Manufacturing Technology

Impermeable rectangular busbar overmold from Freudenberg Sealing Technologies

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is launching a crucial product innovation for the automotive industry: an impermeable rectangular busbar overmold that seals reliably and helps prevent damage to an electric vehicle’s power electronics. The solution also reduces assembly complexity by combining the busbars, seal and...

Rockwell has signed an acquisition agreement with Clearpath Robotics

Rockwell Automation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Clearpath Robotics, a Canadian manufacturer of autonomous robotics for industrial applications. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are the next step in industrial automation and transformation. The acquisition further expands Rockwell's position in realizing...

As a preventive measure, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies has developed thermal barriers that help to slow down thermal runaway by increasing resistance to propagation

Well over 100 million electric cars are expected to be on roads worldwide by 2030. To make electromobility more efficient in the future, many manufacturers are working on achieving higher ranges and shorter charging times. That is why high-performance batteries are one of the priorities in this development. But in...

With Machinum, machine tools and manufacturing areas can be analyzed and optimized, both virtually and in real life

Under the motto "Accelerate transformation for a sustainable tomorrow", Siemens will be presenting at this year's EMO how companies in the machine tool industry can meet energy efficiency and sustainability requirements while at the same time meeting the demand for high-quality, affordable, and individualized products...

Robotics sales to grow six percent in EU in 2022

There is a strong increase in demand for industrial robots in Europe: the 27 member states of the European Union installed around 72,000 units in 2022, an increase of six percent compared to the previous year. These are preliminary figures published by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “The top five...

The ME300 Series is a new-generation compact vector control drive

Delta is exhibiting a wide range of smart, energy-efficient and highly integrated industrial automation hardware and software solutions engineered for IIoT applications at SPS Italia 2023. The demonstration includes the “AX-3” series motion controller, which offers a host of features to meet customers’ diverse needs,...

With Sinamics S200, Siemens is launching a new servo drive system designed for a variety of standard applications in the battery, electronics as well as other industries.

With Sinamics S200, Siemens is launching a new servo drive system designed for a variety of standard applications in the battery, electronics as well as other industries. It consists of a precise servo drive, powerful servo motors and easy-to-use cables and offers high dynamic performance. Applications that require...

The hypervisor software enables multiple operating systems to run in parallel on a single device

B&R now equips its PC for mobile machinery with B&R Hypervisor software. This enables it to serve simultaneously as both a high-performance controller and a Windows or Linux PC, allowing smart farming applications to be implemented with only a single device. The General Purpose Operating System (GPOS) and the...

Audi is relying on cooperation with Kuka for the body-in-white production of two important volume models

In the second quarter of 2021, Kuka was commissioned with the planning, delivery and integration into several body assembly lines for the underbody of two new vehicle models in the mid-size and luxury classes. With this order in the mid-single-digit million euro range, Audi is once again relying on Kuka's technological...

The new generation of conductive seals, marketed under the name “eCONevo”

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies is introducing a new generation of electrically conductive seals at the virtual 2021 Vienna Motor Symposium. In addition to preventing bearing damage caused by electrically-induced corrosion, the seals also increase electromagnetic compatibility. With these products, the supplier is...