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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.

rittal0216In order to find the right housing for a wide variety of solar projects, Control Cabinets and containers with air conditioning and power distribution technology and to meet the requirements of digital networking, users can access an extensive standard range Rittal access. For outdoor use in the photovoltaic industry, there is an outdoor showcase with three cabinet solutions that flexibly meet a wide range of material, paint and construction requirements.

The TS 4 Outdoor-switch cabinet. Its frame profile is made of stainless steel and the doors, side elements and roof are made of aluminium. Both the walls and the doors of the cabinet are double-walled on the outside and thus ensure optimal climate conditions inside the cabinet. The structure with a rain cover and weather protection paint for UV resistance reduces the influence of solar radiation and prevents the formation of condensation inside the cabinet.

A second solution for moderate ambient conditions - also with UL approval - is the single-walled, outdoor-ready TS 8 cabinet (Corrosivity C3) with frame and flat parts and rain roof made of sheet steel. The cabinet has a weatherproof coating with UV resistance. Third solution is the TS 8 cabinet with earthquake kit for Telcordia GR-63-4 CORE Zone.

The modular and scalable building block system for all infrastructure requirements of energy storage offers the highest possible flexibility in the integration of storage systems. Modular wall and floor-standing housings as well as add-on control cabinets are available - if required also integrated in a container. For the technical integration of Li-Ion batteries in the cabinet, users can choose both the modular 19 "installation technology and conventional solutions such as heavy-duty shelves for Loads up to 100 kg are designed.


Mayr Renewable EnergiesCouplings, brakes and monitoring for the wind turbine


The increased use of IT technology makes flexible rack and air conditioning necessary. For the cooling of IT racks, the IT cooling unit LCU is DX (Liquid Cooling Unit Direct Expansion). The solution as split cooling unit offers a refrigerant-based and low-noise cooling cabinet. In the performance categories 3 6,5 kW and kW available, the cooling device is ideal for small IT applications. The solution is designed for installation in TS IT rack or in the Microdata Center of Rittal.