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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 is presenting the new business figures and presenting 2024 new products at the Hannover Messe 247 and would like to advance the goal of “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

Sensors

Sensors

New sensor class simplifies positioning tasks significantly

The smart 2D profile sensors from Baumer define a new sensor class for precise and fast positioning and inspection tasks.

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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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INDUSTRY SPECIALS

Industry news for your design and development from the branches

Mobile Machinery

Mobile Machinery

Tailor-made brakes for autonomous forklifts

Kendrion Intorq has developed innovative braking technology with Bastian Solutions for the new autonomous forklift CB18.

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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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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.

siemens0219With the "Junelight Smart Battery" Siemens first time one Battery storage for the storage and use of self-generated electricity, which is specially tailored to the requirements in private Homes is designed. The lithium-ion storage unit combines functions for intelligent and safe energy management with a modern design.

Homeowners can thus use the maximum share of their own generated energy, such as photovoltaic systems, for their own consumption, minimize their energy procurement costs and sustainably reduce CO2 emissions.

Depending on the weather forecast of the Photovoltaic system as well as the individual consumption profile of the household, the Junelight Smart Battery coordinates charging and discharging processes with one another in advance. With the mobile Junelight Smart App, all energy flows from production and storage to consumption and grid feed can always be viewed in real time. The storage capacity can be flexibly adapted to individual requirements at any time and is up to 19,8 kWh.


 BASF high-performance insulation klHigh-performance insulation reduces wall thickness by 50 percent


When charging and discharging the battery, take into account Junelight Smart Battery automatically user-specific weather and consumption forecasts. This means that the battery is only fully charged when there is high photovoltaic power output, so that power losses are minimized. The high quality and safety of the Junelight Smart Battery has been confirmed by the VDE.

The capacity of the battery can be extended modularly and indefinitely: up to six battery units with a net capacity of 3,3 kWh each can be retrofitted and flexibly adapted to a changed consumption behavior, for example for connecting heat pumps or charging electric vehicles.