Modular data collection

The Kidaq data acquisition system comes from Kistler. With the new system, the Swiss company offers measurement engineers all the components of a measurement task from a single source for the first time.
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The Kidaq data acquisition system comes from Kistler. With the new system, the Swiss company offers measurement engineers all the components of a measurement task from a single source for the first time.
To mark its 50th anniversary, Wenzel from Wiesthal is setting a new course. Dr. Heike Wenzel is now the sole managing partner of the Wenzel Group, Frank Wenzel has left the company. The company also intends to further expand its market position in the field of measurement technology.

Image-based, fully automated inspection. To ensure that only cavity-free aluminum die-cast parts are delivered, Gruber & Kaja uses a multi-camera system developed by Autoforce Vision Systems to detect cavities.

Sensor+Test ended with the highest number of exhibitors for ten years. The proportion of exhibitors from abroad even rose to a new high of over 40 percent.
Hybrid cables for servo motors. Single-cable solutions for servo motors are becoming increasingly popular as they save costs and installation effort. Helukabel presented Topserv, a standard cable, in spring 2014.
Boge has upgraded its HST 220 high-performance compressor with Weidmüller's Industrial Analytics software to detect faults and operating anomalies. The analysis software is part of Boge Analytics, a 4.0 service package for the intelligent evaluation of operating data.

According to manufacturer Bluhm, the high-performance Legi-Air 6000 labeler labels cartons of different heights with above-average speed and precision: It can easily handle up to 2250 cycles per hour with a DIN A 6 label format and a product height difference of 500 millimetres.

With Motor Scan, WEG has developed a solution for remote monitoring of electric motors. The Motor Scan enables real-time monitoring of WEG electric motors via an intelligent device app, which is available for Android and iOS.
New brand for security products

Jumo is bundling its product and solution expertise on these topics SIL and PL in the new brand JSP (Jumo Safety Performance). In addition to their own logo, JSP products are marked with the signal color yellow.

BMW works together with Pilz to ensure safety when working with assistance robots. The automation company carries out the conformity assessment, including the final CE marking. Pilz thus ensures safe human-robot collaboration at BMW.