Visitors inspired by innovations to accelerate and enhance surface-mount assembly.Yamaha Motor Europe Robotics Division has introduced advanced, new solutions for surface-mount assembly at Productronica 2021 in Munich, where the electronics industry gathered to discover new technologies.
ACTIA is among the top 5 EMS providers in France in turnover generated by electronics production*. In 2020, its showcase factory in Colomiers, near Toulouse, generated a turnover of 283 million euros, which is 10% of the French EMS market. The site has a high level of industrial excellence and is continuing its reconfiguration which began in recent years through a Factory 5.0 programme with a deadline set for 2025. This ambitious, innovation-driven project involves a 360-degree transformation of the factory in five key areas: industrial, energy, environmental, security and social.In this article, ACTIA reveals the details of its Factory 5.0 road map.
Further strengthening the UK/IE/IL cluster that sits within KUKA EMEA, managed out of KUKA Robotics, Wednesbury, responsibility for South Africa is now that of this established territory. As such, KUKA are delighted to welcome RobotEngine into their partner network, as Silver system partners.
Industry is not the only one concerned: for many, cybersecurity is nothing more or less than a cost center, a prerequisite. However, the health crisis has proven it: without security, there is no information system and production (of products and services) slows down or even stops. In the age of Industry 4.0, cybersecurity is no longer a subsidiary element, but rather the major challenge for securing our production chains.
The free version of eManage allowed users to upload, share and manage EPLAN Platform projects in the cloud environment. Solutions provider EPLAN is now presenting the full version of the software, which offers considerably more added value: master data can be accessed in the cloud as can supplemen-tary documents, and performance is increased with additional capacity. Collaboration is at the heart of the application, which networks OEMs, system integrators, machine builders and operators.
Additive manufacturing process enables mass customization. SAF technology helps DQBD save up to £22,000 and reduce lead times from 6 months to just 10 days compared to traditional manufacturing methods.
SICK has released a ground-breaking miniature version of its powerful and robust Visionary-T 3D snapshot vision sensor. Thanks to a pioneering collaboration between SICK AG and Microsoft Corp., the SICK Visionary-T Mini packs precise, high-resolution and rapid image capture into a robust design that is both compact and lightweight for a wide variety of industrial uses.
A linear actuator is usually needed to move an object in a straight line, from a conveyor to a metal press. While some applications requiring the highest forces and longest strokes might need hydraulic actuation, in the majority of cases, electromechanical actuator technology provides both machine builders and machine users with significant advantages.
Large power stations with their large synchronous generators provide stability in the power grid, but are being successively powered down in the course of the energy transition. In order to address this issue, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE are working on how grid-forming converters can ensure a future supply of sinusoidal alternating current and stable grid frequency.