Based on the positive feedback of the previous year, Aventics invitesΒ visitors to the Hannover Messe once again to an assembly competition. Equipped with virtual reality headsets,Β interested visitors can delve into the virtual world of pneumatics. They enter a three-dimensional AventicsΒ world where they can disassemble the valve system and experience all individual elements in a newΒ dimension. […]
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Festo thinks assembly in “Industry 4.0” mode
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 […]
Nexmatix joins the “smart factory” movement with sensor-enabled valve
Nexmatix, which launched its energy-saving pneumatic valves last year, plans to reveal a major evolution in pneumatic valve technology at Pack Expo East (Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, February 27 through March 1). Combining the real-time smarts of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) with the sustainability of a green platform, the company said these new […]
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 […]
Smart pneumatics relies on sensor-driven data to eliminate wires, predict system status
Taking the guesswork out of condition monitoring, operation and maintenance tasks can be done with Aventics Smart ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs Monitor, which offers data acquisition and control of critical components within a pneumatics system. Using a valve bank that communicates via an I/O Link with sensors on the cylinder, pressure sensors, pressure regulators and other sensors, users […]
SPX unveils new compressed air drying technology
The FlexΒ Series refrigerated air dryer from SPX FlowΒ represents a breakthrough in dryer technology and the new benchmark for energy efficiency. The high performance unit uses Phase Change Material (PCM) to achieve superior energy savings, with a potential return on investment of one to two years, the Flex Series is set to revolutionize the compressed air […]
The creative power of big data
Big Data, for all of itβs being touted across the manufacturing industry, remains somewhat of an esoteric topic. Thatβs understandable, as the concept of every bearing and every cylinder and every machine part having sensors seems far off or downright bizarre to some design engineers. Sure, sensors are becoming small and cheap and ubiquitous, but […]
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs powers soft hands
Conventional robotic grippers with rigid βfingersβ tend to be expensive, have limited capabilities and arenβt particularly suited for safely handling delicate objects. To overcome such hurdles, researchers at the Robotics and Biology Laboratory (RBO Lab) at the Technical University Berlin are developing soft robotic grippers that are adaptive, simple and inexpensive. The ultimate goal is […]
Nice to see the old fluid power Chainless Challenge taking a new direction
One of my earliest road trips when I began covering fluid power was just across town, to Cleveland’s east sideβwhere I was asked to cover the Parker Hannifin Chainless Challenge. It was the kind of assignment you give to a junior editor, one where they only have to take a short car ride (and not […]
