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The Ebm-Papst Group has announced that it will sell its Industrial Drive Technology (IDT) division to Siemens AG. Both sides have signed a corresponding agreement.
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.
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.
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 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.
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Lubricant-free curved linear guides for design concepts
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Increasing individual design requests and optimal use of space require new ideas in the field of construction elements. In the case of linear plain bearings, the straightness of the rail guide has hitherto set certain limits to the design. now offers Igus also offers curved "Drylin" rails that give designers even more freedom: for example in the cabins of construction and agricultural machinery.
On the basis of the Drylin W linear plain bearings, the cost-effective linear guides were developed, which run reliably even with curved travel paths. The curved guide rails are made of aluminum and have an extremely resistant hard anodic coating. Adapted guide carriages enable cornering without tilting and jamming. In addition, suitable hand clamps can also be added. The system, which, like all Drylin rails, combines low coefficients of friction with dirt-resistant dry running, offers low installation effort and maintenance-free use. The light aluminum rails can also be easily processed individually.
The driver's cab of an agricultural machine is a good example of how curved guide rails can increase flexibility when adjusting monitors, seats or fittings and how they can be optimally adapted to the general design of the machine. Because every agricultural machine has its specific sizes and construction requirements. Adaptable, modular components create the necessary leeway to create individual solutions. The curved rail is configurable: within certain physical limits, users can choose their own bending radius and thus optimally fit into the driver's cab. The plastics specialist manufactures the profile rail according to these specifications and supplies the individual rails and linear bearings from the range of Drylin W and Drylin T.