Three new handheld tachometers extend SKF’s range of basic condition monitoring equipment – giving technical staff more options to measure critical machine data.
Teradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:TER), today announced that Kim Povlsen has been appointed President of Universal Robots. Povlsen, a Danish native, brings global executive leadership from a high-tech and commercial perspective and will lead Universal Robots’ next stage of growth and innovation. His appointment reinforces Teradyne’s commitment to Universal Robots’ Danish origin and its role in further developing the local robotics community. Kim begins his new role at Universal Robots on March 1, 2021.
The two-day Machine Tending Expo February 23-24 focuses on manufacturers looking for concrete insights on deploying cobots to tend machines such as CNC, press brakes, injection molding machines or 3D printers. In live demos, keynotes and interactive booth sessions with exhibiting partners, Universal Robots offers solutions on how to seamlessly implement cobots, tackling the labor shortage, while improving crucial machine uptime.
The Emitech Group has just acquired Vitesco Technologies’ technical center in Osny (95). This new test center reinforces the Emitech Group's testing capabilities, in particular for the validation of all vehicle technologies and more specifically its powertrain.
Selecting an AC motor drive that will be able to supply all the power and flexibility required without over- or under-dimensioning can be a challenge. A careful choice ensures the efficiency and reliability of equipment, systems, and production facilities. The new C2000 Plus Series of vector control motor drives from Delta offers improved overload capacity, making these drives an outstanding choice for more applications than ever before.
Bürkert Fluid Control Systems has developed a particularly lean actuator series (Type 2053) to automatically operate ball valves and butterfly valves, even in space-critical applications. The rotary actuators in stainless steel housings are suitable for the ELEMENT control heads, positioners and process controllers and enable intelligent decentralised automation.
For those who believe that the potential for innovation in stationary clamping systems has long since been tapped out, it is high time to have a look at SCHUNK. With the 5-axis vise KONTEC KSX-C2, the gripping systems and clamping equipment specialist is continuing its success story with the KSX family and providing new momentum for high-precision 6-sided machining. The first thing that catches the eye is the upwardly tapered external contour, which improves accessibility with standard tools.