It doesn´t take long to find videos of springs being manufactured. The process is almost hypnotic as a series of carefully choreographed motions bend, twist, and form wire into tension, torsion, and compression springs. The equipment used to form these essential metal parts, which are integrated into everything from beds and doors to cars and home appliances, requires significant investment. Hence, when a spring former shows signs of aging, retrofitting to a more modern CNC-controlled system (…)

Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has been known for its unique competencies in the measurement and control technology for many years. Bürkert´s components and systems have helped clients to successfully measure and dose smallest amounts of liquids all around the world and in virtually all industries. The exact dosing of small amounts for liquids is also the realm of ReseaTech, which was founded as a spin-off of the University of Applied Sciences Bern in 2015. The start-up company is a leader (…)

With more than 2,000 visitors from Germany and neighboring European Union countries, parts2clean restarted successfully after the pandemic-induced break. Approximately 130 exhibiting companies, one in five of them from outside Germany, presented new products and solutions for a wide variety of industry applications at the meeting point for parts and surface cleaning. parts2clean in Stuttgart demonstrated the increasing importance of cleaning processes in the age of Industrie 4.0 and AI. (…)

Founded in 2011, Alleantia is a leader for its plug & play software solutions applied to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). The integration of the Alleantia IIoT with the TeamViewer IoT suite with the AR applications available in the prestigious TeamViewer suite (Frontline and Viscopic), presented to visitors of EMO 2021, allows to connect, Plug&Play, to the cloud industrial machines of any application compartment in order to monitor, analyze and program them easily, from (…)

ABB today released its white paper on the future of the logistics industry, ‘The new norm: How COVID-19 has accelerated the switch to robotic automation,’ detailing how the pandemic is driving investment in robotics and automation in the logistics industry, with the pandemic accelerating long-term industry trends, such as labor shortages, the growth of omnichannel distribution and the rise of e-commerce. The paper looks at the logistics sector in the post COVID-19 era and the trends (…)

Using newly developed and recently patented technology, Cognex eliminates the speckle effect of laser lines, optimising triangulation-based 3D imaging. The In-Sight 3D-L4000 embedded vision system is the first product to bring the benefits of speckle-free laser lines to users.In applications such as 3D inspection of castings, the speckle-free laser line enables more accurate results than other 3D imaging systems. The laser triangulation method has established itself as the definitive (…)

Considered the most important trade show for the plastics processing industry, FAKUMA 2021 (Friedrichshafen, Germany, 12-16 October) is the ideal platform for presenting FANUC’s new ROBOSHOT α-SiB injection moulding machine (Hall 3, Stand B3-3211). The new machine operates at higher injection speeds, and is faster and more flexible than previous-generation ROBOSHOT models. For tool and mould makers, the trade fair premiere of the new ROBOCUT α-CiC wire-cut EDM machine will be the highlight. (…)

A century of Mitsubishi Electric - a company with a rich history which parallels that of modern-day Japan. Since 1921 Mitsubishi Electric´s success has grown as a global player in the field of automationMitsubishi Electric Europe B.V., German Branch, located in Ratingen near Düsseldorf. The very first Mitsubishi company was established back in 1870 by Yataro Iwasaki. This company provided the foundations for what would later become the group of independent companies which are active in (…)

The EROWA JMS 4.0 Process Control System takes on a central role in detailed production planning. It covers a large share of the features often described under the term “Smart Factory.” The machines continuously report their status and the in-process control with automatic feedback ensures production at the highest level of quality. Of course, flexible interfaces to upstream and downstream systems are also provided. Workpiece pallets and electrode holders can be identified at any time (…)

The successful Y-Circ P series of push-pull circular connectors from Yamaichi Electronics is being expanded with a new release system. For years, Yamaichi Electronics has been continuously expanding its Y-Circ P circular connector portfolio. "We have developed a new flexible system for easy unlocking, in order to offer our customers a convenient extension to existing products," explains Matthias Schuster, product manager for circular connectors at Yamaichi Electronics. The opening (…)