
Dual leadership in Shanghai
Stefan Becker has been appointed Managing Director of Eckelmann Automation Technology in Shanghai and will manage the subsidiary together with Zhongwei Huang.

Hollow shaft rotary tables from Oriental Motor's 'DGII' series are now also available in combination with the servomotors from the 'AZX' series for high torques in the upper speed range.

With the 'LD' series, RK Rose+Krieger offers electric cylinders that are suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

Bosch Rexroth is launching linear motor modules (LMM) onto the market. Available in sizes 140, 180 and 220, the axes with backlash-free direct drive are available in all sizes with iron-core linear motors.

According to the manufacturer, the new incremental encoder from Oriental Motor is particularly suitable for use in predictive maintenance thanks to its precision in measuring speed, position and direction of rotation.

Thanks to a new intermediate size of planetary screw drive from Bosch Rexroth, double the linear travel speed and cycle time can be achieved at the same speed.

The Motion Controller 22xx...BX4 IMC from Faulhaber is already integrated in the brushless motors of the '22xx...BX4' family. The increase in length compared to the individual motor is 18 mm and includes a fully-fledged servo controller and a 12-bit encoder.

With a slewing ring bearing made of WPC (wood-plastic composite), Igus is taking a further step forward in the integration of renewable raw materials in industrial production, using 50% wood and 50% high-performance plastics for the lubrication-free slewing ring bearing.

SPS - Smart Production Solutions
From next year, the SPS will return to the familiar dates and will take place in Nuremberg from November 25 to 27, 2025. The subsequent dates until 2027 will also be at the end of November.

The servomotors of the 'AZX' series from Oriental Motor achieve high torques in the upper speed range and are therefore particularly suitable for applications with long travel distances.

Igus increases the number of active customers in 2023 with a slight decline in sales of 1.65% and is cautiously optimistic about 2024.