Seeds are the new gold. Why is that? Plant-based foods can feed an ever-growing world population. But climate change, pests and diseases threaten plant breeding. To help develop resistant seeds and make them available to agriculture, plant breeders need vast amounts of DNA. That is precisely why Synchron Lab has developed the "DNA factory", which is automated with handling gantries, electric axes, pneumatic grippers and sensors from Festo.

Wer die Endlage des Kolbenhubs von pneumatischen Zylinder erfassen möchte, der musste bisher zuerst den Zylinderschalter einstellen. Das kann man sich ab sofort sparen. Mit dem SDBT-MSX gibt es bei Festo jetzt den ersten Zylinderschalter mit einer automatischen Schaltpunkteinstellung.

Adjusting the proximity switches for detecting the end position of a pneumatic cylinder’s piston stroke is often a complex process. Not so with the SDBT-MSX from Festo, the first proximity switch with automatic switching point adjustment.