Mesago has canceled the SPS - Smart Production Solutions, which was to take place in Nuremberg from November 23rd to 25th, 2021. In addition to the increasing number of infections, the organizer mainly cited the 2G rule that now exists in Bavaria and an upper limit for visitors as reasons.
RS Components has inaugurated its expanded distribution center at the Bad Hersfeld location. It's the biggest in the company. After the project has now been completed from the technical point of view, RS gave selected customers and suppliers a deep insight into the highly automated system. In particular, the largest multi-shuttle system installed in Germany by the manufacturer Dematic is used here.
IAI Industrieroboter will open a new showroom in the office in Schwalbach am Taunus on November 10, 2021. From this day on, all electrical automation components from IAI can be viewed in person near Frankfurt Airport. In addition, this new showroom will also serve as a training center in the future to test the actuators and robot systems in practice and to learn their perfect integration and programming in training courses.
Nabtesco is expanding its activities in the automotive sector. Together with the company adcos, a company of the Nabtesco Group, the transmission specialist has developed a purely electromechanical steering and drive solution for commercial vehicles, thus targeting the next step towards autonomous driving.
With the auto-tuning function, Lenze has now automated and significantly simplified the setting of the control parameters for its i-series servo inverters. Apart from the servo converter, no additional measuring components are required.
No motor housing, no bearings, but high power density and dynamics as well as a large number of configurable design variants - this is what distinguishes the housing-less servomotors of the Cyber Kit Line series from Wittenstein.
With the Dynagear HR, Nidec Graessner has developed a new two-stage angular gear that is space-saving and also runs extremely smoothly. It complements the single-stage DynaGear transmission series.
With the ultrasonic distance sensors of the new U1RT series, IO-Link 1.1 and an NFC interface are combined in one housing. In barrier mode it works reliably up to 2,000 mm, in reflex mode up to 1,200 mm.
Kistler has improved its triaxial accelerometer 8763B050: Its measurement threshold has been reduced from 0.0004 to 0.00029 µg. This makes it particularly suitable for monitoring vibrations. It monitors the vibration in three mutually perpendicular axes.
The Surfacecontrol 3D 3500 sensor from Micro-Epsilon is used for high-precision inline 3D measurements. With a repeatability of up to 0.4 µm in the z-direction, the sensor reaches a new performance class.
Sensirion is now offering its miniaturized CO2 sensors through the sales network. The series consists of the CO2 sensors SCD40 and SCD41. Both sensors are based on the photoacoustic measuring principle and the patented Pasens and Cmosens technology from Sensirion, which enables a small sensor size in combination with high performance.
Turck has developed inductive sensors for detecting carbon, more precisely carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The sensor family, for which a patent is pending, detects both carbon fabric and pressed carbon parts. It is based on further developed uprox technology and therefore offers high switching distances and installation flexibility - for example for manufacturers of automobiles, wind turbines or sports equipment and their suppliers.
Lenord + Bauer now also has a threaded version of its speed sensors with one or, alternatively, two channels in its range. Thanks to common thread types and nominal lengths as well as individual cable assembly, these space-saving sensors can be easily integrated into existing structures without mechanical adjustments.
Kistler is expanding its portfolio of smart accessories. This ensures that piezoelectric sensors are optimally and safely positioned in every measurement configuration. CAD drawings and step-by-step instructions make installation easier.
ASC has presented new sensor systems. They were specially developed for intelligent monitoring solutions such as condition monitoring and predictive maintenance.
The retaining clips AV000142 and AV000141 from ipf electronic for M8 and M12 screw connections now provide a remedy and ensure order when connecting sensor cables.
Endress + Hauser is relaunching the Cerabar and Deltabar pressure measuring devices. The added Bluetooth interface makes them easier to operate and more efficient to maintain in protective devices. Heartbeat Technology also creates the basis for predictive maintenance and allows the device function to be verified without interrupting the process.
Balluff has presented a magnetostrictive position measuring system with a Profinet interface. It consists of a sensor that measures lengths between two and 4.5 meters in steps of 500 millimeters and an associated software module.
Tox has completed a major order for the Korean chemical company LG Chem. The company supplied 333 tailor-made drives that were optimized for battery cell production.
Bicker has introduced the new uninterruptible DC power supply UPSI-2406DP2. Equipped with fast-charging supercaps as energy storage, the DC UPS module reliably bridges power failures, voltage drops and flicker in the 24V power supply of DC loads up to 100 watts.
On the current Mars mission, Kaydon RealiSlim thin section bearings are helping the Perseverance rover to do its job as intended. These thin section bearings, which Rodriguez has in its range, are predestined for such demanding areas of application due to their low weight as well as their high precision and performance.
With the servo gearboxes of the Neco series, Nabtesco offers user-friendly robot technology for general mechanical engineering. The cycloid gear manufacturer has now expanded its line-up to include sizes 80 and 160 and a new housing shape. For the user, this means more options and greater flexibility in automation.
Bin picking has proven itself in the production of Kendrion Intorq: there, a 3D camera system takes over the automatic recognition and a robot takes over the gripping as well as the feeding and returning of rotors during CNC machining.
Measuring gears from KBK Antriebstechnik should deliver an exact position signal even in harsh environments. The components are therefore ideally suited for the measured value protection of rotary encoders in critical applications. The gears achieve their high precision through their unique backlash-free construction and customer-specific gear ratios.
Findling is now offering manufacturers of agricultural machinery and attachments housing bearings from the manufacturer FYH with integrated sealing technologies. Bearing inserts of the UC series have a centrifugal disk that rotates with the inner ring and immediately throws away coarse dirt when it hits it.
Quadrant transitions (“overshoots”) are a known problem when machine tools perform circular machining operations. An innovation from NSK now makes it possible to reduce the effects of overshoots.
Nidec Leroy-Somer announces the launch of the water-cooled generator LSAH 42.3. This series extends the range of industrial generators, optimized for use in combined heat and power (CHP) systems.
Hiwin is now making dynamically generated data sheets available to its customers.
With the AI platform NRU-120S with integrated Jetson AGX Xavier module from Nvidia, Acceed offers a cost-effective solution for future edge computing applications of AI. The compact device has a robust, fanless design suitable for industrial use and has the same GPU performance as a mainstream GPU PC with 120 W with just 30 W energy consumption.
The new measuring unit MU-Thermocouple1 CAN FD from PEAK-System transmits its temperature measurement data with the modern CAN FD standard. Eight mini-connections for thermocouples of types J, K or T are available for temperature measurement, depending on the product version.
Sieb & Meyer has developed a special function for the use of the SD3 in servo hoists: the servo amplifier now enables you to switch between torque and speed operation "on the fly". This control technology challenge is primarily found in lifting systems for material handling, such as those used in the automotive industry.
As a manufacturer of cycloid gears, Nabtesco offers a broad portfolio of hollow and solid shaft gears and supplies powerful, flexible and future-proof drive solutions for general mechanical engineering and robotics.
Findling Wälzlager offers a comprehensive range of solutions - from the robust housing bearings of the Xforce series to the innovative SRU units from the manufacturer FYH to the application-specific optimized standard roller bearings.
If your application requires not only high power transmission but also protection against touching the connector contacts, the modular MIXO connector CX 02 7 in combination with contact-protected pin contacts CX7MA… P offers reliable protection.
The new industrial box PC SEMIL-1300GC, which has now been announced by Acceed, impresses with a clever expansion concept. The basic model SEMIL-1300 is expanded to the full rack width and then has a high-performance GPU Tesla T4 or Quadro P2200 from Nvidia in addition to the integrated Intel UHD graphics card.
