Laser technology

Great Success for EHLA in China

Developed in Aachen, tested on an industrial scale in the Netherlands, on the rise in China: This simple statement describes the success story of extreme high-speed laser material deposition (EHLA) developed at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT. Aachen-based ACunity GmbH, a spin-off of Fraunhofer ILT, recently supplied three large EHLA-systems for eco-friendly coating to the Chinese high-tech company Hebei Jingye Additive Manufacturing Technology Co., Ltd, which is also the technology transformation center of China Academy of Machinery Science and Technology Group Co., Ltd. (CAM). read...

Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance: Efficiency in industry 4.0

The term Predictive Maintenance describes a system initially developed in industry 4.0, which can be looked upon as a core component of industry 4.0. Predictive Maintenance describes a forward-looking approach in which machines and systems are maintained proactively and on the basis of permanently collected data. Predictive Maintenance can thus effectively shorten and reduce downtimes. Essential for this is the comprehensive data acquisition during production. read...

Industry trend

Evolution of robotics

Robots are steadily changing from large industrial robots to more compact and user-friendly collaborative robots in the production line. Some of the recent innovations in this segment include Universal Robots’ e-Series, ‘KR-Cobots’ by Kassow Robots and KUKA’s iisy cobot. read...

20 exciting products for Sensor + Test 2018

At this year's Sensor + Test trade fair for sensor technology, measuring and testing technology, there will be two conventions, as well as exhibitor forums, an action programme - and lots of new products. We present 20 product novelties that will be shown at Sensor + Test. read...

Mach 2018

Five percent increase in trade visitors to Mach 2018

UK – The Manufacturing Technologies Association (MTA), has just announced that the number of trade visitors at this year’s event has increased by 5%. read...

USA

Successful U.S. American plastics industry meets at NPE

NPE, the North American show that covers “all things plastics", will be held from 7 to 11 May 2018 in Orlando, Florida. Since the last edition in 2015, the American plastics industry has witnessed a period of stable growth. read...

Machine Learning

Machine Learning - Definition and application examples

Machine Learning, deep learning, algorithms - you can no longer avoid these buzzwords when it comes to Industry 4.0. Find out what Machine Learning really is and how it is applied in practice. read...

Measurement

Renishaw's 5-axis scanner delivers faster results

The protagonists in the automotive industry are dominated by price and time pressure. Everything that makes the production of parts cheaper and faster, reduces this problem. 5-axis scanning achieves these demands, for example, in powertrain production. read...

Defence industry

Poland: Modern weaponry

The purchase of the American medium-range air and missile defence system will allow Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa to obtain the technology ultimately allowing the company to manufacture approximately 90% of components for launchers of these missiles. However, the Polish defence system still needs investments which would make it more competitive on the global market. read...