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Sebastian Seutter advises Forcam on the Innovation Board

Forcam has appointed Industry 4.0 expert Sebastian Seutter from Microsoft to its Innovation Board. The board supports Forcam's management in the areas of digital transformation, technology and new business models.

Mechatronic gripper

Smart with active force maintenance

The intelligent parallel gripper Schunk EGI was specifically designed for handling tasks in electronics, pharmaceutical and laboratory applications. With its individually programmable stroke of up to 57.5 millimetres per jaw and equally flexible gripping forces of up to 100 newtons, the robustly designed mechatronic gripper in size 80 covers a wide range of workpieces.

Innovations

Finding creative ideas with design thinking

Developing new ideas, concepts and products is one of the most difficult work processes, because it is hard to be creative at the push of a button. The design thinking method helps. Six phases are considered the key to success.

Servo pumps

Permanent lubrication of the internal gearing

High efficiency, better process performance and low heat generation. These are just some of the advantages of a servo pump. Due to rising energy costs, their use is now standard equipment for machine manufacturers.

BLDC motors

Power at the touch of a button

Maxon has introduced the IDX brushless motor with integrated EPOS4 positioning control. It offers auto tuning as standard, has more power, short delivery times and complies with IP 65.

Accessibility in the industry

Keep your eyes open during production

Accessibility does not end with single-family homes at ground level, it can also be found in manufacturing - soon it will even become mandatory. The industry must act now to retain employees and make products marketable.

Cross-manufacturer network

Products speak OPC UA over TSN

B&R is launching a product portfolio for communication with the open and real-time-capable OPC UA over TSN protocol. This includes X20 controllers, bus controllers, industrial and panel PCs and a TSN machine switch. This enables a standardized network for modular machine concepts.

IO-Link Wireless

Communication for smart factories

CoreTigo has introduced a scalable IO-Link wireless platform with low latency.

M2Web service

Monitoring of key machine figures

HMS has launched a new version of the M2Web service that allows users of Ewon Cosy and Flexy products to monitor key performance indicators of machines in remote locations. The new version has an intuitive graphical user interface and a map view of connected machines.