When spindle, nut, ball bearings and lubrication work perfectly together. | Flexibility and adaptability as well as reliability and safety are not just the guiding principles of Eichenberger Gewinde AG, they are also the most important demands placed on a component of the new generation of gearchange systems for heavy vehicles: the electromechanical clutch. As a thread-rolling specialist, the main activity of Eichenberger Gewinde AG is the rolling or cold forming of threads and the manufacture of ball screws and lead screws (spindles and nuts). The objective pursued daily by the Swiss company, applying its substantial know-how and the latest production methods, is to support customers in the creation of innovative, bespoke solutions.
Nowadays, it is highly important for industry and society to find ways to conserve limited raw materials. Key to this is improved efficiency in the use of resources and energy. But how to aggregate resources and energy, systematize workflows and optimize processes when customer requirements are constantly growing and operating costs are simultaneously being reduced? In many cases, new technologies can provide answers.
ecom, a Pepperl+Fuchs brand, addresses the topics of asset tracking and automation in times of digital transformation at the SPS IPC Drives 2017 in Nuremberg from November 28th to 30th. In hall 7A, booth 330, the specialist for industrial communication, mobile computing and explosion protection demonstrates how companies can implement and put IIoT-solutions to profitable use: including innovative solutions for real-time localization and an efficient, interconnected asset management.
The PXV 2-D absolute positioning system from Pepperl+Fuchs sets new performance benchmarks when it comes to reliability and handling. With its large reading window, the system keeps a sufficient number of codes in view, even in relation to track switches and changes to the code tape. Precise positioning is guaranteed at all times.