PC-based control is een architectonisch voordeel voor de CRA

De Cyber Resilience Act is sinds 10 december 2024 van kracht en wordt vanaf 11 december 2027 volledig van toepassing. Tussen deze twee data ligt een hoop werk voor machine- en installatiebouwers. Drie kernvragen over hoe je CRA-compliance van kostenpost omvormt tot beheersbare routine. Lees meer

Keeping semiconductor experts focused on innovation

A customer once told us how they had sent a key expert abroad for a week to solve a machine issue after an escalation. The root cause? A simple automation configuration problem. The issue was fixed, but was that the best use of a key expert’s time? When it comes to semiconductor equipment, technical expertise…

How Smartlog secures remote cleanroom monitoring

More and more customers are asking us how secure remote monitoring really is. Fair question. With Smartlog’s CleanConnect and GMPConnect platforms, you can follow your cleanroom remotely: pressure, airflow, alarms, all from your screen. Read more Picture source: ABN Cleanroom Technology NV on linkedin.com]

The changing demands of semiconductor manufacturing

For decades, the chip industry was driven by one clear principle: fitting more transistors onto the same piece of silicon. Moore’s Law captured that ambition and helped deliver extraordinary gains in computing power while reducing the cost per transistor. However, continuing to improve performance by shrinking transistors alone is becoming more complex and expensive, while…

Druivencontrole versneld door vision, AI en SMS

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 kwaliteitsstandaarden…

Demcon photonics launches proposition for high-volume photonics manufacturing

Demcon photonics, part of technology developer and manufacturer Demcon, is developing a new proposition for high-volume photonics manufacturing that will offer an alternative for active fiber-chip alignment. It is based on direct laser writing as a viable technology that enables fast, accurate and reliable alignment with minimal coupling loss. Building on the Demcon group’s extensive track record in system…

Automatic Residual Gas Analyzer Systems

Next Generation Qualification (NGQ) is the standard system for automatic measurement of outgassing in components and complete assemblies. The system was designed to meet the standards of GSA 07 2221 and GSA 07 9510. Read more

Luchtspoelen in alle vormen en afmetingen

KUK vervaardigt luchtspoelen voor de meest uiteenlopende toepassingen, bijvoorbeeld RFID antennes, controle spoelen of transponder spoelen. Om zelfdragende spoelen te produceren, wordt ook ‘selfbonding wire’ gebruikt, die tijdens of na het wikkelen aan elkaar wordt gebakken (gelijmd). Lees meer