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Carlo Gavazzi News
05
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Schaeffler News
Greater working radius: Schaeffler gives cobots greater range with plug-and-play linear actuators
Owners and users can significantly extend the working range of their cobots by installing Schaeffler driven linear units as horizontal axes.
05
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Stemmer imaging News
European Imaging Academy goes virtual!
Each year we welcome over 2000 people to the training sessions and education events offered by the European Imaging Academy across many countries in Europe.
05
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GEA GROUP News
New modular Orbital Cleaner OC200 from GEA ensures squeaky clean tank interiors
A modular and efficient solution for the cleaning of hygienic process, storage and fermentation tanks of all sizes has been developed by the system provider GEA.
04
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Mazak News
Mazak launches new laser processing machine for small & medium diameter tube
Yamazaki Mazak is launching a new high-productivity laser processing machine specifically designed for the high-speed, large lot cutting of small and medium diameter tube.
04
'20
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Knorr Bremse News
Knorr-Bremse completes acquisition of R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc.: The acquisition is a major step towards becoming a leading global manufacturer of steering systems for commercial vehicles
Knorr-Bremse, today announced that the company closed the acquisition of R.H. Sheppard Co., Inc., Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA (“Sheppard”) on June 1, 2020. The contract was signed on January 30, 2020. The purchase price amounts to USD $149.5 million. Sheppard is an industry-leading manufacturer of steering systems for commercial vehicles in the North American market. The acquisition of Sheppard marks another important step in Knorr-Bremse’s strategic drive to become a leading global supplier of commercial vehicle steering systems following its earlier acquisition of the Hitachi steering business in 2019.
04
'20
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Fraunhofer News
Mass production of individualized products
How can mass production methods be applied to individualized products? One answer is to use a combination of digital manufacturing technologies, for example by integrating digital printing and laser processing into traditional manufacturing processes. This paves the way for in-line product customization. Six Fraunhofer institutes have pooled their expertise to take the new process to the next level.
04
'20
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Fanuc News
Maximum Precision all Around
The M-800iA/60 offers outstanding path accuracy for high accuracy path applications.
04
'20
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Kuka News
A milestone in hybrid production with laser technology
KUKA has been working with the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and other industrial partners on a joint project of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and KIT (Karlsruhe) for integrating hybrid LMD technology into the production chain. The process used is laser metal deposition (LMD), popularly referred to as “3D printing”. KUKA robots form the basis of the system.
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Ametek News
