
Brakes for robotics and automation
Until now, servo brakes could not be monitored due to the small air gaps or their installation situation. With 'Roba-brake-checker', Mayr Antriebstechnik now offers a solution for sensorless brake monitoring.
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Until now, servo brakes could not be monitored due to the small air gaps or their installation situation. With 'Roba-brake-checker', Mayr Antriebstechnik now offers a solution for sensorless brake monitoring.

Robot arms must not drop or fall uncontrollably after the power is switched off, in the event of a power failure or emergency stop. Brakes hold the servo axes securely in position. There is now a new modular system for servo brakes from mayr power transmission.

Mayr Antriebstechnik is expanding its brake portfolio and presenting safety brakes and clutches for robotics and automation solutions.

What new products did the exhibitors present at SPS 2019? Computer&AUTOMATION provides an overview of what awaited visitors to the Nuremberg exhibition halls this year.

With Ferdinand Mayr (pictured right), the grandson of Fritz Mayr, the fifth generation joined the management team at Mayr Antriebstechnik in mid-April. This means that there are now three managing directors at the helm of the Allgäu-based family business across the generations.

'Industrial Intelligence' - this is the guiding theme of the Hannover Messe 2019. Computer&AUTOMATION shows an excerpt of the products that can be seen in Hanover in a picture gallery.

Mayr Antriebstechnik has launched new versions of the Roba-brake-checker and Roba-torqcontrol intelligent modules. Roba-brake-checker is now available in a version for AC voltage.

Without drive technology - in the truest sense of the word - nothing would turn in most machines and systems. Computer&AUTOMATION presents the latest innovations in this automation discipline in a series of pictures.

With the 'Roba-torqcontrol' module, Mayr Antriebstechnik has developed an intelligent solution with which adaptable braking reactions are possible and machines can be brought to a defined standstill.

I4.0-capable components on machines and systems are essential for the smart factory of the future - everything from sensors and control systems to cloud connectivity is required. Below is a small selection.