The SCHUNK 6-axis FTS force-torque sensor delivers precise, high-resolution performance for efficient, reliable automation in applications like quality control, process monitoring, grinding, and assembly. Robots increase efficiency and quality in manufacturing and save costs. However, they can only ensure scrap-free production if all production steps and their monitoring operate with absolute reliability. This places very high demands on each individual component. SCHUNK provides the (…)

Wartungsfrei, robust, vernetzt – die neuen IO-Link-Drehgeber. Wachendorff Automation erweitert sein Portfolio an absoluten Drehgebern der WDGA-Serie um Varianten mit IO-Link-Schnittstelle. Damit wird die Integration in moderne Automatisierungsumgebungen noch einfacher, effizienter und zukunftssicherer. Die neuen IO-Link-Drehgeber basieren auf der bewährten EnDra®-Technologie – einem wartungsfreien Multiturn-Prinzip ohne Getriebe und ohne Batterie. Sie bieten eine hohe Auflösung von bis (…)

With the KMR iisy CR, KUKA offers a versatile autonomous mobile robot as a variant for intelligent use in cleanrooms for the 11- and 15-kilogram payload categories. Consisting of a mobile platform and the six-axis LBR iisy CR robot, the KMR iisy CR is an optimal mobile manipulator for work in cleanrooms thanks to its low-particle and low-emission properties and ESD certification. After quick and easy installation, it carries out pick and place applications, material transport or (…)

Comau and Roboze have announced a collaboration focused on meeting the market need for affordable automation in advanced, on-demand manufacturing applications. The cooperation targets a range of sectors, from automotive and aerospace to energy, racing, and beyond. The joint effort accelerates the availability of automation for advanced manufacturing everywhere, enabling true just-in-time production whenever and wherever it is needed. This directly supports reshoring strategies and (…)

Offline programming and virtual commissioning provide innovative automation solutions aligned with the principles of Industry 4.0. The iiQWorks Engineering Suite eliminates the barriers between different production steps and makes robots easier than ever to deploy – for programmers, start-up technicians, sales engineers and project managers alike. In combination with the new KUKA operating system iiQKA.OS2, iiQWorks allows you to create a complete digital twin of a KUKA robotic system. (…)

SEW-EURODRIVE and Schaeffler announced partnership at HANNOVER MESSE As a specialist in drive and automation technology, SEW-EURODRIVE offers a broad portfolio of products and solutions that help companies design their production processes efficiently and reliably. The DriveRadar® APPredict digital platform, for example, provides customers with full transparency on the status of SEW-EURODRIVE products, including information on temperature, oil condition, machine name and system type. If (…)

Rollon announces the launch of a new Cobot Transfer Unit (CTU), which brings improved delivery times, enhanced compatibility, and optimized performance. Rollon announced the launch of its new Cobot Transfer Unit (CTU), designed to push the boundaries of collaborative robot applications. With a series of key enhancements, the latest CTU model offers improved flexibility, easier integration, and increased performance, making it the ideal solution for automation processes requiring extended (…)

With the KONTEC KSX-E, SCHUNK is launching the first 100 percent electrically driven 5-axis vise with infinitely programmable clamping stroke – another future-ready component for the digitalized and energy-efficient production. Digital technologies create more energy-saving, efficient and flexible manufacturing processes. They are key components for a “Healthy Factory,” a production facility that is both healthy and economically successful. With this goal in mind, SCHUNK is also making (…)

With the revision of its MAGNOS magnetic chucks for deformation-free 5-sided machining, SCHUNK offers additional process reliability and user-friendliness. SCHUNK has equipped the proven MAGNOS MFRS magnetic chucks with a new ePaper status display, which clearly indicates the clamping statuses. The new ePaper status display clearly shows the machine operator whether the magnetic chucks are activated or deactivated. In conjunction with a specially developed MAGNOS app, users can simulate (…)

Collaboration to deliver advanced cloud and AI solutions, empowering manufacturers with enhanced data insights and operational efficiency. Rockwell Automation and  Microsoft announced an expanded strategic collaboration aimed at revolutionizing industrial transformation. Together, the companies will provide manufacturing customers with advanced cloud and AI solutions that deliver powerful data insights, streamline operations and enhance scalability – driving operational efficiency and (…)