Digital tools for factory planning
Digital tools help to create optimized structures and improve the flow of materials when planning new or redesigning existing factories or factory areas.
read more...read more...Always in front of the right compartment
Camera-based positioning sensor. High-bay warehouses are constantly in motion due to different loading conditions, temperature-related expansion or manufacturing tolerances.
read more...Added value through collaborative robotics
Keeping an eye on the whole arm
Humans and machines are increasingly working hand in hand. Automated processes will soon be standard in networked production environments. By then at the latest, it will be necessary to broaden our view: Only by focusing on the application as a whole can automation generate sustainable added value.
read more...Intelligent sensors for batch size one
In the course of Industry 4.0, production is becoming more individualized - the goal is batch size one. Fraunhofer IIS is developing communication for cognitive sensors and systems so that processes can be interlinked, application-specific data exchanged and workflows optimized.
read more...Interactive robotic system for emptying sea containers
With the project "Interactive Robotic System for Emptying Sea Containers" (IRiS), the Bremen Institute for Production and Logistics at the University of Bremen is conducting research together with BLG Handelslogistik, Schulz Systemtechnik and Framos.
read more...Cross-country skier with sprinter quality
Long-stroke linear axes. The realization of single-axis positioning systems is one of the most common automation tasks in assembly, handling and packaging technology.
read more...Sensor+Test with lots of accompanying program
On the new date in the last week of June (June 26 to 28), Sensor+Test 2018 will once again open its doors in Nuremberg as the leading platform for sensor, measurement and testing technology. Around 580 exhibitors from all over the world are expected, and there will once again be accompanying specialist congresses and an extensive program of forums and activities.
read more...Collaborative robots
Operator support through comprehensive robotics functions and direct programmability. Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a collaborative robot that works together with an operator without a protective barrier.
read more...Bionic approaches in robotics
Human-robot collaboration. The Bionic-Cobot is inspired by the natural movements of the human arm. Festo uses it to demonstrate what a safe and direct human-robot collaboration could look like.
read more...Hermes Award to Endress+Hauser
Compact thermometer with self-calibrating sensor
This year, Endress+Hauser receives the Hermes Award for a hygienic compact thermometer with a self-calibrating sensor for safety and quality-relevant process temperature measurements.
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