Igus is increasingly training junior staff itself. A new training factory at the company headquarters in Cologne-Porz will support this. The company aims to no longer be reliant on external specialists by 2027.
read more...Timing belts and conveyor belts
Habasit will be showcasing its product portfolio for the packaging industry at Fachpack: Habasync timing belts, for example, enable the precise positioning of conveyed goods and are therefore well suited for the stop-and-go operation of automated packaging lines.
read more...Paul Vahle GmbH & Co KG welcomes 16 new trainees to the Kamen site today. As in previous years, the system provider for mobile industrial applications is organizing a four-day introductory event at which the new trainees will get to know the company and the industry. The focus is on personal exchange.
read more...With the Reeltec and Festoontec product series, TKD Kabel offers a portfolio of robust cable solutions for cranes and hoists. The specialist for application-oriented cable solutions thus also supports the increasing digitalization and automation of port facilities.
read more...The energy chain specialist Igus presented its new energy chain called Glide-Chain at the Hannover Messe. It has been specially developed for gliding applications and is particularly suitable for travel distances of up to 30 meters, such as those found in indoor cranes. According to the supplier, its design ensures cost savings of 30 to 40 percent.
read more...In the inland port of Emmerich, Tsubaki Kabelschlepp has overhauled the cable routing of a container gantry crane belonging to Contargo Rhein-Waal-Lippe. A pre-assembled Totaltrax solution was used, which the experts for energy chain systems delivered ready to use and put into operation in no time at all.
read more...With 277 motion plastics innovations, igus is presenting a record number of lubrication-free plastic innovations in 2025 under the motto "Go Zero Lubrication": from PTFE-free materials and a complete energy chain series made of recycled material to a new type of dry cleaning room certificate and a humanoid robot.
read more...Automation solution for positioning axes
SEW-Eurodrive is expanding its portfolio with an adjustable drive system based on stepper motors. It offers machine manufacturers a resource-saving implementation of adjustment axes with both open-loop and closed-loop control.
read more...Heidrive will be presenting drive solutions for conveyor and warehouse technology at LogiMAT 2025. Sister company Allied Motion will also be represented on the stand.
read more...Vahle, system provider for mobile industrial applications, has joined the Innoclub - an innovation network in Dortmund and the Westphalian Ruhr region.
read more...The Gebhardt Intralogistics Group offers solutions for transport and assembly systems as well as storage, sorting and distribution technology. The family-owned company invests in new technologies, processes, materials and components - including the Autoglide 5 cable carrier system from Igus.
read more...The new Terminal 3 at Frankfurt Airport is set to set new standards for air travel - also in terms of baggage logistics. The technology for this comes from Seap Automation, the cables from Lapp.
read more...Tsubaki Kabelschlepp: Energy chain series M...
Tsubaki Kabelschlepp's expertise in the field of energy chain systems for cranes is currently proving its worth at a well-known metal processing company in France. In several project phases, the existing cable carriers on the overhead traveling cranes are being replaced by hybrid energy chains of type MC0650 from the M series.
read more...Conductix-Wampfler, a manufacturer of energy and data transmission systems for mobile machines and systems, is presenting two solutions, Xline and Xpair, which the company says will redefine the standards in terms of performance, safety and efficiency for the installation, operation and maintenance of overhead cranes.
read more...Paul Vahle GmbH & Co KG welcomes 15 trainees in ten different apprenticeships. Due to the increased need within the company and the growing demand among career starters, the system provider for mobile industrial applications is offering apprenticeships in electronics for industrial engineering, industrial electronics for industrial engineering and machining mechanics for the first time.
read more...Terminal automation at Khalifa Port
Paul Vahle has been awarded a major contract for the electrification and automation of container blocks in the new Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
read more...Tsubaki Kabelschlepp GmbH and Kabelschlepp GmbH-Hünsborn will be supported by a joint service department in future. For both product areas - i.e. cable carrier systems and guideway protection and conveyor systems - they will receive installation, repair and maintenance directly from a single source.
read more...At LogiMAT 2024, Heidrive presented drive solutions for conveyor and warehouse technology. Sister company Allied Motion was also represented on the stand.
also represented at the stand.
read more...Acquisition complements Xcelerator portfolio
Siemens AG has signed an agreement to acquire the industrial drive technology (IDT) business of ebm-papst. With the planned acquisition, Siemens intends to further expand its position in the field of factory automation and digitalization.
read more...The energy industry is the key driver for the industrial transformation towards climate neutrality. The focus here is on the expansion of renewable energies, the decarbonization of heating, the conversion to smart grids, sector coupling with other industries and mobility. The transformation will be driven by artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things. At Hannover Messe 2024, visitors will find out what challenges and opportunities these developments entail.
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