Holger von Hebel becomes Chief Financial Officer
Holger von Hebel will take over the duties of CFO Dr. Markus Forschner on October 1.
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read more...ABB sells Dodge clutches
ABB is selling its Mechanical Power Transmission division (Dodge) to RBC Bearings for 2.9 billion US dollars.
read more...Sales forecast raised to +10
A strong order intake has led the VDMA Drive Technology Association to raise its sales forecast by five percentage points. However, no one is talking about pre-crisis levels yet.
read more...Connected at a distance
Stöber Antriebstechnik has further developed the One Cable Solution (OCS) in collaboration with encoder manufacturer Heidenhain and launched the next generation on the market.
read more...Hainzl buys TOK
Hainzl acquires a majority stake in drive technology specialist TOK, further expanding its sales network in Slovenia.
read more...Hannover Messe 2022 planned as a physical trade fair
After two years of abstinence, Hannover Messe is to be held as a physical trade fair from April 25 to 29, 2022 - supplemented by a comprehensive range of digital services for exhibitors and visitors.
read more...New ecodesign regulation comes into force
The updated Ecodesign Regulation came into force on July 1. This specifies new requirements for electric motors and frequency inverters. The documentation is digital.
read more...Portfolio expanded
Siemens is adding new servomotors to its 'Sinamics S210' single-cable servo drive system.
read more...Now also with Profinet
The range of stepper motors in the AZ series with mechanical absolute value sensor from Oriental Motor has been supplemented by drivers with Profinet.
read more...Sales growth and three new companies for Keba
The past financial year went very well for the Keba Group, which increased its turnover from EUR 373.5 million to EUR 415.4 million. Three new companies are also set to open in fall 2021.
read more...Increase integration level
How are digitalization, sustainability and AI influencing the development of precision drive technology? Sebastian Markert, Head of Research and Development, and Mathias Blaskovic, Product Manager Precision Gearboxes, from Sumitomo Drive Technologies explain.
read more...Car tuning for industrial drives
Machines only function optimally if the drives used are adapted to the drive train during commissioning: This requires the parameters of the software in the inverter to be set specifically for the machine. Integrated auto-tuning shortens this process.
read more...Simplified configuration
LAM Technologies is launching the OmniAutomation commissioning suite for Windows to configure and diagnose the digital stepper motor controllers from the 'DDS' families.
read more...Compact coaxial design
Maccon launches the Z-Theta actuator, designed for easy integration into OEM systems and offering linear and rotary point-to-point motion in a compact housing.
read more...Bosch Rexroth takes over EH-D and Onovum
With the acquisition of EH-D and Onovum, Bosch Rexroth is further expanding its product portfolio in the field of electrically controlled, servo-hydraulic compact axes.
read more...100,000 revolutions and more
The Acopos P3 servo amplifier from B&R is also available in a special version without output frequency limitation.
read more...Use in AGVs, industrial robots and intralogistics
Maccon launches the XR15-05e wheel hub motor for applications with industrial robots in intralogistics.
read more...TSN compatible
The TSN-compatible servo drives of the Melservo MR-J5 series from Mitsubishi Electric offer a response behavior of 3.5 kHz and a minimum cycle time of 31.25 µs.
read more...Digital sales? Only hesitantly.
Only around 14% of German companies are planning to transform their digital sales capabilities within the next two years, according to an Accenture study.
read more...New appointments to management positions
Schneider Electric has appointed Barbara Frei as the new Executive Vice President of the global Industrial Automation business unit. With immediate effect, the manager will take over the position from Peter Herweck, who was appointed CEO of Aveva on May 1.
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