Industry 4.0
Simply digitize securely
Digital automation solutions for a safe railroad infrastructure are the focus of Pilz’s trade fair presence at InnoTrans 2022 (September 20-23, 2022 in Berlin). A new feature is the Eulynx […]
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0
Drop-weight tests with 120,000 joules
Impact testing is one of the classics of destructive materials testing and provides fundamental information for material characterization. Drop-weight tests are used to collect data on ferritic steels commonly used […]
Industry 4.0
“First choice for secure, digital infrastructure”
Automation company Pilz is expanding its range of solutions for rail and is driving forward its global rail activities with the establishment of the Rail business unit. Pilz wants to […]
Industry 4.0
Automation for tomorrow: digital and green
Automation is both a blessing and a curse: it ensures competitiveness and eases personnel bottlenecks. However, the increasing use of robots also increases energy requirements and thus the product carbon […]
Industry 4.0
Immediately detect rejects
The job is done, the last box is filled. But a quick glance reveals that all parts have a scratch on important functional surfaces – a criterion for exclusion for […]
Industry 4.0
Gap and flush measurement of end-of-line vehicles
Nikon Metrology recently introduced its Apdis gap and flush measurement system. This approach to quality inspection of vehicle bodies from an early stage of body-in-white to the final complete vehicle […]
Industry 4.0
Digitizing with 3D scanner
If it’s up to the TV people, the Rosenheim area is an extremely dangerous place, with about 40 murders a year. The reality is not quite as bad. Hanselko GmbH […]
Industry 4.0
Safe future thanks to new control system
Thanks to a modern control system, the same performance and availability can be achieved with a 20-year-old production plant as with a new plant. At Shiloh in Olofström, Sweden, they […]
Industry 4.0
Kid gloves for batteries
They are smeared, rolled and cut – the road that copper and aluminum foils have to travel sounds tough until they can perform their role as anode and cathode in […]
Industry 4.0
Automatic tool changer for press brakes
Following the success of Amada’s ATC machines, of which more than 1,000 have been installed worldwide, the Japanese manufacturer has extended the company’s ATC technology to its mid-range series for […]