
Robots and linear technology cooperate
The clever combination of robotics and linear technology allows production processes to be implemented more efficiently and with higher quality, argues Nicole Hezinger from Item.

Manufacturer Friedemann Wagner offers to recondition replaced STD-14 series shock absorbers

In addition to the Tubus structural dampers, ACE will be presenting crash dampers as a one-way solution at Motek.
Improved deceleration is used when forces from compressors, turbochargers or larger displacements need to be slowed down. In automation, too, engineers are making their designs more efficient and safer by using components for deceleration.
Gas springs for wine presentation
Master carpenter Dominik Huber's masterpiece is a sideboard for wine presentations. The main feature is a cube that slides up and to the side and serves as a bar. To design this function, he relies on support from ACE.

The NSK Verify app allows the authenticity of rolling bearings to be checked. Until now, the app only worked with high-precision rolling bearings for machine tools. Now other series can also be checked.

Physik Instrumente is expanding its portfolio with the new V-817 high-load linear stage series. The positioning solution is suitable for applications such as sensor and camera placement, optical and tactile testing procedures and wafer processing.

Thomson now offers its Electrak HD heavy-duty electric actuators with an interface for the CANopen network protocol.

The linear technology specialist Ero-Führungen is adding an additional, smaller size to its Speed series.

For sensor production, IEF-Werner has developed an 18-axis positioning system for a customer that feeds various components. The basis is a direct drive to move several slides on one axis to save space.

Exoskeletons can help stroke patients to rebuild the nerve pathways in their arms and shoulders. With Igus bearings, the systems can be quickly adapted to different body sizes.