Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are finding their way into production facilities. The mobile helpers need to be integrated into the IT and automation systems. A challenge on several levels, as the interview with Mark Grötzinger and Jörg Heckel from Bosch Rexroth shows.
The journey to climate-neutral private transportation takes place in the electric car. At its heart is the lithium-ion battery, whose fully automated manufacturing process, which should be as error-free as possible, requires high-quality sensors at key points.
Industry ahead of Hannover Messe 2023
Everyone is talking about the slow expansion of green electricity. From the perspective of the electrical and digital industry, however, savings are also important for effective climate protection, both in the factory and in washing machines. The industry is positioning itself on other issues at the Hannover Messe.
The stainless steel IPCs in protection class IP69k from the pro-V-pad Steel series were specially developed by proLogistik for hygienically sensitive use in food processing as well as for pharmaceutical and clinical applications.
With TCS (Traffic Control System), Sigmatek offers an open fleet management system for integrating AGVs and AMRs into shared AGVs and connecting them to the surrounding IT and automation systems, regardless of their make.
The automatic pallet stacker 'K55' from Kivnon is an automated guided vehicle system (AGV) for end-of-line palletizing applications on production lines, in the food and beverage industry and in retail.
ASi-3 for collecting individual binary signals, ASi-5 for complex tasks where high transmission speeds and large data bandwidths as well as efficient addressing of participants are important - a 'dream team' especially for intralogistics systems.
With a focus on intralogistics
In issue 4 for the Hannover Messe, we present the winners of the "Products of the Year 2023" readers' poll. Also in the magazine: the focus topic of intralogistics at Logimat.
As part of our printed edition, we would like to share with you the latest supplement from Bihl+Wiedemann. Here you can find the Master News 1-2023 as an e-paper.
As part of our current April issue, we would like to share the latest supplement from the Profibus Nutzerorganisation e.V. with you. You can find the PI magazine as an e-paper here.
The more consistently all components involved in the production process communicate with each other, the more autonomous the process can be. Machine vision is a key technology for a production process in which production lines, robots and machines are networked.
KEB Automation has developed the Combiperm P2 permanent magnet brake as a successor to the established 'Combiperm P1'.
Euchner is expanding the number of fieldbus protocols for the MGB2 Modular safety gate system. In addition to the connection to the Profinet/ Profisafe and Ethercat P/ FSoE bus protocols, the 'MBM' bus module for connection to the safe Ethercat/ FSoE is now available on the market.
Micro-Epsilon's '3DInspect' software enables the parameterization and acquisition of measurement data from the new generations of the 3D product portfolio for precise geometry, form and surface inspection - Surfacecontrol, Reflectcontrol and Scancontrol.
Endress+Hauser reports record figures for incoming orders, sales and employment for the 2022 financial year. Despite strained procurement and supply chains, more than 2.9 million devices were delivered worldwide. Klaus Endress will retire at the end of the year.
German industrial companies reported almost five percent more orders in February. A "glimmer of hope", says the DIHK. But not all sectors are benefiting.
Beckhoff Automation continues its growth trajectory in the 2022 financial year: With an increase of 28%, the automation specialist achieved a new record turnover of 1.515 billion euros.
Drive manufacturer Flender appoints Christian Terlinde as the new Group CFO. He will take up the position on July 1, 2023.
Bosch Rexroth reports an increase in sales of 14.1% to 7 billion euros for the financial year 2022. With the exception of China, the company was able to grow worldwide.
The energy infrastructure in Germany is designed for alternating voltage. However, a DC voltage supply would be particularly advantageous in industry. The DC Industry project funded by the BMWK is committed to DC infrastructures in industrial plants. An overview.
