The 'Acti9 AFDD' protective device from Schneider Electric offers safety for buildings of all sizes by combining the protective functions of AFDD (fire circuit breaker), residual current and miniature circuit breakers and mains voltage monitoring in a single device.

The browser-based software tool 'Safety Distance Calculator' from Pilz enables users to calculate safety distances for all standard safety light grids quickly and easily.

'Eden C' is the coated version of ABB's 'Eden' safety sensor. Thanks to its increased resistance to temperature fluctuations, it is suitable for the food and beverage industry where there is indirect or no contact with food.

The trade fair duo Motek and Bondexpo kicks off in Stuttgart on October 10. The organizer wants to offer exhibitors and visitors a platform for four days to discuss the current challenges facing the industry and how to solve them.

Steffen Dieterle has been the new Managing Director of Graf-Syteco since October 1, 2023. He will manage the company together with the Chairman of the Management Board, Jürgen Müller.

From the Black Forest to the Rocky Mountains, through the outback and all the way to the Yellow Sea. Sensor solutions from SICK are driving digitalization around the globe. The SICKnificant podcast takes a look at the people behind the technology.

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The current 'World Robotics Report' records 553,052 newly installed industrial robots worldwide for 2022 - this corresponds to a growth rate of 5% compared to the previous year. Europe accounts for a market share of 15%.

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3,000 years ago, traditional sailing windmills powered water wheels, in future they will produce green electricity, converted by students at the HTWG Konstanz University of Applied Sciences. The 'Sailwind 4' project is supported by Igus.

Fruitcore Robotics will be at the upcoming Motek with AI-supported industrial robots and a new solution kit for machine tending.

At Motek, ebm-Papst will be presenting new drive solutions, such as the modular drive system, for automation in a new performance class.

The partial automation of packaging machines is now easy to implement with the help of a coordinated solution: RK Rose+Krieger offers suitable adapter kits for its linear axes for mounting the SeGMo-Assist digital position indicator from Lenord+Bauer.

Nord Drivesystems has developed the decentralized frequency inverters Nordac ON of the SK 300P series especially for the requirements of horizontal conveyor technology in intralogistics and warehousing.

Sieb & Meyer has expanded its frequency inverters for high-speed applications, the 'SD4x' product family.

The EU's Ecodesign Directive, the first environmental package in legislation, was adopted 15 years ago. This affects many areas of energy conversion. It has had and continues to have a major impact on industry - particularly in drive technology.

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According to the annual "State of Workplace Technology" study by Freshworks, IT departments are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to counter growing software complexity.

The distributor DigiKey now enables European suppliers to deliver directly to European customers via its marketplace program.

New megatrends are constantly challenging companies to change. This applies in particular to industrial topics such as automation and digitalization. These have an impact on a wide variety of areas and are bringing about fundamental innovations.

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The data in industrial production is already available, but still needs to be brought together. The IIoT helps with this. The prerequisite for this is open automation. A concept that not only provides a decisive (competitive) advantage in industry.

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Digitalization in companies is bringing about change in terms of work organization and design. But what about the coveted skilled workers? Barbara Frei from Schneider Electric assesses the situation.

TL Electronic celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2023. Managing Director Stefan Götz reports on the highs, lows, challenges and prospects.

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