbus interface, which opens up new safety-related solution options specifically for the packaging industry.
read more...Robonet 4.0 research project: How can the potential of industrial robots also be used in the skilled trades? Robonet 4.0" provides the answers. The intuitively controllable robot unit, which is suitable for the skilled trades, was developed by the Chamber of Skilled Crafts for Lower Franconia and the Fraunhofer IGCV.
read more...Many employees wear workwear every day in order to carry out their work safely or hygienically. Textile service providers such as CWS wash workwear professionally in their own high-tech laundries.
read more...Conveyor lines in distribution centers have a high demand for sturdy plastic containers with specially designed base rims. When selecting reusable transport solutions in the Logistics 4.0 environment, factors such as product protection and auto-ID markings also play an important role.
read more...For cranes that are not at risk of tipping and for lifting systems, Wika offers ELMS1, a fully certified safety controller for overload protection. It combines safety electronics, software and safety force transducers.
read more...Kaspersky study on IT security
A recent Kaspersky study shows: In industry and manufacturing, 58 percent rely on IoT platforms. Security aspects in particular should be taken seriously: In the first half of 2019 alone, there were 105 million attacks on IoT devices.
read more...Cancellations due to coronavirus
On Tuesday morning, Jungheirich, Interroll, Dematic and Still cancel their participation in Logimat 2020 due to the increasing spread of the coronavirus.
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