Novotechnik - New Touchless In-Cylinder Sensors With 5 Output Versions
TH1 sensors have a rod that is easily mounted in-cylinder through one end and attached to the cylinder with either a threaded flange on the rod or a plug-in flange. Screw-plug hole is sized at 3/4 inch/M18 diameter and plug-in flange is 46 mm. A magnetic pick-up position marker is mounted on the applications piston rod.
China's Big Bid For Germany's Industry 4.0 Technology
Klaus E. Meyer for Forbes: Midea, the Chinese household appliances (“white goods”) manufacturer just made what analysts called an ‘incredibly high’ bid for German robot maker Kuka. This acquisition would take the Chinese investor right to the heart of Industry 4.0 : Kuka is a leading manufacturer of multifunctional robots that represent an important building block for enterprises upgrading their factories with full automation, the latest human-machine interface functionality, and machine-to-machine communication. Midea want a 30% stake in Kuka and have offered €115 per share. Kuka’s shares traded at €84 the day before and had already increased 60% since the beginning of the year. This offer values Kuka at €4.6 billion, which means Midea’s 30% stake would be worth €1.4 billion – on par with Beijing Enterprise’s February 2016 takeover of recycling company EEW which was the largest Chinese acquisition of a German firm to-date.
Midea’s takeover bid underscores Chinese interest in German Industry 4.0 technology; in January 2016, ChemChina paid €925 million for Munich-based KraussMaffei machine tools, in part because of their advances into Industry 4.0. Recent smaller Chinese acquisitions in the German machine tool industry, which include the partial acquisitions of H.Stoll by the ShangGong Group and of Manz by the Shanghai Electric Group are, in part, motivated by the objective to partake in the latest Industry 4.0 developments. Cont'd...
New Microscan Smart Cameras Unveiled in Robotics Demo at The Vision Show 2016
Microscan along with distribution partner Axis New England, demonstrated flexible in-line inspection using the Universal Robots collaborative UR3 robotic arm and Microscans latest machine vision smart camera platform at The Vision Show 2016 at the John B. Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA, from May 3-5.
Manufacturing Professionals Make Magic Happen at the Prime Advantage Spring Conference
Award-winning conference brings together supply chain thought leaders to explore cost savings, create collaborative relationships and share best practices
VTT delivers world's first industrial internet solution for a printed electronics plant
New products and services with faster time-to-market
PostProcess Technologies Unveils Hybrid Series 3D Post-Printing System
Industry's First Automated Dual Function System That Performs Support Removal & Surface Finish
Proto Labs Selected by HP Inc. to Test New, Industrial-Grade 3D Printing Technology
Proto Labs is one of several companies HP is collaborating with as a part of the companys Early Customer Engagement Program, which conducts product testing and garners user feedback on the product to help accelerate and advance the technology.
Puris Introduces "Puris 5+™"
New Titanium Powder (Ti-6Al-4V) Optimized for Additive Manufacturing
RAPID - Type A Machines Introduces Absolute 3D Internal Structures, A New Paradigm for Defining Functional Internal Geometry of 3D Printed Objects
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German manufacturers take aim at smart factories, mass customization
TOMOHISA TAKEI, Nikkei staff writer: It has been five years since Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial revolution, was first unveiled at the Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair in Germany.
Industry 4.0 was more of a conceptual model at that time. This year, however, the trade show witnessed an emerging trend toward "smart factories" that can provide mass customization.
On April 25, SEW-Eurodrive's booth at Hannover Messe drew crowds of visitors. The German industrial motor maker demonstrated its automated vehicles for next-generation assembly plants, what it calls the "Lean Smart Factory."
In SEW-Eurodrive's demonstration, about 10 such "smart vehicles" moved about as five workers assembled products. One vehicle approached its target worker, displayed a procedure on its screen and instructed the worker to do the assembly work. After the worker completed the task, the vehicle received the product and moved on to another worker in charge of the next process.
These smart vehicles were connected over a network and programmed at the company factory. But it looked as if the products themselves were driving the vehicles and moved to where the tasks needed to be done. SEW-Eurodrive has already introduced the system at its factory in the southwestern German town of Graben-Neudorf, intending to make individually tailored products in the future. Cont'd...
Schunk - SWS Quick-Change System: Modular, Robust, and Flexible
The SWS is a tool changing system used to automatically change end-of-arm-tooling on robotic and gantry systems wherever changeover times between a robot and a tool are needed.
DuPont Announces 2016 Packaging Innovation Award Winners
Two New Award Categories Recognize Ground-Breaking Excellence in Packaging Innovation
Benda Manufacturing, Inc. Celebrates 30 Years
Benda Manufacturing is celebrating 30 years in business. The Tinley Park, Ill.-based manufacturer builds conveyor systems and controls for specialty markets, including food processing, contract and OEM packaging, and pharmaceutical.
ToolHubs.com Launches a Network for 3D Printers and CNC Machines
The online network connects providers and consumers
East Coast's Largest Advanced Manufacturing Event Spotlights Innovation in Packaging Creation - from Health & Beauty to Food & Beverage
EastPack & HBA Global will feature more than 200 packaging industry suppliers, June 14-16 in New York City
On Display: Bella the Bride, wedding dress made completely of recycled materials, shows importance of sustainable packaging
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