Easy to integrate into different machine environments
The new Contrinex short series photoelectric sensors are compact, flexible and easy to integrate into different machine environments.
read more...read more...Sensor+Test ends with record number of exhibitors
Sensor+Test ended with the highest number of exhibitors for ten years. The proportion of exhibitors from abroad even rose to a new high of over 40 percent.
read more...Standards prevail
Data networks in factories must be fast, real-time capable and standardized, demands Oliver Riedel, Professor at the Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units (ISW) at the University of Stuttgart.
read more...How the engine works
With Motor Scan, WEG has developed a solution for remote monitoring of electric motors. The Motor Scan enables real-time monitoring of WEG electric motors via an intelligent device app, which is available for Android and iOS.
read more...The three newcomers from Onrobot
Onrobot, which recently emerged from the companies On Robot, Optoforce and Perception Robotics, presented its first new products at Automatica: The Gecko Gripper, the Polyskin Tactile Gripper, the RG2-FT and a technical upgrade to the HEX force-torque sensor product line.
read more...Good prospects for Gimatic
With a turnover of 48 million euros, Gimatic achieved growth of around 20 percent in 2017; the turnover forecast for 2018 is around 53 million euros. The manufacturer of EOAT solutions and mechatronic components is and remains on course for success.
read more...The rope balancer becomes IoT-capable
With the collaborative rope balancer, Schmalz has developed a new lifting system. It is ergonomically designed, easy to operate and equipped with intelligent functions for controlling and monitoring the handling process and for networking the device.
read more...An electric racing car for Le Mans
The Inmotion team from Eindhoven University wants to take part in the 24-hour race at Le Mans with an electric racing car. On board the car: Lapp cables.
read more...Scans more with fewer cameras
Cognex has introduced the Dataman 470 series. The stationary barcode readers offer a larger scanning range, higher speed and greater user-friendliness.
read more...Sensors for industrial automation
Sensory all-rounders
The new KNS capacitive standard sensors from di-soric detect solid, liquid, powdery, electrically conductive and non-conductive objects and substances alike - even through non-conductive container walls, barriers and packaging.
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