Bürklin Elektronik Quarterly # 03/2021 Englisch
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BÜRKLIN<br />
QUARTERLY # <strong>03</strong><br />
<strong>2021</strong><br />
INDUSTRY<br />
TECHNOLOGY<br />
SPECIAL
@<br />
TOPIC<br />
OVERVIEW<br />
DEAR<br />
READERS<br />
P. 02 Imprint<br />
P. <strong>03</strong> Foreword<br />
P. 04-05 Trade fair<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> at the<br />
AAA Chemnitz and Essen<br />
P. 06-09 PIM system Contene<br />
from T+S Text und Satz<br />
Verarbeitungs-GmbH<br />
P. 16-17 Power supply systems<br />
for industrial applications<br />
New products<br />
from TRACO POWER<br />
P. 18-19 Industrial Controller<br />
The new BB-400<br />
from BRAINBOXES<br />
P. 20-23 Cooperation<br />
Our new partner WEG<br />
It was foreseeable that the Corona crisis would result in numerous other problems in addition to the individual<br />
consequences of the illness - but the extent of the consequences was not. What late effects the Corona crisis<br />
has brought to our school education is not yet visible. What is now not only visible, but also tangible, is the<br />
shortage of raw materials.<br />
According to a recent survey by the Munich-based Ifo Institute, 45 percent of German industrial companies are<br />
short of parts or materials. Manufacturers of rubber and plastics are suffering particularly badly, with 71.2 percent<br />
reporting problems. In the automotive industry, which is so important for Germany, there have already been<br />
stoppages. The main problem here is the shortage of microchips and other electrical components - our field of<br />
activity. The shortage of raw materials is leading to price increases and experts are already warning of possible<br />
hyperinflation.<br />
P. 10-13 Portfolio expansion<br />
Automation Technology<br />
from C&K<br />
P. 14-15 Create your own<br />
Individual Connectors<br />
from HARTING<br />
P. 24-27 More ergonomics and increased efficiency<br />
Tool support products<br />
from AERO-MOTIVE<br />
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Of course, we at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> are also affected by this, even though our core function is to prevent such<br />
bottlenecks. But as I said at the beginning: the full extent of the consequences was very difficult to foresee.<br />
Delivery times are increasing and you, dear customers and suppliers, are feeling this just like we are. We do<br />
our best to counteract this situation - every day!<br />
Let us inform you about the news at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> in our new <strong>Quarterly</strong> issue. We are also very pleased to<br />
welcome you to all about automation in Chemnitz in September and to all about automation in Essen in October.<br />
In addition, you can of course contact us every day with questions, advice or requests - we are here for you!<br />
Stay healthy!<br />
IMPRINT<br />
Editor & Head of Advertising: Thomas Hinze-Clausen,<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>, Head of Corporate Communications<br />
Layout & Design: Clausen & Partner Munich | Tel.: 089 123 914 63<br />
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protected by copyright. All rights, including translations, are reserved.<br />
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incorrect information, a liability only comes into consideration in case of<br />
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Pictures: Cover, P.2, P.6/7, P.8/9, P.10/11, P.12, P.14, P.28 © iStock by<br />
GettyImages; P.4/5 © all about automation; P.3 © <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>;<br />
P.7/8/9 © T+S Text und Satz; P.12 © C&K; P.14/15 © Harting;<br />
P.16/17 © Traco Power; P.18/19 © Brainboxes; P.20/21, P.22/23 © WEG;<br />
P.24/25, P.26/27 © Aero-Motive;<br />
Some articles have been translated from the original German<br />
into English.<br />
Your Veronika Tretter (born <strong>Bürklin</strong>)<br />
Management<br />
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TRADE FAIR<br />
BÜRKLIN ELEKTRONIK<br />
AT THE AAA CHEMNITZ<br />
The all about automation Chemnitz focuses on individual<br />
consultation. The stands are staffed exclusively by well<br />
qualified personnel. You will be able to speak directly to<br />
the contact person responsible for the region; they will<br />
have plenty of time for your questions and will remain<br />
your point of contact after the exhibition.<br />
An attractive supporting programme will take place in<br />
parallel to the exhibition. The lectures in the Talk Lounge<br />
will showcase concrete examples of applied products,<br />
new solutions and practical tips.<br />
General info:<br />
Opening hours: Wednesday, 22 September <strong>2021</strong><br />
9.00 am - 5.00 pm<br />
Thursday, 23 September <strong>2021</strong><br />
9.00 am - 4.00 pm<br />
Venue:<br />
Messe Chemnitz<br />
Messeplatz 1, 09116 Chemnitz<br />
Hall/Stand: 1-557<br />
They are free of charge and can be attended without<br />
prior registration. The exhibition stands and the lectures<br />
are always practice-oriented and offer products that can<br />
be used right away, profitable business relationships and<br />
individual solutions.<br />
Visit us, we look forward to your visit.<br />
SECURE YOUR<br />
FREE TRADE FAIR<br />
TICKET!<br />
Simply enter the activation code 10110 at<br />
https://www.automation-chemnitz.de/registrierung/<br />
fill in the form and receive your free admission ticket<br />
by e-mail. Not only will you save 20 euros on<br />
admission, but you will also receive snacks and<br />
drinks free of charge.<br />
... AND AT THE<br />
AAA ESSEN<br />
The all about automation Essen focuses on individual<br />
consultation. This is where the so important discussions<br />
take place that generate trust between supplier and user.<br />
The all about automation Essen is manageable in the<br />
most positive sense. Visitors quickly find what and who<br />
they are looking for and discover new solution partners.<br />
In addition to the nationally and internationally active<br />
component and system suppliers of automation technology,<br />
it is above all the suppliers and service providers<br />
based in the respective region who characterise the face<br />
of all about automation.<br />
Visit us, we look forward to your visit.<br />
SECURE YOUR<br />
FREE TRADE FAIR<br />
TICKET!<br />
Simply enter activation code 10690 at<br />
https://www.automation-essen.de/registrierung/<br />
fill in the form and receive your free admission ticket<br />
by e-mail. Not only will you save 20 euros on<br />
admission, but you will also receive snacks and<br />
drinks free of charge.<br />
General info:<br />
Opening hours: Wednesday, 27 October <strong>2021</strong><br />
9.00 am - 5.00 pm<br />
Thursday, 28 October <strong>2021</strong><br />
9.00 am - 4.00 pm<br />
Venue:<br />
Messe Essen<br />
Norbertstrasse, 45131 Essen<br />
Stand: 410<br />
The pleasant, almost informal atmosphere and the high<br />
quality of the exhibitors and discussions are the hallmarks<br />
of the fair. The concept is rounded off by the free<br />
catering at the coffee lounges for exhibitors and visitors.<br />
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PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT<br />
AT BÜRKLIN ELEKTRONIK<br />
PIM SYSTEM CONTENE:<br />
THE IDEAL GUIDE THROUGH<br />
THE DATA JUNGLE<br />
Which added value does the PIM system Contene<br />
offer content managers at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> in<br />
enriching product data?<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> has<br />
always attached great<br />
importance to providing a<br />
wealth of information to<br />
its customers before they<br />
purchase an article. What<br />
used to take place in the<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> store in a dialog<br />
between customer and<br />
sales staff is now, in the<br />
digital age, often reduced<br />
to customers’ entering<br />
one or two search terms<br />
in the online shop, which<br />
in turn displays matching<br />
articles.<br />
At <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>,<br />
while customers are still<br />
assisted by the physical<br />
store and service helpline,<br />
the online shop is becoming<br />
ever more meaningful<br />
for servicing customers.<br />
Therefore, relevant, highquality<br />
product data enabling<br />
customers to select<br />
their products themselves<br />
are more important than<br />
ever.<br />
While the online shop<br />
with its search engine and<br />
clearly arranged display<br />
of article data contributes<br />
to providing customers information<br />
before the sale,<br />
there is another system<br />
working hand in hand with<br />
the ERP system and web<br />
shop. This system is Contene,<br />
a product information<br />
management system (PIM<br />
system). A PIM system is a<br />
platform for administering,<br />
updating, and consolidating<br />
product data. It is the<br />
central point for collecting<br />
all descriptive data about<br />
an article, such as article<br />
description, technical<br />
specifications, images, and<br />
data sheets, before these<br />
appear in the online shop.<br />
MATCHING SEARCH<br />
RESULTS IN THE<br />
ONLINE SHOP<br />
One of the key jobs of the<br />
content team is to furnish<br />
articles sold in the online<br />
shop with descriptive attributes<br />
so that the articles<br />
can be found more easily.<br />
For example, a search<br />
for “audio connectors”<br />
should display not only<br />
“speaker plugs,” but also<br />
“phone plugs.” For the<br />
search engine in the online<br />
shop to find an article, the<br />
search term entered must<br />
wholly or partly match<br />
at least one descriptive<br />
attribute associated with<br />
a particular article. (See<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> <strong>Quarterly</strong><br />
# 01/<strong>2021</strong>, pp. 8–9.)<br />
Contene features a unique<br />
search term editor that<br />
radically reduces the work<br />
of assigning search terms<br />
to articles. Only the most<br />
specific search term is<br />
assigned to an article.<br />
Because links from the<br />
most specific to the most<br />
general search term are<br />
stored in Contene, all<br />
other matching search<br />
terms are automatically<br />
assigned as well.<br />
When article data is exported<br />
to the online shop,<br />
each article is automatically<br />
assigned all relevant<br />
search terms and synonyms.<br />
That means that<br />
an article can be found in<br />
the online shop using a<br />
variety of search terms. At<br />
the same time, it minimizes<br />
the effort required<br />
to maintain a consistent<br />
database.<br />
HIGHER DATA QUALITY<br />
THROUGH BACKGROUND<br />
CALCULATIONS<br />
Studies show that fully<br />
described products are<br />
purchased more often than<br />
incompletely described<br />
products. Contene assists<br />
content managers<br />
to increase product data<br />
quality through background<br />
calculations. A quality<br />
score is calculated for each<br />
article based on the degree<br />
to which data have been<br />
provided for critical product<br />
attributes. This prevents<br />
incompletely described<br />
articles from appearing<br />
in the online shop, as an<br />
article may be published<br />
only once a minimum<br />
score has been reached.<br />
The content managers at<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> search<br />
specifically for articles with<br />
low data quality scores so<br />
as to add missing technical<br />
data, product images, or<br />
data sheets.<br />
Another application of<br />
background calculations<br />
is the automatic generation<br />
of article descriptors<br />
for certain categories of<br />
articles. To be displayed<br />
clearly in the online shop,<br />
each article requires a<br />
compact descriptive heading<br />
that differentiates it<br />
from others. For example,<br />
calculation rules stored<br />
for SMD resistors serve to<br />
automatically generate an<br />
article descriptor such as<br />
“Resistor, thin film, SMD<br />
0102, Micro-MELF, 100 Ω,<br />
0.2 W, ±1 %, MMU 0102-50<br />
1% BL100R.” If the technical<br />
data of an SMD resistor<br />
are changed, the article<br />
descriptor is also updated<br />
in the background at the<br />
same time. The automation<br />
prevents redundant data<br />
maintenance and ensures<br />
that for all articles in a category<br />
the structure of the<br />
article descriptor always<br />
follows the same pattern.<br />
This saves time and simultaneously<br />
increases data<br />
quality through consistent<br />
product descriptions.<br />
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS<br />
COMPILED WITH EASE<br />
Some manufacturers of<br />
products offered for sale<br />
in the <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong><br />
online shop currently<br />
provide digitally stored<br />
product data to support the<br />
content team. These data<br />
are consolidated into Excel<br />
files and then imported<br />
back into Contene. The<br />
import and export module<br />
integrated in Contene is<br />
very flexibly adaptable to<br />
data structures, allowing<br />
content managers to<br />
create and use appropriate<br />
imports and exports<br />
depending on the situation.<br />
Right from the import<br />
stage, the data are checked<br />
for structural consistency,<br />
thus minimizing the risk of<br />
importing incorrect data<br />
into Contene. The import/<br />
export module coordinates<br />
not only manual imports,<br />
but also, as a background<br />
service, the automated<br />
data reconciliation with the<br />
ERP system. Data on new<br />
products in the range are<br />
transferred from the ERP<br />
system to Contene so that<br />
they can be enriched with<br />
technical specifications,<br />
descriptions, and data<br />
sheets by the content team.<br />
Uniform article descriptors<br />
created by background<br />
calculations<br />
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As soon as the data quality<br />
is high enough, all data<br />
associated with the article<br />
are transferred automatically<br />
to the online shop<br />
and to Google Shopping.<br />
For its larger customers,<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> makes<br />
available digital product<br />
information as BMEcat<br />
files for import into their<br />
purchasing systems. For<br />
this purpose, content<br />
managers at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong><br />
generate custom<br />
configured BMEcat files<br />
directly in Contene. The<br />
fixed storage of the export<br />
parameters ensures<br />
that all special features<br />
of the respective export<br />
are taken into account in<br />
each generation process.<br />
Manual reworking directly<br />
in the XML file is no longer<br />
necessary.<br />
The Contene import/export<br />
module thus enables<br />
the reliable exchange of<br />
data with other systems,<br />
either manually or automatically.<br />
FIND THE NEEDLE IN THE<br />
PRODUCT HAYSTACK<br />
The extremely flexible<br />
data filter in Contene<br />
enables the content team<br />
to search for specific data<br />
correlations. For example,<br />
to standardize attribute<br />
content, within data attributes,<br />
content managers<br />
can easily find different<br />
spellings of terms<br />
that are actually identical.<br />
When it is time to update<br />
manufacturers’ safety<br />
data sheets, the data filter<br />
finds all relevant articles<br />
in no time flat. Recurring<br />
queries are saved for later<br />
use and are then available<br />
to the entire content team.<br />
The data filter in Contene<br />
thus represents the central<br />
point for searching,<br />
finding, assigning, qualifying,<br />
and quantifying data.<br />
NOTHING IS AS<br />
CONSISTENT AS CHANGE<br />
Changes are a part of business<br />
and they come in<br />
many kinds. They arise as a<br />
result of shorter and shorter<br />
innovation and product<br />
lifecycles, for example, and<br />
through new regulations<br />
for labeling requirements<br />
for certain product groups,<br />
to give another example. At<br />
the same time, customers’<br />
needs and requirements<br />
for information are increasing.<br />
As a reaction to these<br />
developments, the desire<br />
to show articles in the<br />
online shop in the context<br />
of product families so as to<br />
provide customers with a<br />
thorough overview of related<br />
items may arise. Many<br />
of these changes have an<br />
effect on Contene. Because<br />
of its dynamic system<br />
architecture, Contene<br />
is optimally positioned<br />
for future challenges and<br />
grows with the requirements.<br />
Performance is<br />
always in focus, though, as<br />
rapidly working with the<br />
system is important. This<br />
flexibility, in turn, allows<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> to react<br />
quickly to new market<br />
demands. Identify specific data correlations<br />
using the data filter<br />
Everything in view in the<br />
adaptable user interface<br />
Article selection<br />
Calculations<br />
History of all<br />
changes to data<br />
Product data editing Cross-checks<br />
“Since its introduction in<br />
June 2020, Contene has<br />
supported us excellently<br />
in our daily work,” says<br />
Jürgen Melm, Manager<br />
of the Content Team at<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>. “We can<br />
set specific priorities for<br />
enriching article data. The<br />
consistent user interface<br />
has accelerated the<br />
familiarization process<br />
enormously.”<br />
CONTENE: THE IDEAL<br />
GUIDE THROUGH THE<br />
DATA JUNGLE<br />
The PIM system Contene<br />
provides <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong><br />
with a methodic flow of<br />
product information from<br />
the source of the data to<br />
the purchaser of an article.<br />
It links a wide variety of<br />
data sources, establishes<br />
standardized data quality,<br />
and monitors work processes,<br />
thus creating the<br />
conditions for managing<br />
even the largest quantities<br />
of data. At this time, over<br />
850,000 articles, approximately<br />
161,000 unique<br />
product images, and more<br />
than 420,000 unique data<br />
sheets are being managed<br />
in Contene.<br />
By: CHRISTIAN NITSCHKE<br />
Managing Partner of T+S Text<br />
und Satz Verarbeitungs-GmbH<br />
For over 30 years, T+S in<br />
Munich has supported <strong>Bürklin</strong><br />
<strong>Elektronik</strong> to capture, manage,<br />
and publish structured product<br />
data.<br />
You can find more information<br />
about Contene online<br />
at www.contene.com<br />
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C&K<br />
BÜRKLIN ELEKTRONIK<br />
TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS<br />
PORTFOLIO FOR C&K!<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> is expanding<br />
its business relationship with C&K<br />
Switches. The chances of growing<br />
together in the DACH region are very<br />
good. Reason enough to strengthen<br />
the portfolio in order to pursue this<br />
as a sustainable common goal.<br />
Both companies see good potential<br />
especially in the areas of toggle and<br />
snap-acting switches. We are very<br />
pleased to have Lars Stegmann -<br />
Vice President of Sales EMEA - as<br />
our partner. For his assessment<br />
regarding the pandemic, the current<br />
market situation and for an outlook<br />
for 2022.<br />
1. Mr. Stegmann, the year 2020 has<br />
been surrounded by challenges,<br />
mainly related to the pandemic.<br />
<strong>2021</strong> is all about shortages and<br />
allocation. How is C&K navigating<br />
through those ‘interesting’ times?<br />
Lars Stegmann: The most important<br />
for us was, and still is, the health<br />
of our employees. With comprehensive<br />
hygiene concepts for the<br />
various sites around the world and<br />
far-reaching home office solutions<br />
in the administrative area, we are<br />
protecting our employees as best as<br />
we can so that together, we can get<br />
through the Covid 19 pandemic.<br />
Orders from our customers picked<br />
up positively from summer 2020<br />
onwards and demand remained at<br />
a comparatively high level until the<br />
end of 2020, despite the second<br />
wave, which started during fall.<br />
Subsequently, it was necessary to<br />
respond in a timely manner to the<br />
recovery in demand, in order to avoid<br />
supply bottlenecks and in order to<br />
secure supplies for our customers.<br />
In <strong>2021</strong>, we were able to successfully<br />
build on this high level, are well<br />
positioned despite the current bottlenecks<br />
in the market and are now<br />
looking forward to a record year.<br />
2. In the current business environment,<br />
many products are in short<br />
supply. How is the availability<br />
situation affecting your business?<br />
Lars Stegmann: We at C&K are<br />
also affected by tight supply in raw<br />
materials for example and other<br />
supply chains from various upstream<br />
suppliers. Be it through<br />
COVID, or through current geopolitical<br />
or natural disasters. That said,<br />
we have been able to cope with this<br />
challenging situation and have been<br />
able to maintain our current delivery<br />
times at a reasonable level.<br />
3. Is C&K producing its products in<br />
Europe for Europe?<br />
Lars Stegmann: In 2020, we have<br />
started to switch to a ‘local for local’<br />
strategy to some extent, however<br />
without losing sight of our global<br />
approach.<br />
Globally, we currently have production<br />
facilities in Germany, France,<br />
China, Vietnam and a joint venture<br />
in India. We are therefore well<br />
positioned to serve local markets.<br />
However, so-called cross-functions<br />
continue to occur, so that today not<br />
all products are manufactured 100 %<br />
in Europe for Europe.<br />
4. <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> is very well<br />
positioned in the DACH region. What<br />
are the opportunities for <strong>Bürklin</strong><br />
<strong>Elektronik</strong> to grow with C&K?<br />
Lars Stegmann: Enormous! Another<br />
reason for the ‘local for local’ strategy<br />
was to increase visibility in local<br />
sales as well. In the past, we were in<br />
danger of losing sight of this in the<br />
course of globalization and thus no<br />
longer being able to reach small and<br />
medium-sized customers in a<br />
reasonable manner.<br />
With our cooperation, our presence<br />
in the <strong>Bürklin</strong> online store and the<br />
excellent logistics of the company, we<br />
see many great opportunities to grow<br />
together and expand the market,<br />
especially in the DACH region.<br />
5. Last but not least Mr. Stegmann,<br />
what are your expectations for<br />
2022? How will the shortages and<br />
allocations develop? Will the supply<br />
chain ‘relax’?<br />
Lars Stegmann: The supply chain<br />
issues will continue to accompany<br />
us through 2022 and still hold some<br />
challenges for everyone. We expect<br />
a plateau in order intake in the first<br />
quarters of next year as we already<br />
have many orders in the books up to<br />
Q3 2022.<br />
From today‘s perspective, we continue<br />
to see the general market<br />
development for fiscal year 2022 as<br />
positive, forecasting a 5-8 % growth.<br />
Should the supply chain challenges<br />
ease before then, growth may well<br />
quickly reach double digits.<br />
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Industry 4.0, IoT, robotics, artificial<br />
intelligence, machine learning are<br />
leading the new age of automation.<br />
In fact, a recent report by Statista<br />
projects that the market for global<br />
industrial robotics will be valued at<br />
more than $80 billion by 2025.<br />
In many cases, machines are outperforming<br />
their human counterparts in<br />
activities ranging from parts assembly<br />
to more complex, cognitive tasks.<br />
At the heart of this new industrial<br />
revolution are sensors and switches<br />
that can simplify both factory and<br />
process automation. In a competitive<br />
global environment, companies must<br />
focus on their ability to innovate. Given<br />
the popularity of Industry 4.0, the<br />
need to keep pace with innovation.<br />
Coupling sensor technology with<br />
business-specific switches is the<br />
next logical step in this evolution.<br />
By giving sensors the ability to control<br />
the operation of the system, the<br />
need for human supervision of process<br />
operations is eliminated, freeing<br />
up personnel for more important<br />
tasks.<br />
THE MODERN<br />
INDUSTRIAL ENVIRONMENT<br />
Sensors and switches are critical<br />
components in any modern automation<br />
process. Today, sensor designers<br />
and manufacturers are bringing the<br />
two components together to meet<br />
specific challenges. Critical safety<br />
switches allow personnel to shut<br />
down lines in the event of a central<br />
system failure to prevent equipment<br />
damage and loss of life.<br />
The reason automation is being<br />
embraced so broadly by the industry<br />
is that it solves two fundamental<br />
problems facing process plants:<br />
1. rising labor costs make automation<br />
an attractive option for companies<br />
trying to control labor costs.<br />
2. safety in operating plants is of<br />
paramount importance, as companies<br />
face massive backlash in the<br />
event of a catastrophic failure of<br />
safety protocols.<br />
Sensors and switches will play an<br />
essential role in facilitating this<br />
deployment.<br />
TYPICAL AUTOMATION<br />
SENSORS<br />
Automation sensors are used across<br />
industries and in a variety of environments<br />
for factory automation<br />
and process automation. While each<br />
industry has specific requirements,<br />
typical sensors may include the<br />
following:<br />
- Proximity sensors: a proximity<br />
sensor can be either inductive or<br />
capacitive, depending on the type<br />
of material the sensor is required<br />
to detect.<br />
- Position Sensors: Typically using<br />
photoelectric technology, these<br />
sensors are used to detect the position<br />
of various components in the<br />
assembly process and are useful in<br />
a variety of industrial applications.<br />
- Pressure sensors: Using piezoresistive<br />
or equivalent technology,<br />
these sensors monitor pressure in<br />
tanks and pipes and are an important<br />
safety component in the<br />
processing industry<br />
- Flow sensors: Automated flow<br />
switches monitor the flow of a fluid<br />
and determine whether to turn a<br />
subsystem on or off as needed.<br />
C&K rounds out our industrial sensor<br />
offerings, having recently released<br />
the MPSR Ruggedized Magnetic<br />
Proximity Sensor. The MPSR series<br />
sensor (and corresponding magnet)<br />
are both sealed in a rugged<br />
aluminum housing combined with<br />
stainless steel wire sleeves to protect<br />
them from harsh environments<br />
where they are often used, whether<br />
they are made of oil, water, grease<br />
or volatile chemicals and gases.<br />
SENSORS RELY ON<br />
GOOD SWITCHES<br />
Where sensors are the nerves in<br />
automation, switches of various sizes<br />
and form factors facilitate human<br />
interaction. C&K switches can be<br />
coupled with almost any type of<br />
sensing application. For example,<br />
tact switches and slide switches<br />
such as C&K‘s KSC Series or JS<br />
Series can be used with a screen or<br />
LED-based menu for sensor setup<br />
and calibration.<br />
C&K DIP switches are commonly<br />
used in signal conditioning for these<br />
sensor types, as well as in applications<br />
requiring logic configuration or<br />
node addressing, and C&K‘s rugged<br />
RTF series switches are ideal for<br />
industrial applications that require<br />
IP67 sealed, compact, and minimal<br />
power consumption.<br />
Traditional rocker and pushbutton<br />
switches such as C&K‘s DA, PNP,<br />
or PLP series still have a place in<br />
the new wave of automation and are<br />
widely used throughout factory and<br />
process automation because of their<br />
ability to change power supplies<br />
(as opposed to signal buttons) and<br />
easy visual verification of equipment<br />
status due to their ability to be illuminated<br />
so it becomes clear what state<br />
a machine or sensor has taken.<br />
Of course, there is also a whole<br />
range of electromechanical detection<br />
and snap-action switches that are<br />
effectively zero-power sensors that<br />
draw no current. These are suitable<br />
for use to determine cam and actuator<br />
positioning on production equipment<br />
and to detect the presence and<br />
correct orientation of critical safety<br />
barriers during machine operation.<br />
Series such as C&K‘s HDT Detect<br />
series or our sealed ZMW Snap are<br />
ideal for these types of applications.<br />
THE OVERLOOKED NEED<br />
FOR SWITCHES.<br />
Process plants moving toward increased<br />
automation need high-quality,<br />
reliable switches for the longterm<br />
success of their venture. The<br />
switch is usually underestimated as<br />
a component. However, selecting the<br />
wrong switch for a sensor application<br />
e.g. influence maintenance issues,<br />
user errors and sensor reliability.<br />
Over the years, C&K has played<br />
an integral role in a wide range of<br />
mission-critical automation projects<br />
and successfully produces switches<br />
that are used in industrial applications<br />
worldwide. For companies that<br />
want quality as the hallmark of their<br />
automation process, there is usually<br />
no other choice.“<br />
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HARTING<br />
CREATE<br />
YOUR OWN<br />
CREATE YOUR OWN Developers know this. The availability of suitable components is often the main obstacle to<br />
a good idea for a new product. You have multiple cables that need to transmit data, power and signals from one<br />
circuit board to another and no provider has a suitable connector ready and available on the shelf. One approach<br />
would be to develop a special solution, but this usually takes too long and the minimum purchase quantity would<br />
be too large for prototyping to be worthwhile. In the end, you come up with an emergency solution, making the<br />
best of what’s available in terms of plug connections. So here’s our idea: why not simply invent a connector that<br />
developers can configure so that it does what they need it to do? And this is precisely what we did! We call it<br />
har-modular®. A connector that has been perfectly tailored to the application, that can be configured online<br />
from numerous modules and is capable of offering millions of individual solutions. From batch size 1, developers<br />
can therefore always find the connection they need. Just create your own<br />
Modularity and flexibility are becoming<br />
more and more important in<br />
device development. Development<br />
times for new devices are getting<br />
shorter and the role of prototyping<br />
is growing in importance. Here, a<br />
limited selection of available standard<br />
components is often an obstacle<br />
in device development. Component<br />
suppliers often keep a large selection<br />
of possible solutions in stock. Nevertheless,<br />
trends like miniaturisation<br />
and new architectures in devices are<br />
continually driving demands for new<br />
modes of connection. Manufacturers<br />
of connectors and other components<br />
would like to offer their customers<br />
even more variants, but stocking a<br />
new product range for each special<br />
solution would simply not be<br />
cost-effective. The customer-specific<br />
special solution is naturally always<br />
an option for very high quantities.<br />
Even if standard components can be<br />
adapted reatively quickly, it would<br />
still take too long in today’s development<br />
times for devices.<br />
The solution for this requirement<br />
for modularity, flexibility and greater<br />
speed in device development is<br />
har-modular®. Not only is it an<br />
additional variant of the largest DIN<br />
41612 portfolio on the market, but<br />
it is also a plug connection that can<br />
be configured completely by the<br />
customer and holds tremendous<br />
future potential. Each innovative and<br />
creative arrangement within a device<br />
design is no longer dependent on<br />
whether there is a suitable standard<br />
product or variant available. The<br />
developer adapts the connector to<br />
his/her requirements. Not the other<br />
way round.<br />
There are several million combination<br />
possibilities using various<br />
modules that can be simply configured<br />
at the click of the mouse. The<br />
possibilities are endless. Regardless<br />
of whether we are speaking about<br />
assembling finished modules today<br />
or generatively manufactured in the<br />
future: we deliver a tailored connectivity<br />
solution for your company.<br />
Any solution is possible and can be<br />
implemented from batch size 1.<br />
This offers developers completely<br />
new perspectives for rapid and costeffective<br />
prototype development.<br />
Modules for data, signals and power<br />
in various configurations can be<br />
freely combined in widths of 20-172<br />
millimetres. They are always clipped<br />
into a guide rail with two retaining<br />
elements at the ends and are consequently<br />
ready for use. The positions<br />
of the elements are completely free<br />
of one another and can be repeatedly<br />
newly combined.<br />
Using the har-modular® configurator,<br />
users can configure his/<br />
her personal har-modular® online<br />
and place the order for a complete<br />
connector. No additional time is<br />
needed for adjustments to a standard<br />
solution, but absolute flexibility.<br />
With har-modular®, HARTING is<br />
not just continuing on its successful<br />
product path, but is also meeting<br />
the demands for miniaturisation and<br />
modularisation with a revolutionary<br />
concept for connectivity on circuit<br />
boards.<br />
Create your own!<br />
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TRACO POWER<br />
POWER SOLUTIONS<br />
FOR INDUSTRIAL<br />
APPLICATIONS<br />
Power supply systems for<br />
industrial applications<br />
are subject to the highest<br />
quality standards. Therefore,<br />
our products comply<br />
with current international<br />
safety standards and are<br />
used primarily in control<br />
and automation technology<br />
and increasingly for IoT and<br />
IIoT applications - even<br />
in harsh and demanding<br />
environments.<br />
TBA SERIES – NEW COST OPTIMIZED 1 & 2 WATT DC/DC CONVERTERS<br />
BASIC 1 & 2 WATT DC/DC SIP CONVERTERSIN A MINIMAL-COST DESIGN<br />
- Continuous short circuit protection<br />
- I/O isolation: 1’500 VDC or 3’000 VDC<br />
- Operating temperature range -40 to +85 °C<br />
without deratin<br />
- Input voltage ranges (±10%): 3, 5, 12, 24 VDC<br />
- High efficiency up to 84%<br />
- SIP-4 or SIP-7 package<br />
- Unregulated outputs<br />
- 3-year product warrant<br />
TIB SERIES DIN-RAIL POWER SUPPLIES<br />
This new generation of DIN-rail power supplies combines most efficient circuit<br />
topology with optimized cost/performance ratio for industrial environments and for<br />
electric control cabinets. With a very high efficiency of up to 94.5% the units are in the<br />
vanguard of industrial DIN-rail power supplies concerning reduced power loss.<br />
The units operate with a high power factor of up to 99% by<br />
active power factor correction. The TIB series models<br />
are available with a nominal power of 80, 120,<br />
240 or 480 Watt (+50% boost power). The output<br />
voltage is adjustable from 23.5 to 28 VDC.<br />
TEL 10WI SERIES<br />
SMALLEST FOOTPRINT OF A TRACO POWER 10<br />
WATT DC/DC CONVERTER<br />
INDUSTRIAL POWER SOLUTIONS<br />
DC/DC FROM 1–300 WATT<br />
AC/DC FROM 2–1000 WATT<br />
- Wide selection of mounting type & packaging styles<br />
- IEC/EN/UL 62368-1 compliant<br />
- Industrial EMC immunity acc. to IEC 61000-6-2<br />
- Special portfolio for harsh environment acc.<br />
To ATEX, UL HazLoc<br />
- 3-years warranty<br />
- Most compact 10 Watt converter in DIP-16 metal casing<br />
- Highest power density of 3,83W/cm3<br />
- 6-side shielded metal case with insulated baseplate<br />
- Ultra wide 4:1 input voltage range<br />
- High efficiency for low thermal loss<br />
- Operating temperature range -40°C to +88°C<br />
- Built-In EN 55<strong>03</strong>2 class A filter<br />
- Protection against short circuit<br />
- 3-year product warranty<br />
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BRAINBOXES<br />
OPTIMISING INDUSTRIAL<br />
OPERATIONS WITH<br />
BB-400 INDUSTRIAL<br />
CONTROLLER<br />
Big Data – shorthand for the billions of transactions<br />
datasets generated daily – is key in industry, but simply<br />
collecting reams and reams of counts and figures isn’t<br />
enough. The data must of course be accurate and<br />
relevant. Moreover, it’s vital that it can be analysed in<br />
the right way to enable businesses to make the best<br />
data-driven decisions.<br />
The actionable insights are already there, contained<br />
in the data. Data visualisation – viewing information in<br />
clear graphical forms – takes the guesswork out of<br />
analysing big data by cutting out the noise and making<br />
it easier to spot trends, patterns and unusual values<br />
(outliers.) Often complex statistical analysis isn’t required;<br />
simply visualising data allows humans to understand<br />
the big picture unclouded by individual data points.<br />
The ability to visualise data from different sources in<br />
one place makes it easier to identify organisational<br />
opportunities, shines a spotlight on inefficiencies, and<br />
can help solve other common challenges on the factory<br />
floor:<br />
REDUCE COSTLY ERRORS<br />
To err is human; the ability to spot inevitable mistakes<br />
in real-time and respond quickly can make a huge<br />
difference.<br />
Representing data from varied sources on a centralised<br />
visual dashboard allows supervisors to see everything at<br />
a glance (shift productivity, machine downtime, outputs,<br />
etc.), making it easier to keep track of every part of the<br />
manufacturing process and action fast responses.<br />
STREAMLINE THE SUPPLY CHAIN<br />
By visualising data at any given time, and comparing<br />
against historical performance data, it’s easier to track<br />
ROI and delivery rates, identify where resources are<br />
allocated, and manage Overall Equipment Effectiveness<br />
to optimise supply chain efficiency.<br />
BALANCE QUALITY CONTROL WITH COST-CUTTING<br />
A visual data model makes it easy to see where resources<br />
are spent and proactively identify potential flaws; ensuring<br />
that all processes are designed to meet quality<br />
assurance standards in the most cost-effective way.<br />
Quality doesn’t always have to come at a price; some of<br />
the largest quality gains can be made by simple changes<br />
highlighted by the data.<br />
IDENTIFY & ELIMINATE INEFFICIENCIES<br />
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is the measurement<br />
and management of critical processes, often in<br />
real-time. By visualising datasets related to resources,<br />
materials, productivity, and shift performance in a<br />
comprehensive database, ERP can be enhanced, allowing<br />
decisions to be made more rapidly and with fewer<br />
errors.<br />
Wherever you are on your IoT journey, graphically visualising<br />
data makes it possible to optimise operations.<br />
Even without the facilities to capture data, it’s possible<br />
to prove concepts without wiring sensors, by using free<br />
to start, open-source software and Brainboxes BB-400<br />
Industrial Edge Controller<br />
- Process data locally and send to the cloud;<br />
use the built-in software or write your own with<br />
open-source tools<br />
- Develop on Raspberry Pi and deploy seamlessly<br />
to industry<br />
- -25°C to +80°C operating temperature range,<br />
5-30VDC dual power input with built in mini UPS<br />
https://www.buerklin.com/en/Industrial-Edge-<br />
Controller-8-x-I-O-Serial-Port/p/06P0000<br />
Watch the video guide to learn how sensor count data<br />
can be captured by the BB-400, and sent to a time-series<br />
database in InfluxDB, which will allow us to create<br />
graphical visualisations of the data in Grafana in the<br />
form of charts, graphs, and more.<br />
ABOUT BRAINBOXES<br />
Established in 1984; Brainboxes design and manufacture<br />
innovative industrial and IoT networking products, developing<br />
our own core technologies to become trusted as<br />
one of the leading communication device manufacturers<br />
in the world.<br />
Brainboxes range of industrial controllers, Ethernet<br />
switches, and converters allow you to retrofit for<br />
efficiency and productivity, connect machines with<br />
different ports and protocols, send real-time ‘big data’<br />
to IT networks and the Cloud, and manage assets<br />
through predictive maintenance.<br />
Brainboxes’ team of highly qualified software and hardware<br />
designers are matched by an accredited in-house<br />
volume manufacturing facility and a global distribution<br />
chain. Substantial investment in R&D and manufacturing<br />
have gained us a proven reputation for products that are<br />
easy to use, highly configurable and extremely reliable.<br />
With the technical support provided by the same people<br />
who design and test all of our products, Brainboxes is<br />
able to offer the best lifetime support in the industry;<br />
all completely free.<br />
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WEG – COMPONENTS FOR<br />
AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY<br />
A NEW PARTNER<br />
ON THE PROGRAMME<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> customers can access an extensive portfolio of proven<br />
WEG switchgear and variable speed drives (VSD) from the Online Shop<br />
with immediate effect. The two companies and their new partnership are<br />
well-founded on numerous common values.<br />
WEG and its approximately 33,300<br />
employees are now active across the<br />
globe in over 135 countries, offering<br />
not only energy-efficient electric motors,<br />
but also automation and power<br />
transmission solutions for many<br />
industrial applications, among other<br />
things. As part of strategic business<br />
expansion in the automation division,<br />
Kerpen-based WEG Germany GmbH<br />
is proud to have gained <strong>Bürklin</strong><br />
<strong>Elektronik</strong> as an important partner<br />
for distribution in Germany.<br />
“We have been looking for the right<br />
distribution partners in Germany and<br />
in the European region in general for<br />
some time now,” says Wilmar Henning,<br />
Managing Director of WEG Germany<br />
GmbH. “The breadth and depth of<br />
our product range, especially in<br />
low-voltage switchgear technology,<br />
calls for a competent partner with<br />
corresponding professional customer<br />
management and international<br />
experience. This is exactly what<br />
we found in <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>.”<br />
Samir Pepelar, Manager LV (Low Voltage)<br />
Automation at WEG, explains:<br />
“We decided on <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong><br />
for several reasons. Not only do the<br />
diverse opportunities of both companies<br />
form a good basis for growing<br />
together and with each other, we are<br />
also united by many common values.<br />
This includes the focus on our<br />
customers enjoying top priority as a<br />
central element of the supply chain,<br />
which goes hand in hand with the<br />
importance of the service concept<br />
as well as personal contact - despite<br />
the online business model.”<br />
On the part of <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>,<br />
André Rupkalwis (Head of Procurement)<br />
comments: “With WEG, we<br />
have been able to gain another<br />
important global manufacturer of<br />
high-quality electronic components<br />
for our shop, one with whom we can<br />
expand and round off our product<br />
portfolio for our customers in industrial<br />
automation and process technology.<br />
We look forward to a great and<br />
long-term collaboration.”<br />
DRIVE TECHNOLOGY AS<br />
THE STARTING POINT<br />
Even though everything started 60<br />
years ago at WEG’s head offices with<br />
the production of electric motors in<br />
Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, it has been a<br />
while since everything in the group<br />
revolved around copper coils. The<br />
company began manufacturing<br />
electrical and electronic components<br />
as well as automation technology for<br />
industrial applications back in the<br />
1980s. The electric motor, gearbox<br />
and automation technology business<br />
has been expanded to include divisions<br />
such as WEG Digital Solutions,<br />
Transmission and Distribution, Power<br />
Generation, Industrial Coatings and<br />
Varnishes. Recently, the company<br />
entered the wind power, solar and<br />
mobility business sectors, allowing<br />
WEG to position itself as a supplier of<br />
complete industrial systems.<br />
The business model which forms the<br />
base of WEG‘s success is built on five<br />
pillars: vertical integration, diversification,<br />
modular expansion, global<br />
presence and financial strength. For<br />
example, an extremely high degree of<br />
vertical integration enables flexible<br />
production – and therefore also competitive<br />
small series of highly customised<br />
products. With 47 production<br />
sites in twelve countries, WEG<br />
has established a modular production<br />
system that optimises capacity<br />
utilisation and reduces demand<br />
risks. Due to the product portfolio’s<br />
great diversity, know-how can easily<br />
be transferred to new markets and<br />
WEG can become a premium partner<br />
for global customers. With its solid<br />
financial foundation, the group is<br />
able to take advantage of growth opportunities<br />
as they arise. In general,<br />
WEG‘s mission is to realise continuous<br />
and sustainable growth while<br />
maintaining simplicity. The company<br />
offers its customers the performance<br />
of a global player combined with<br />
availability at any time when needed.<br />
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For the past 25 years, WEG Germany<br />
GmbH has been operating successfully<br />
for the group in Germany and<br />
is currently preparing to meet the<br />
demands of ongoing growth. For better<br />
and faster customer service, the<br />
current capacities at the Kerpen site<br />
will be doubled. In spring 2022, the<br />
company plans to move into a new,<br />
modern and sustainably designed<br />
building, which will not only offer<br />
significantly more office and storage<br />
space, but also enough room to build<br />
up new services on site. This construction<br />
serves WEG in its increasing<br />
endeavours to address topics<br />
such as digitalisation and<br />
Logistics 4.0 in order to make its<br />
processes even more efficient for<br />
customers.<br />
SWITCHGEAR – FROM<br />
PUSH-BUTTONS<br />
TO CIRCUIT BREAKERS<br />
The most important product group<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> has added to<br />
its portfolio is WEG’s low-voltage<br />
switchgear. This includes control<br />
and signalling devices as well as<br />
contactors, switch-disconnectors,<br />
motor-protective circuit breakers and<br />
circuit breakers. One focus here is<br />
on the complex of topics relating to<br />
switching and protecting motors.<br />
The family of contactors includes<br />
auxiliary contactors such as the<br />
CWCA, which is suitable for direct<br />
connection to a PLC, among other<br />
things. The compact contactors of<br />
the CWC series are suitable for all<br />
applications where conventional contactors<br />
are too large for the available<br />
space. Although small in design, they<br />
can switch motors of up to 11 kW<br />
/ 400 V AC3, for example. They are<br />
highly reliable in electrical switching<br />
operations and achieve over one<br />
million switching cycles.<br />
With the CWB series, WEG also offers<br />
power contactors in a user-friendly<br />
design where the extinguishing<br />
elements can be quickly and easily<br />
plugged in at the front without tools.<br />
In addition, the devices are characterised<br />
by a small overall width,<br />
achieved by a design with power<br />
contacts separated from the auxiliary<br />
contacts and control connections.<br />
Despite the compact design, it has<br />
been possible to integrate one NC<br />
contact and one NO contact as auxiliary<br />
contacts in all contactors of the<br />
CWB series. The slots for additional<br />
auxiliary contacts are also designed<br />
to save space and allow for 2 or<br />
4-pole auxiliary contact blocks to be<br />
mounted without tools.<br />
For the protection of circuits and the<br />
operation and protection of motors,<br />
WEG offers the MPW motor-protective<br />
circuit-breaker, a compact solution<br />
that is suitable even for challenging<br />
applications with high short-circuit<br />
current. They are equipped with<br />
both thermal and magnetic releases<br />
that protect against overload or ensure<br />
short-circuit protection.<br />
With the MSW switch-disconnectors,<br />
electric motors, machines and other<br />
equipment can be safely disconnected<br />
from the mains under load. They<br />
are suitable as main or emergency<br />
stop switches in accordance with<br />
IEC60204-1.<br />
Quality is the top priority for DWB<br />
molded case circuit breakers<br />
(MCCB). In this case, WEG relies on<br />
special material for the housing to<br />
guarantee high mechanical and high<br />
dielectric strength. Fixed and moving<br />
contacts are made of special metal<br />
alloys and ensure safe operation<br />
as well as a long mechanical and<br />
electrical service life. The surfaces<br />
of the copper terminals are specially<br />
treated to protect against corrosion<br />
and excessive heating. The DWB circuit-breaker<br />
family can switch rated<br />
currents from 160 A to 1,600 A. As<br />
the accessories can be used across<br />
the entire range, the series is highly<br />
flexible. At the same time, the switch<br />
offers optimal protection due to double<br />
insulation between the conductive<br />
parts and the front parts.<br />
THE RIGHT TORQUE<br />
FOR EVERY APPLICATION<br />
As a specialist in drive technology,<br />
WEG‘s portfolio of frequency inverters<br />
and soft-starters generally enables<br />
it to offer the optimum solution<br />
for every application in a power range<br />
from 0.25 kW to 15 MW.<br />
The CFW100 is one of the drive units<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> has added to its<br />
range and is the smallest member<br />
of the CFW family with only a few fingers<br />
wide. The single-phase inverter<br />
was developed for the simplest<br />
applications in the power range from<br />
0.25 to 1.5 kW and controls asynchronous<br />
motors via V/f characteristic<br />
or voltage vector (VVW). Despite<br />
the compact dimensions, it was<br />
possible to integrate a control panel<br />
into the device.<br />
The next larger VSD is the CFW300,<br />
which is available in three sizes and<br />
can be operated in a wide voltage<br />
range as well as under direct current.<br />
Thanks to the easy handling and<br />
compact design, the devices offer a<br />
flexible and cost- as well as energy-efficient<br />
solution for applications<br />
with low motor power (0.25 to 7.5<br />
kW).<br />
The powerful and versatile CFW500<br />
frequency inverter is suitable for all<br />
applications from 0.25 to 110 kW that<br />
require high performance in speed<br />
and torque control of three-phase<br />
asynchronous motors. The device<br />
is available with sensor-less vector<br />
control, closed-loop vector control<br />
and scalar V/f control. It has an integrated<br />
SoftPLC, safety functions and<br />
various plug-in modules available<br />
as options. Soft-starters such as the<br />
popular SSW07 are now also available<br />
from <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>.<br />
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AERO-MOTIVE<br />
TOOL SUPPORT PRODUCTS<br />
FOR MORE<br />
ERGONOMICS<br />
AND INCREASED<br />
EFFICIENCY<br />
KA series balancer with feature<br />
”remote lock“ – control<br />
the manual drum lock at operator level<br />
Maintaining the highest quality while<br />
continuously improving efficiency<br />
in industrial manufacturing and<br />
assembly processes are challenges<br />
that every company in this environment<br />
must face. Optimizing the<br />
ergonomics of work processes and<br />
the organization of the workstations<br />
themselves make an important<br />
contribution to this. Aero-Motive tool<br />
retractors and balancers are used by<br />
our customers worldwide to achieve<br />
these goals. The use of our products<br />
noticeably reduces the physical<br />
strain on employees in repetitive<br />
work processes, making them more<br />
efficient and additionally reducing<br />
absenteeism and related follow-up<br />
costs. In addition, tidiness in the<br />
workplace is significantly improved,<br />
as the tool returns to its original<br />
position after use and is thus always<br />
ready to hand. Particularly sensitive<br />
tools can also be perfectly protected,<br />
as they are prevented from falling.<br />
Last but not least, the handling of<br />
heavy tools, such as hand-held welding<br />
guns or joining tools, is made<br />
possible at all by the use of balancers,<br />
thus opening up great<br />
potential with regard to flexible<br />
manufacturing processes.<br />
With our tool support products, we<br />
can cover the entire spectrum of<br />
these applications, as Aero-Motive<br />
offers a continuous weight range up<br />
to 300 kg payload across the different<br />
product series. In addition to<br />
tool retractors and balancers, our<br />
product range also includes position-<br />
ers, torque reels, e.g. for handling<br />
control elements, and static<br />
discharge reels. Within the individual<br />
product series, we keep a wide range<br />
of variants available for our customers<br />
in order to be able to offer<br />
the right solution for all application<br />
scenarios in a wide variety of industrial<br />
environments. In order to reduce<br />
the total cost of ownership to a<br />
minimum, we also offer our customers<br />
a wide range of spare parts,<br />
which can extend the service life of a<br />
product many times over. In line with<br />
this, our design is geared towards<br />
being able to carry out maintenance<br />
and servicing work as quickly and<br />
easily as possible, as we consider<br />
this to be an integral part of the<br />
quality of our products. This also<br />
includes the durability of our assortment<br />
and, in particular, the best in<br />
class ergonomics - both in operation<br />
and in installation and adjustment<br />
for the specific application. We have<br />
geared our entire company as well<br />
as all overlapping processes with<br />
<strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> to this.<br />
Find Aero-Motive Products<br />
at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>:<br />
www.buerklin.com/en/brands/aero-motive<br />
Aero-Motive retractors:<br />
RB, RF, 5F, F, FLRC series<br />
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By: KONRAD LAUBERBACH<br />
CEO<br />
Aero-Motive Balancer:<br />
AB, BF, EB, EA, JA/JA, LA series<br />
Aero-Motive GmbH<br />
Email: info@aero-motive.com<br />
www.aero-motive.com<br />
Despite our extensive product range,<br />
we often encounter very individual<br />
requirements from our customers.<br />
As a medium-sized company, we<br />
are able to react very flexibly to this<br />
and implement these challenges<br />
in a short time. Another important<br />
service we offer our customers is<br />
the maintenance and servicing of<br />
our products - this includes not only<br />
checking and identifying signs of<br />
wear, but also replacing the affected<br />
components.<br />
In 2019 <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> took over<br />
the Aero-Motive product line and<br />
transferred into the 100% subsidiary<br />
Aero-Motive GmbH. In 2020,<br />
the transfer of the entire business to<br />
Oberhaching took place step by step.<br />
Since then, a team of engineers,<br />
product and sales managers as well<br />
as mechanics and business people<br />
have been working on the development,<br />
production and sales of our<br />
products under one roof and in close<br />
cooperation with <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong>.<br />
Since Aero-Motive has been set up<br />
as an independent company, we have<br />
been able to organize the further<br />
development of the business much<br />
more flexibly and thus more<br />
effectively than in the past. In<br />
particular, the adaptive management<br />
of the supply chain is an important<br />
success factor in times of raw<br />
material shortages and bottlenecks<br />
and currently ensures extremely<br />
high availability to our customers. In<br />
addition, close cooperation between<br />
product management, sales, purchasing<br />
and development allows us<br />
to work very agilely and independently<br />
on the further development of<br />
our product and service range. This<br />
flexibility is an important advantage<br />
in meeting the requirements of the<br />
market and one that our customers<br />
now greatly appreciate.<br />
Application with AB series<br />
Aero-Motive Balancer<br />
Since 2020 our tool support products<br />
have been developed and<br />
manufactured in Oberhaching near<br />
Munich and distributed by <strong>Bürklin</strong><br />
<strong>Elektronik</strong>. The direct proximity<br />
enables us to use the first-class<br />
logistics and distribution processes<br />
available there. After manufacturing,<br />
our products are stored at <strong>Bürklin</strong><br />
<strong>Elektronik</strong>, allowing incoming<br />
customer orders to be shipped the<br />
same day. We keep a wide range of<br />
our products in stock for immediate<br />
availability, which allows us to meet<br />
our customers‘ needs in the shortest<br />
possible time.<br />
We are very happy that we can<br />
continue the success story of<br />
Aero-Motive with this setup and<br />
are proud to receive a lot of positive<br />
feedback from our customers all<br />
over the world for this as well.<br />
You can contact out product<br />
experts at <strong>Bürklin</strong> <strong>Elektronik</strong> at<br />
Tel.: 089/55875-700<br />
www.buerklin.com/en/brands/aero-motive<br />
E-mail: info@aero-motive.com<br />
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