News Archive 2007

Ultrasound System to Detect Double Materials

Machine downtimes are the most dreaded events during industrial operation. This also applies to areas where, for example, large surface materials are automatically processed, tested or packaged. One of the causes of production interruptions in such cases is often the unintentional drawing in of double materials or double sheets.

Welding Robots Make New Savings

Robots dominate the manufacturing industry and in the area of welding robots, time and money are lost if welding caps have burnt out, have burrs, or simply no longer provide the optimum welding quality.

Installation Recommendations for AS-Interface

For an easy AS-Interface startup, Pepperl+Fuchs has developed an installation recommendation for the AS-Interface in collaboration with the AS-International Association.

Block Control System for Electric Overhead Conveyor Rails

Electric overhead conveyor rails (EHB) represent one of the most important conveyor systems in the automobile industry. Within the automotive plant, overhead conveyors support the flow of materials from basic structure to final automotive assembly. A large number of complicated procedures have to be integrated perfectly, requiring impressive concepts and control technology.

VMT Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH Moves Company Headquarters to Mannheim

VMT Bildverarbeitungssysteme GmbH moved on 1st October 2007 from Weinheim to Mannheim, Germany.

The company outgrew its former location due to an increase in personnel, and activities following integration into the Pepperl+Fuchs group.