The starting gun was sounded five years ago: Eplan, Rittal and Phoenix Contact founded a technology cooperation for panel building and switchgear manufacturing – “Smart Engineering and Production 4.0”. Its goal was the integrated digitisation of engineering and production processes.
NSK has released an upgraded drive for its PS/PN series of Megatorque Motors that offers even higher levels of safety and usability. The new EDD drive unit delivers broad interchangeability and functional compatibility with the previous generation EDC drive, which has proved popular among semiconductor and electronics manufacturers for its highly reliable and accurate performance. NSK’s updated EDD also refreshes the internal electronics to secure supply chain stability of essential components.
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, has announced a new generation of extreme power-saving microcontrollers (MCUs), the STM32U5* series, to meet the most demanding power/performance requirements for smart applications including wearables, personal medical devices, home automation, and industrial sensors.
In Argentina, Dr Gustavo Nari has collaborated with engineering company Mirai3D to create biomedical models that significantly improve his surgical planning process thanks to the IDEX technology of his BCN3D Sigmax 3D printer.
ÖBB and Siemens Mobility presented the first painted car body and exterior design for the new generation of the Nightjet in Vienna today. The new, ultra-modern trains will enter service near the end of 2022 and will first be used on connections from Austria and Germany to Italy. The first 13 trainsets have already been called up by ÖBB from a framework agreement with Siemens Mobility, and a further 20 trains are expected to be called up this year.