
Stefan Buchner is the new Managing Director
Stefan Buchner took over the management of AMKmotion on March 1.
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Stefan Buchner took over the management of AMKmotion on March 1.
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.
Coordinating four or even more axes with just one servo controller and at the same time openly implementing end-to-end machine automation - a challenging approach that takes motion control to a new level in the age of digitalization.

Control & Drives - i.e. controllers and intelligent drives - are the core components of automation technology. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of current products from these areas in a picture gallery.
A good example of a successful 'slimming cure' is the Swabian machine manufacturer Hero, which has streamlined its slitting and winding machines with decentralized servo drive technology. The motto: do without everything that is not really necessary.
Decentralized drive technology
The more compact the power electronics in drive technology become, the more significant the cabling and installation costs become. The question is therefore: How can we achieve flexible and quickly installed machines with as little material and effort as possible?
Can smartphones and tablets replace tried-and-tested machine control systems? And if so, what conclusions can be drawn from this for classic automation?