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Catch up on the latest news and updates.
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| Igus Develops Lightweight E-Chain for Simple Gliding Applications with Long Travels |
Igus has introduced a new e-chain system, “glide-chain,” designed specifically for gliding applications with extended travel distances. The innovative glide-chain G4.42, presented at Hannover Messe, is optimized for indoor cranes and similar applications with travel lengths up to approximately 98 feet (30 meters). The product’s streamlined design offers substantial cost reductions of 30 to 40 percent.
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| Autonomous Inspection |
Many PTE readers have discussed employing AI technologies to tackle shop floor challenges in the coming years. An AI-enabled facility allows management to make better, faster decisions, improve safety and efficiency, and most importantly, reduce overall costs. Boston Dynamics believes the key to this evolution is capturing consistent and reliable data. These robots can now work with minimal variations to deliver frequent and accurate inspection results.
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| Continental Celebrates Expansion of Conveyor Belt Plant in Brazil |
Continental’s group sector ContiTech recently hosted its Total Conveyance Event in celebration of the expansion of its conveyor belt manufacturing facility in Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil. The two-day event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony and welcomed approximately 100 guests, including customers, industry professionals and local leaders.
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| Complete Screw Jack Lifting Systems |
Screw jacks have been revolutionized by Zimm. Offering a true engineered product with incredible features and advantages, separating them from all the rest. Check out the new ZE-Series and download the catalog today. Whether it’s for lifting, holding, pushing or pulling, DieQua has a Zimm screw jack solution for you.
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| Join us for Gearbox Systems Design |
AGMA is hosting our Gearbox Systems Design on June 24-26 2025 in Clearwater Beach, FL! For more information such as dates and times and registration deadline, click on the link below.
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| An Incredible (and Extraordinary) Machine |
To mark the company’s 100th anniversary, Festo designed an Incredible Machine for Hannover Messe 2025. It does not manufacture a specific product, but works on the principle of a Rube Goldberg machine, in which one impulse triggers the next. The Incredible Machine demonstrates the history of automation technology from the past to the present and reflects Festo’s fascination for motion technologies (pneumatic, electric, and digital).
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