The market is constantly pushing for even more compact and powerful products. With these requirements in mind, drive specialist Heidrive has further developed its existing HeiMotion Dynamic (HMD) series to achieve an overall length reduction of over 30 percent using short end caps as standard for various encoders and connectors.
According to the "Value of Reliability" study, 67% of industrial companies in Germany experience unplanned downtime at least once a month. This costs the German economy 147,000 euros per hour. Nevertheless, reactive maintenance concepts are not insignificant.
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Destaco introduces the 92W electric power clamps. They work without compressed air and reduce energy consumption andCO2 emissions.
Siemens has developed a circuit breaker in which fossil raw materials have been replaced by bio-methane in the plastic components. The change of material in the production of the Sirius 3RV2 will save around 270 tons of carbon dioxide equivalents per year.
KTR presents the KTR-STOP PB pneumatic caliper brake. It can be used as a service or holding brake and is available in seven sizes and braking forces of up to 31 kilonewtons.
Schwäbische Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH (SW) has concluded a cooperation agreement with Janus Engineering. Since the end of 2023, the two companies have been working together on technologies for the digital transformation of NC production. The first result of the cooperation: a jointly developed postprocessor for Siemens NX.
The performance of industrial vehicles depends on the functions of the systems used and their peripherals, such as cameras and sensors. In-vehicle applications include fleet management, navigation and monitoring. The distributor Acceed offers the NRU-51V+ industrial AI platforms for this purpose.
Electropneumatic controller series
From tension control in coil winding machines and tension control in printing, film and cardboard processing machines to pressure filling in leak testers: electropneumatic regulators are the first choice if the air pressure is to be controlled continuously depending on electrical signals.
Last autumn, the non-profit appliedAI Institute for Europe launched the "AI Career Kickstart Program". The six-month training phase of the first cohort was completed at the end of April. The training and career program is now moving on to the practical part for the participants. The new application phase begins at the same time.
Engine manufacturer MTU Aero Engines has increased its internal delivery reliability from 89 to 93 percent by optimizing its multi-stage transport chains with Syncrotess. Many years of working with Inform's AI-based system have made it possible to cope with the increasing complexity of logistics.
