After 2 years of absence (Covid obliges) the 2022 edition took place in a friendly and energizing environment at the former slaughterhouses of La Chaux-de-Fonds. This place, charged with an industrial past from the middle of the 19th century, located in the heart of the watchmaking and microtechnical activities of the Jura Arc, has undergone various judiciously nuanced transformations which now give it a versatility allowing it to host the TWS show in the best conditions. The 64 exhibitors (…)

Rohde & Schwarz is adding a completely new series to its oscilloscope portfolio that delivers a number of industry firsts. The new R&S MXO 4 series oscilloscopes feature the world´s fastest real-time update rate of over 4.5 million acquisitions per second. Development engineers can now see more signal detail and infrequent events than with any other oscilloscope. The 12-bit ADC in the R&S MXO 4 series has 16 times the resolution of traditional 8-bit oscilloscopes at all sample (…)

Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, today announced the Extech RH600 Dew Point Meter for accurate and fast dew point temperature measurement primarily positioned to prevent problems associated with water vapor in compressed air systems. As part of a predictive maintenance program in manufacturing environments, the Extech RH600 provides measurement down to -50°C (-58°F) with an accuracy of ±2 °C (±3.6 °F) over the entire range pressure, up to 20 bar. The Extech RH600 is (…)

Successful re-launch: held for the 20th time this year, AMB was an upbeat and inspiring event across the fair halls and the sector in general. For five days, a total of 64,298 visitors frequented the fully booked Stuttgart fair grounds. The event once again put AMB at the centre of the metal working sector. The 1,238 exhibitors from around the world – with around 25 percent hailing from outside Germany– presented a variety of innovations, products, services and concepts. Despite the (…)

NORD DRIVESYSTEMS expands its NORDAC PRO inverter family to include sizes with powers of up to 22 kW. All five sizes in the product series have an integrated multi-protocol Ethernet interface and a slim, compact design. NORD thus offers the perfect electronic solution for its optimally matched drive systems - and does so for a wide power range. The new NORDAC PRO SK 500P control cabinet generation from NORD DRIVESYSTEMS will be expanded to include two power levels, covering the power range (…)

This year´s the EF|A - Eplan Forum for Automated Engineering event will be taking place in a hybrid format. As in previous years, the focus will be on modularisation, standardisation and automation. These topics are of burning importance for both management and users in machine and plant system engineering - after all, modularisation is the key to standardisation and, ultimately, a higher degree of automation. Attendees, both on-location and online, will receive tips and strategies for (…)

To strengthen its position even further in the area of stationary systems, Hainbuch, the manufacturer of high-precision clamping devices, has acquired the Docklock zero-point clamping system from Vischer & Bolli AG in Switzerland. The Docklock system has been on the market for more than 20 years and its reputation in the stationary workholding field has been long established. Its features and user benefits match perfectly with Hainbuch’s product philosophy. The products must be easy to (…)

Maximum productivity and sustainability, with flexible machine solutions for many different production tasks and sectors – this best summarizes the EMAG Group’s focus for this year’s presence at the AMB from September 13 to 17 in Stuttgart. At the trade fair, the specialists present their technological scope, from turning, grinding, and hobbing to robot-based automation to laser and ECM machining. And: Data-based analysis and optimization of production process will continue to be a key focal (…)

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a buzzword that is to be heard everywhere these days, though the reality behind it still isn’t impacting on everyday practice. The reason being that the complexly computed AI models for specific processes are so inflexible. If a process changes, with different materials being used, for instance, or because of tool wear, the model is unable to adapt. This is something researchers from Hannover now want to change, opening out AI for wide-ranging applications. (…)

Two product releases from Softing’s smartLink family offer enhanced functionalities for Plant Asset Management and the implementation of Industry 4.0 connectivity in industrial networks.smartLink products enable Plant Asset Management and Industry 4.0 connectivity in industrial networks. The smartLink product family from Softing enables end customers to make efficient use of connectivity at the interface between OT and IT. The products allow simple and scalable integration of device data (…)