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		Keso AG, Switzerland: high-precision cylinder drilling
				The requirements for locking systems in buildings and other installations are higher than ever today. Implementing sophisticated safety measures efficiently requires innovative machines with software concepts to match. Following a commission from the Swiss company Keso AG (experts in modern locking systems for over 45 years), SEH GmbH developed a high-precision drilling robot for cylinder locks. ... download PDF file
		Axel Springer AG, Germany: optimized daily production of 1.2 million newspapers
				A retrofit was carried out on the transfer area of the dispatch ramps in Druckhaus Spandau, the Axel Springer AG's printing house. A ramp disposition system developed by EQUAL Software supports the IT coupling with the production control system and enables precise control of the bundles of newspapers. The control centerpiece is a CX series Embedded PC with Beckhoff's TwinCAT PLC software. ... download PDF file
		AEMK Systems, Canada: DeltaBot – PC-based pick-and-place robot
				Much like the historical progression of computer technology, more cost-effective robot technology is steadily advancing into areas that were previously too cost-sensitive to apply it. Food manufacturing, packaging and warehousing are prime areas to experience the next wave of robotics with high-performance, low cost robots entering the marketplace from leading suppliers such as AEMK Systems. ... download PDF file
		America in Motion (AIM), USA: PC Control helps ensure maximum flexibility
				Automatic guided vehicles (AGVs) have traditionally been a niche technology used at relatively few facilities in the United States. As a company that is unwilling to spin its wheels on old technology, manufacturer America in Motion (AIM), based in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, has reinvented the AGV design based on a PC-based control platform. The new automatic guided carts (AGCs) are easier for end-users to integrate and cost about half as much as traditional AGVs, making the technology attainable for far more applications than previously possible. ... download PDF file
		Wierciszewski Controls, USA: all-in-one Panel PCs for packaging and inspection of blood testing products
				Based in Annandale, New Jersey, USA, Wierciszewski Controls specializes in packaging technologies for the food and beverage industry and pharmaceutical and medical applications. Wierciszewski developed two customdesigned machines to handle packaging and visual inspection of blood testing products for a major medical products manufacturer. ... download PDF file
		Vernet Behringer, France: CNC machining centers all based on PC and EtherCAT
				The long-established French company Vernet Behringer based in Dijon has converted its entire machine range for machining flat and contoured metal to a uniform PC-based control platform. The machine tool lines made up of integrated components are all equipped with an Industrial PC, TwinCAT, EtherCAT, Bus Terminal I/Os and Drive Technology from Beckhoff. ... download PDF file
		Leaf House (Loccioni Group), Italy: living in harmony with nature
				Leaf House is the first energetically independent building in Italy; a place to exchange thoughts on the subject of ecological sustainability and the home of the “Leaf (Life Energy And Future) Community”. The project was implemented by the Loccioni Group together with a network of companies. The Leaf House is a building with six residential units that is operated using only clean energies and does entirely without CO2 emissions. ... download PDF file
		Bauli S.p.a., Italy: PC-based control “sweetens” production processes for Bauli
				Renowned Italian confectionary products manufacturer Bauli S.p.a. has subjected its pallet and warehouse management to a “sweet” revamp. The introduction of a PC-based controller has optimized the automatic label printing and pallet production count at the end of the production line. ... download PDF file