Tag Archive for Industry 4.0

Smart gripping system for integrated battery cell inspection

The intelligent SCHUNK battery cell gripper offers an efficiency advantage for the production of lithium-ion batteries. The smart gripper unites flexible handling, identification and the 100 % quality control of li-ion cells in one compact module.

Renishaw and Hartford combine to deliver intelligent, ‘smart factory’ solutions

In the face of global skills shortages and rapidly emerging Industry 4.0 trends, Taiwanese CNC machine manufacturer Hartford undertook to develop an innovative, easier-to-use human machine interface (HMI) for its CNC machines.

Okuma Technology Days exceeded all expectations

Okuma, opened the doors for the Okuma Technology Days. During the three-day event, visitors could experience multiple hardware, software and industry 4.0 solutions.

Dr Melzer heads steering committee Industry 4.0 platform

Festo Member of the Management Board Dr Frank Melzer takes over as head of the Industry 4.0 platform steering committee for the digitisation of business in Germany. He replaces Bernd Leukert, a member of the SAP Management Board.

Machine tool orders are stable in the third quarter 2018 (+0.2%) downturn in the domestic market (-15.3%); good performance abroad (+6.8%)

There is stability regarding the index of machine tool orders in the third quarter of 2018, as processed by Studies Dept. & Business Culture of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE: it grew by 0.2% compared with the same period of the previous year. The absolute value of the index was 109.2 (base of 2010= 100).

EuroBLECH 2018: Enormous potential in digitalisation for sheet metal working companies

This year’s 25th International Sheet Metal Working Technology Exhibition will take place from 23rd – 26th October 2018 in Hanover, Germany. A total of 1,500 exhibitors from 39 countries secured their stand at the world’s leading sheet metal working technology exhibition. This year, the show is mainly influenced by the topics Digitalisation and Industry 4.0.…

Industry 4.0: Into the future with Supfina

Supfina is already well-known internationally for its pioneering role in the development of surface-finishing machines. With the digitization of its systems, it is now leading the next revolution.

The new electricity

When electricity was new, many companies didn’t know how to use the technology. In many ways, today’s companies have the same struggle with artificial intelligence (AI) in their processes, according to Silicon Valley-based Landing.AI.

ProShop Shop “Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem” Developed by Machinists

Adion Systems, developers of ProShop software, will host demonstrations of its comprehensive shop management program at IMTS 2018 in Chicago, September 10 – 15. The company’s booth in McCormick Place East is 121645. The company’s goal at the show is to debut a new generation of shop management software ideal for Industry 4.0 practitioners and convey how much more wide-ranging and beneficial ProShop is to small and medium sized manufacturers compared to ERP systems on the market today. One of the most significant differentiators about ProShop versus other systems is that ProShop offers an integrated, comprehensive set of modules for managing the shop’s typical ERP operations and also includes MES and QMS functions such as ISO-9000, AS9100, API and ISO 13485.

Titus Technologies, a division of Titus Group exhibits its unique solutions for assembly automation at AUTOMATICA München 2018, Germany

Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about Titus Technologies assembly solutions tailored to the specific requirements of high volume precision component manufacturing by integrating advanced solutions based on Industry 4.0 principles.