Thomson actuators support CAN bus standards
Thomson now offers its Electrak HD heavy-duty electric actuators with an interface for the CANopen network protocol.
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Into the future with Omlox
Around 60 industrial companies have joined forces to develop the new "omlox" positioning technology standard. One of them is GFT Technologies. In this interview, Siegfried Wagner explains what makes the omlox standard so special and how pure localization data can be converted into useful business data.
read more...Pallet magazine for high pallet turnover
The DStacker pallet magazine dispenses one of up to 65 pallets every ten seconds. Bartels, an expert in warehouse equipment and transport systems, has now added the system to its sales program.
read more...AGVs transport Porsche bodies to final assembly
Siemens implemented the conveyor technology for the final assembly of the Porsche Taycan. AGVs transport the car bodies from one production station to the next, while heavy-duty and rotating-lifting hangers enable ergonomic working.
read more...Drones and AGVs organize their network
Asti InSystems is participating in the Flow-Pro research project. Over the next four years, the aim is to develop a climate-friendly, self-organizing logistics network that connects transport units across companies.
read more...Omron: Mobile robot for UV disinfection
The current Covid-19 pandemic requires a large number of additional hygiene procedures and thus creates new areas of application for robotics to disinfect different rooms.
read more...Safe driving in autonomous areas
For a new driverless transport system for a drive specialist, Blickle's engineers developed a customized heavy-duty double castor with a special braking system.
read more...Safety laser scanner for AGVs
The safety laser scanner Psenscan from Pilz now offers new possibilities for production logistics in addition to the safe, productive monitoring of stationary or mobile hazardous areas.
read more...Pallet automation from DMG Mori
Automation for machine tools
The DMG Mori Open House in Pfronten was all about digitalization and automation. The company wants to grow in these areas and is underlining these efforts with new developments and technologies.
read more...Radio signals from the ceiling lighting
Researchers at Fraunhofer IOSB-INA and the OWL University of Applied Sciences are working on solutions to enable machines to communicate with each other on factory floors via light pulses in the future. The technology is not new, but the task now is to develop it further for industry.
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