The Automatica, trade fair for robotics and automation, will be postponed due to the current situation. A new date was found in December
Company & market 2023, April
A new rapid test from Bosch is to diagnose COVID-19 in less than 2.5 hours. The accuracy of the test is over 95 percent. From April it should be available in Germany
In the Mirabilandia Park there is a roller coaster that you can accelerate and brake yourself - this is made possible by a completely newly developed drive system. We took a closer look at the roller coaster
The JoinIT knowledge database developed by Fraunhofer IPA provides a methodology for selecting suitable joining technologies for vehicle construction, taking into account the various levels of a morphological manufacturing system
Medical compressed air is more in demand than ever during the corona crisis: Among other things, it is used to ventilate people in the intensive care unit. Compressed air specialist Boge responds to the surge in demand
Online customer service, home office, fundraising or virtual trade fairs - that's how companies react in the corona crisis
The start-up Fazua is going its own way in the e-bike market with its light and compact electric drive. The company relies on adhesive for the e-bike motor and uses metal adhesives from Delo
Scientists have developed a bio-based adhesive made from wood waste, which has a shape memory at low temperatures
Angular contact ball bearings with a contact angle of 25 instead of the usual 40 offer the possibility to very easily realize asymmetrical bearing sets, which offer some advantages in different applications
A servo pump is a special form of servo drive and offers many energetic advantages. How it works
The Ironhand combines medical know-how, robot and computer technology. It supports people with reduced muscle strength or additional strength. Ball screws from Eichenberger help with this
From monoblocks for sampling and injection processes to hydraulic couplings to training programs for Ecodan heat pumps, we will show you six innovations in fluid technology
The ZVEI considers the proposal to stop European industrial production to be wrong: In order for the medical technology companies to continue producing, supply chains and logistics must be kept running
The companies Franconian Industrial Pipes and Tsubaki Kabelschlepp have entered into a strategic partnership. In the future, those interested in drag chains will receive the appropriate cable protection
After the recently elected IFR President Steven Wyatt resigned from office, Mitlon Guerry was elected by Schunk USA as his successor
Safety clutches protect drive components from overload. You have to work absolutely reliably and efficiently. The correct design is crucial
48 V DC on-board networks have several advantages in the automotive industry. We asked whether these can also be applied to industrial applications
Deliberately creating compressed air leaks in a system was an unusual requirement for the pneumatic experts at Mader /u2013 and an important part of an experiment with an interesting outcome
An inexpensive, 3D camera adapted to industrial requirements from the consumer market opens up 3D vision solutions in automation for new applications
Electric toothbrushes and lawn mowers, large and small household appliances, multimedia products /u2013 200,000 product types with millions of model variants bear the VDE mark worldwide. It is celebrating its 100th birthday this year
From clamping sets made of stainless steel to connectors especially for fuel transport in tight motorcycles to silicone greases for the food sector - we will show you five new products from the field of construction components
In view of the coronavirus and the associated lung disease Covid-19, measurements have to be canceled or postponed. A current overview of when which fairs take place
Safety clutches are often difficult to reach and adjust. A mechanical engineering student has developed a new type of safety clutch that switches itself on again
The supervisory board of Schaltbau Holding J /u00fcrgen Brandes with effect from April 1, 2020 as another board member and successor to Dr.-Ing. Albrecht Kuehler appointed
A new automation solution is to increase productivity and quality of bent wire parts. However, this is anything but trivial. Grippers play a special role here
Connectors are used in numerous industrial applications. We show what connectors are used for and how to find the right connector in 15 steps
Grippers that think along in industrial production /u2013 succeed with sensors for pressure or temperature measurement. These are integrated into the 3D printer during the manufacture of the grippers
In view of the latest developments related to the corona virus, events are being canceled or postponed in a row. The future could belong to digital platforms that can compensate for this development
In the past financial year, Lapp recorded sales growth of 6 percent. However, the company expects a decline for the current year
The black market for illegally imported fluorocarbons (HFCs) has been growing since the EU set maximum levels for climate-damaging refrigerants. There is now an anonymous hotline to report illegal gases
We are introducing five new products for machine safety: from the light barrier to cable pull sensors to safe inclination sensors. Here are the products in detail
A new AC welding process for thin aluminum sheets, a soldering system for fully automatic piston soldering as well as two new adhesives are among the four innovations in joining technology
Braking resistors represent a load in the regenerative operation of the motor, which takes over the regenerative energy of the motor and thus brakes it. How it works
On April 1, 2020, Andreas Evertz is expanding Flender's management. The current CEO Stefan Tenbrock will leave the company on June 1, 2020
Safe braking resistors and active energy management of electric drives make a significant contribution to increasing the productivity of machines and systems and also save energy. The completely redesigned family of devices from Michael Koch relies primarily on flexibility
DC grids could be the future for our power grid. But many components have not yet been tested /u2013 a new DC research network is therefore testing components during operation
We present six new products from the field of image processing: from confocal sensors to new photo sensors to cobot control. Here are the products in detail
So far, battery production has mainly been located in Asia and North America. The project /u201eZellkobatt /u201c is supposed to change that, the project aims to promote the mass production of lithium-ion batteries in Germany
How are heavy-duty fiber-plastic composite components connected? LZS GmbH engineers chose the form-fitting profile connection for this. An alternative to adhesive and press connection?
Not only consumers fear the corona virus and tend to buy hamsters, companies with suppliers from affected countries are also trying to keep their production going. Prof. Lutz Kaufmann from WHU shows how to respond correctly to delivery bottlenecks