There could be no automation without controls. But what do controls actually do and how do they work?
“On” or “off” — those are the states that technical products can assume in the simplest case. A control is a device that alternates between these states, following a predetermined rule. This rule decides how a certain output [...]
Specialists and service: Rexroth system integrators are the perfect partners for complete, customized solutions.
System integrators act as the liaison between supplier and customer. The advantages: Clients need not have their own specialists in a specific field. They also have direct access to a technology manager. The integrator’s know-how augments the supplier’s direct sales channels by [...]
Italy’s leader in die casting technology puts its faith in energy-saving, high-tech products — and in so doing sets new standards.
sing innovation boldly to overcome the crisis. This is the strategy the Agrati Company has adopted as its recipe for success. A leader in die casting machinery for aluminum, white metal and magnesium, the firm [...]
Power, heat, fuel — The world is turning to energy from sources that flow forever.
Climate protection, supply reliability, energy independence, job creation. Many different objectives have driven the enormous growth being seen in the renewable energies markets. While the motivations and approaches adopted by protagonists at work all around the world might differ in detail, [...]
The mood in Europe’s board rooms is by no means as gloomy as the current world economic situation might have us suppose. This was the somewhat surprising result of a poll of 2,600 companies, conducted by Simon Kucher & Partners corporate consultants.
In spite of declines in orders received and the credit crunch, the vast majority [...]
The new EU Machinery Directive went into force at the end of 2009 and imposed new safety requirements. How should these regulations actually be implemented when designing machine controls? A guideline.
On December 29, 2009, the new 2006/42/EC Machinery Directive went into effect. In addition, a new standard on functional safety, ISO 13849-1, became binding earlier. [...]
Less and less energy in, more and more production out. Can that work? It can. And it must.
The good old-fashioned incandescent light bulb will soon go out forever. Thrifty consumers and demanding legislators have banned it from Europe’s shelves as of 2012. And many more products and technologies are likely to suffer the light bulb’s [...]