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To maintain an appropriate distance in production, distribution and logistics, ProGlove has developed the Connect app for Android, which can be used to activate a built-in proximity sensor.
read more...Ideally, plastic containers should be tested for leaks during the production process. With the Cetatest 715 LV, a 1,000 liter IBC can be tested in a total test time of less than 30 seconds.
read more...Load mapping for optical sensors
The smart task functionality Load Mapping, which Sick provides for its smart optical sensors with IO-Link, makes it possible to record the occupancy of workpiece carriers during the feeding process into an assembly cell and output it as a digital sensor signal to the robot controller.
read more...Online retail is booming. Manufacturers, retailers and logistics service providers need to optimize their processes accordingly. In order to become more efficient and protect the health of employees, it is worth investing in ergonomic lifting equipment.
read more...System developers who opt for rodless actuators are faced with a choice. Almost any combination of sliding screw drive, ball screw drive or timing belt with plain, ball bearing or roller guides could lead to the optimum solution.
read more...New from Weidmüller is the IoT terminal, an open, secure and quickly integrated solution for the Industrial IoT. The solution collects data, transfers data to cloud services and also enables active data-driven interactions.
read more...Sustainable special load carriers
The iSLT.NET project is developing a network for reusable, intelligent special load carriers to increase sustainability in logistics while ensuring the timely and undamaged transportation of goods.
read more...Production systems in which humans, machines and robots work together must meet high safety requirements. The systems need to be safe for employees as well as protected against cyberattacks from outside.
read more...Researchers at Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and the OWL University of Applied Sciences are working on solutions to enable machines to communicate with each other on factory floors via light pulses in the future. The technology is not new, but the task now is to develop it further for industry.
read more...The Chair of Robotics and Embedded Systems at the University of Bayreuth has extended the concept of playback programming to include a graphical user interface.
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