Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has launched new high-quality chucks to enhance the measurement of cylindrical and rotationally symmetrical parts, one of the most common tasks undertaken on coordinate measuring machines (CMMs).
Car manufacturers are looking for solutions to increase the efficiency of assembly on the assembly line. Innovative automation solutions should increase the degree of automation. Human and robot share the workplace along the assembly line.
Konecranes and Fluidmesh Networks announce that they have joined forces and successfully carried out proof-of-concept testing of fully wireless communication for the Konecranes Automated RTG system. This breakthrough allows container terminal operators to roll out remote control and automation to RTGs in the container yard without running fiber or cable spools, with substantial savings in cost and time.
Around the world, solutions for containing the COVID-19 pandemic are currently being researched. Since there are often supply bottlenecks for ventilators worldwide, HAGE Sondermaschinenbau and HAGE3D have worked intensively on this issue and within a very short time, developed a pressure-controlled ventilator for emergency situations with modern control technology from SIGMATEK. The HAGE “Respirator” is now ready for series production and has successfully completed all test phases.
Spie GmbH are responsible for the repair, maintenance and refurbishment of machinery for a leading train manufacturer in Germany. They were faced with a difficult problem: an old DUO welding system was broken down more than it was in operation and it was giving the company a constant headache.
Siemens S7 PLC Connectivity supports native connectivity to most physical and simulated Siemens PLCs, including older models. This native connection provides faster communication speeds with physical S7-1200 controllers and supports connection to S7-PLCSIM (not currently supported by OPC UA).
The new service analyzes and visualizes observation-based road data in real time to provide decision-makers the information they need to ensure traveler safety.