Industry 4.0
Strong combination
Microstep and Igems have started a cooperation: As a result, users will be able to use the leading Swedish software developer’s CAD-CAM systems in conjunction with MicroStep’s high-precision and flexible […]
Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0
Productivity redefined
Rapidly increasing powers, different bevel shapes, new cutting gases require innovative solutions to make laser applications more effective and transparent. In view of the increasing shortage of skilled workers, automated […]
Industry 4.0
Significantly reduced power consumption
By linking it to real production data, Schuler’s “Energy Monitor” enables savings of ten percent and more. Electricity prices currently know only one direction: upward, and in steep flight. So […]
Industry 4.0
Tracking down the causes of communication problems
Time is an essential factor in automated production. In order to manufacture products economically, plants must function reliably on a daily basis. Because every standstill costs money. If errors occur, […]
Industry 4.0
Autonomous blasting of sheet metal parts
During EuroBlech, Teqram will introduce the EasyShotblast. It can be used to load and unload blast machines completely unmanned. By automating the blasting process, quality can be significantly increased while […]
Industry 4.0
Training gap jeopardizes next industrialization push
Although 84 percent of German companies and 75 percent of European companies plan to invest in robotics and automation over the next three years due to shifts in the supply […]
Industry 4.0
New testing possibilities for aluminum sheets
In cooperation between Dirkra and the Institutes of Fluid Power Drives and Systems and of Image Forming at RWTH Aachen University, a test concept was developed that enables the determination […]
Industry 4.0
New pull-push system facilitates mold change
Tight cycle times, maximum efficiency: where forming presses and punches are at work, the entire process chain is trimmed for maximum output. But with decreasing batch sizes, the number of […]
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
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 […]