
Stefan Buchner is the new Managing Director
Stefan Buchner took over the management of AMKmotion on March 1.

Stefan Buchner took over the management of AMKmotion on March 1.

With effect from March 1, 2021, Dr. Hannes Säubert will take over the management of ebm-papst Landshut, a subsidiary of the Mulfingen-based ebm-papst Group.

The 'Hannover Messe Digital Edition' will take place from April 12 to 16, 2021 and sees itself as "the central platform for innovation, networking and orientation in the age of industrial transformation".

The LT20 piezoelectric motor from PiezoMotor enables microstepping in the sub-nanomillimeter range.

Igus is expanding its PRT-04 rotary table bearings with additional sizes with internal and external toothing and detent function.
Hilscher announces new motion control functions for the multiprotocol SoC netX 90: netMOTION is a firmware-configured communication solution with integrated motor control for applications in networked factory and process control systems, e.g. in assembly and robotics.

SEW-Eurodrive is expanding its Spiroplan gear units with a new series.

ATEX servomotors without commutators
Rotary evaporators are used in chemical laboratories. Many solvents and distillation products are flammable, which is why explosion protection plays a major role. This also depends on the drive motors that set the distillation flask in rotation.

The coronavirus year 2020 brought Sieb & Meyer record sales. The CNC control business area was the main contributor to this.

Space is often at a premium in production plants. Machines and equipment are therefore being built smaller and more compact. This also has an effect on the drive technology installed in them. Jenny Science offers a modular system for this case.

Gunther Koschnick will be succeeded by Bernhard Sattler as the new Managing Director of the ZVEI Electrical Drives Division. Koschnick himself will remain Managing Director of the ZVEI Automation Division.

As of July 1, 2021, Thomas Wagner will take over as Chairman of the Board of Directors of ebm-papst. The current incumbent Stefan Brandl is leaving the company at his own request.
The Arburg entrepreneurial families Hehl and Keinath have taken over the Drives & Automation division of the AMK Group with AMK Arnold Müller. In future, this will operate under the name AMKmotion.

Rickard Gustafson is to become the new President and CEO of the SKF Group. He succeeds Alrik Danielson.
The Maxon Group and Fourier Intelligence are entering into a global strategic partnership. They want to work together in the field of robotic rehabilitation.
The Nordac Pro SK 500P series frequency inverters from Nord Drivesystems cover rated motor outputs from 0.25 to 5.5 kW. Plug-in operating, safety and option modules ensure flexibility.
Ole Møller-Jensen, Managing Director of Danfoss and President of the Central Europe region, is retiring at the end of 2020 after around 42 years at Danfoss. His successor will be Stefan König.
The SVTN A series micromotors from Servotecnica and the matching 'SVTG A' series micro gearboxes can be used to implement a wide range of drive tasks in a compact installation space and transmit high torques.
The FDD 3000 frequency inverter series rounds off Sigmatek's drive portfolio for the low-voltage range for precise control of asynchronous motors.
The 'E-Cyclo' gearbox series ECY from Sumitomo (SHI) Cyclo Drive combines the principles of a tension shaft gearbox with the technology of a cycloidal gearbox.