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From drive-based safety technology, Lenze is now also expanding its focus in the area of safety to machines with central control technology. Michael Niehaus, Technology Manager Functional Safety at Lenze, explains what this means in concrete terms.
read more...SEW-Eurodrive gave visitors to SPS IPC Drives 2016 a glimpse into the future: starting with the introduction of its new 'Movi-C' generation of electronics, the Bruchsal-based company is heralding a generational change in technology.
read more...Mechanical and plant engineering
The VDMA has a new president: family entrepreneur Carl Martin Welcker. He replaces Dr. Reinhold Festge, who was elected President in 2013.
read more...In the 2016 fiscal year, Siemens exceeded its forecast for the year, which had been raised several times, thanks to a strong industrial business. The company also expects a double-digit earnings margin in this area in 2017, despite a difficult environment.
read more...The Lenze Group has announced its figures for the 2015/2016 financial year. Despite difficult economic conditions, the company was once again able to increase the previous year's record revenue.
read more...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.
read more...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?
read more...Transmission division of the WEG Group
The drive technology provider WEG has appointed Klaus Sirrenberg as Managing Director of its subsidiaries: Watt Drive Antriebstechnik based in Austria, Watt Drive in Unna and Württembergische Elektromotoren in Balingen.
read more...Under the motto "Driving the Digital Enterprise", Siemens will be presenting specific applications for the digital factory at SPS IPC Drives. A new special area is dedicated to the IoT ecosystem 'Mindsphere'.
read more...Siegfried Russwurm, member of the Managing Board of Siemens, will not extend his contract, which expires at the end of March 2017. This decision was made by mutual agreement between Russwurm and the Supervisory Board of Siemens.
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