Research experiments for space applications are taking place at Leibniz University Hanover in a new drop tower, the Einstein Elevator, under variable gravitational conditions. The power supply is controlled by frequency converters manufactured by Gefran
Designed specifically as a flow-measurement solution for the drink dispensing industries including beer wines and spirits
Micro-Epsilon is investing more than 10 million Euros in a production centre for micro-mechatronics at its headquarters in Germany. In the future, sensors developed for the semiconductor and aerospace industry will be manufactured at the production centre
Maximising the use of agricultural by-products to reduce waste and improve sustainability has several positives. CC-Link IE networking helps biomass plant automation at a different kind of dairy farm, the Italian farm Roana
Nidec ASI is committed to creating an electric and green future, placing the Made-in-Italy excellence of its technologies at the heart of this revolution
The manual and complex THT (through hole technology) method is normally used to plug wired components on circuit boards. The software solution from ArtiMinds Robotics makes it possible to automate THT assembly
Based on the ratio measuring principle
Festo Motion Terminal allows positioning using pneumatics
Equipped with a highly sensitive crystal which guarantees extremely precise measuring results
Rittal was one of the ten premium partners at the debut of this year's Hannover Messe Digital Days, on 14 and 15 July. The system provided presented its innovations for the industrial transformation – from IT rack to edge computing
Pepperl+Fuchs’ 2020 Online Summit is a free digital platform that will allow customers and other interested parties to learn about the latest trends and solutions in factory and process automation—even during the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic has profoundly changed the way we live, work, and communicate. Six experts from six world's leading companies discuss how to tackle the Coronavirus crisis to secure a shining future for the industrial sector
High sensitivity to capture very small forces
Features an open platform design with Cortex A8 processor
Advantech & partners’ cloud-based solution is enabling cooling tower manufacturer EWK to increase the lifespan of its equipment through early fault diagnostics. This leads to considerably reduced service costs
An AI for machine tool maintenance
Suitable for safe and precise support for humans
Modular-enabled automation affords unprece¬dented agility to react quickly to market changes while keeping wastage and downtime to a mini¬mum. In this article, ABB discusses the motivation behind modular automation
Quick response times and excellent process reliability
Help prevent and detect illness
By Dzianis Lukashevich, DIrector of Platforms and Solutions, Analog Devices, Inc. and Felix Sawo, CEO Knowtion
Designed for inspecting the measurement accuracy of pyrometers
With the UMT-W, SCHURTER launches a pulse-proof SMD ceramic fuse with super time-lag tripping characteristics, which is particularly suitable as a fail-safe device in demanding applications
Enhances people safety and working conditions
Driven by the latest technology and a widening selection of equipment, process automation is becoming an increasingly popular option for manufacturing and process plants seeking competitive gain in combative markets
AI specialist Resolto is bringing AI directly to the machine and interpreting data there with its Scraitec platform, for example at a household appliance producer and a car manufacturer
Ruud Heijsman, Senior Regional Marketing Manager EMEA at FLIR Systems, explains how to improve Power Generation Safety
Cybercrime may cost the world $6 trillion by the end of 2020
Smart technologies are extending traditional machine control architectures with more enhanced data processing, learning and decision-making capacity
Designed for use in professional food equipment and industrial appliances
This whitepaper covers the ever-increasing demand for improved stored energy systems, the role of fuses and contactors, as well as faster and more precise next generation technology solutions for protecting EV batteries and power systems.
As automated guided vehicles, mobile platforms as well as autonomous carts and cobots become smaller, they are subject to stringent safety requirements. To address this issue, Sick designed a new safety laser scanner with minimized sizes, the nanoScan3
With the advent of the Internet of Things it is now possible to predict failures and downtimes without the need to carry out unnecessary maintenance. This offers a more dynamic and controlled approach to maintenance
Optimised for machine vision applications
Very short design with 6.2 mm of additional length
Outdated maintenance procedures waste valuable resources and can impact on safety. Modern predictive techniques however reduce the costs of both scheduled and unscheduled downtime and are a key contributor to increased machine availability
Enables precise measurement with a response time of 240 ms
Designed for space critical applications
Engineered for applications where zero backlash and easy handling are required
The CC-Link partner association highlighted key tools for I4.0 applications
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