The material makes the difference
Every application is different - this also has an impact on cables and connectors and the materials used. But what should be considered in detail when selecting connection systems?
Every application is different - this also has an impact on cables and connectors and the materials used. But what should be considered in detail when selecting connection systems?

Rafi is expanding the 'Ramo' range with the Ramo T actuator with tactile feedback and Ramo I LED signal lights.
Energy supply for 6-axis robots
The energy supply system is the umbilical cord of the robot. With flexible 6-axis kinematics in particular, the question often arises: Which is the better solution - a protective hose or a modular 3-axis energy supply chain?

LFS Technology is the distributor for Lohmeier sheet metal and control cabinet systems. The company acts as a solution provider for control cabinets and machine enclosures as well as customized standard control cabinets.

RK Rose+Krieger is launching the E-II stainless steel single-tube linear axis in sizes 30 and 40, to complement the 'E-II' single-tube linear unit for format adjustment.

Koco Motion offers a comprehensive stock program of 4-pole AC asynchronous motors.

The Swiss Schurter Group can look back on a successful year in 2017 with sales growth of 30.9 %.

Since the beginning of March, Santox Gehäuse-Systeme has been a 100% sister company of Richard Wöhr, based in Höfen an der Enz.

Icotek introduces the tool-free cable entry of the KEL-Quick series. The cable entry strip is a system for inserting and sealing pre-assembled cables, hoses and pneumatic lines.

The Supervisory Board of Leoni AG has appointed Aldo Kamper as Chairman of the Board of Directors. The 47-year-old - currently CEO of Osram Opto Semiconductors - will take office by October 1, 2018 at the latest. Talks are underway about taking up his post earlier.
While the industry currently seems to be focusing exclusively on Industry 4.0, the question arises: What role do conventional machine-related components such as I/O systems with IP65/67 protection still play in this environment?

Escha is launching new M8x1 I/O distributors with active logic function in different versions. The I/O distributors place intelligence close to sensors and transmit pre-processed signals to a central control unit.

Thanks to digitization and the copper price
An increase of 14%: Cable manufacturer Lapp achieved sales of more than one billion euros in the past financial year for the first time in the company's history.
Since March 1, 2018, Denis Giba has been at the helm of ODU as Managing Director together with Dr.-Ing. Giba is responsible for portfolio management, sales, marketing and corporate communications. He succeeds Dr. Joachim Belz.

Thanks to its modular design, every connector housing from Hummel can be combined with numerous contact inserts so that users can realize almost any number of poles imaginable on the basis of one housing design.

Leoni - a supplier of cables and cable systems - has published its business figures for 2017: sales increased by 11% compared to the previous year.

On February 9th, the Plagiarius campaign awarded its eponymous defamation prize to manufacturers or retailers of counterfeit products. In addition to consumer goods, industrial components are also frequently among the counterfeit products - as was the case this year.

Andreas Ostermann von Roth joined the management of pneumatics specialist Aventics on January 1, 2018. He succeeds Dr. Thomas Brückner, who retired in mid-2017.

Richard Wöhr is expanding its enclosure range with additional versions of the HL top-hat rail enclosure series. In addition to the previously available 6-module version, there is now a 2-, 4- and 9-module version.

The Escha Group closed the 2017 financial year with record figures. With consolidated sales of € 68.5 million, the company recorded growth of 34% compared to 2016.