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Electrical automation technology
A good year is on the horizon for the automation industry, as Dr. Gunther Kegel, Chairman of the Board of the ZVEI Automation Association, announced at the Hannover Messe 2018. 2017 was also a successful year for German automation companies. The figures in detail.
read more...Bosch Rexroth achieved sales growth of 10.4% last year. The highest growth rates were recorded in the areas of mobile applications and factory automation. Growth in the traditional core business of industrial hydraulics was rather moderate in 2017.
read more...ABB has started the new year with growth in order intake and sales. However, there was a sharp decline in profit.
read more...SEW-Eurodrive intends to tackle the topic of machine automation even more intensively than before - with a new business unit and corresponding complete mechatronic solutions.
read more...Servo drives with integrated safety functions have become an integral part of modern machine tools. However, implementing safety in the drive usually involves a great deal of effort. Generic platform solutions make this task easier.
read more...The five finalists for the Hermes Award 2018 have been announced! Deutsche Messe, organizer of the Hannover Messe, has made its decision. The winner will be announced by Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek on April 22 following the opening ceremony of the industrial trade fair.
read more...The new generation of collaborative robots - cobots for short - are designed to enable real teamwork with humans at the workbench. In order to achieve this, 'sensitivity' is required - which in turn places new demands on the sensor technology used.
read more...If precision gearboxes are to be used in robotics or automation, designers are faced with a choice between two different types of gearbox: planetary and cycloidal gearboxes. The advantages and disadvantages of both solutions.
read more...Bernecker + Rainer (B&R) / ABB
One year after announcing the takeover of B&R, the Swiss ABB Group will invest 100 million euros in Austria. The innovation and education campus being built at B&R's headquarters in Eggelsberg will create the basis for around 1,000 new high-tech jobs.
read more...As production processes become more flexible, the number of servo axes and the need for easy-to-handle servo axes in the machine increases. In response to this, Lenze has now put together a scalable axis package.
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