From automotive and mechanical engineering to the pharmaceutical and medical industries: In certain production processes, components used are exposed to challenging environmental influences such as chemicals, welding, or coolant splashes. This also applies to hoses for transporting various media. To…

Whether in the pharmaceutical, food, or packaging industry: Cobots are ideal assistants for pick-and-place applications or palletizing. Equipped with vacuum grippers and suitable suction cups, they are primarily suitable for gentle handling of delicate and uneven workpieces such as films or bag pack…

Modern actuators perform their work reliably in many locations only when high-precision signal transmitters are used. To enable even lighter parts to be handled repeatedly with accuracy, SMC presents the analog all-round signal transmitters of the D-MH1 series: A single, small, and versatile switch…

Whether for clamping, suction, or transportation: The multi-stage vacuum generators of the ZL series from SMC are the first choice industry-wide for pick-and-place applications – and now make them even safer and more efficient thanks to IO-Link expansion. Combined with high suction performance and…

For a wide range of handling tasks, collaborative robots (cobots) are now the first choice. To fully leverage their advantages in terms of precision, reliability, and flexibility, the right tool is also required. With the RMH series, SMC now offers a pneumatic gripper in three variants that is compa…

Cross-industry development of dust-laden exhaust or ambient air streams occurs during industrial or combustion processes. These are cleaned using various filters to reduce the burden on the environment and health. For filter regeneration using jet-pulse cleaning, impulse valves are used, which typic…

Valve islands for controlling multiple pneumatic applications are a common sight in the manufacturing industry. When compact, powerful, and flexible solutions are required across various sectors, additional demands for high sealing and durability are added in the food sector. How to combine such div…

In no other trade fair month are the experts from SMC Germany in such high demand as in November 2023: At a total of four trade fairs, the leading specialist for pneumatic and electrical automation technology presents forward-looking innovations, among other things, for the fields of medical technol…

Various applications in the medical/pharmaceutical sector or the food industry rely on different methods of compressed air. Depending on the application, the air used must be bacteria-free, odorless, or antibacterial – or a combination of these. To meet multiple requirements simultaneously, automa…

It's a milestone birthday with a special highlight: exactly 50 years ago, the first edition of the trade fair took place, which at that time was still called LASER. In the meantime, it has developed into LASER World of PHOTONICS, the leading international trade fair for photonics – and for its 202…