Festo presenta la nuova famiglia di assi ELGD, una soluzione all’avanguardia nel campo della tecnologia di guida lineare, caratterizzata da elevata rigidità e capacità di carico, che consente di aumentare la portata utile mantenendo lo stesso ingombro di installazione. Componenti di azionamento potenti garantiscono forze di avanzamento elevate e accelerazioni rapide, riducendo i tempi di ciclo e assicurando una lunga durata operativa. Una speciale copertura esterna in acciaio inox, priva di attrito, impedisce la formazione di particelle,...

Innovation in stepper motor technology means the gap between stepper and servo technology is narrowing. In applications where the performance of a servo motor is not required because there are no highly dynamic loads or high speed demands, the stepper (with its choice of battery-less encoders and motor brakes) offers closed loop positioning.

Electric automation can deliver enhanced efficiency, consistency and precision over traditional pneumatics in many industrial automation applications. However, simple oversights during design and specification can cause serious problems, turning your electric automation dream into the ‘axis of all evil’, according to industrial automation specialist Festo.

Mondelez has chosen Festo electric drive technology for a new automated chocolate Easter egg mixing installation at its site in Herentals, Belgium. The egg mixing line uses an ingenious system of conveyors to ensure that everyone finds a nice mix of flavours in their pack of chocolate eggs at Easter. Electric drives were chosen over pneumatics because they offer lower energy consumption, higher safety and more flexibility in controlling speeds and positions.