In industry, pick-and-place tasks are mostly performed by robots. However, they have one major disadvantage: their use requires high investments. According to the manufacturer, leanP&P portal systems should perform the same tasks just as efficiently, but should be cheaper. The systems are based on the Lifgo rack and pinion drives from Leantechnik, which were specially developed for the precise, synchronous positioning of heavy loads.
Physik Instrumente (PI) has completely revised its portfolio of compact vertical positioning systems for microscope objectives - PIFOC. Significant improvements are higher dynamics, travel ranges of up to 800 µm and easier handling. The PIFOCs, which are suitable for installation in the objective nosepiece of both upright and inverted microscopes, are essential for applications in the life sciences, materials microscopy, quality assurance and the semiconductor industry.
Rodriguez developed special bearings with integrated magnetic mounts for a well-known company in the optical industry, which are required as a horizontal axis of rotation for an optical system. The customer opted for a system solution because the entire turning mode could be made flatter. The complete bearing system is manufactured in-house by Rodriguez, only the special seal and the rolling elements are purchased parts.
The Swiss innovation project "Intelligent Dark Warehouse" brings together partners from the most diverse areas of science and business. The goal: the development and design of future-proof warehouses that act intelligently and autonomously.
Gefran is expanding its elevator technology product portfolio with a new series of frequency converters. This covers a wide range of applications and contains both simple models for cabin drives in residential buildings and smart converters with a wide range of functions and a high level of convenience for more complex tasks - e.g. B. in high-rise buildings with several elevators.
In the food industry, machines and systems have to meet special hygiene and cleanliness requirements. DiMotion has developed a linear axis especially for this industry, which is made entirely of stainless steel.
Baumüller offers its three-phase synchronous motors DS2 with four different cooling options. In addition to the options radially air-cooled, axially air-cooled and water-cooled, the variant with an integrated fan is now available for sizes 132 and 160.
JVL offers two solutions for linear movements, both with ServoStep motors. One variant is a piston-style electrical actuator that is suitable for replacing pneumatic cylinders.
With the installation frames of the ER series from Ziehl, devices can be elegantly integrated into switch panels or switch cabinet doors in the distributor housing.
IEF-Werner has expanded its standard range to include linear drives with metal strip covers. On the one hand, the metal strip protects against the ingress of dirt or particles and, on the other hand, prevents particles from being released into the vicinity of the linear unit.
B&R has expanded its series of motor-integrated drives to include two particularly compact versions. The new devices have a powerful processor and are suitable, for example, for machine applications that require optimal positioning accuracy and synchronization. With the new versions, the ACOPOSmotor portfolio covers a power range from 283 W to 2.3 kW.
Megatron has presented the new HTx36E magnetic encoder. They come in a Ø36mm metal housing and count the number of revolutions even if the power supply fails. Megatron offers the encoders as incremental encoders or as absolute encoders with CAN bus / SSI interface.
The new ASC Aisys Vibrotherm not only measures vibrations, but also the oil temperature on bearings and gears. The smart sensor system is more compact than individual sensors and evaluates the measurement data itself. The sensor solution is therefore suitable for condition monitoring applications.
With the ultrasonic distance sensors of the new U1RT series, Wenglor combines the design with the ultrasonic technology of the U1KT and UMD product series. Thanks to IO-Link 1.1 and NFC interface, the sensor offers flexible setting options and data storage.
The new PT120520 laser button with IO-Link interface from ipf electronic achieves scanning ranges of up to 4000mm in M12 despite its compact design. Since the PT120520 works according to the time-of-flight method (time of flight measurement), object detection does not depend on the strength of the reflected light, but on its time of flight.
Rodriguez has Kaydon thin section bearings in its portfolio, whose range of applications includes, for example, the semiconductor or optical industry, medical and measurement technology and robotics.
The electric lifting columns of the Multilift II series from RK Rose + Krieger are designed for applications in which a vertical adjustment movement meets a fixed installation dimension.
Nord Drivesystems has presented the decentralized frequency converter Nordac Flex.The converters are mounted directly on the motor or close to the motor. This enables the shortest possible motor and encoder cables as well as short cables to sensors and actuators in the application, which can be connected directly to the converter.
If robots stop working because trailing cables or tool connections suddenly no longer work, the Echoring Emergency Kit allows production to be continued within a very short time. While echoring, as a bypass solution, ensures the transmission of production data, the causes of a cable fault can be eliminated without any hassle.
Turck is expanding its IO-Link portfolio with the Ethercat-IO-Link master TBEC-LL-8IOL in IP67 / 69K, making its entire IO-Link portfolio usable for Ethercat-based applications.
EKS Engel presents the new media converters e-light-1000-XSG-SFP and e-light-100-XS-SFP. These compact and robust devices, which support Gigabit or Fast Ethernet and are available with or without PoE function, each have an electrical RJ45 and an SFP port that can be flexibly equipped with transceivers for single and multimode fibers.
Ilme has presented the new MIXO module CX 03 MP. With the push-in hose connection, similar to the well-known "FESTO" quick-connection hose lines with an outer diameter of 3.0, 4.0 and 6.0 mm, can be connected in seconds.
Tsubaki Kabelschlepp has presented a new version of its UA1995 cable carrier. The chain has an internal height of 80 mm and internal widths of 85-250 mm, on request even up to 600 mm are possible.
With the now expanded Quickrobot, igus offers a free online tool for quick configuration of an individual energy chain system.
Icotek now offers cable entry systems especially for use in clean rooms. The cable entry strips for cables with and without connectors of the type KEL-ER and KEL-U with the matching grommets KT are already available. For cables without plugs, the KEL-DPZ cable entry plates are also available as a clean room version.
The Swiss Federal Railways SBB Cargo and PJM, Austrian system specialist for rail transport, are working together on the development of an “intelligent freight train”. For the automated brake test tested as part of this future project, SBB Cargo and PJM rely on the PSS 4000 automation system from Pilz.
Kontron is expanding the KBox-A series with the box PC KBox A-150-WKL. With processors of the types Intel Core U or Intel Celeron of the 8th generation, the KBox A-150-WKL delivers high computing performance with low power consumption.
iC-Haus presents a new Hall line sensor: The iC-PVS combines a very flexibly configurable Hall array front end with a 56-bit low-power period counter and an integrated 6-bit interpolator. Battery-buffered, multiturn absolute encoders that work with conventional incremental measuring standards or gears can now also be implemented.
PXIe systems, consisting of a chassis, a controller and an application-specific number of specialized plug-in cards, are considered a reliable and efficient solution for the acquisition and consolidation of high-quality measurement data. Acceed now has such a system on offer, specifically the current Adlink 3U chassis PXES-2785 with 18 slots and one of the new PXIe-3987, PXIe-3977 or PXIe-3937 controllers.
The new 16-channel pressure scanner DSA5000 from Althen is an all-in-one data acquisition system for multipoint pressure acquisition. Each DSA5000 uses one pressure sensor per measuring channel. In addition, each of the 16 pressure sensors is digitized via a 24-bit A / D converter. This enables absolutely synchronous data acquisition with a sampling rate of up to 5kHz / channel. Extensive configurability and adjustments to the measurement signals are possible via the integrated high-performance controller.
CSM presents new C (connector) variants of the high-voltage breakout modules (HV BM) for measuring current, voltage and power directly in HV lines. The C variants have a simple and safe plug-in system, which makes handling easier. The time required for the measurement setup is reduced. In addition, the new HV breakout modules C can easily be unplugged for calibration.
The measurement technology software Dasylab, distributed by the company Measx, has also supported CAN interfaces from Peak-System since the latest version 2020.1. Signals from external measuring devices that are transmitted via the CAN bus can be integrated into Dasylab applications with all PC interfaces of the PCAN series.
The software-configurable all-rounder Moku: Lab from SI combines up to 12 different electronic measuring devices in just one space-saving housing: work / function generator, lock-in amplifier, digital filter box and designer, spectrum and frequency response analyzer, PID controller, phase meter , Oscilloscope, laser lock box and data logger.
CSM is expanding the product portfolio of robust data loggers for automotive applications with the Unican 3 ETH for the acquisition of signals via Ethernet and CAN interfaces as well as digital inputs and outputs.
The UMD 98 from PQ Plus is a high-performance front panel installation measuring device with integrated RCM measurement. It replaces all analog measuring devices and measures 3/4-phase current and voltage in 4-quadrant operation in class 0.2 and thus work in class 0.5s as well as all common network variables, e.g. electrical work, cos phi, short-term interruptions, and much more.
