At the beginning of February, MedtecLIVE, the leading European trade fair for the production of medical technology products and door opener to the important European consumer and production market, launched a new format: the digital MedtecLIVE Community. "Following the relaunch of the website, the community now offers the unique opportunity to continue the trade fair experience digitally throughout the year. We connect exhibitors and visitors with each other and with many other players in (…)

Several M12 connector series from binder are available in versions for surface mount technology (SMT). On the one hand, they are advantageous for integration into space-critical designs, on the other hand, the good automation capability in further processing offers enormous savings potential. binder, a leading supplier of industrial circular connectors, offers products from several M12 series as surface mount devices (SMDs). They are suitable for further processing in fully automated (…)

Der aktualisierte Kollmorgen AKD2G Servoantrieb verfügt über neue Kommunikationsprotokolle, die eine einfachere Integration mit Steuerungen von Drittanbietern ermöglichen und gleichzeitig eine branchenführende Leistung bieten. Kollmorgen, ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Antriebssystemen, hat heute das neueste Update seines Servoreglers AKD2G angekündigt. Mit der Einführung neuer Funktionen erweitert Kollmorgen sein Angebot und unterstützt nun neben den zeitlich synchronisierten (…)

The updated Kollmorgen AKD2G servo drive features new communication protocols that support easier integration with third-party controllers while delivering industry-leading performance. Kollmorgen, a global leader in motion control systems, today announced the latest update to its AKD2G servo drive. With the introduction of these new features, Kollmorgen has broadened its offerings to additionally support PROFINET IRT and Ethernet/IP with CIP Sync alongside CANopen®*, EtherCAT®*, and FSoE (…)

When machining turned parts with hardened surface layers or with an interrupted cut, users quickly reach the limits of CBN inserts. This is where the new grade comes in. In combination with the fine-grain carbide, the aluminium-titanium-silicon chromium nitride layer delivers high performance when machining hardened steels up to 58 HRC. The maximum allowable temperature is 1,200 degrees Celsius (2,192 degrees Fahrenheit). Due to the high flexural strength of the carbide substrate, (…)

Seco Nanojet Solid Carbide Reamers enhance chip control with an innovative through-coolant outlet for optimal chip evacuation. This design eliminates costly scrapped parts, jamming and edge damage to increase safety, part quality and tool life. Better coolant flow for better parts Critical reaming operations require stable, secure, predictable tools. On blind and through bores, Seco Nanojet Solid Carbide Reamers extend the proven performance of Seco Nanofix products with innovative (…)

Schunk presents automated solutions at the Hannover Messe that pave the way for this transformation. "Automation is the key for creating a healthy, efficient and responsible industry," emphasizes Timo Gessmann, Chief Technology Officer of Schunk. Therefore, the technology company is focusing on two main topics this year: "The healthy factory" and "Innovation through Collaboration." The aim is to design a production process that is healthy and economically successful for people and the (…)

HERMLE presents RS 1 robot system adapted to two 5 axis C 22 machining centres. With their legendary precision and reliability, the 5 axis machining centres manufactured by Maschinenfabrik Berthold HERMLE AG in Gosheim have become a familiar sight in many different industrial sectors over many decades. HERMLE customers can be found in such important areas as tool and mould construction, mechanical engineering, automotive, medical technology, aerospace, the electrical industry and energy, (…)

Ensinger, a family-owned leading supplier of compounds, profiles, stock shapes and parts made of high-performance plastics, announced that the Science Based Targets initiative [1] (SBTi) has approved Ensinger’s net-zero [2] science-based target by 2046. The net-zero target, committed in February 2022, is to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1, 2, and 3 [3]) for the entire supply chain by 2046, and was validated as a goal consistent with the 1.5 degrees Celsius increase (…)

The Secure Integration Server (SIS) from Softing Industrial now supports the MQTT protocol. This improves connectivity and security for data integration in IT/OT cloud applications. The Secure Integration Server (SIS) from Softing Industrial offers a structured solution for complex server architectures. It combines various OPC UA servers at the automation level with their associated address spaces. This enables a standardized mapping of these address spaces in accordance with the OPC UA (…)