The strain placed on global supply chains this year continues to make headline news, from semiconductor shortages to labour and equipment availability, all exacerbated by geopolitical uncertainty.
With 77% of companies challenged to keep their test instruments up to date, many saw the benefits of new ways to access equipment at the recent Automotive Testing Expo 22.
Kassow Robots, a developer of 7-axis cobot solutions for machine tending, material handling, and related applications, is pleased to announce its KR1018 7-axis cobot is being deployed as part of a solution to automate the textile industry.
The Ethernet based GigE Vision standard is still considered the most frequently used interface in machine vision. It offers a large variety of compatible standard network equipment and enables scaling the performance of the whole system over a wide range. This makes GigE Vision especially suitable for multi-camera systems.
Continental selects bio-attributed PVC BIOVYN for its production of surface materials for the automotive industry. BIOVYN resins help Continental to reduce its carbon footprint. Certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials, BIOVYN delivers a reduction in carbon footprint of over 70%. The use of BIOVYN resins meets increasing customer demand for more sustainable raw materials.
Operators of high-precision grinding and honing machines in NSK's ball bearing production are now taking advantage of virtual reality (VR) training methods. VR technology has the advantage, among other things, of allowing machines to keep producing, while simultaneously permitting easier standardisation of training courses. For NSK, this first project at its Munderkingen plant in Germany serves as a model for future roll-out at other facilities.
Worldwide, over 90 million barrels of crude oil, natural gas and refined hydrocarbons are produced, transported, stored, and sold to end customers every day. For maximum accuracy when loading, unloading and transporting hydrocarbons in the oil & gas industry.