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Cables, connectors etc. are the backbone of every factory. The "smarter" the latter becomes, the higher the demands on the passive elements for signal and energy transmission. Computer&AUTOMATION has compiled the latest products from the field of electromechanics.
read more...In view of constantly increasing demands on the process accuracy of machine tools, vibrations in the system must be reduced to a minimum. An effective starting point here is to improve the smooth running of cable carriers in dynamic applications.
read more...The path in automation is leading to an end-to-end Ethernet system from the cloud to the furthest corners of industrial production. This requires a suitable infrastructure that has to shrink due to ever smaller end devices. - Three examples.
read more...Increasing sensitivity of electronic components, decreasing signal levels and the increasing use of wireless communication - all this poses more and more electromagnetic risks. This makes it all the more important to consider the topic of EMC shielding holistically rather than selectively.
read more...The connector specialist Hummel from Denzlingen, Baden-Württemberg, has appointed a new Management Board member as of August 1, 2017: As Chief Operation Officer (COO), Michael Nörr is responsible for the areas of production, development and, in future, supply chain management.
read more...On July 1, 2017, Ursula Ida Lapp, founder of the Lapp Group, handed over her role as Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board to her son Andreas Lapp after a long life as an entrepreneur.
read more...Data cables lead a rather unspectacular existence as a typical C-part: inexpensive to purchase, but relatively time-consuming to provide. Does this do justice to the key role of fiber optic cables on the road to the smart factory?
read more...The Wago Group is placing a strategic focus on digital transformation and is driving this forward with its own department. Christian Sallach will be responsible for the digitalization of the Group in the newly created position of 'Chief Digital Officer'.
read more...At SPS IPC Drives 2015, Beckhoff presented the idea of a flexible single-cable concept for communication and power for the first time - starting with the solution for the 24 V field level. With new connector solutions, the performance has now been increased even further.
read more...Arnold Büscher has taken over as Managing Director for Sales Germany at U.I.Lapp, a company of the Lapp Group. He succeeds Gerald Lawrenz, who had held the position since 2012.
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