Very high power is needed to cut or weld using a laser beam. But this creates its own problem: the beam’s energy deforms the mirrors that are focusing it to a point. When this happens, the beam expands and loses intensity. A new type of mirror can deform itself so as to correct this unwanted deformation. It will be presented at the Optatec trade fair in Frankfurt from Ma...
Miniscule microstructures can be embedded in materials with laser beams. But a lot of energy is needed for this when it comes to transparent materials like glass. So, researchers sought out a more efficient solution: they combined the laser with a plasma beam. You can find them in cellphones, in high-quality cameras and electronic driver assistance systems: tiny optic...
New materials and technologies are making it possible to utilize thermal energy more efficiently. Visit Hall 13 at the Hannover Messe (April 7-11) to find out how researchers from the Fraunhofer Energy Alliance are applying this to heat and cool spaces and industrial processes. In many industrialized countries, city skylines are dominated by imposing glass façades and...
Insulation materials of tomorrow must be both efficient and environmentally friendly. Fraunhofer scientists are developing insulation foam made from wood that could re- place petrochemical plastics in the long term. Climate protection is now a mandatory consideration for every building contractor. Only last October the German federal government tightened up its E...
Developed jointly with the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology, Concept Laser’s X line 1000R laser melting system offers a build envelope of 630 × 400 × 500 mm for the manufacture of large, functional components and technical prototypes. Its key component is a high-performance, 1,000-W laser that the company says enables increased productivity over other laser melt...
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is initiating a project to demonstrate how a standardized 3D model of a product can integrate and streamline production from initial design through final inspection in a continuous, coherent data-driven process. With this project, NIST researchers and their industrial partners intended to develop what they see as ...
Additive manufacturing supplier RedEye has produced what the company believes will be the first 3D printed functional component to be directly exposed to the environment (or lack thereof) of space. The company is working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to manufacture 30 antenna array supports for the FORMOSAT-7 Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosp...
The Spark Investment Fund, operated within Autodesk, will make as much as $100 million available to companies and individuals developing innovations in hardware, software, materials and other activities related to the promotion of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology. The idea is to bring better ideas and approaches to the surface from the user/inventor/deve...
Avure Technologies has established an application center to assist fabricators utilising advanced materials in the development of hot and cold isostatic pressing applications. The company says this new facility is equipped with two Hot Isostatic Presses (HIPs) and one Cold Isostatic Press (CIP). Currently hosting projects related to densification (defect healing) and...
Printers are becoming more and more versatile. Now they can even print sensors and electronic components on 2D and 3D substrates. A new, robot-assisted production line allows the process to be automated. These days, no office is complete without a printer. But digital printing technologies also play an important role in microelectronics, microsystems engineering and s...
Most screws are made of steel. But high temperatures or acidic environments take their toll on this otherwise stable material. The alternative is ceramic screws. Researchers can now accurately predict their stress resistance. A mere second’s distraction and you’ve stumbled over the curb. The diagnosis: compound fracture. Doctors bind the bone fragments with splin...
Temperatures often over 200 degrees C occur in geothermal and oil production – conventional microelectronics hit their limits there. Researchers have now fabricated compact microchips that can keep their cool even at 300 degrees C. An enormous treasure slumbers in the depths of our planet. Temperatures of up to 7000 °Celsius are thought to be present in the Earth’s co...
X-rays penetrate objects and reveal information about its contents. Using two X-ray spectra, you can identify different materials. And now, a new algorithm is making it possible to find diamonds in the rock. The Development Center for X-ray Technology EZRT in Fürth has developed a demonstrator that detects diamonds hiding inside rocks of volcanic origin. EZRT is a div...
Ultrasound is a proven technology in components testing, but until now eva- luating the data has always been quite a time-consuming process. At the Hannover Messe from April 7-11, Fraunhofer researchers will be presenting their optimized ultrasonic testing solution – a method for testing materials quickly and reliably with the help of 3D images (Hall 2, Booth D18). B...
Scanning electron microscopes are extremely sensitive and even subtle movements going on around them can affect their accuracy. Vibration control tables already exist to dampen these sometimes barely perceptible disturbances. But now a new kind of isolation platform for the first time integrates sensors and actuators into the mount – resulting in a platform that is more ...
Abstract Case Study: When A PLC Cannot Move Bacon Quickly Enough, Consider A Dedicated Motion Controller. What industries would find this most relevant? Food, beverage, or tobacco Industrial machinery Which of your engineering specialties does this project best illustrate? Automation and control engineering (including designs and implementation) ...
Abstract Many everyday consumer products that are simple in appearance, form and function are often produced through a highly complex manufacturing process. Yet even the most complicated processes can be simplified and improved - often very cost effectively - when disparate technology is replaced with a fully integrated, best-of-breed solution. And, for many manufacture...
Abstract As any plant engineer can tell you, finding solid solutions to the simplest manufacturing problems often can yield the greatest benefits. What industries would find this most relevant? Primary or fabricated metals Which of your engineering specialties does this project best illustrate? Automated assembly Discrete automation, factory autom...
Abstract Teledyne DALSA is helping a company in China to realize the full potential of machine vision. By incorporating the Canadian firm’s multi-camera embedded machine-vision technology into its products, Shangdong-based Mingjia Packaging Inspection Technology Co Ltd is able to provide its customers with high-speed systems for inspecting recycled glass bottles and oth...
Machining verification and simulation software developer CGTech says it prefers to develop its software capabilities internally rather than licensing capabilities that were developed outside. It made an exception in the case of Vericut Force, a physics-based machining optimization tool newly made available for the company’s Vericut software. This resource was developed n...
Abstract Quantum Design uses Siemens AC/DC Drives to achieve precise line speed and tension control while improving system performance resulting in directly reducing TCO and increasing ROI. What industries would find this most relevant? Communications systems or equipment Food, beverage, or tobacco Industrial controls, test, or medical equipment Whi...
The new J-Hive coating cell enables the complete painting of a car body by a single robot, claims Geico. The octagonal spray booth allows the car body to rotate enabling the painting of the interior and exterior surfaces; with the movement of the body on the conveyor system controlled by an external axis of the robot. At the end of the application cycle the body can ...
ANOKA, Minn. -- Mate Precision Tooling, a world-leading manufacturer and provider of tooling solutions for sheet metal fabricators, announced it is expanding its press brake tooling product line with the addition of Mate CleanBend((TM)) forming technology. The CleanBend tool is available in both European Precision Style and Wila Trumpf Style tooling and can be adapted to...
Now more and more engineering machinery equipment from the traditional mechanical, hydraulic system to electronic, hydraulic system transformation, especially the wide application of CANBus bus for engineering machinery the upgrading of products and work to promote the efficiency of provides a very good technology platform. Such as paver, grader, excavator, elevator, cra...
The FLODEM electromagnetic flow meter are based on decades of practical experiences. They are highly reliable, easy to operate and very suitable for harsh conditions.
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This year, the "Regional Sales Meeting" with UWT Level Control India Pvt. Ltd. in Calcutta was very inspiring. Therefore, amongst others, Managing Director of UWT GmbH Uwe Niekrawietz and Markus Schalk, Managing Partner UWT ISM GmbH, from Germany came together with the team from Gurugram-Haryana. Additionally further sales representatives of several partner companies fro...
Is the chair you are using really safe?Have the chairs you sold (bought) passed strict tests?
Over 20 years of successful cooperation between PASCHAL and Bau-Dosch Like PASCHAL, Bau-Dosch GmbH places the client at the centre of its services. "Convincing performance and the satisfaction of our customers are part of the basis of our success. We have very high expectations of ourselves and our partners", says CEO Matthias Dosch. The high quality products and...
Use of Omnitrack products in the Oil & Gas industry
1. Appliactions in Transportation Industry During the quality control or maintenance of road safety guardrail or lamppost, it is essential to check their thickness and coating thickness. According to the transportation industry standards in China, the thickness of road guardrail should be 3mm or 4mm. The Zinc coating for anti corrosion should be at least 85 μm. In this ...
"look" appearance Color, good PP-R water pipe is soft and uniform, no mottling. (PP-R pipes are mainly white, gray, green and yellow. Consumers often think that white is ppr pipe. In the best, the color is not the standard for judging the quality. In fact, the quality of the PP-R water pipe has nothing to do with the color of the PP-R water pipe. The plastic particles ...
Trimos new A-line portable articulated measuring arms allow an extremely easy and accurate 3D measurement. The A-line arms certified according to ISO10360-2 standard allow quality control, inspection, verification of small and large size parts. Thanks to an extremely stable carbon structure, all models are light and easy to operate. You can choose between the A4, A5, A6...
Sincerely thank the trust of customers . Our Mexico customer Truper has purchased three complete PPR dual pipe line from us. Outer diameter ranges from Ø16-63mm. The machine is three layer co-extrusion with three extruders. Each layer is with different color. Our engineer has finished testing and our customers are very satisfied with our machines. During testing, eac...
iber Media Converter is a simple but useful device that can be applied in multiple uses, such as factory automation, railway or metro station etc. It is mostly used to transmit between fiber and ethernet to extend the network or introduce fiber optic cabling to a copper based network. As the IIoT and M2M is becoming a trend, many new brands and products are coming into t...
This machine is designed to test seating and back by specified load block with setting force and speed ,to assess chair desk strength and durability.
