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 ...

I semi sono il nuovo oro. Perché? Gli alimenti di origine vegetale possono nutrire una popolazione mondiale in continua crescita. Tuttavia, il cambiamento climatico, le infestazioni e le malattie minacciano l'agricoltura. Per supportare lo sviluppo di semi resistenti e renderli disponibili all'agricoltura, i selezionatori di piante hanno bisogno di enormi quantità di DNA. Proprio per questo motivo, Synchron Lab ha sviluppato la ...

Machine builders no longer need to choose between a stepper or servo drive, thanks to the CMMT-ST from Festo. This new extra low voltage servo drive is capable of open or closed loop positioning, which effectively bridges the gap between stepper and servo drives. This means the user can tailor the CMMT-ST to suit the needs of the application and reap the benefits of both control formats.

Karsten Europe verzorgt de distributie van druiven uit Afrika en controleert de kwaliteit van dit kwetsbare product sinds kort volledig automatisch via een vision/AI-systeem van Gearbox. Naast geavanceerde hard- en software bevindt zich in het hart van deze machine ook de Simplified Motion Series van Festo waarmee producten die niet voldoen aan de ingestelde kwaliteitsstaandaarden beheerst naar een parallelbaan worden geduwd. Gearbox koos bewust voor ...