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EDITORIAL<br />
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Dirk Schaar, Email: d.schaar@vfmz.de<br />
Winfried Bauer, Email: w.bauer@vfmz.de<br />
The golden years seem<br />
to be over for now<br />
Dear readers,<br />
For many years, Turkey was known to be one of the up-and-coming<br />
economic regions. The country on the shores of the Bosporus was undoubtedly<br />
regarded as one of the future growth markets. This positive<br />
rating was certainly substantiated by the fact that the gross domestic<br />
product of Turkey really only moved in one direction over the last few<br />
decades. However, this has all changed now. Following the crash of the<br />
Turkish lira in the summer of 2<strong>01</strong>8, many experts predicted that Turkey<br />
would have a severe economic crisis – yet the national currency is gradually<br />
recovering, inflation is decreasing and the government has declared<br />
that all of its problems are over. Although skeptics in Ankara believe this to<br />
be a political flash in the pan. Many everyday consumers are having to<br />
tighten their belts. Finance minister Berat Albayrak, who is also one of the<br />
son-in-laws of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is trying to combat the<br />
rate of inflation by reducing the tax on furniture, household appliances,<br />
and new cars and is also appealing to Turkish companies to reduce their<br />
prices by ten percent. A significant increase to the interest rate by the<br />
central bank has also helped. According to Albayrak and Erdogan, the<br />
government has thus been able to combat the attacks on the Turkish<br />
economy. In Ankara, the difficulties the country is facing are not seen as a<br />
consequence of any of their own mistakes but as a conspiracy against<br />
Turkey. The USA has particularly been pinpointed as one of the offenders<br />
in recent months. However, the crisis is not going to simply disappear.<br />
Recent favorable developments of the inflation rate<br />
and exchange rate of the Turkish lira could give<br />
false hope.<br />
Right in the middle of this difficult situation,<br />
WIN Eurasia will be held in Istanbul between<br />
March 14 th and 17 th . More information about<br />
the trade fair is provided on pages 8 and 9.<br />
Traditionally, mechanical engineers,<br />
automation and intralogistics<br />
specialists from all around the<br />
world meet at WIN Eurasia to<br />
discuss new technologies,<br />
products, and systems. We can<br />
only hope that these discussions<br />
will have a positive impact on<br />
the Eurasia region.<br />
Winfried Bauer,<br />
Editorial Director<br />
World of Industries<br />
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TABLE <strong>OF</strong> CONTENT<br />
14<br />
10<br />
20 24<br />
NEWS AND MARKETS<br />
03 EDITORIAL<br />
06 NEWS AND MARKETS<br />
08 THE ‘MUST GO’ INDUSTRIAL TRADE<br />
FAIRS FOR 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />
10 TURKEY WILL BOUNCE BACK, AS IT’S<br />
INDUSTRY’S FUNDAMENTALS ARE<br />
STILL ALIVE AND STRONG<br />
AUTOMATION<br />
18 LASER MODULES PROVIDE<br />
IMPROVED EFFICIENCY FOR<br />
THIN-FILM SOLAR MODULES<br />
20 TAKING A LOOK INTO OUTER SPACE<br />
21 HOW TO CHECK PRESENCE AND<br />
POSITION SIMULTANEOUSLY<br />
22 PRODUCT NEWS<br />
MOTION AND DRIVES<br />
12 DRIVING THE INNOVATION<br />
<strong>OF</strong> ELECTRIC MOTORS FORWARD<br />
WITH HIGHLY EFFICIENT TEST BENCH<br />
14 ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEMS FOR<br />
<strong>OF</strong>FSHORE CRANES<br />
16 PRODUCT NEWS<br />
LOGISTICS<br />
24 FULLY SERVICED IN EUROPE<br />
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April 08 – 14, 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />
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W RLDWIDE NEWS<br />
One of the world’s largest machine tool<br />
trade show is creating a new record<br />
Taipei International Machine Tool Show, known as Timtos, is jointly<br />
organized by TAITRA and TAMI and will be opened in Taipei on<br />
March 4-9, 2<strong>01</strong>9. 1,230 exhibitors from 26 countries to use 7,000<br />
booths, creating a new record high in the show’s history, and<br />
making it the world’s 3 rd largest machine tool trade show. In<br />
response to the development trends of global industry, Timtos will<br />
focus on “Industry 4.0 & Smart Manufacturing” and “AI<br />
Technologies”. Visitors will be able to see a number of digitalized<br />
solutions that integrate machine tools, industrial robots, sensors, IoT,<br />
machine learning and more. You too should not miss this event.<br />
www.timtos.com.tw<br />
Head Lyko Group AB invests in<br />
SSI Schaefer`s warehouse solution<br />
NEWS AND MARKETS<br />
The Swedish company Lyko Group AB, a leading Omni<br />
channel specialist for haircare and beauty products in<br />
the Northern countries, trusts the general contractor<br />
SSI Schaefer with the realization of their new<br />
automated distribution center in Vansbro, Sweden. The<br />
turnkey project includes the high-performance shuttle<br />
system Cuby, ergonomic work stations and the logistics<br />
software Wamas. SSI Schaefer is going to realize a<br />
state-of-the-art warehouse for Lyko in a 10,000-squaremeter<br />
facility including a 5-aisle shuttle system that will<br />
provide Lyko`s customers with around 50,000 different<br />
beauty products. A bin and carton conveying system<br />
will connect the different warehouse areas efficiently.<br />
Furthermore, the Wamas logistics software from<br />
SSI Schaefer is going to coordinate the transparent<br />
warehouse processes. The system is scheduled to go<br />
live in the beginning of 2020.<br />
www.ssi-schaefer.com<br />
Australian retailer to build automated<br />
logistics centers with Witron<br />
Major Australian retail<br />
company Coles has<br />
selected Witron to deliver<br />
two new ambient<br />
distribution centers as<br />
part of a supply chain<br />
modernization<br />
program that will<br />
improve availability<br />
for customers while<br />
lowering costs. Coles<br />
and Witron have now<br />
executed definitive<br />
contracts for Witron to<br />
develop two new automated<br />
ambient distribution centers in the states<br />
of Queensland and New South Wales. The distribution centers<br />
will respectively supply a full range of ambient grocery lines to<br />
more than 240 Coles supermarkets in New South Wales and<br />
more than 170 supermarkets in Queensland. “The<br />
modernization of our supply chain will provide a safer working<br />
environment for our team members, lower supply chain costs,<br />
enhance our overall business competitiveness and make life<br />
easier for our customers”, said Coles CEO Steven Cain (right).”<br />
Witron’s CEO, Helmut Prieschenk, said the company was very<br />
pleased to be working with Coles on Witron’s first Australian<br />
project.<br />
www.witron.de/en<br />
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Hannover Messe: Arno Reich<br />
named Senior Vice President<br />
Effective immediately, Arno Reich (47) has taken<br />
over management of Deutsche Messe’s portfolio of<br />
industrial, energy and logistics trade fairs, the most<br />
prominent of which is Hannover Messe. As senior<br />
vice president, his core tasks<br />
include the strategic<br />
further development of<br />
this tradeshow<br />
portfolio both in<br />
Germany and<br />
abroad, i.e.<br />
throughout Europe,<br />
Asia and North and<br />
Central America.<br />
Hubertus von<br />
Monschaw (42) has<br />
assumed the position of<br />
project manager for Integrated Automation,<br />
Motion & Drives (IAMD) and Digital Factory and<br />
Worldwide Events on 1 January 2<strong>01</strong>9. Von<br />
Monschaw has been with Deutsche Messe since<br />
2003 and was previously responsible for ICT &<br />
Business and Communications & ICT<br />
Infrastructure as well as Energy at Hannover<br />
Messe.<br />
Wibu-Systems<br />
extends its<br />
worldwide reach<br />
In the fourth quarter 2<strong>01</strong>8,<br />
Wibu-Systems celebrated the<br />
official opening of its new wholly<br />
owned daughter company, Wibu-Systems<br />
K.K., in Tokyo, Japan, together with the German-Japanese<br />
delegation and local industry luminaries. The new Far<br />
Eastern stronghold adds to the existing subsidiaries in<br />
Europe, U.S., and Asia Pacific that Wibu-Systems has created<br />
over the last 30 years.<br />
Photo (f.l.t.r.): Marcus Schuermann, Managing Director of<br />
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Economic Affairs and Energy, Oliver Winzenried, CEO of<br />
Wibu-Systems AG, Yasukazu Irino, Executive Vice President<br />
of Jetro, and Tomoki Maruyama, Representative Director of<br />
Wibu-Systems K.K. (source: Manfred Knopp)<br />
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The ‘must go’<br />
industrial trade fairs for 2<strong>01</strong>9<br />
NEWS AND MARKETS<br />
Industry 4.0 is changing industries, markets… and<br />
even trade shows. In many cases, the top two<br />
leading trade fairs have combined in order to create<br />
one new annual event. Manufacturers are looking<br />
for cross-sector and cross-platform solutions, as well<br />
as digitally integrated products, in order to meet<br />
the ever-changing demand of their customers. Let’s<br />
take a look at the top industrial trade fairs of 2<strong>01</strong>9,<br />
and the latest technological trends that will be on<br />
display worldwide.<br />
Author: Sushen Doshi, International Correspondent, World of Industries<br />
WIN Eurasia: Let’s start the year in the historic and beautiful<br />
city of Istanbul with WIN Eurasia. For centuries, Eurasia has<br />
been an highly active and an important region in terms of trade and<br />
industry, and Istanbul has been at the center of all the action.<br />
Located at a key juncture of world’s most important trade routes<br />
and energy routes, Istanbul has become a thriving trading hub and<br />
an attractive base for all sorts of industries. For more than 25 years,<br />
WIN Eurasia - the international trade event involving six industrial<br />
trade shows under one roof, has been the pioneering event in terms<br />
of level of technology for the manufacturing sector. As the most<br />
influential trade event in the region, WIN Eurasia is prepared to<br />
lead the companies in ongoing industrial revolution. For visitors<br />
this event provides a 360 degree view of the Eurasian manufacturing<br />
sector by merging six trade fairs. This merger creates a synergy<br />
and brings together a wide range of technologies, products and<br />
services from the entire manufacturing domain under one roof.<br />
This international event is to be held from 14 th until the 17 th March<br />
2<strong>01</strong>9 at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul, and just like<br />
previous years it is expected to attract more than 75,000 visitors and<br />
1,500 exhibitors from over 40 countries. The six trade fairs at WIN<br />
Eurasia include sectors like automation, motion and drives, industrial<br />
energy systems, electro-tech, metal working, welding, surface<br />
technology, material handling and logistics. Top areas of focus in<br />
terms of technology will be Industry 4.0 festival area, digital factory<br />
- IIoT special area, additive manufacturing, smart manufacturing<br />
line special area, the WIN 4.0 application park etc.<br />
Hannover Messe - Integrated industry -<br />
industrial intelligence<br />
After Istanbul, the world of industries will travel to Germany, where<br />
the city of Hannover will once again open its arms to welcome more<br />
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than 200,000 visitors and 6 500 exhibitor companies for the Hannover<br />
Messe. Without a doubt, this has been the most popular and<br />
pioneering trade event in terms technological sophistication in the<br />
world. With strategically thought out themes, every year Hannover<br />
Messe is driving forward the digital transformation of the production<br />
and energy industries. For 2<strong>01</strong>9, the main theme is “Integrated<br />
Industry – Industrial Intelligence”, which spotlights digital networking<br />
between humans and machines in the age of artificial intelligence.<br />
It underlines the growing importance of artificial intelligence<br />
and machine learning in the production and energy<br />
industries, including areas of energy efficiency and autonomous<br />
production processes as well as challenges in terms of interfaces,<br />
protocols and security. At this event, international think tanks from<br />
the fields of AI and industry come together to jointly discuss and<br />
develop solutions for tomorrow. Like every year Hannover Messe<br />
will include trade fairs like integrated automation, motion &<br />
drives, digital factory, integrated energy, industrial supply,<br />
research & technology and ComVac - compressed air and vacuum<br />
technology show. As a part of it’s tradition, Hannover Messe<br />
shines spotlight on a chosen Partner Country. In 2<strong>01</strong>9, the<br />
partner country will be Sweden. Collaboration, innovation and<br />
digital transformation will be at the center of Sweden’s<br />
showcase. It’s main objective shall be to promote networking,<br />
trade and investment with partners from around the globe.<br />
After the home leg in Europe,<br />
its now time to fly to China<br />
The international trade fair, Integrated Automation, Motion &<br />
Drives Beijing 2<strong>01</strong>9 (IAMD Beijing) will kick off in Beijing<br />
Exhibition Centre from the 8 th to 10 th of May, 2<strong>01</strong>9. As compared<br />
to a few years earlier, the trade show has tremendously improved<br />
in terms of exhibiting technology quality and number of foreign<br />
visitors and exhibitors. More than half of exhibitors are<br />
multinational companies like Phoenix, Beckhoff, Cognex,<br />
Weidmueller, Pilz, IFM, Nord, Rollon, and Rittal. Following the<br />
trends<br />
of<br />
Industry 4.0 to integrate power transmission exhibits to<br />
automation trade fair, IAMD Beijing focuses on overall<br />
solutions of automation, electrical power transmission,<br />
fluid power transmission, control technology,<br />
mechanical transmission, parts and equipment, sensor<br />
technology, industrial automation software, interface<br />
technology and power supply solution on a total display<br />
area of nearly 20,000 m 2 .<br />
After Beijing, the IAMD brand moves to the south of<br />
China, to the city of Shenzhen. Shenzhen being an<br />
industrial and technology driven city, the IAMD trade fairs find a<br />
perfectly suitable audience here. As one of the leading<br />
manufacturing regions in China, the absorption and penetration of<br />
IAMD technologies is higher in Shenzhen. With more than 500<br />
exhibitor companies from 15 countries like Germany, South Korea,<br />
USA, Japan, Singapore, China and Italy covering a total display area<br />
of 35,000 m 2 , the fair covers sectors such as integrated intelligent<br />
manufacturing solutions for control system, PLC, SCADA, sensor<br />
and actuator, servo motor, connectors, man-machine interface,<br />
industrial communication, IoT, cloud computing, industrial Ethernet,<br />
industrial personal computer, communication, hydraulic,<br />
pneumatic, fluid transmission and components, mechanical<br />
transmission components and parts etc.<br />
Pack your bags, Shanghai is waiting for you<br />
Over the last two decades, industrial trade fairs such as PTC Asia<br />
and IAS Shanghai have been witnessing and contributing to<br />
China’s rise as an industrial and manufacturing power. Like every<br />
year, Shanghai will host the two fairs, bringing in a wave of<br />
experts, industry professionals and academicians from all over<br />
Asia. With a total display area of around 100,000 m 2 , PTC Asia<br />
leaves no stone unturned to showcase the latest<br />
developments in the industrial and manufacturing sector.<br />
In last few years, this fair has brought in close to 100,000<br />
visitors and 1 500 exhibitors from all over the world. Like<br />
every year the event is to held in Shanghai New International<br />
Expo Centre. The event kick starts in last quarter of the year<br />
mostly in November, with intelligent manufacturing and<br />
“Made in China 2025” being the focal point. As China catches<br />
up with Industry 4.0 technologies, sectors such as hydraulics,<br />
pneumatics, mechanical and electrical power transmission<br />
are getting integrated more and more with IT. At events like<br />
these, one can witness the latest innovations either in terms<br />
of technology or the business model itself. Another event to<br />
look out for in Shanghai is the Industrial Automation Show<br />
- Shanghai, which hosts 700 well known enterprises from<br />
China and abroad with a display area of more than 70,000<br />
m 2 . At this event, the exhibitors showcase products such<br />
as assembling and handling systems, linear positioning<br />
system, control system, industrial image processing<br />
system, sensor and actuator, embedded system,<br />
measurement and test systems, industrial automation<br />
data acquisition and identification system and<br />
factory’s integrated management software.<br />
Photographs: fotolia<br />
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Turkey will bounce back,<br />
as it’s industry’s fundamentals<br />
are still alive and strong<br />
Despite the recent currency crisis and macro-economic instability in the country, Turkey has a vibrant<br />
manufacturing sector which holds immense potential for growth, and is on right track, as well.<br />
NEWS AND MARKETS<br />
A<br />
s one of the largest countries in the Eurasian region in terms of<br />
population, Turkey has a strong and a growing economy. With<br />
more than 65 % of the population within the working age of 16 to 64<br />
years, Turkey is blessed with a demographic advantage and an<br />
expanding middle class, which results in consistent domestic<br />
demand. It’s strategic geographic position as a bridge between<br />
Europe and Asia has made the country an important manufacturing<br />
and distribution hub. It is the 17 th largest economy in the world<br />
and its industrial output accounts for more than a quarter of it’s<br />
GDP. Turkey positions itself in the global value chain by leveraging<br />
its logistical advantage, lower labor costs and flexible production<br />
capabilities.<br />
In terms of global competitiveness, Turkey ranks 61 st worldwide,<br />
with relative strengths on market size, infrastructure, public health<br />
and the innovation capabilities. As compared to other emerging<br />
nations, Turkey’s performance on the innovation scale is fairly good<br />
mainly due to strong research institutions and active participation<br />
in global technology publications and forums. But the country faces<br />
many bottlenecks when it comes to converting ideas into businesses,<br />
Author: Sushen Doshi, International Correspondent for World of Industries<br />
mainly due to barriers faced by entrepreneurs in ease of doing business<br />
and embracing disruptive ideas. In terms of product and labor<br />
market, Turkey lags behind other European countries mainly due to<br />
rigidities in worker-employer relations, internal labor mobility,<br />
ease of hiring foreign labor and lack of meritocracy.<br />
Turkey’s manufacturing sector<br />
As Turkey’s economy grew with an average growth rate of nearly 5 %<br />
from 2002 to 2<strong>01</strong>6, the GDP levels increased from $ 300 billion in<br />
2003 to $ 850 billion in 2<strong>01</strong>8. Export, which was $ 75 billion in 2005,<br />
rose to more than $ 155 billion by at the end of 2<strong>01</strong>8. For Turkey,<br />
mechanical engineering and machinery sector in particular is one<br />
of the most dynamic segment of the industry and with the collective<br />
wisdom possessed by the country’s machine manufacturers, this<br />
sector shall remain one of the driving force for Turkey’s economic<br />
growth. Over the last decade, the machinery sector has more than<br />
doubled its production capacities and has now risen as one of the<br />
top exports of the country. Today, this sector accounts for nearly<br />
10 % of the country’s total export. Turkey’s machinery export, which<br />
was $ 5 billion in 2005, has reached more than $ 13.5 billion in 2<strong>01</strong>7.<br />
Turkey exports its machinery to more than 200 countries, with EU<br />
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and USA being the top export destinations, accounting for more<br />
than 60 % of the total. By the year 2023, Turkish machinery aims to<br />
double their share within Turkey’s total export. The top three industry<br />
sectors driving the Turkish machinery ahead are as follows<br />
1. Automotive and Vehicles segment: $ 24 billion<br />
2. Machinery including computers: $ 14 billion<br />
3. Electrical machinery, equipment: $ 8 billion<br />
Turkey’s leading industry sub-sectors<br />
Additive manufacturing: The automotive, aerospace and defense,<br />
household appliances, jewelry, and medical/dental industries<br />
started to use additive manufacturing in Turkey in 2<strong>01</strong>4. According<br />
to 2<strong>01</strong>7 statistics, Turkey accounts for roughly 1.5 % of the global<br />
additive manufacturing market with more than 400 3D printers<br />
being used across the country in manufacturing. There is growing<br />
demand for advanced 3D printers and CAD and CAM programs;<br />
advanced printing materials, including biomaterials; and largescale<br />
additive production capabilities.<br />
Industrial Automation: According to the Industrial Automation<br />
Association of Turkey, the industrial automation market in Turkey<br />
was valued at $ 1.5 billion in 2<strong>01</strong>6, with an annual growth rate of<br />
over 20 %. It is expected to reach $ 4 billion within the next 5 years.<br />
Many international companies present in Turkey also serve the<br />
Russian, the CIS, the Middle Eastern and North African markets,<br />
with an annual regional business volume of around $ 5 billion.<br />
Data Analytics: Big Data and Data analytics solutions are mainly<br />
used in the supply chain and warehouse management systems, in<br />
predictive maintenance for real time monitoring of industrial<br />
devices. Analysts estimate that the Turkey’s IoT market size will reach<br />
a cumulative amount of $ 90 billion by 2022, including sensors,<br />
optronics, M2M software and hardware, artificial intelligence, modeling<br />
and simulations, cloud services, and cybersecurity applications.<br />
Robotics: There are more than 12,000 industrial robots in Turkey,<br />
with about half in the automotive industry. According to 2<strong>01</strong>7<br />
statistics, countries with advanced robotics in manufacturing use<br />
300 robots per 10,000 workers. This amounts to just 12 robots per<br />
10,000 workers in Turkey, which shows the potential growth opportunities<br />
for robotics in manufacturing industries.<br />
Advances and opportunities in manufacturing sector<br />
Turkish industry lies in between the 2 nd and 3 rd industrial revolution,<br />
the most mature sectors include materials (rubbers & plastics),<br />
computers, electronics and optical devices as well as the automotive<br />
sector. Advanced manufacturing technologies are<br />
increasingly being implemented across Turkey with European<br />
automotive and aviation companies leading the way. These sectors<br />
employ numerous local suppliers, and have taken swift and bold<br />
steps to adapt to the latest technical and technological requirements.<br />
In order to prepare the Turkish industry for the fourth industrial<br />
revolution, Turkey’s industry bodies and associations are taking<br />
strong actions in digitalization and automation of manufacturing.<br />
With this the country aims to move up from cheap labor to high<br />
productivity and innovation, and climb up the global value chain<br />
and ensure its future global competitiveness and boost the economy.<br />
Currently, approximately 30 % of Turkey’s manufacturing<br />
output and 35 % of its exports consist of medium- and high-tech<br />
products. With the help of advanced manufacturing technologies,<br />
the Turkish government aims to bring medium- and high-tech<br />
product manufacturing up to the EU average of more than 60 %. If<br />
Turkey fully adapts the industry 4.0 concept, it could save more<br />
than $ 15 billion every year in current manufacturing costs.<br />
Depending on the GDP growth in the coming decade, Turkey is<br />
expected to invest about $ 3-5 billion annually in the integration of<br />
industry 4.0 technologies into the manufacturing process.<br />
Tubitak (the Scientific and technological research council of<br />
Turkey) has prepared a roadmap to prepare the Turkish industry<br />
for adoption and development of Industry 4.0 concepts. It identifies<br />
three technology groups, which are digitalization, connectivity and<br />
future factories. In the digitalization segment, focus is given on<br />
developing cloud service platforms, data analytics and cyber<br />
security solutions. In terms of connectivity, attention is given on<br />
establishing an industrial IoT platform, machine-machine and<br />
machine-human software and hardware that will increase the<br />
quality and productivity during the product life cycle; and<br />
development of the innovative sensors, industrial wireless<br />
networks, and machine vision and image processing software. In<br />
the future factories segment, focus will be to develop intelligent<br />
production robots, equipment, software and management systems<br />
that can compete in the international markets in terms of technical<br />
quality and cost. A report by the Turkish informatics foundation<br />
indicates that 50 % of manufacturers in Turkey plan to invest in industry<br />
4.0 within the next three to five years, 20 % still do not have<br />
any knowledge/strategy, and the remaining 30 % plan investments<br />
in five to ten years. In a survey conducted by Tubitak in 2<strong>01</strong>8, the<br />
technologies that Turkish SMEs consider most important for their<br />
industry are automation and control systems, advanced robotics,<br />
and additive manufacturing.<br />
Despite the currency crisis and diplomatic tensions with US<br />
President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel,<br />
many European businesses remain committed to Turkey because<br />
they see the country’s long-term growth potential. Making any<br />
investment in Turkey seems to be a risky business at the moment.<br />
Even thou international companies are holding off investing in<br />
Turkey right now, in no-way has the willingness to invest died off. z<br />
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Driving the innovation of electric motors<br />
forward with highly efficient test bench<br />
HBM and Schabmüller GmbH, producers of electric motors for mobile machinery, have developed<br />
a new test-bench concept for a new type of drive. It offers precision and convenient equipment<br />
for cycle-accurate testing and measurement. With sensors integrated into the measurement<br />
system, they can control the tests based on acquired data. With its formula database, the motor<br />
developer can make real-time DSP calculations foe customizable measuring and testing tasks.<br />
MOTION AND DRIVES<br />
With e-vehicles on the rise, the requirements for motor<br />
performance and efficiency are continually rising. Hence,<br />
electric motor manufacturers work continuously to develop new<br />
drives. Simultaneously, new test-bench concepts are in demand to<br />
test these new motors with the required accuracy. The challenge is<br />
to obtain reliable results while precisely controlling test processes.<br />
Schabmüller GmbH, one of the leading manufacturer of electric<br />
motors for battery-powered vehicles, also applies these<br />
requirements to its own test equipment. Together with HBM, the<br />
motor manufacturer has developed a test-bench concept that<br />
enables measured data to be acquired and evaluated in line with<br />
these requirements.<br />
Schabmüller designs electric drives for forklift trucks, hybrid<br />
trucks and buses, as well as for construction and agricultural<br />
machinery. The company relies on HBM’s extensive measurement<br />
technology in their new synchronous motor test bench, specifically<br />
the ‘Genesis HighSpeed’ data acquisition system and the<br />
‘Perception’ software program. A software program developed<br />
using National Instruments’ LabView development environment is<br />
deployed for automating and controlling the test bench. “The<br />
Genesis HighSpeed measurement system is exceptionally easy to<br />
work with and all processes run in parallel and in real time. This<br />
makes the development processes of our test bench software much<br />
easier and less complex,” explains Dr. Martin Hafner, Manager of<br />
Technology Development for Permanent Magnet Synchronous<br />
Machines at Schabmüller.<br />
A modern test bench concept for innovative<br />
electric motors<br />
As a driver of innovation, Schabmüller also offers its customers<br />
permanent magnet synchronous electric motors. This new type of<br />
drive, without any changes to the cooling concept, produces just as<br />
much power as comparable asynchronous motors while requiring<br />
considerably less space. Optimizing or revising the cooling concept<br />
enables this effect to exponentially increased. To ensure precision<br />
in testing of the new electric drives, Schabmüller worked with HBM<br />
experts to optimize the test bench’s entire measurement chain.<br />
Stefan Lauck, development engineer at Schabmüller explains,<br />
“We chose the combination of Genesis HighSpeed and Perception<br />
software, as well as the LabView development environment as they<br />
are very easy to connect with an interface. “Thanks to the Percep-<br />
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<strong>01</strong> The combination of HBM’s Genesis HighSpeed data acquisition<br />
system and Perception software with the LabVIEW development<br />
environment allows precise measurements and fast analysis<br />
tion’s sensor database, we can also integrate a wide range of different<br />
sensors for current, voltage and torque into the measuring<br />
system quite easily, simply by plug-and-play, like inserting a USB<br />
device in a computer. Integrating vibration sensors as part of electrical<br />
measurement equipment is possible without any problems.<br />
That saves us time and resources in setting up the test bench.”<br />
The Schabmüller test bench is used for various measurement<br />
tasks to reliably determine the short-term or continuous power and<br />
energy conversion efficiency of synchronous machines, or to identify<br />
their service life and component reliability. Schabmüller experts<br />
measure rotational speed and torque, generate efficiency maps,<br />
and based on this measured data, determine longitudinal and<br />
transverse inductances. Additionally, Schabmüller implements<br />
service life experiments under maximum mechanical stress. Longterm<br />
thermal experiments also determine how various long-term<br />
and interval loading patterns affect the motor function.<br />
An optimum system for extremely fast real-time tests<br />
To reliably determine all measured data, the test bench’s individual<br />
components must work together perfectly. The sensors acquire<br />
measurement signals such as current, voltage, temperature and<br />
torque and send them to the data acquisition system. The Genesis<br />
HighSpeed GEN7tA data acquisition system is used on the Schabmüller<br />
test bench along with GN610B acquisition cards. The DSPs,<br />
digital signal processors on the cards, process the measured data<br />
and calculate the initial results in real-time. The calculated measurement<br />
results are forwarded to LabView for analysis – at up to<br />
1000 times per second thanks to the EtherCAT connection. In parallel,<br />
HBM’s Perception software also saves all the acquired raw data.<br />
“Measured data and real-time computing results are acquired and<br />
forwarded simultaneously and with the same time stamp. That’s an<br />
enormous advantage for analysis,” emphasizes Stefan Lauck.<br />
“We can also create our own formula database for the calculations<br />
in Perception and can be used in both, post-process as well as realtime<br />
calculations in the DSPs, without any programming of the<br />
respective computer architecture.” Perception communicates with<br />
the LabView software via a freely programmable software interface.<br />
The LabView software is responsible for controlling and automating<br />
the test-bench processes. Based on real-time computing results, it<br />
controls the load and test specimen machines’ inverters. “The<br />
measured data can be processed for cycle-synchronous individual<br />
values. Then only the relevant cycle-synchronous computing<br />
results are used for control and automation of the test processes.<br />
For example, the RMS values of current and voltage or the torque<br />
values,” says Stefan Lauck. “Since, if need be, the raw data will still<br />
02 In Schabmüller’s test bench, torque transducers measure the<br />
torque and transmit the results to HBM’s GN610B and GN1610B data<br />
acquisition cards that record the measured data with high-resolution<br />
sample rates of up to 2 MS/s<br />
03 HBM’s Perception software communicates with the LabView<br />
development environment via a freely programmable software interface<br />
be saved, we can also use it for more extensive post-process<br />
analyses.” In addition to the cycle-synchronous individual values,<br />
continuously measured data can also be linked in the Perception<br />
formula database and processed in real time. No programming<br />
knowledge is required for this either.<br />
Easy sensor integration and channel synchronization<br />
“The combination of LabView and HBM’s Perception software<br />
offers us many advantages,” says Stefan Lauck. “Genesis HighSpeed<br />
synchronously records measured data of sensors and allows for<br />
sample rates of up to 2 ms/s on up to 51 power channels. It automatically<br />
synchronizes the sample rates of the different channels<br />
and input cards. This considerably reduces users’ overhead. We<br />
were also able to make optimum use of LabView advantages, such<br />
as the TDMS data format, to rapidly save large amounts of data. This<br />
also facilitates the subsequent data analysis using a wide range of<br />
available software products.”<br />
Schabmüller’s developers received customized support from<br />
HBM’s Perception experts as they integrated the data acquisition<br />
system into the test bench. According to Stefan Lauck: “Perception<br />
is an efficient software program that acquires data reliably. Thanks<br />
to the introductory training from HBM, we quickly became proficient.<br />
And because Perception is so easy to work with, we are able to<br />
define measurement sequences for our specific purposes.”<br />
www.hbm.com<br />
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Electric drive systems<br />
for offshore cranes<br />
The most common type of drive technology on<br />
ships and offshore platforms has been the hydraulic<br />
drives. With increase in safety requirements and<br />
environmental regulations becoming more<br />
stringent, the electric drive technology has<br />
become a key area of focus. In co-operation<br />
with the German gear manufacturer O&K<br />
Antriebstechnik, offshore pedestalmounted<br />
lattice boom cranes with<br />
innovative electric drive concept<br />
were recently commissioned by<br />
Palfinger Marine.<br />
<strong>01</strong> The four drives of the<br />
cable winch within the<br />
lattice boom are arranged<br />
face to face in the steel<br />
lattice boom crane made<br />
by Palfinger Marine<br />
MOTION AND DRIVES<br />
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The overall mechanical requirements of the project have sparked<br />
the ambition of the engineers. For steel lattice boom cranes with<br />
a reach of up to 57 m and a safe working load of 60 t, the aim was to<br />
develop the most compact electric drives possible for the main<br />
winch and boom winch. The steel lattice structure of the crane<br />
boom strictly dictated the respective installation spaces, for safety<br />
reasons, nothing could protrude beyond the lattice structure. At the<br />
same time, the size of the crane also dictated the cable thicknesses<br />
and lengths, as well the dimensions of the drum. In conjunction<br />
with the necessary torques and motor outputs, it quickly became<br />
clear that the performance requirements could not be met within<br />
the available space by a simple electrical drive. The constructional<br />
task was thus to distribute the power to several motors on the one<br />
hand, while transferring the total torque to the winch drum on the<br />
other.<br />
Tight installation space requires particular layout<br />
The calculations within the given framework conditions resulted in<br />
the drive of the rope winch that operates the hook being divided<br />
into four electric motors of size IEC 280, each with a weight of<br />
approximately 1.2 t. The boom winch has two motors of size IEC 315,<br />
each with a weight of approximately 1.7 t. This determined the<br />
entrance side, but there was still a constructional task left to tackle:<br />
The effective layout and connection of the motors to the winch system.<br />
It was not only the transmission of drive power that had to be<br />
considered but also the size and weight of the motors themselves.<br />
The special asynchronous motors, at about 2 m long and with the<br />
above stated heavy weight per engine, are not insignificant. When it<br />
comes to load distribution of the drive, which occurs via electronic<br />
control, then the purely mechanical elements must also be safely<br />
arranged in a purely constructional manner.<br />
The mechanical solution from O&K Antriebstechnik consists of<br />
two components each on both sides of the drum: a motor flange<br />
and an angle system flowing into the actual winch system. For the<br />
boom winch, the angle gear is designed in such a way that a fail-safe<br />
brake is mounted opposite the engine’s power side for emergency<br />
situations. This ensures that the crane boom remains in position<br />
and cannot sag, even when there is an interruption in power, a<br />
significant safety aspect. With a high degree of efficiency, a bevel<br />
gear setup transfers the motor input torque to the winch’s planetary<br />
gear, which is located in the winch drum. The winch itself can be<br />
found at the crane tower and experiences only the rotational movements<br />
of the tower. There should be no anomalies when lubricating<br />
the angular gear. A control system ensures synchronous operation<br />
of the drives on both sides of the winch.<br />
The large cable winch drum, which has a width of around 2 m, is<br />
mounted near the tower in the boom of the crane. The four drives of<br />
the cable winch are also arranged on both sides of the winch drum,<br />
with two drives apiece directly facing each other. These motors are<br />
also mounted with a motor flange on an angular gear, which transfers<br />
the combined power of the two motors, which are joined at<br />
right angles, to the planetary gear that is integrated into the winch<br />
drum. Of particular importance here is the sophisticated lubrication<br />
system of the bevel gear setup, which ensures that the lubricant<br />
is supplied to the best possible degree, irrespective of the position<br />
of the boom. The four motors, which are also inverter-fed, work in<br />
perfect synchronization with each other.<br />
Complete electrification offers clear advantages<br />
Together with the electric rotary drives, the boom crane is thus<br />
completely electrically driven. The control system is at the cutting<br />
edge of current technology, operates and reacts quickly and ensures<br />
safety up to a significant wave height of up to 6 m, which can<br />
only be reached during stormy winds. The electrical drives are also<br />
advantageous in terms of flexibility in operation and even enable<br />
remote access to the crane, which can be implemented for fault<br />
detection and fast support, for example. In addition, standard components<br />
are used to a large extent, which enables easy maintenance<br />
and fast supply of spare parts. In all, the electric drives provide a<br />
higher level of energy efficiency, thus ensuring lower energy consumption<br />
and practically eliminating the risk of oil contamination<br />
that could occur due to a breakdown or accident involving the<br />
hydraulic system.<br />
These electric drives have proven themselves completely effective<br />
in other industries that operate in harsh environmental conditions.<br />
In construction machinery, they can provide service in their<br />
role as travel or slewing drives that is just as reliable as it is when<br />
they are used in wind turbines around the globe and under extreme<br />
weather conditions. Developed in accordance with strict EN13852-1<br />
and Norsok R002 standards, they reliably fulfill all requirements,<br />
even in offshore applications. The cranes that are equipped with<br />
electric drive technology have less wear-prone components, which<br />
therefore means they also have lower maintenance costs. Above all,<br />
however, they work much more quietly and produce noticeably less<br />
vibration. So there are many reasons for implementing this change.<br />
Know-how and experience are fundamental<br />
The specially designed drive components were implemented by<br />
engineers from German drive technology experts O&K Antriebstechnik.<br />
In close co-operation with colleagues from machinery<br />
manufacturers, they have developed and designed machine-specific<br />
solutions in a surprisingly short period of time. After a thorough<br />
range of tests that are tailored towards the requirements of a specific<br />
application, the product will go into serial production ensuring<br />
reliable supply to customers.<br />
Photographs: Palfinger Marine/Bonfiglioli<br />
02 The steel lattice structure of the crane boom strictly dictated the<br />
installation space of the winch drives in the crane of Palfinger Marine<br />
www.bonfiglioli.com/en<br />
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Bearings with black<br />
oxide finish<br />
Bearing manufacturer NKE Austria<br />
GmbH presents bearings with black<br />
oxide finish. The protective layer<br />
improves run-in and wear characteristics<br />
and protects against environmental<br />
effects. Especially in critical<br />
applications such as wind turbine<br />
gear boxes, black oxide finish is a<br />
cost-effective and technically viable<br />
means of prolonging the service life and performance of<br />
rolling bearings. The black oxide finish forms a protective layer<br />
for steel parts. In a multistage chemical process, the surface<br />
layer of the treated parts is converted into a 1 to 2 micrometer<br />
thin mixed ferrous oxide layer that causes the characteristic<br />
black appearance. Black oxide finished bearing components<br />
feature a set of special technical characteristics, especially in<br />
the case of components that move relative to each other.<br />
Multiple protective effects can be achieved if only one<br />
functional element (typically the rolling elements) is treated.<br />
For best effect, however, all functional surfaces of a rolling<br />
element bearing, including the inner and outer ring as well as<br />
the rolling elements, should be black oxide finished.<br />
www.nke.at<br />
Digital motor feedback for smart<br />
servo drive systems<br />
As a result of increasing<br />
digitalization in<br />
mechanical and plant<br />
engineering, electric<br />
drive systems are<br />
increasingly faced by<br />
the challenge of having<br />
to be integrated as<br />
smart components in future-oriented overall mechatronic<br />
concepts. The Sick range of motor feedback systems with<br />
digital Hiperface DSL interface offers the required remote<br />
intelligence and communication capability for motors<br />
and servo drive systems. The rotative sensors also meet all<br />
requirements for application-based functionality,<br />
maximum precision and dynamics as well as certified<br />
safety. The new product families EDS35 and EDM35 are<br />
the technological highlight in this range. Here, Sick<br />
presents the second sensor generation with digital<br />
Hiperface DSL one cable technology.<br />
www.sick.com<br />
Couplings for the big drive<br />
background: fotolia<br />
PRODUCTS<br />
Axial piston variable pump: medium-to-highpressure<br />
all-rounder<br />
Construction machinery and its components must first and foremost be<br />
reliable and robust, even when under extreme application conditions.<br />
Hydraulic units are also expected to be space-saving and energyefficient.<br />
Over-sized and hence expensive high-pressure units are often<br />
used for applications with a pressure level somewhere between the<br />
classic thresholds of medium pressure (280 bar) and high pressure<br />
(350/380 bar). With its A10VOH<br />
(series 60, size 145), Rexroth has<br />
created a solution which perfectly<br />
bridges the gap in order to enable<br />
users to achieve efficient operation<br />
in this “light heavy-duty” application<br />
area.<br />
The axial piston variable pump<br />
A10VOH features a permissible<br />
nominal pressure of 320 bar in<br />
corner power operation at<br />
maximum swivel angle and rotational speed. If the swivel angle is<br />
reduced, the permissible nominal pressure increases to up to 350 bar. As<br />
such, the A10VOH is ideal for use in various applications, including<br />
steering drives, hydrostatic fan drives and working hydraulics. It is<br />
lightweight and, despite its size of 145 cm³, so compact that it requires<br />
the same installation space as the Rexroth A10VO (series 31, size 100).<br />
www.boschrexroth.com<br />
The metal bellows couplings of the KXL series<br />
from Jakob Antriebstechnik were designed for<br />
medium and large drives up to a maximum of<br />
65,000 Nm. A special design feature is the<br />
three-piece design with a flexible bellows package<br />
as an intermediate piece. This removable intermediate<br />
piece, consisting of an optimized, torsionally<br />
stiff stainless steel bellows with 2two bellows<br />
shafts per side and a variable length intermediate<br />
pipe, is frictionally connected (screws ISO 4<strong>01</strong>7 /<br />
10.9) with the two hubs. This results in a considerable<br />
ease of assembly, as e.g. can be omitted in<br />
the maintenance or service case a costly disassembly<br />
of the heavy drive or driven units. The<br />
designer has several hub variants available for the<br />
specific application. The extremely favorable<br />
moment of inertia and the rotationally symmetric<br />
design ensure good dynamic performance. The<br />
KXL couplings are particularly suitable for precise<br />
drives, such as for printing presses, cross cutters,<br />
main spindle drives, transfer axes or transmission<br />
connections.<br />
www.jakobantriebstechnik.de<br />
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A filter, breaking all records<br />
The smallest non-woven element ever produced at Argo-Hytos<br />
in Kraichtal has a diameter of 25 mm and a height of 35 mm and<br />
is used in the control block of a wheel loader. The smallest filter<br />
from Argo-Hytos is just the size of a thumb, but does not<br />
compromise on<br />
functionality. A<br />
multi-layer filter<br />
fleece encloses the<br />
perforated support<br />
tube. The close<br />
cooperation<br />
between development<br />
department<br />
and prototype shop<br />
guarantees the process-reliable manufacturing of the necessary<br />
materials. Complex process steps must be mastered in a new<br />
dimension: cut to width, four-layer pleating of the materials,<br />
optimization of the pleat geometry, cutting the pleat pack to<br />
length, bonding of the longitudinal seam, dosing of smallest<br />
quantities of glue, secure fixation of all parts during curing,<br />
assembly of support tube and end cap. The miniature filter<br />
elements thus produced are then subjected to quality testing,<br />
which they have passed without complaint. In sample production,<br />
process reliability is also assessed and documented, which<br />
is important for future series production.<br />
www.argo-hytos.com<br />
Optimized insulation of motor and<br />
servo cables<br />
The development of new motors known as variable<br />
frequency drives (VFDs for short) is pointing in a clear<br />
direction: ever more compact at the same or higher power<br />
with extremely high switching accuracy of the frequency<br />
inverters. As a<br />
result, when<br />
selecting a<br />
cable in the<br />
future, the user<br />
will not only<br />
have to pay<br />
attention to the<br />
correct number<br />
of cores and cross-section combination, but also to the<br />
electrical properties of the cable. For this reason, igus has<br />
now developed a material for its latest generation of motor<br />
and servo cables that is up to the new challenges. This<br />
material withstood more than 45 million strokes in the test<br />
with a bending radius of 7.2 x d.<br />
www.igus.com<br />
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Laser modules provide improved<br />
efficiency for thin-film solar modules<br />
Manz AG is one of the world’s pioneers in photovoltaic<br />
engineering. In the realization of the largest order in<br />
the company’s history so far, Z-Laser laser modules<br />
play a decisive role in quality assurance and enable the<br />
production of solar modules with very high efficiency.<br />
With CIGSfab, Manz AG is the only supplier worldwide of a<br />
turnkey, fully integrated production line for the production of<br />
CIGS thin-film solar modules. “We are absolutely convinced that<br />
the future belongs to CIGS thin-film solar technology in photovoltaics,”<br />
emphasizes Bernd Sattler, Head of Vision & Metrology at<br />
Manz AG in Reutlingen.<br />
In January 2<strong>01</strong>7, the company, which was founded in 1987, won<br />
the largest order by far in the company’s history with a volume of<br />
263 million euros for this product: A joint venture of the Chinese<br />
Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd. and the Shenhua Group Co., Ltd.<br />
ordered a CIGSfab with a capacity of 306 MW and a CIGSlab, a<br />
research line with a capacity of 44 MW. Both factories are scheduled<br />
to start production in the summer of 2<strong>01</strong>9.<br />
50 times thinner than a human hair<br />
When checking<br />
the lines that are<br />
created in the first<br />
two structuring<br />
processes, laser<br />
modules ensure<br />
optimum<br />
illumination<br />
In a conventional crystalline solar module based on a high-purity<br />
silicon wafer, a large number of individual solar cells are soldered<br />
and mounted between a glass pane and a film. The individual<br />
wafers are up to 100 times thicker than the semiconductor layer<br />
CIGS (copper-indium-gallium-diselenide) on a thin-film module.<br />
This is vapor-deposited in a vacuum system, in just one process<br />
step, directly onto a glass pane. The use of expensive semiconductor<br />
material is correspondingly higher in crystalline technology. In<br />
addition, thin-film technology eliminates the labor-intensive and<br />
expensive multilevel process of the raw silicon, the wafer, the cell,<br />
and the module fabrication by direct application of the<br />
semiconductor to the glass substrate.<br />
The advantage according to Bernd Sattler: “The CIGS absorber<br />
layer has a thickness of only approx. 2 μm and is thus 40 to 50 times<br />
thinner than a human hair. The positive effects on the manufacturing<br />
costs due to the material savings and fewer process steps are obvious.”<br />
<strong>01</strong> In the P2 structuring machine, two laser processing<br />
heads are operated in parallel, which is why two Z-Laser<br />
illumination lasers are used on one unit<br />
AUTOMATION<br />
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02 The CIGS absorber layer has a thickness of only about 2 microns<br />
and is thus about 40 to 50 times thinner than a human hair<br />
The manufacturing process of the 600 x 1 200 mm solar modules at<br />
Manz therefore requires the highest precision. Bernd Sattler<br />
describes the essential steps as follows: “The carrier material is<br />
coated and structured in several process steps. The entire area has to<br />
be divided into smaller cells, as the whole area generates a high<br />
current. By connecting these small cells in series, the voltage can be<br />
increased from about 0.6 V per cell to, for example, about 80 V per<br />
module. “This requires three separation steps, two of which are realized<br />
with one processing laser and one with a special engraving stylus.<br />
Exact measurement for higher efficiency<br />
For the correct function of each module, it is essential that the<br />
structures for interconnecting the solar cell diodes are applied<br />
correctly. For economic reasons, it also makes sense to check these<br />
structuring lines after each of the three separation steps in order to<br />
recognize defect modules at an early stage, to take them out of the<br />
process immediately and thus not to cause unnecessary costs.<br />
The measurements that have to be made include the widths and<br />
distances of the structuring lines, the so-called dead-area as well as<br />
structuring distances. Precise measurement results have a direct<br />
influence on the quality of the solar modules produced. The<br />
so-called dead-areas are required for structuring, but do not<br />
generate electricity. For that reason, the smaller these areas can be<br />
manufactured, the higher the efficiency of the entire solar module<br />
gets. With the measured results, the structuring systems are set and<br />
the distances are kept constant to ultimately optimize the efficiency.<br />
High demands<br />
The structuring lines denoted P1 and P2 are generated by a solidstate<br />
processing laser in the infrared wavelength spectrum.<br />
Especially when applying the P2 line, the laser illumination is of<br />
particular importance: To minimize the dead-area, the position of<br />
the laser is actively controlled during the process of the second line<br />
(P2 structure) to produce this as close as possible and in parallel to<br />
the already existing P1 structure.<br />
Sattler describes how his team solved this problem: “The<br />
processing laser for the P2 process is positioned using a very fast<br />
matrix camera. It measures the P1 line with a frequency of 1 000 Hz<br />
and an accuracy of less than 5 μm ahead of the processing laser.<br />
With this tracking data the position of the laser scanner, which<br />
writes a second line parallel to the first line, is directly controlled.<br />
In addition to accuracy and frequency, the main challenge,<br />
according to Sattler, was to safely separate the laser used<br />
for the illumination from the processing laser<br />
so that the processing laser would not<br />
damage either the camera or the<br />
03 The laser modules ZQ1 are<br />
developed to facilitate the most<br />
demanding measuring methods<br />
illumination laser. “The entire integration into the optical path of<br />
the laser components could only be realized through a very close<br />
cooperation with our laser process group and the mechanical<br />
design,” says the department manager.<br />
Sattler also recalled that choosing the optimal laser lighting was<br />
not easy: “For this purpose the needed wavelength is above<br />
1 000 nm because the transmission of CIGS layer starts at that point,<br />
and the suitable CMOS camera is still sensitive enough in this<br />
wavelength area to produce a usable image.”<br />
Specialized laser modules<br />
During the design phase of the systems, Sattler and his colleagues<br />
used a proprietary prototype for lighting with a laser diode that<br />
offered the required characteristics. “When it came to series design,<br />
we looked for a partner who had more expertise in the field of laser<br />
diodes,” says Sattler.<br />
After reviewing various options, Sattler decided in favor of<br />
Freiburg based manufacturer Z-Laser: “Z-Laser’s offer was the<br />
safest and most interesting option for us. The hardware costs were a<br />
bit higher than we calculated, but we were able to compensate for<br />
this by the fact that the Z-Laser modules were very precisely<br />
manufactured and pre-adjusted. As a result, the adjustment times<br />
in the machines were significantly lower than originally planned.<br />
“At the beginning, the size also gave the Manz developers team a<br />
headache. “However, we were able to master this challenge with<br />
some good ideas in mechanical design.”<br />
Sattler mentions another important argument for working with<br />
Z-Laser: “We had specified the laser diode required for this<br />
measurement task very exactly. Our partner already had a laser<br />
module available in which this laser diode could be used with little<br />
effort. “According to Sattler, the further cooperation went very well:”<br />
Even the first prototype and also the later series models that we<br />
received from Z-Laser worked very well right away. The learning<br />
curve typically associated with new suppliers and components was<br />
much shorter than usual. Z-Laser quickly provided us with a<br />
solution to our demanding challenge. “<br />
Even when inspecting the quality of the modules after each of the<br />
three process steps, backlight laser modules ensure optimum<br />
illumination to enable perfect camera images. In a second measuring<br />
system at the final quality inspection stage, the entire substrate is<br />
scanned with a contact image sensor in order to ensure the<br />
completeness of the lines of the third structuring process and to<br />
detect any damage. “Laser modules from Z-Laser thus play a<br />
decisive role in all three surveying steps and help to optimize<br />
the production process of the thin-film solar modules,”<br />
explains Bernd Sattler. “Every CIGSfab uses several of the<br />
described systems. This is the only way we can ensure that<br />
the planned throughput is 100 % controlled and that only<br />
defect-free substrates leave the plant. “<br />
www.z-laser.com<br />
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Taking a look into outer space<br />
AUTOMATION<br />
Specialist glass manufacturer Schott supplies huge<br />
mirrors for the European Extremely Large Telescope<br />
(EELT), currently the largest telescope in the world,<br />
which is under construction on the mountain of Cerro<br />
Armazones in Chile.<br />
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erro Armazones, Chile. The European Extremely Large<br />
Telescope (EELT), currently the world’s largest telescope, is at<br />
present under construction on top of the Chilean mountain of<br />
Cerro Armazones. The glass specialist Schott is one of the companies<br />
manufacturing the enormous mirrors for the telescope. The manufacturing<br />
process is based on a special ceramic glass so that the mirror<br />
can withstand the extreme local conditions. This is why Schott<br />
has chosen Siemens technology for the manufacturing process. The<br />
process control system Simatic PCS 7 ensures the temperature is<br />
measured and controlled extremely accurately during production.<br />
In addition to the main mirror with a diameter of almost<br />
40 meters, the European Extremely Large Telescope also has four<br />
other mirrors which act as reflectors. Three of these large mirrors,<br />
which measure up to four meters, are produced by Schott. The<br />
Mainz-based company uses a special ceramic glass (Zerodur) in<br />
The most being opend in<br />
the Schott cooling hall<br />
the manufacturing process as the mirror substrate. The benefit of<br />
this ceramic glass is that it has a very low coefficient of thermal<br />
expansion. This means that the material does not expand even if<br />
temperatures vary considerably. This is an important property if the<br />
EELT is to supply sharp images.<br />
Perfect temperature control for perfect mirrors<br />
In order to avoid stress cracks, the special glass is repeatedly heated<br />
and cooled over long periods of time during production. Temperature<br />
control at this point must be accurate to three decimal places<br />
which is why Schott has chosen the Simatic PCS 7 process control<br />
system and the Simatic ET 200SP distributed I/O system from its<br />
long-term partner Siemens for this project. Initially Schott<br />
“Schott chooses Siemens automation<br />
technology to produce mirrors for the<br />
world’s largest telescope.”<br />
employees and experts from Siemens tested the fundamental<br />
feasibility in the laboratory and, after successful tests, Siemens then<br />
programmed a new module specifically for this application. The<br />
solution includes many types of measurement such as stress,<br />
voltage and resistance, as well as resistance thermometers and<br />
thermal elements.<br />
Undiscovered worlds<br />
This extremely accurate measurement of temperature allows Schott<br />
to produce mirrors which can not only withstand the adverse<br />
conditions on top of this Chilean mountain, but can also contribute<br />
to taking a look at hitherto undiscovered worlds.<br />
Photographs: Schott<br />
www.siemens.com<br />
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How to check presence and<br />
position simultaneously<br />
SmartRunner technology is a unique combination of light section technology and a 2-D vision<br />
sensor with integrated LEDs. This innovative combination offers completely new applications<br />
for demanding detection tasks and allows you to design efficient, future-proof processes.<br />
Robotic handling systems are often used to feed workpieces or<br />
raw materials into production and processing systems. Workpiece<br />
carriers are used to transport the materials to the plant, where<br />
the materials are then automatically removed. In conventional<br />
solutions, standard vision sensors are used to control the position<br />
of the materials being fed. This process is costly and complex since<br />
these sensors quickly reach the limits of their detection performance<br />
when working with low- contrast objects. In such cases,<br />
standard vision sensors require additional external lighting and<br />
complex configuration.<br />
Efficient operation without plant downtime<br />
An uninterrupted supply of raw materials is crucial for maintaining<br />
cost-effective operations in production plants. The materials, which<br />
can vary in color, are transported to the machine in workpiece<br />
carriers. Before the materials are picked up by the robotic system, it<br />
is necessary to check whether the materials are present (presence<br />
check) and whether the materials are in the correct position (position<br />
control). Efficient operation without plant downtime or<br />
production waste is always the top priority.<br />
Two detection tasks in a single step<br />
With the SmartRunner Matcher light section sensor from<br />
Pepperl+Fuchs, both detection tasks can be performed in a single<br />
step. The sensor is mounted above the conveyor system and checks<br />
two items simultaneously by detecting the height profiles. When<br />
these height profiles match the reference profile stored in the sensor,<br />
the switching output sends a “good” signal. Differing height<br />
profiles indicate either missing or incorrectly positioned raw material,<br />
and the sensor sends a “bad” signal. The SmartRunner Matcher<br />
thus prevents waste and plant downtime, enabling more efficient<br />
production.<br />
The benefits<br />
SmartRunner Matchers are optimized in the factory to compare<br />
height profiles, meaning they can be integrated directly into the<br />
application without any specialized expertise required. The solution<br />
is easy to configure, and there is no need to evaluate raw data.<br />
Instead, the detection result is delivered as a switching signal that<br />
can be understood by any control panel.<br />
Light section technology delivers highly precise, reliable results,<br />
regardless of the surface quality, contrast, and color of the objects<br />
being detected. Unlike conventional vision-based solutions, expensive<br />
and difficult-to-install external lighting is not required. The<br />
wide detection range of 160 mm allows multiple objects to be<br />
detected and verified. An extended version of the SmartRunner<br />
Matcher is also available, allowing up to 32 height profiles to be<br />
stored in the sensor for quick reparameterization after plant<br />
changeovers.<br />
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Safety light grids for hygiene-sensitive<br />
sectors<br />
The Schmersal Group has developed a new product line for<br />
safety light grids and curtains eminently suitable for use in<br />
hygiene-sensitive sectors, such as the food industry,<br />
pharmaceuticals and meat and milk<br />
processing. The new product line SLC/<br />
SLG 440 IP69K is resistant to all daily<br />
cleaning processes prevalent in such<br />
industries. Thanks to a sophisticated,<br />
detailed design, this product line<br />
achieves the protection rating IP69K and<br />
is thus protected against ingress of water<br />
during close-range high-pressure and<br />
high-temperature spray downs. The<br />
locking caps are manufactured in<br />
stainless steel (V4A) as are the cable inlet<br />
and the fastening parts. The material<br />
guarantees greater availability and a<br />
long service life for safety light curtains<br />
and grids, also allowing a compact<br />
design for encapsulated safety sensors.<br />
Other characteristics include additional functions such as<br />
double confirmation, contactor control and integrated beam<br />
blanking, which allows moving parts to be conveyed through<br />
the protection field without triggering the stop signal.<br />
www.schmersal.com<br />
Modular field bus system for<br />
on-machine installation<br />
New clamp concept for energy chains<br />
Safety plays a key role when humans and robots work hand in<br />
hand in the industry. That is why users of cobots and<br />
industrial robots are already using igus’ multi-axis round<br />
triflex R e-chains for energy and data supply. To easily attach<br />
these energy chains and increase work safety in industry, igus<br />
has now developed new plastic mounting clamps. With quick<br />
installation, these minimise the risk of injury with their<br />
rounded edge design. The triflex R range has been specifically<br />
developed for sophisticated 6-axis robots in industrial<br />
environments. By combining the flexibility of a hose with the<br />
stability of an energy chain, the round triflex R ensures<br />
reliable cable guidance in multi-axis movements. A ball/<br />
socket principle ensures high tensile strength and easy<br />
installation of the e-chain. The interior separation is freely<br />
selectable. The circular bend radius stop and the high<br />
twistability of the e-chain prevent the over-stressing of cables<br />
- this system increases the service life and operational<br />
reliability of the application. The triflex e-chains are available<br />
as a complete package with cobot designed clamps, cables<br />
and connectors immediately ready for connection.<br />
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PRODUCTS<br />
The Cube system from Murrelektronik is a modular field bus<br />
system for on-machine installation concepts. It’s engineered<br />
flexibly to be the optimal solution for any application – meeting<br />
protection class IP20 through IP69K. Cube67 features<br />
great functionality, easy connections, a robust and compact<br />
design, fully molded<br />
modules, and<br />
multi-functional<br />
inputs and outputs.<br />
The modules can be<br />
installed right next to<br />
the sensors and<br />
actuators. The<br />
one-cable-technology<br />
connects the modules<br />
to the bus node, transferring both data and power. Extensive<br />
diagnostics enable maximum transparency. The number of<br />
terminals in the control cabinet is reduced by moving field<br />
bus modules into the field, freeing up space. The Cube67 field<br />
bus system makes it possible to change bus without changing<br />
system: installation concepts can be implemented<br />
independent of existing control concepts. Simply select the<br />
bus module with the desired field bus protocol; Murrelektronik<br />
can provide bus nodes for the most common field bus<br />
systems.<br />
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New camera series for embedded<br />
vision<br />
The all-new Alvium camera<br />
series is a new camera<br />
platform developed by<br />
Allied Vision that opens the<br />
gates of industrial machine<br />
vision to embedded system<br />
designers. Alvium offers a full range of digital cameras<br />
designed on an innovative platform which offers three<br />
configurations (board level, open-housing and closed<br />
housing) utilizing MIPI CSI-2 and USB3 Vision interfaces. At<br />
the core of Alvium is the unique Alvium technology, a<br />
proprietary System-on-chip (SoC) designed by Allied Vision<br />
which completes on-board image processing through a<br />
comprehensive image processing library (IPL). Integration<br />
into systems from the software prospective is made easier as<br />
one driver is needed for each platform to operate all Alvium<br />
camera models. Furthermore, designers/integrators can<br />
control the camera via Video4Linux, GStreamer, Direct<br />
Register Access, and GenICam. Models from the 1 500 Series<br />
and the 1 800 Series will be the first to be made available.<br />
www.alliedvision.com<br />
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Safe handling of motion and dynamics<br />
Machine areas that continue running after switching off are often<br />
part of automated production processes. If one thinks, for example,<br />
of a large flywheel mass or slowly running down saw blades, it is<br />
absolutely essential that the machine operator is prevented from<br />
accessing them with the help of a safety guard until the dangerous<br />
movement has come to a complete standstill. Safety interlocking<br />
devices with guard locking such as the new SLC (Safety Lock),<br />
ensure, that protective guards, safety doors and other covers stay<br />
closed as long as a dangerous condition exists.<br />
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Optical sensors with an impressive function<br />
variety<br />
The O200 sensors from Baumer considerably raise the performance bar for optical<br />
miniature sensors. The sensors ignore ambient light by machine reflections or<br />
other sensors, even bright LEDs emitting a similar spectrum of light and operating<br />
on similar switching frequencies. With<br />
conventional sensors, such disturbances<br />
result in the object not being detected<br />
or sensor operation being slowed<br />
down. O200 sensors feature high-power<br />
mode to reliably detect ultra-black,<br />
light-absorbing objects even at long<br />
distance. Product variants with V-optics<br />
specialize in glossy or transparent<br />
objects. O200 sensors with IO-Link are<br />
ready for Industry 4.0 and IIoT. The<br />
latest IO-Link standard allows the sensors to be configured automatically.<br />
The series comprises around 130 variants with different properties and<br />
combinations.<br />
www.baumer.com<br />
Piezo sensor module also with digital I²C signal<br />
Integrative pressure measurement in the smallest of spaces: Wika has expanded<br />
its portfolio for OEM applications with the very compact MPR-1 piezo sensor<br />
module with standardised output signal. With a diameter of 19 mm and a height<br />
starting from 17 mm (depending on the process connection), the sensor module<br />
can be integrated into a wide variety of products and systems. The custom-fit<br />
specification is supported by the<br />
selection of analogue and digital output<br />
signals. The version with digital I²C<br />
signal features very low power<br />
consumption and a fast response time<br />
(3 ms). It is therefore ideal for<br />
applications with battery operation. In<br />
addition, a temperature value can be<br />
output via the I²C signal. The model<br />
MPR-1 is available, as standard, with gauge and absolute pressure measuring<br />
ranges (from 0 ... 0.4 bar to 0 ... 25 bar) as well as vacuum measuring ranges. It<br />
measures with an accuracy of ≤ ±0.5 % of the span. On request, a higher accuracy<br />
and other pressure ranges can be realised.<br />
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LOGISTICS<br />
Beumer Group installed the entire conveying, picking<br />
and sortation technology for car parts dealer Inter Cars<br />
S. A. at its new European Logistics Centre (ELC) near<br />
Warsaw. This includes a warehouse control system<br />
(WCS) that manages the entire material flow.<br />
Optimizing throughput and minimizing costs, Inter<br />
Cars gets its spare parts now even faster to workshops<br />
and customers all across Europe. For this project, the<br />
system supplier has permanently stationed employees<br />
on site as part of its residential service.<br />
“Inter Cars was one of the most important projects for us to<br />
successfully complete in Poland,” Sandra Lückmann sums up. She<br />
is business development manager at Beumer Group in Beckum,<br />
Germany, and was responsible for the successful handling of this<br />
order. What was remarkable: “As system integrator, we designed<br />
and installed the entire conveying, picking and sortation technology<br />
for the spare parts dealer at its European logistics centre, including<br />
our WCS, that controls the inbound area, quality assurance, picking<br />
and shipping.”<br />
Spare parts distributor with potential<br />
Inter Cars is one of the leading spare parts distributors for passenger<br />
cars, transport vehicles and trucks. The company, headquartered in<br />
Poland, has more than one hundred subsidiaries and branches<br />
spread all across the Baltic states and the Balkans. In addition, there<br />
is a nationwide network of approximately a thousand workshops.<br />
The previous logistics centre in Czosnów, Poland, supplied smaller<br />
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distribution centres all over Europe who then supplied the<br />
workshops and customers. The increasing number of stored and<br />
delivered parts however started to exceed its capacities. The managers<br />
decided to build a new automated European logistics centre<br />
in Zakroczym, approx. 30 km from Warsaw. The in-house logistics<br />
provider ILS was commissioned as general contractor – “and this is<br />
how we got involved as system supplier of intralogistics solutions”,<br />
says Sandra Lückmann. “At the end of 2<strong>01</strong>3, ILS called our Polish<br />
subsidiary. At the time, the project was still in its design phase. We<br />
only knew how many parts needed to be sorted in a given period of<br />
time.”<br />
Up to seven million products<br />
In January of 2<strong>01</strong>5, Beumer Group got awarded the contract,<br />
installation started in September of 2<strong>01</strong>5, and the start-up process<br />
began the following September, with completion in December.<br />
Inter Cars closed the previous logistics centre at the end of 2<strong>01</strong>6, the<br />
new European logistics centre started fully operating in May 2<strong>01</strong>7.<br />
“There are currently stores around 7 million pieces like spark plugs,<br />
brake disks, V-belts, batteries, but also more bulky parts, like exhausts<br />
and hoods, basically everything needed for cars,” explains<br />
Lückmann. The complex is comprised of four buildings, the largest<br />
one with 40,000 m², ten metres in height. It is equipped with a fourstory<br />
shelving rack. The other buildings are 5,000 m². Here they<br />
store tyres and hazardous material, such as oils and varnishes, that<br />
must be kept separate due to fire protection measures.<br />
The products are divided into different clusters, similar to clothing<br />
sizes into S, M and XL and XXL, depending on dimension and<br />
weight. “Items are picked in two stages,” describes Lückmann. With<br />
a set number of totes placed on a trolley, the employee drives along<br />
the aisles of the shelves, collecting all the components displayed on<br />
the hand-held scanner. The small and medium parts are taken out<br />
of the shelves in batches, consolidating multiple orders into one<br />
picking wave. The totes are then placed on the roller conveyor and<br />
transported automatically to the packing sorter. “Depending on the<br />
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LOGISTICS<br />
content, the WCS distributes the incoming totes to one of three<br />
induction areas,” explains Lückmann. The conveying technology<br />
transports them to the workplaces where the items are taken out of<br />
the totes. Each item is identified with a matrix camera and placed<br />
on the sorter. Empty totes are returned to the conveying system and<br />
follow the track back to the receiving area. “We provided our<br />
Beumer BS7 Belt Tray Sorter for this sorting process,” explains<br />
Lückmann. This system manages a throughput of around 14,000<br />
without presorting, and up to 27,500 items per hour when using the<br />
described presorting process.<br />
Destinations ensure gentle sortation<br />
Power and data transmission on the Beumer BS7 is contactless.<br />
This prevents mechanical friction losses and wear and tear.<br />
Compared to conventional cross-belt sorters, this sorter has 50<br />
percent less components, which reduces maintenance costs by 80<br />
percent. Energy requirements are also reduced during production<br />
and operation. The distance between the individual conveying<br />
elements on the Beumer Group systems is reduced to a minimum.<br />
The use of belt trays makes it possible to have narrower, more<br />
closely arranged destinations. Therefore, the sorter requires less<br />
square footage. “The special feature of our BS7 are the 361 specially<br />
developed destinations, that ensure careful handling of the very<br />
different spare parts,” so Lückmann. Everything must be sorted and<br />
discharged while keeping the packaging intact. To this end the<br />
destinations are divided in two parts. If the spare part weighs up to<br />
1.4 kg, the WCS classifies it as “light”, up to six kilogram as “heavy”.<br />
This way the heavier parts are placed in the tote or cardboard<br />
box before the lighter parts when the order is picked.<br />
“The XL items from the main storage are handled differently,”<br />
explains Lückmann. “Their size means that only one spare part fits<br />
in one tote or box.” They are picked separately and conveyed<br />
directly to the consolidation area. The same happens with items<br />
from other buildings like tyres and hazardous material. Together<br />
with the items from the packing sorter, the orders are consolidated<br />
in totes and boxes and put together into shipping units. The units<br />
are then weighed, compared with the target weight, closed,<br />
labelled and then strapped. They are conveyed to the connected<br />
shipping sorter that distributes the consolidated orders to up to 50<br />
different dispatch destinations, at a capacity of 2,500 totes per<br />
hour.<br />
And what if the spare parts are not working or are no longer<br />
needed by the customer? “They go back to the logistics centre in<br />
Zakroczym,” explains Lückmann. Employees examine the<br />
returns: is the part damaged, was it just not needed or was it the<br />
wrong choice? If it is still in its original condition, it goes back to<br />
the warehouse. The material flow for all these processes<br />
throughout the entire distribution centre is controlled by the<br />
WCS, from inbound to outbound. The orders are sent from the<br />
operator’s warehouse management system.
02 The totes are placed on the roller conveyor and transported<br />
automatically to the packing sorter<br />
03 The Beumer BS7 Belt Tray Sorter manages a throughput of around<br />
14,000 without presorting, and up to 27,500 items per hour when using<br />
the described presorting process<br />
<strong>01</strong> Beumer Group installed the entire<br />
conveying, picking and sortation<br />
technology for car parts dealer Inter<br />
Cars S. A. at its new European<br />
Logistics Centre<br />
Residential service: Beumer Group takes<br />
responsibility<br />
Beumer Group continues supporting the project even after this<br />
point. ILS opted for the residential service, a special component of<br />
the Beumer’s comprehensive customer support, to focus more on<br />
the their own core business. “With this 24/7 service, the Beumer<br />
employees ensure availability of the machines and systems,” reports<br />
Jaroslaw Gorczynski, General Technical Director, Poland. “It must<br />
be perfectly coordinated during the entire operating time, so that all<br />
processes run smoothly.” The team has its own control room, and<br />
the workplaces were designed in a way so that potentially critical<br />
areas can be reached as quickly as possible.<br />
The Beumer Group employees also perform preventive maintenance<br />
work. Gorczynski explains: “This way, we can avoid<br />
unplanned machine breakdowns that can get very expensive for the<br />
customer.” The team carries out maintenance and inspection work<br />
on the systems at defined intervals. They also check the safety<br />
devices, electrical components and automation technology. And<br />
they can perform repairs that might be necessary in case of an<br />
unscheduled failure of components. The team checks the technical<br />
installations and maintains them regularly, at agreed intervals. The<br />
contract with Beumer Group runs over five years until 2022.<br />
Guaranteed system flexibility<br />
“Our systems and machines fully met the customer’s targets.<br />
The system offers high level of availability, high and precise<br />
throughput and can be easily adjusted to changing customer requirements.<br />
The same holds true for our modular WCS,” describes<br />
Lückmann. The owner is very happy with the cooperation: “We<br />
were able to accommodate all requirements. Delivery, installation<br />
and commissioning went all according to plan.” The companies are<br />
currently in talks about an extension of the system.<br />
Photographs: Beumer Group<br />
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