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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.

telsonic20417In order to connect the plastic components of the opening mechanism with the aluminum of the lid of the resealable lids for the beverage cans developed by Xolution, a joining process had to be found that works quickly and precisely and enables short cycle times for high throughput rates. After extensive tests, the choice fell on ultrasonic welding systems from Telsonic.



The XO closure system from Xolution GmbH, headquartered in Munich, is suitable for all beverage can sizes. Unlike conventional beverage cans, which can only be opened once, the XO-sealed versions have a plastic opening mechanism that closes the can again. In addition, a tamper evident tape is attached over the slider. It tears when first opened and guarantees the consumer that the can has not been opened before. In order to connect the plastic components to the aluminum lid of the cans, it was necessary to find a joining method that worked quickly and accurately and enabled short cycle times for high throughput rates. After all, the lids with the patented closure are already being delivered in millions to the beverage industry worldwide.

Fast and environmentally friendly process


telsonic10417After extensive testing, the choice of joining technology ultimately fell on ultrasonic welding systems from Telsonic. Both technical and economic reasons spoke in favor of this: In ultrasonic welding, an acoustic tool generates high-frequency sound waves. They vibrate the molecules of the parts to be joined, generating heat that breaks up the material boundaries and fuses the materials together. This results in high-strength connections that withstand the 7 bar internal pressure of the beverage cans.

At the same time, the process is fast and environmentally friendly as it does not require any additives and thus supports recycling. The process is reliable and safe, as the welding process depends on a few parameters that are easy to set and monitor. The parameters are the welding energy, force and time as well as the maximum power (PMax). In this way, in the first process step, four small pin domes are welded quickly and tightly to connect the inner and outer slides through the aluminum cover. In the second step, the tamper-evident band is then welded on.

MAG ultrasonic generator in focus

telsonic0417The ultrasonic equipment consists of four components that system builders can easily integrate: the ultrasonic generator, which generates the electrical high-frequency vibrations, the converter, which converts them into mechanical vibrations, a booster for amplification and the sonotrode. The latter introduces the mechanical vibrations into the workpiece. The converter, booster and sonotrode are mechanically fixed and acoustically tuned to each other.

The generator has a key function, as it not only generates the electrical high-frequency vibrations, but also in the sense of Industry 4.0 the connection to the higher-level automation technology takes over. About the latest bus systems can z. For example, welding parameters can be adjusted and results can be read in real time. In addition, system costs can be optimized because it is possible to switch between different vibration units. The external setpoint specification for amplitude, time, energy and PMax, as well as soft start for large sonotrodes and frequency autotuning are other features that ensure high process stability. For the production of the can lid with the resealable XO-closure the optimal connection technique was found.