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DEHN now offers periodic inspection of device safety

An important measure when working on electrical installations according to the five safety rules is the fourth rule “Carry out earthing and short-circuiting”. This ensures that the installation is dead while work […]

HARTING’s new HCSE offers ideal solution for power supplies applications

The new HCSE (Hall Effect Current Sensors Eco) covers – with just four types – a nominal current range from 100 A to 800 A. The HSCE product family is based on […]

Visualisation software PASvisu by Pilz – Instant Control of your plant

With the web-based visualisation software PASvisu Pilz is launching a high-performance yet simple to use software package for operating and monitoring. The company has developed a platform-independent visualisation package based on the […]

MELFA-3D Vision from Mitsubishi Electric received R&D 100 Award

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that two of its factory-automation technologies, MELFA-3D Vision and Sensor-less Servo, have each won a 2014 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The awards, commonly known as the […]


Hennecke’s VARIOCAST technology helps reduce moulding time in production processes

The demand for High Pressure RTM (HP-RTM) in the field of lightweight automotive construction has been increasingly growing. Although Hennecke GmbH is already in an excellent technological position with the STREAMLINE high-pressure […]


DEHN now has one of the most powerful impulse current laboratory

DEHN’s newly designed impulse current laboratory, which is one of the most powerful of its kind anywhere in the world, was officially opened with a press symposium. The opening speech of the […]


Premium Ropanyl Belts used in Caffarel’s world-class chocolate production

Caffarel, one of the world’s leading, long-established chocolatiers, is the creator of the delicious Piedmontese gianduiotto boat-shaped chocolate – a confection which, once fashioned, must be carefully conveyed for individual foil wrapping. […]


Trimos introduces the new V3 and V4 vertical measuring instruments

Trimos announces its brand new V3 and V4 vertical measuring instruments. This new generation continues the more than 40 years long tradition to provide easy to use, efficient and robust tools for […]


Standex-Meder introduces world smallest high-voltage switch

Standex-Meder Electronics, a leading manufacturer of sensors and magnetic components, announces the release of the world’s smallest high-voltage switch: the KSK-1A35/1 miniature reed switch. At a maximum glass length of 10.5 and […]


Beckhoff releases TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation

TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation enables machine manufacturers and users to control robots and their own kinematic constructions directly from within the TwinCAT software platform. This function has been further developed so that also […]


TM Robotics SCARA robot utilized in machine demonstration by Abrigo

Italian machine builder Abrigo demonstrated its latest Flexcut 1 ultrasonic food cutting machine, which has a Toshiba Machine SCARA robot at its heart, at the Interpack 2014 in Dusseldorf. Some 2,700 exhibitors […]


In the focus of research: wearable soft exosuits and exoskeletons

By Seth Quartey. PhD | October 16, 2014 Whether it’s a stroke, an amputated leg or arm, a spinal-cord injury the extra strength to do some real heavy lifting, or that additional […]


KUKA omniMove vehicles demonstrated at InnoTrans 2014

KUKA Roboter GmbH is presented its KUKA omniMove transport vehicle at InnoTrans 2014 in Berlin. Over 2,000 exhibitors from around 40 countries will be making an appearance at the international trade fair […]