Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work together. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.

Wibu-Systems and Flecs Technologies have agreed to work as partners. Together, they want to simplify the procurement and purchasing process for industrial apps and enable simple and secure licensing of apps.

With the 'Melfa RV-12CRL', Mitsubishi Electric has launched a vertical articulated robot with a reach of 1,504 mm and a payload of 12 kg. Integrated functions simplify commissioning and increase safety.

The robot-guided depalletizing systems for small load carriers (SLC) from Polyplan enable the automated unloading of pallets - even with a large variety of SLC types - as well as the precise positioning of the removed crates on storage locations or conveyor systems.

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) launches the 'MiR1200 Pallet Jack'. The autonomous mobile robot (AMR) relies on pallet recognition based on artificial intelligence powered by the Nvidia Jetson AGX Orin module.

Conventional mobile robotic systems on the market start at around 25,000 euros, with an integrated robotic arm they are around 70,000 euros. Due to the high prices, widespread use is often unaffordable for small and medium-sized companies. Igus wants to change this.

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A user-friendly cobot application for small and medium-sized companies that can be used without programming - a team of researchers from Belgium received the Kuka Innovation Award 2024 for this concept.

Humanoid robots are leaving the laboratory and moving into the production halls of large industrial companies, according to the Horváth market analysis 'Humanoid Robots in Operations'.

The top news on day 5: Trade fair as "driving force of the upswing" +++ Kuka Innovation Award +++ Virtual twin sets new standards +++ Engineer Woman Award presented +++ Leading-edge cluster it's OWL for sustainable products +++ Premiere of the Delta Cobot +++ Nexcobot TÜV-certified

Linux-based automation systems, including PLCs, industrial PCs and IoT devices, are currently leading to the consolidation and opening up of systems. However, opening up only on a device basis is only half the battle.

An evolutionary development every year, a revolutionary leap every five to seven years - this is how Beckhoff aims to secure its technological leadership. At the press conference, the company from Verl also presented some technological highlights.

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An evolutionary development every year, a revolutionary leap every five to seven years - this is how Beckhoff aims to secure its technological leadership. At Hannover Messe, the company from Verl also presented some technological highlights.

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Process automation in the Industry 4.0 environment requires all important information about the production process in real time. Smart sensors enable a direct 'online' connection between OT and IT, even in the brownfield.

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At the Hannover Messe, SmartFactory-KL will be demonstrating how components can be fed back into the value chain.

To enable complex applications with higher requirements, Wago is expanding its portfolio with two powerful edge computers with 16 Gbyte RAM and 32 Gbyte RAM.

The standardization of Single Pair Ethernet is driven by application priorities. How can industry-specific diversification be handled in practice?

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CG Drives & Automation, supplier of inverter solutions, announces modular Emotron frequency inverters for renewable energies.

Hexagon has announced a strategic partnership with Microsoft aimed at transforming collaboration across the value chain and using digital twins to accelerate product innovation.

Advanced production planning supports industrial digitalization and works with data analysis and AI support to simplify previous planning processes. Dualis has added new functions to the Advanced Planning System (APS) 'Ganttplan' for this purpose.

The portfolio of ASi-5 counter modules from Bihl+Wiedemann currently consists of different variants in protection class IP20 and IP67, each with four digital counter inputs that can be individually configured and parameterized. The ASi-5 counter module 'BWU4996' is a new addition.