Mobile cell visitors
Flexible production. Around a dozen industrial robots work in a smart factory in Norway. Omron's mobile LD robots and enterprise management software are used to intelligently connect the cells.
read more...read more...Balluff heads for the half billion mark
The high demand for automation solutions led to record growth at Balluff in 2017. Together with the sales of two integrated companies, the sensor and automation specialist increased by 21.4 percent to 459 million euros.
read more...Hybrid robots in practical use
The automated production of a single product according to individual specifications is just as much a central requirement of Industry 4.0 as standardized interfaces and the networked management of systems and processes. Yaskawa meets these challenges with intelligent control and software concepts, but also with high-performance robot models.
read more...Eplan automates in the cloud
With Eplan Cogineer Advanced, the solution provider will offer automation software as "Software as a Service" (Saas) in future. Eplan will be exhibiting at both the Hannover Messe and Smart Automation Vienna.
read more...Metrology for Professionals from Mahr
Under the motto "Metrology for Professionals", Mahr, the specialist for production measurement technology, is presenting itself at this year's Control in Stuttgart. Measuring devices and systems will be presented that work quickly, universally, innovatively and efficiently, thus increasing the production quality of customers.
read more...The new one fits on the wall
The SR-3iA with a payload capacity of three kilograms is the first model in Fanuc's newly developed Scara series. Fanuc is thus expanding its product line in the lower payload range with a cost-effective solution for high productivity.
read more...Smart Factory Hub network project
Digitization for everyone
SMEs must also face up to Industry 4.0. The international Smart Factory Hub network project investigated how companies are preparing for the digital revolution and what can help them do so. X-Rob, a development from Profactor, is regarded as an example of best practice.
read more...New software version released
OSIsoft has released a new edition of PI Integrator for Business Analytics. The company aims to reduce the cost and complexity of industrial analytics and close the gap between operations and IT.
read more...Analysis and control in production
Zeiss Group takes over MES specialist Guardus
The Zeiss Group acquires Guardus, the Ulm-based provider of software solutions for computer-aided quality assurance and production management systems.
read more...Supercomputing Academy launches course for engineers and computer scientists
With the "Parallel Programming" module, the newly founded Supercomputing Academy launched its first further education course in blended learning format last week. Over a period of 15 weeks, lecturers from industry and academia will teach application programmers how to develop code on parallel systems.
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