News Archive 2007

Welding Robots Make New Savings

Robots dominate the manufacturing industry and in the area of welding robots, time and money are lost if welding caps have burnt out, have burrs, or simply no longer provide the optimum welding quality.

Ultrasound System to Detect Double Materials

Machine downtimes are the most dreaded events during industrial operation. This also applies to areas where, for example, large surface materials are automatically processed, tested or packaged. One of the causes of production interruptions in such cases is often the unintentional drawing in of double materials or double sheets.

Installation Recommendations for AS-Interface

For an easy AS-Interface startup, Pepperl+Fuchs has developed an installation recommendation for the AS-Interface in collaboration with the AS-International Association.

RFID Handhelds for 125 kHz, 250 kHz and 13.56 MHz

Mobile reading of RFID tags has now been improved with the new generation of HH20 handhelds.

The devices in cell phone format have a graphical display, direct control with variable menu buttons, and permit client-specific program sequences.

Block Control System for Electric Overhead Conveyor Rails

Electric overhead conveyor rails (EHB) represent one of the most important conveyor systems in the automobile industry. Within the automotive plant, overhead conveyors support the flow of materials from basic structure to final automotive assembly. A large number of complicated procedures have to be integrated perfectly, requiring impressive concepts and control technology.