Adaptability, flexibility and the use of the OPC UA communication standard are some key Industry 4.0 features that are typical of the gripper units used for engine block assembly in the automotive industry. Festo is using these features to respond to the major issues that Industry 4.0 presents, such as the dynamic assembly processes in […]
Digitalized pneumatics achieves new level of productivity
The new Smart ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs Monitor from Aventics provides reliable and valuable information on the state of wear and energy efficiency of pneumatic systems to end users. It sends pre-processed status messages to defined employees and parent IT systems without detouring to the machine controller. This information reduces the risk of machine downtime and lowers operating […]
Kaeser unveils Sigma Air Manager 4.0
The latest generation of the Sigma Air Manager (SAM 4.0)βthe master control system for all of your compressed air production and treatment componentsβis now available. Among many other key benefits, the new system optimises pressure values, automatically adjusts compressor system air delivery to accommodate fluctuating air demand and optimises system efficiency through constant analysis of […]
Humphrey Products Company is offering test valves
Humphrey Products Company is offering a test valve free of charge to design engineers seeking to evaluate and specify solenoid control valves for current or future machine development. Offer is limited to a selection from four proven product families of unique Humphrey direct acting solenoid valve technology developed and manufactured at their Kalamazoo, Michigan […]
Festo looking to Hannover Messe’s partner country, Poland for automation expertise
For more thanΒ 50 years, Festo has been a pulse generator in Polish industry. With its know-how in automation and technical training, the company supports growth and competition in the country as a production site for international companies and the domestic economy, increasingly with a focus on Industry 4.0. 27 years ago, the company founded its […]
Kaeser’s Hannover Messe booth to focus on carefree compressed air solutions for the future
Taking Industry 4.0 to the next level, compressed air specialist Kaeser Kompressoren presents a comprehensive showcase of innovative products and services with powerful benefits. All usersβno matter the scale of their operation or industryβare sure to find the right solution for a compressed air supply thatβs reliable, efficient and most importantly, completely ready for integration […]
Hannover Messe attendees will be able to virtually experience Aventics’ ES05 valve system
Based on the positive feedback of the previous year, Aventics invites visitors to the Hannover Messe once again to an assembly competition Equipped with virtual reality headsets, interested visitors can delve into the virtual world of pneumatics. They enter a three-dimensional Aventics world where they can disassemble the valve system and experience all individual elements […]
How much is my timer drain costing me?
When ambient air is squeezed into compressed air, it canβt hold as much water vapor. Itβs kind of like squeezing a sponge, free water forms as condensate and will travel down into your compressed air system if not removed. Similarly, when the 100% saturated air the compressor produces is cooled, either the compressed air piping, […]
Big things in store at 2017 Hannover Messe
Hannover Fair is now less than 10 weeks away. The show, which is the worldβs largest industrial trade fair, will be held from April 24-28 in this northern German city of a half million people. But even in this IFPE year, Hannover will still be an important showβthe Fairs held in odd-numbered years have a […]
Aventics to present CCL Clean Line cylinder series at Hannover Messe
The new Aventics cylinders comply with all relevant European standards for applications in food splash zones. Both the CCL-IS standard cylinder to ISOΒ 15552 and the CCL-IC compact cylinder to ISOΒ 21287 correspond to the basic principles of hygienic design: The cylinder bodies consist of anodized aluminum, while the screws and piston rod are made of stainless […]
