Products

igus has developed a new lead screw configurator that will allow customers to quickly design their own lead screw and associated drawing without in-depth technical knowledge and CAD software. Designing a lead screw usually requires significant effort for the user, who is required to have technical drawing skills and access to a CAD program.

Verti-Lift introduces new packing stations which combine a full-length work area adjacent to a full-length integral conveyor for speeding the container, product or component to its next destination. Built on the proven Verti-Lift tandem scissor lift platform, these extra-long packing stations can be raised or lowered to meet the application needs of manufacturing, processing, distribution operations and more.

Fritz Studer AG has introduced the S33 and the S31 machines, now with four distances between centers of 400, 650, 1000 and 1600 mm. The distances between centers of 400 mm and 1600 mm complete the portfolio for long and short workpieces.

MVTec Software GmbH announces the release of the new version 19.05 of its standard software, HALCON. This release will further improve machine vision processes with a number of new and revised features.

Mitutoyo Corp. announces the release of the TAGLENS series of products. Suitable for demanding inspection applications such as noncontact ultrahigh-speed inspection systems, the TAGLENS series reduces the need for mechanical focusing modules. Thanks to its capabilities, the TAGLENS is expected to transform the future of inspection and significantly increase productivity.

HEIDENHAIN announces the new Positip 8016 digital readout (DRO) with touch screen for manual machine tool applications. With its sturdy machined aluminum housing, this DRO promises to add reliability and ease-of-use to its milling, drilling, boring and turning jobs.

Siemens introduces Manage MyMachines, one of the MindApps within the rapidly emerging Mindsphere concept. This cloud-based "platform as a service" enables the full data tracking of machine kinematics, as well as production data, and Manage MyMachines serves as the initial point of entry into this digital world, combined with edge technology.

Extend the life and performance of carbide and HSS cutting tools dramatically by honing their edges and polishing their flutes. These hard materials are still susceptible to breakage. Edge prep processes have been shown to make cutting tools significantly less brittle.

It is no secret that e-mobility is a growing market. A current study by the consulting firm Strategy Analytics, predicts the production output of "electric vehicles" will increase to 25% of the global market by 2025.

Doosan Robotics (Doosan) offers a versatile lineup of collaborative robots (cobots) that are engineered to meet the needs of today's automation market. Doosan cobots have been particularly popular in France and Italy due to their strong capabilities and intuitive and easy application.

Comau introduces MATE, its first innovative wearable exoskeleton. MATE has been designed to improve work quality in an efficient and highly ergonomic manner by providing consistent and advanced movement assistance during prolonged overhead, as well as daily tasks.