The Wiegand sensors that fit on a fingertip, of which the sensor manufacturer Posital produces more than a million pieces annually, consist of short sections of Wiegand wire, a specially conditioned ferromagnetic alloy with very specific physical properties.
The new distance sensors of the LAT-45 series determine positions and distances with a range of 200 to 10,000 mm. With a high level of extraneous light immunity, the universally applicable sensors reliably detect objects with different structures and light and dark surfaces.
Tox Pressotechnik delivered 333 pneumohydraulic drives to the Korean chemical giant LG Chem. The largest single order for TOX power packs in the company's history was also technically complex: The company made the pneumohydraulic drives as a tailor-made special version for battery cell production.
Ziehl-Abegg presented the ZAmon app and the ZAmon Stick Bluetooth wireless connection. It is intended for activities on the ZAdyn frequency converter.
Zimmer presents its new quick-change pallet system SPN. In addition to a standard variant reduced to the basic functions, which fulfills the basic functions such as unlocking and PLUS connection, there is also an advanced variant to choose from.
A new manufacturing cell that includes milling, loading, and unloading, plus clamping technology and sensors for improved reliability facilitates the production of worm gear screw jacks considerably.
In addition to Profinet IRT and Ethercat fieldbus, Baumüller offers various bus systems such as CANopen, VARAN, Modbus TCP, EtherNET / IP or Powerlink for the b maXX 5500 servo system. This makes Baumüller drive technology particularly flexible and enables it to be combined with system components from various manufacturers.
As recent tests have shown, ABB's Food Safe motors can handle even harsh washdown environments. The stainless steel housing prevents corrosion. In addition, protection class IP69 is achieved, which ensures that no damage occurs during high-pressure cleaning at high temperatures.
The customer-specific system solutions from Rodriguez are often in demand in the optical industry - due to the limited installation space, particularly small and light solutions and special packaging are required here.
Nabtesco has developed a flexible modular system for the servo gear units of the new Neco series. Combinations of standardized elements create a large number of defined interfaces that cover a wide range of drives without much effort. In this way, users can use the Neco gearboxes with all motor brands and types available on the market.
With the Nordac product family, Nord Drivesystems offers electronic drive technology for almost every application. The frequency converters and motor starters cover a wide range of outputs up to 160 kW and, according to the manufacturer, offer performance and safety.
With the MiniMACS6-AMP-4/50/10, Maxon is bringing a multi-axis controller onto the market that can control up to six DC or four BLDC motors in a highly dynamic and precise manner (up to 540 W continuous output and 1.6 kW peak output ).
With the stepper motor of the DM66200H series, Faulhaber has developed a drive solution that is specially designed for applications that require a large opening.
B&R is expanding its motor portfolio with the new servo motor series 8LW and 8LS with high torque density. Thanks to an improved design, in connection with the servo amplifiers of the Acopos series, a nominal torque of up to 75% higher than comparable motors is achieved.
The Scopecheck FB from Werth Messtechnik is now available with one, two, or three independent sensor axes. The multisensor technology is perfectly integrated and can therefore be used without restriction and without time-consuming sensor changes.
Sieb & Meyer has presented its three-level converter SD2M. The device has recently been available in additional versions that are especially suitable for applications in turbo blowers and turbo compressors.
With the Roba-brake-checker module, Mayr has developed a smart electrical component that enables the brakes to communicate without additional sensors.
Steute presents a new RF Rx SW868-NET-4S-A 48V radio receiver for the nexy radio network, which was developed with a view to applications in automated guided vehicle systems (AGV).
Wago is now offering new lean managed switches. The switches are available with 8 or 16 copper ports, with transfer rates of up to 1000 Mbit / s. Devices with two additional SFP slots (100/1000 Mbit / s) are optionally available, which can be used to connect fiber optic cables, for example.
Lenord + Bauer presented the easy-to-assemble i³SAAC-Precision-System. It consists of two standard minicoders, the i³SAAC-Precision-Box and the target wheels manufactured using the hobbing process.
For particularly demanding applications, Kundisch has developed a backlit Profiline keyboard that can be used in many areas, from vehicle technology and payment systems to medical technology.
With the SSW303HV, the Schmersal Group is now introducing a new sensorless standstill monitor. The SSW303HV only takes up 45 mm width in the control cabinet. The plug-in and coded connection terminals create the prerequisites for quick and error-free installation. An additional signal contact provides information about the error status of the block.
With the Flexi Compact, Sick presents a new modular safety controller that is characterized by an improved user experience in handling and safety engineering. At the same time, users can operate automated machines more productively thanks to the scalable scope of services and intelligent diagnostic functions of the safety controller.
TDK-Lambda has expanded the TPS series with a power supply unit with 48V, 83.3A and 4kW output power. The TPS4000-48 works with an industrial three-phase input. It works automatically with nominal 400, 440, or 480Vac Delta or WYE input without changing wiring or large, expensive step-down transformers.
Schneider Electric presents three new power supply series for the power supply of automation systems: "Modular ABLM", "Optimum ABLS" and "Panel Mount ABLP". The robust and compact power supplies of the three series are available with different housing dimensions and are each characterized by a different nominal output.
Kontron is now supporting companies with a compact platform for artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning. It integrates all Google TensorFlow-Lite applications and enables rapid development of your own AI applications.
HMS is expanding its range of gateways for networking energy components with new Ixxat SG-gateway variants with 4G / LTE radio modem. In addition, other device variants with a 4-port Ethernet switch are offered. B. networks in substations and power stations can be expanded more safely and easily.
Lapp presented the Etherline Robot PN Cat.5e. It corresponds to the new type R standard for Profinet cables on robots. It is suitable for industrial data cabling within or on the robot - in hose packages or freely laid.
The compact WLAN adapters WiFi-C and WiFi-Pro from Sigmatek enable efficient and wireless CPU communication. The adapters work in the 2.4 GHz frequency band and can therefore be used without restrictions worldwide. The plug & play device WiFi-C, which acts as a client, is already available. The WiFi-Pro is planned for further expansion, in which the adapter can be configured as a client or access point.
B&R has presented the Acopos 6D. The system is based on the principle of magnetic levitation technology: shuttles with integrated permanent magnets move without contact on a surface made up of motor segments. The electromagnetic motor segments are 240 x 240 mm in size and can be assembled into any shape.
An industrial wafer baking machine is complex in terms of control technology. The ignition process of the gas-fired long-tube burner alone comprises 20 individual steps. Numerous other process steps are added as the baking process continues. The wafer machine specialist Franz Haas-Waffelmaschine therefore decided in favor of a flexibly configurable, safe miniature control system that can be used to monitor and control not only the functional safety but also the burner control and thus the entire safety technology of the baking machines.
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.
