Assembly automation with 24 volts
Rethinking is the order of the day
Schunk refers to its modular system for assembly automation, with which complete handling systems can be built on a 24-volt basis.
read more...read more...Sensors without sensors
The startup Rovi Robot Vision has significantly simplified the complicated electronic sensor technology of robots. With previous solutions, robots only recognize the space around them or objects that they are supposed to grasp or process.
read more...The two robots do it!
Assembly of guide sleeves for headrests. The assembly of plastic guide sleeves for the headrest adjustment of the SUV series of a German premium manufacturer places high demands on automation.
read more...Linear technology goes on a digital journey
While some design engineers are still amazed at the vehemence with which IT technologies are pushing their way into factories, basic technologies are also changing. Take linear technology, for example: while many still regard it as a purely mechanical matter, more recent developments paint a different picture.
read more...Sensor+Test: New congress cycle in 2019
Sensor+Test 2018 came to a successful close with record numbers of exhibitors. From 2019, the accompanying trade congresses will alternate in a new structure and in a new cycle.
read more...Interview with Jürgen von Hollen
MRK is not witchcraft
Acceptance of robots as colleagues is increasing, but there are still reservations. Jürgen von Hollen, President of Universal Robots, spoke to handling editor Annina Schopen about the new e-Series, Universal Robots' recipe for success and the challenges of implementing HRC in Germany.
read more...Vision & Control takes students to the Vision
The Suhl-based company Vision & Control is inviting 60 students from Ilmenau Technical University and selected school pupils to the Vision trade fair in Stuttgart, including bus travel and overnight accommodation. The aim is to get the young people interested in industrial image processing.
read more...Automation of aircraft production
The robot conquers the aviation industry
As a steadily growing market, the aviation industry is increasingly becoming the focus of automation. Suppliers, OEMs and maintenance companies are increasingly using robots for this purpose. The requirements result in interesting new tasks.
read more...Gimatic sold to Barnes for 370 million euros
The US-based Barnes Group, a provider of products and solutions for industry and aviation, has acquired 100% of the Italian automation specialist Gimatic.
read more...Robotics for the smart factory
Intelligent on the road
With this, the company shows how automation and handling tasks can be solved efficiently in a modular production system thanks to distributed intelligence.
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