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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.

viscotec10418The dispenser brand “Preeflow” is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. With its systems, it offers the optimal solution in microdosing technology when it comes to high-precision results and special customer requests. The precision metering pumps are used globally as volumetric metering systems and have developed into the workhorse of Viscotec.

viscotec30418"Smaller, more precise, more economical" - In the dosing technology sector, the trend is clearly towards downsizing. The challenge here: dosing must become ever more economical and precise. These demands increasingly come from the medical technology, aerospace, electronics, photovoltaic and automotive industries. This is where the volume and precise microdosage of fluids of various viscosities, such as adhesives and solder pastes, is becoming increasingly important.

The "Eco-PEN" supplies a wide range of applications with the dosing of viscous, structure-sensitive and solid-laden fluids in high quality and very small quantities. The performance data of a dispensing process depend not only on the technology, but also on the design of the dispenser and the extent of the quality inspection during manufacture and before delivery.

Almost 100% repeatability

viscotec20418All Preeflow components are subject to the highest quality tests. The volumetric dosing precision of ± 1% and the repeatability of a strong 99% can be traced back to the exact manufacture of the components, which are subject to particularly strict internal quality requirements for each individual element and each system.

One of the most important core competencies of Viscotec Pumpen- u. Dosiertechnik GmbH and thus also of Preeflow is the highly developed production of rotor and stator. Even the raw materials of the elastomer for the stator are tested for the highest quality. Elastomer elements are z. B. manufactured to the 100stel mm exactly.

Every rotor-stator system is subject to standardized, constant, detailed testing. For example, a 100% check of the stator dimensions is carried out with a measuring device based on computer tomography technology. The chamber volume of each individual rotor-stator system is checked using standardized tests based on weight and image evaluations

The Eco-PEN, "Eco-DUO" and "Eco-Spray" dispensers are equipped with the extremely chemical-resistant "Vischem" elastomer as standard. The specially developed rubber compound offers high compatibility with aggressive materials and is optimally mechanically resilient. All elastomers in contact with the product in the Eco-PEN and Eco-DUO are made from this protected mixture.

Strict quality controls

Independent studies show that the Eco-PEN provides excellent values ​​when compared directly with a jet dispenser and a time-pressure system. While other systems use cpValues ​​<1,33 are not even process-capable, the Preeflow Eco-PEN achieves a c as process capability indexpValue of 4,26.


Henkel dosing machineDosing machine for sealing foam, adhesive + potting compound


This result shows that the Eco-PEN doses in the mg range with a very narrow distribution of the measured values.

24 / 7 Service + Support around the globe

viscotec40418Preeflow works with qualified dealers worldwide, most of whom have been cooperating with the microdosing specialist since 2008 was founded. The business relationships are based on years of mutual support as well as knowledge and experience. Thanks to these fruitful partnerships, customers benefit from a very high level of service. The optional 24 / 7 Service + Support provides a high level of flexibility and security.

"Standstill is regression" is the motto at Viscotec. Taking into account the latest state of knowledge of universities, innovations and products are specially designed for the automation of dosing processes. At the top of the list are quality assurance and the resulting customer satisfaction.