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Editorial: Robotics in production
R2-D2, C-3PO and Marvin - who doesn't know them, the intelligent robots from the "Star Wars" series and from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"? And who wouldn't want them at their side every day as intelligent helpers?
read more...Industry 4.0 applications require complex networking and enable intelligent data analysis for greater efficiency. Schaeffler has fully integrated these requirements and possibilities into the new generation of its multi-channel condition monitoring system.
read more...Conveying and sorting technology
Beumer installed the complete conveying, picking and sorting technology in the new European logistics center of the car spare parts dealer Inter Cars near Warsaw. A warehouse control system (WCS) was also installed to control the material flow.
read more...The VDMA has lowered its production forecast for 2019 from plus two percent in real terms to plus one percent. According to the association, trade disputes and other trade barriers are unsettling market participants.
read more..."Geely Excellence Auto 2019" Award
Junker was the only European supplier of Zhejiang Geely Automobile Parts & Components to receive the "Geely Excellence Auto 2019" award for the second time in a row.
read more...Instead of programming every movement, service robots should in future learn what to do from humans. These and other topics were discussed by 170 experts at the Schunk Expert Days on Service Robotics in the Danish automation hotspot of Odense.
read more...SEW-Eurodrive uses the example of modern automotive production to demonstrate the potential that can be tapped into with the use of automation technology, intelligent module design and smart factory services.
read more...Despite a slight decline in turnover in 2018, the Heller Group set a record for the past financial year: Incoming orders rose by 13.4 percent to 695.2 million euros.
read more...With the CPX4 series, TSC Auto ID has developed a marking solution for economical "color printing on demand". The printers offer excellent print resolution and color quality as well as the fastest print speed in their class.
read more...The electronics specialist Megatron has added the two force sensors KMB51 and KMB76 to its range, which are suitable for recording forces in production as well as in monitoring or testing systems.
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