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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

Ebm-Papst wants to sell industrial drive technology to Siemens
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'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.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Industry news for your design and development from the specialist areas

communication technology

communication technology

World's first Omlox testing laboratory put into operation

The first Omlox testing laboratory in the world has been launched. The PI granted the Fraunhofer Institute Lemgo approval as a PI test laboratory for Omlox.

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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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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.
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In the agricultural industry, there are some of the most demanding environmental conditions for the drive elements installed in agricultural machines. Because these, and thus also the drive chains, are expected to be used continuously throughout the entire harvest season in order to make the best possible use of the often small time window. This also applies to Unia balers, in which Tsubaki ensures reliability with its transmission elements.


For farmers, the maximum yield is the primary target for bale presses. This places some demands on the drive chains installed therein: Shock loads during the formation of the bale can weaken the lower chain, which can lead to an extension and / or worst case failure of the chain. In addition, a considerable force is required to form the bale. In order to produce uniformly shaped bales, drive chains are operated with high pre-stresses.

Partnership ensures service

tsubaki20317The partnership with Poland's largest manufacturer of agricultural machines, the Unia Group, underlines the importance of this industry for the drive specialist and illustrates the influence of Tsubaki in this industrial sector. The manufacturer of among others plows, sowing machines, harrows, mowers and rakes produces 25.000 machines every year, from which he exports 10.000 to foreign markets. The Unia Group is proud of its service to prevent downtime caused by 30 dealers across the EU. In order to pursue this philosophy, Unia has brought Tsubaki as a chain supplier into the boat: Within the framework of an 3-year agreement, the cooperation between the two companies is consolidated and further developed.

Increased tensile strength

With the "Heavy Duty Chain", the drive specialist offers a high-quality chain series for use in Unias baling presses. This can also be individually adapted to the application, which reduces possible downtimes to an absolute minimum. Thanks to the increased tensile strength provided by the reinforced plates and pins of these roller chains, they will also function reliably over many seasons. H Series plates are as thick as the plates of the next largest pitch on standard ANSI G8 chain.


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The tabs thus enable a nine percent higher fatigue strength. The use of seamless bushes also doubles the wear resistance compared to the previous H series. H Series chains offer 100 percent minimum breaking strength and 109 percent fatigue strength.

Other applications

The heavy load chains are suitable not only for use in agricultural machines, but also for extreme applications in which high alternating loads occur in the low and medium speed range, even under extreme environmental conditions. For example, they perform their duties reliably in mining, in the steel industry in bulk handling, or in port facilities.