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Here you will find everything that the designer needs for his design and the development engineer for his new development, from the draft to quality assurance in production, such as new products, their applications, new technologies or research results. Company reports as well as topics on technological and megatrends in all industrial sectors complete our range of industry news. Let's start with the news.

Company News

Jumo's new Sensilo plant construction is progressing
Jumo is building a factory in the technology park for the production of temperature and pressure sensors with a production area of ​​around 13 m². At around 000 million euros, the new building is the largest investment in the company's history.
3DExperience Word 2024 in Dallas
At 3DExperience World 2024 in February in Dallas, Texas, Dassault Systèmes celebrated the event's 25th anniversary. The annual user meeting supports the global community in the development of future-proof products and processes.
Michael Koch GmbH moves into a new workshop
There is now more space available in Michael Koch's “Factory” for the assembly of customer- and machine-specific safe braking resistors. The new, modern hall was recently “taken by storm” by the employees.
Elon Musk is suing OpenAI for profit-making
Elon Musk files a lawsuit against OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, accusing them of breach of contract because the company, which was originally designed as a nonprofit, is now operating for profit.
Murat Simsir strengthens strategic corporate management at Montech
Murat Simsir took over the position of CSO at Montech on January 1, 2024. The former head of sales and project management is now strengthening the company's strategic management as part of the management team.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Industry news for your design and development from the specialist areas

switch cabinet

switch cabinet

On to the intelligent drive train for predictive maintenance

The Roba-brake-checker module or the torque-measuring shaft coupling from Mayr ensure intelligent safety in smart production.

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plastics

plastics

The first 100 Igus bikes hit the streets

The first 100 Igus Urban Bikes hit the streets and an in-house production facility with a capacity of 10.000 bicycles is set up in Cologne.

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Couplings

Couplings

Torque measuring shaft coupling

The smart steel multi-plate coupling Roba-drive-checker from Mayr can do more than just transmit torque and compensate for shaft misalignment.

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Robotic

Robotic

Programming robots for cable handling

As an exhibitor in the Application Park at the Hannover Messe, Artiminds Robotics is presenting a cable handling application for precise cable harness assembly.

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INDUSTRY SPECIALS

Industry news for your design and development from the branches

food technology

food technology

Lubrication and sealing-optimized linear guide

Schaeffler presents linear guides for food technology with optimized seals, wipers and long-term lubrication units.

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Mobile Machinery

Mobile Machinery

Flexible, customizable gateway for agricultural technology

IFM Electronic is presenting the Isobus Gateway at the Hannover Messe, which is designed for agricultural equipment and can be specifically adapted.

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Energy Technology

Energy Technology

All Electric Society – vision of the future of connectivity

At the Hannover Messe Preview, Harting gives an outlook on the Hannover Messe and draws the future picture of an “All Electric Society”.

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Inverter

Inverter

Certified servo controller with Profisafe interface

At Logimat, Wittenstein is presenting a safety-certified servo controller with a Profisafe interface and integrated safety card for AGVs.

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EXHIBITION SPECIALS

Industry fair news

Hannover Messe promotes energy for sustainable industry
As a networked industrial ecosystem, the exhibitors demonstrate how climate neutrality can be achieved through the use of electrification, digitalization and automation under the guiding theme of Energizing a sustainable Industry.
Control Fair 2024 | The industry is already looking forward to Stuttgart
Control 2024, the important international trade fair for quality assurance, will take place from April 23rd to 26th in Stuttgart. The trade fair places a particular focus on automation and digitalization.
SPS Nuremberg: Now in 16 halls!
The SPS – Smart Production Solutions from November 14th to 16.11th. 2023 will see significant growth in the trade fair compared to the previous year and is on the way to pre-Corona levels.

nord10413Cleaning one of the most complex facades in the world poses a special challenge at the Beekman Tower, which Gin D works with NORD successfully mastered: The development of a gondola for the cleaning and maintenance of this impressive structure proved to be extremely complicated due to the architectural characteristics. With the right drive technology for the positioning and mobility of the nacelle, it was possible to make every corner of this winding façade accessible.

 

Picture: With north drives, the GinD cleaning gondola manages the complex building facade of the Beekman Tower in Manhattan designed by Frank Gehry.

nord20413The Spanish company Gin D specializes in the design, manufacture and installation of bespoke systems for the maintenance and cleaning of building facades and puts on it Geared motors and frequency converters from NORD. The Beekmann Tower was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, who also designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. With its 265 m, the tower is the tallest residential building in the western hemisphere. But what sets him apart is his façade design with stainless steel convolutions that transform the appearance of the building throughout the day, reflecting the ever changing daylight. The façade is undoubtedly one of the most complex ever realized, as it is completely asymmetrical and does not resemble one another. This, however, the designed Access to the windows with a gondola extremely complicated.


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Gin D (Góndolas in Design), a Spanish company based in Madrid, designed the gondola with a very specific goal - it was supposed to reach every corner of the building's facade. For this purpose, the gondola required highly efficient drive technology, with the delivery of which the main supplier for gearmotors and frequency inverters Nord was commissioned. "We cooperate with Nord in all our projects because they have the highest level of technical confidence, the quality is excellent, they provide international customer service and the price is competitive in the market" explained Hugo Donoso, Managing Director of Gin D.

Construction and operation of the cleaning nacelle

nord30413The challenge was enormous, considering that the entire project was fully designed and calculated. The Gin D system consists of a telescopic arm, a special guideway system on the facade and a multi-telescope socket to reach the building's gullies. The machines delivered perform different functions: they lift and turn the base and balance its weight. They also drive the winch and the telescope unit.

The hub is implemented by a bevel gear with brake motor that turns the drum for the nacelle cable. An SK 500E frequency converter dampens the starting and stopping of the gondola and also ensures that the gondola is correctly positioned in relation to the facade when the telescopic arm is operated.

The counterbalance mechanism (the box at the back of the mast) is of fundamental importance because without it the structure would have to be much stronger, making it heavier and more expensive. The counterweight is moved back and forth via a bevel gear motor when the telescopic arm is extended and retracted. The gear motor also keeps the center of gravity of the machine at the pivot point of the whole device. A SK 500E frequency converter controls the movement of the counterweight with acceleration and deceleration ramps.


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For the rotation, two spur gears engage in a gear ring to turn the entire machine so that the nacelle can be used on either side of the building. Here, too, an SK 500E frequency converter dampens the starting and stopping of the nacelle and also ensures different rotation speeds depending on whether the telescopic arm is extended or not. This compensates for the linear speed when turning the nacelle. When the telescopic arm is retracted, the gear motors run at a higher speed than when it is extended.

The Beekman Tower project also required the inclusion of a winch. A bevel gear motor provides the lift of loads such as new glass panes for repairing the building facade or air conditioning on the flat roof of the building. The gondola can not be used for these purposes, as it is designed only for the transport of cleaning personnel and their relatively light cleaning equipment.

Drive technology not only around the clock

nord40413When selecting the drive specialists, Gin D's criteria were "quality, service and worldwide technical support as we export everything we produce," says Donoso. In his opinion, the degree of cooperation between the two companies is optimal: "Nord has selected and installed with us the equipment to be delivered. The services are available around the clock and all the challenges that have arisen during the project have been met. "

The high requirements and the high performance of the drive technology were also of crucial importance. The gearmotors have an allowable radial load that is 24% higher than competing gearmotors, and the drives can tolerate 25% more overload than other manufacturers.

This level of service and performance is appreciated by the end user, who is very satisfied, according to Gin D. "From the moment of its installation, the system worked perfectly. Cleaning the building is a complex process and the machine is in action every day, weather permitting, "says Donoso.

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