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In a completely unexpected move, Rethink ceased business in early October due to insolvency. According to media reports, the company was short of cash because the robot sales did not meet the expectations. Some observers also blame Rethink's lack of application and industry proximity for the failure. Rethink was founded in 2008 by MIT Professor Rodney Brooks, who also co...

A major highlight at this year’s Essen Motor Show is the new high-end S1 evo 3 tyre for passenger cars and SUVs. It offers a very safe and sporting-yet-comfortable driving experience in both dry and wet conditions. A new generation of innovative materials has been used for the Ventus S1 evo 3. By using high-performance natural resins in the tread compound, the grip level...

A rough translation of a Weibo post says that a graphene battery (that’s a lithium-ion battery using graphene) would require only 10 minutes to reach a full charge and could hold 45% more energy in the same sized cells as a traditional lithium battery. The battery could even operate at a high temperature safely, the post says. Samsung phones already come with support ...

Kelvin team will be present at the SPS IPC Drives, Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation. Come visit us from 22 - 24 November 2016 in Nuremberg. We'll be presenting our last innovations and you’ll find the biggest range of Spur Gear Motors in BLDC, AC and DC designed for: Long life Robust apllications Compact design These Gear Motors are perfect f...

Complete range KS: KS-06: up to 40Nm KS-08: up to 60Nm KS-12: up to 100Nm Combinations with gear motors and gearbox reducers from 20W up to 500W with AC, DC and brushless technologies. Products can be mounted with or without motion drive. Speed range is located in between 2rpm and 660rpm to offer a complete range suitable for any sector and any application. Disc...

The Deep Learning Facility Testbed analyzes 35,000 measured data points per minute, working to optimize the maintenance of monitored assets of the building. With this amount of data collected, the testbed relies on artificial intelligence to detect anomalies to improve the visitor experience with things like prioritized elevator scheduling and automated temperature and l...

When quarries are located near residential areas, adopting rock-working machinery that aren't noisy has its perks. If the machinery in question is handy, compact and with low vibration then the advantages are countless. It happened in the Czech Republic, in a basalt quarry, where an MB-R900 cutter worked with a Liebherr excavator. Powerful and precise, the MB drum ...

Application A food manufacturer refines dairy products. The dust-laden exhaust air created during the manufacturing process is extracted by suction and cleaned by industrial filter systems. With increasing abrasion of the filter elements, the dust content in the exhaust air may rise and lead to increased environmental pollution. The continuous dust measurement (mg/m³...

From the inside mirror base for the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé (W 198 model series), to the spark plug holder from the tool kit. and sliding sunroof rollers for the W 110, W 111, W 112 and W 123 model series, Mercedes-Benz will supply these new parts through the use of 3D printing techniques. The 3D printing process is well-suited to smaller quantities and if the genuine...

Barcelona, October 2018 – As part of its expansion strategy, Peli™ Products -the global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance protective cases, now offers the innovative Custom Case Solutions of the Australian Pelican-Trimcast branch for European customers. In 2011, Pelican Products acquired the Australian rotational moulded case expert Trimcast. Th...

When you consider the advancements over the past two decades in mobile computing and the advent IoT technologies it’s fair to ask the question: What’s next for the wireless movement? Today, mobile devices, smart locks, security cameras and more can communicate seamlessly via Wi-Fi. But all these devices still have an Achilles heel – they all rely on some form of te...

Austrian waterjet specialist STM acquired the sole production rights to BYSTRONIC waterjet cutting systems as of 1 September. To this end, the STM Group in the Swiss town of Appenzell has founded the new subsidiary STM SWISS AG in addition to its locations in Schweinfurt/Germany and Eben/Austria. This step marks the beginning of a strategic partnership in which STM is re...

After supplying concrete batching plant to many countries, Camelway is the first choice of Honduras. The customer who focuses mainly on concrete blocks, pavers and processed sands was looking for a high quality and durable concrete plant to produce concrete in order to manufacture concrete blocks. He, at first, did not very acquaint with Camelway batching plant. He ch...

That is why the paint shop manufacturer Eisenmann decided in favor of Eisele. The low-dead-space stainless steel connectors of the INOXLINE program 1600 contribute to a highly efficient use of the systems - including simplified cleaning. They are made of chlorine-resistant stainless steel 1.4301/07. Read more about our connection components for painting applications

In this post we discuss the phenomena of second order diffraction through a monochromator and the problems it can cause in fluorescence spectroscopy.

In February 1904, a short news item in Nature marked a monumental event. It recorded the achievements of the American brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright and the contraption that they had launched from a hill in North Carolina a couple of months earlier. “They now appear to have succeeded in raising themselves from the ground by a motor-driven machine,” Nature stated. It ...

The solution for Brønnøy Kalk AS consists of limestone being transported by six autonomous Volvo FH trucks on a five kilometer stretch through tunnels between the mine itself and the crusher. Tests of this solution have been carried out successfully and will continue throughout 2018 to become fully operational by the end of 2019. The agreement follows recent successf...

The goal of the “HRE3D+” project was to test the capabilities of additive manufacturing in a practical application and to create a highly-sophisticated wheel design with an elusive material like titanium. With a traditional aluminum Monoblok wheel, 80% of material is removed from a 100-pound forged block of aluminum to create the final product. With additive manufacturin...

In one week, in three different countries, I encountered three examples of actions that were sold as improvements but just months later are now recognized as being part of the problem. All of them saved money compared to what had been the current state. All had reduced waste and were considered application of lean manufacturing. All involved capital investment and appro...

Two NIOSH-funded studies through CWPR-The Center for Construction Research and Training, and the University of California at Berkeley, have identified ways to reduce these hazards. One study used a new robotic system to measure productivity, silica dust, handle vibration, and noise, comparing these exposures in electric and pneumatic drills, which use pressurized air ...

“(Kapton) can withstand all kinds of harsh environmental insults: radiation, high temperature, chemical reagents,” said Timothy Long, a professor of chemistry and the director of Virginia Tech’s Macromolecules Innovation Institute (MII). “It’s one of these molecules that is the ultimate in terms of performance.” Prior to last year’s study, Kapton was only available in...

Motor vehicles are becoming safer, and there are fewer accidents. Part of the reason for that is the increased use of effective safety and assistance systems. These applications often use industrial batteries from Panasonic, which are de-signed for a long life, robust stability and high reliability. A new entertaining video provides information on this field of application.

Ever since environmental impact became a hot topic for discussion and action within the automotive manufacturing industry, material use and process has been under scrutiny. At International Automotive Components Group (IAC), a tier one supplier of interior systems and components, routes are being investigated to move away from petroleum-based polymers in its core portfol...

The rise of electrification is having a huge impact on vehicle manufacturers and their product portfolios, with many promising to launch a wide variety of new battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) over the next few years. It is also having a significant impact on material suppliers. ...

From the 1st September 2018 it became compulsory for all new cars registered within the area of the European Union to comply with a strict new vehicle fuel consumption and CO2 and other pollutants emissions testing regime called the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure (WLTP). The stipulation follows on from the introduction of WLTP for all new car models f...

60,000 bottles per hour or 1,000 bottles per minute and just under 17 every second: this is the output of a typical beverage filling and packing plant of the KHS. The company, which is headquartered in Dortmund, is one of the market leaders worldwide, who develop, design and build such systems - turnkey on request. KHS employs approximately 5,000 people, generated sales ...

Early this year a bland-looking industrial estate a few miles to the north of Oxford officially became the manufacturing site for what one of its residents believes to be the electric motors that currently provide best-in-class performance for power and torque densities against any rivals and which could play a major role in accelerating the advance of electric vehicles ...

Material and surface: Round stainless steel; material no. 1.4404; ground and brushed with a half-matt finish. Scope of delivery: Handle versions EB-15.R and EB-20.R including hexagon screws DIN 933 and washers DIN 125; Version EB-20.F including mounting adapter, nuts DIN 934 and washers DIN 125 made of stainless steel. Note: Other dimensions on request. Stres...

BENTELER is investing in ABB’s digital 3D vision and metrology solutions at its Vigo production plant in Spain, helping it reduce cycle times while raising quality and reducing the risk of quality control errors. The global company develops, produces and sells products, systems and services for the automotive, energy and engineering sectors. The family-owned firm is i...

The automotive industry is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history. Megatrends such as digitisation, autonomous driving and e-mobility have significant implications not only for manufacturers but also for suppliers. What is required are smart production and logistics systems that combine modularity and intelligent automation to enable extreme flexibility so ...

The system can use standard touch screen computers or tablets (via Lantek MES Wos) for data capture and to provide operators with details of the sequence of manufacturing operations. Lantek says that links to the machines record start and finish times for cutting, while for other tasks employees can log on to jobs and operations recording the progress of each part around...

[From 6th to 9th of November, 2018, in Shanghai, China] Damon Industry will appear in 2018 CeMAT Asia again with the conveying roller, belt roller and MDR products. This exhibition is the biggest and the most influential international exhibition in Asian logistics technology industry, which gathers many world-famous logistics equipment suppliers and integrators. In recen...

Descriptions ZHYQ’s PT124B-2511/2512/2513 series mud transmitter designed to measure mud, liquid pressure of various engineering equipments, shield tunnel machinery and petroleum exploration machine and so on. It adopts high precision, high stability sensor chip, special designed and processed diaphragm seals system, as well as all welded structure technique, all of the...

The company now proposes to invest about Rs. 1,400 crores in the next two years as capex, to be segregated equally between yarn and fabric. The investment would be strategically used to add approximately one lakh spindles. It is also expanding its total fabric capacity from the current 140 million metres per year to 180 million metres by FY19-20. Although the additional ...

Following the shots of Shenzhen TV, JINPAT R&D strength and its prospects of development are unfolded before eyes of the masses. Apart from all kinds of honors and rewards, JINPAT R&D Team, composed of over 100 engineers, has attained 47 national patents. Products have been certified by ISO9001:2008/ ISO14001:2015/ UL/ FCC, CE, RoHS, REACH, BV, and Expl...

In almost any industrial process composed of several machines, incorporating switches can involve increasing productivity, functionality and even energy savings. We find them in control panels and pilot plants, installed in control and research laboratories, in control of gas burners and treatment furnaces, water treatment plants, industrial and process refrigeration,...