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Plug & Produce from Industry 4.0 concepts. More individualization, smaller batch sizes, more frequent configuration changes - and at the same time, the production line should be cost-efficient and competitive.
read more...When industrial equipment fails, the real problem is often not the cost of spare parts, but the forced downtime. The article shows the design of a predictive maintenance algorithm for a triplex pump using data obtained from the simulation of a digital twin of the pump under different failure conditions.
read more..."Out of the niche, into series production" is the motto of additive manufacturing. However, in some places there is still a lack of connection between the technology and the world of automation for this development step.
read more...The European Space Agency (ESA) has commissioned Siemens Digital Industries Software and Sonaca to develop applications for the design of aerospace parts made of metal using additive manufacturing.
read more...Dr. Thorsten Koch has been the sole Managing Director of the Göttingen branch of the Swedish simulation specialist Comsol Multiphysics since July 1.
read more...Artificial intelligence is regarded as a pioneering technology of the future, and hardly any digital strategy today can do without AI. Nevertheless, many managers remain skeptical as to whether it can deliver what it promises.
read more...Configure the right drive and control solution online, order it, open the delivered package and then put it into operation yourself. With its Maxolution parallel arm kinematics kit, SEW-Eurodrive shows just how easy it is to implement even complex robot solutions today.
read more...Raw robots and low-cost automation. Igus has been active in linear and drive technology for over 20 years. The specialist for motion plastics also offers cost-effective automation solutions and a suitable open platform that brings users and suppliers together.
read more...Until now, conventional bicycle frames have not been able to match the rigidity of monocoque frames. With Siemens, the Italian start-up Exept combines different manufacturing processes to produce customized monocoque frames.
read more...The success of an MRI application is closely linked to the planning and validation of the newly designed workstation system. The LPS at the Ruhr University Bochum is researching new ways to investigate and evaluate MRI applications through simulation.
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