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THE FOUR BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE INDUSTRIAL METAVERSE

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Yaskawa's Robot-based laboratory automation at CELISCA

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03  '21
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Halstrup-Walcher News

HOW TO PACK BAGS OF CRISPS WITH A FULLY AUTO­MATIC CASE PACKER

During lockdown, we all spent a lot of time on the couch and some of us have gained a few pounds. But, when you open your crunchy bag of potato chips in the evening, have you ever stopped to think how many high-tech machines are involved in its production these days? The journey from potato to supermarket is a fascinating odyssey that involves a wide range of manufacturing and packaging machines. A host of machine builders are involved in developing and supplying specialist solutions for every step in the processing and packaging of foodstuffs. One of them is Tronrud Engineering from Eggemoen, near Oslo, in Norway. The company, which employs around 200 staff, supplies its customers with impressive, state-of-the-art packaging machines. Kjell Erik Meier is responsible for programming and automation of the machines at Tronrud. The TCP PN8 case packer is one of this high-tech machines.

02  '21
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Xiris News

Xiris' Easy Solution for Imaging Pulsed Welds

Xiris Automation has recently released a triggering solution to make it much easier to capture images of pulsed welding processes. Normally, when using a weld camera to acquire images of a pulsed waveform, the amount of light present in the image will vary considerably as the amperage varies and the arc flashes, making consistent processing monitoring more difficult.

02  '21
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EUAutomation News

It’s time for change

The UN Climate Change conference is an opportunity to bring more power to the net-zero movement, aiming for the global economy to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

02  '21
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Stratasys News

STRATASYS DELIVERS OPEN SOFTWARE PLATFORM FOR PRODUCTION-SCALE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Enterprise-ready GrabCAD Additive Manufacturing Platform integrates entire production workflow for Stratasys and non-Stratasys industrial 3D printers. Enterprise-ready GrabCAD Additive Manufacturing Platform integrates entire production workflow for Stratasys and non-Stratasys industrial 3D printers.

01  '21
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Phoenix Contact News

New gateways for secure remote maintenance of machines

The remote maintenance gateways portfolio of the Cloud Client product family from Phoenix Contact has been extended by four variants. They offer additional interfaces and fallback functionality alongside new software functions.

31  '21
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Daburn Electronics

Daburn Electronics Acquires EMSE

Daburn Electronics, a manufacturer of wire, cable, electronic components, power supplies, custom electronics and electrical control panels, has announced the acquisition of EMSE, a medical air and vacuum system design and manufacturing company. EMSE will now operate as a division of Daburn Electronics and will expand its design and manufacturing operations in Fairfield, New Jersey.

31  '21
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Provertha News

M8/M12 distribution solutions from PROVERTHA for simplified and cost-saving cabling solutions in industry and railway technology

Provertha has developed a compact, fully shielded distribution system for M8/M12 cabling, with which multiple cables can be combined using circular connectors so that signal and power transmission can now be realised over long distances via a single cable. This simplifies the connection of the equipment to the cable networks and helps to save costs.

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