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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

Annual report 2023, 247 new products and Igus Go app
Igus presents the new business figures and presents 2024 new products at the Hannover Messe 247. In addition, the Motion Platics specialist is pursuing the goal of advancing zero lubrication with the Igus Go app.
IFM will increase sales to over EUR 2023 billion in 1,4
IFM Electronic was able to increase sales again in the 2023 financial year. The preliminary consolidated financial statements show a new sales record with sales of over 1,4 billion euros and growth of 3%.
Jumo Campus for sensors and measurement technology
Jumo has designed further training courses with a view to the currently exciting topics being discussed in individual sectors and offers corresponding seminars as part of the Jumo Campus.
Schaeffler AG increases sales by 2023% in 5,8
Schaeffler AG's sales increased by 2023% to EUR 5,8 billion in 16,3. Currency-adjusted sales growth was 5,8 percent, which is within the forecast for the 2023 financial year.
New automotive production site in the USA
The Motion Technology Company Schaeffler will expand production in the USA with a new automotive production site. The new facility will be located in Dover, Ohio.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Industry news for your design and development from the specialist areas

cables and wires

cables and wires

PTFE and PFAS free Chainflex cables

Igus gives the “PFAS free” seal to 95% of its Chainflex cables, which are free of the harmful substances PFAS and PTFE.

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Drive Elements

Drive Elements

New manufacturing technologies improve crown gear production

Welter Zahnrad has further developed its production processes for crown gears and can now produce them in quality 3967 according to DIN 5.

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IPC

IPC

Ex-protected tablet with augmented reality qualities

Pepperl+Fuchs is expanding its Ecom “Tab-Ex” tablet series with a device based on the robust Samsung Galaxy Tabactive4 Pro.

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Machine Elements

Machine Elements

Door handle system displays machine statuses

Schmersal presents its new door handle system DHS. The door handle functions are combined with the display of machine states in the handles.

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INDUSTRY SPECIALS

Industry news for your design and development from the branches

Mobile Machinery

Mobile Machinery

Cylindrical roller bearings for heavy industrial gearboxes and construction machinery

Schaeffler is introducing new cylindrical roller bearings in which the service life has doubled and the load capacity has increased by 24%.

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Automobile

Automobile

IO module secures hydrogen filling stations from Resato

Resato Hydrogen Technology has implemented a modular and scalable concept for H2 filling stations with Turck and its IO modules.

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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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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.

kager0312The high-tech adhesives from Kager's Ceramabond range for joining ceramic components withstand extreme conditions of use and high temperatures of up to 1760 ° C. For numerous applications, however, it can make sense to additionally seal and seal the adhesive points with a topcoat. Matched to these cases, Kager offers the matching glass coatings of the "Aremco" family.

With the "Ceramabond" product line, there is a large selection of single and multi-component adhesives based on zirconium, aluminum and magnesium oxide as well as silicon carbide for high-temperature applications in furnace construction, metallurgy and power plant technology. They are far superior to conventional epoxies and other organic adhesives, are highly resilient and chemically resistant. A typical example of this is the new ceramic adhesive Ceramabond 890, which is used, among other things, for joining ceramic and graphite components in High vacuum Facilities. Ceramabond 890 can withstand operating temperatures of up to 1370 ° C.

However, in high-temperature and vacuum technology in particular, there are always applications in which the adhesive seams and points produced have to be additionally protected, sealed or sealed. This is done with the help of a Topcoats.  So that the user does not have to leave the material family, the manufacturer offers the suitable glass-ceramic coatings in his Aremco range. For example, the products Aremco-Seal 613 and Aremco-Seal 617 are particularly suitable for use as topcoats. These are two modern one-component systems for operating temperatures of up to 620 ° C or 788 ° C.

Numerous tests have been carried out in the in-house technical center, which document the successful interplay of ceramic adhesives and glass coatings. It proves to be an advantage, for example, that a glass-ceramic topcoat not only seals the ceramic surface of the adhesive in a liquid-tight and heat-resistant manner but also makes it impermeable to gas. For these reasons, the various adhesive coating combinations are suitable not only for effective protection of the porous ceramic surfaces but also for the production of gas-tight feedthroughs of wires, tubes or cables in vacuum technology.