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Three members of the Design News staff were in Germany for the Hannover Technology Fair. The April 16-20 extravanganza featured 6,000 exhibitors from 60 countries. Innovations include a new ball bearing family from igus, a rapid tooling system capable of producing stamping and die-casting tools and the use of fluidic muscles in Festo's bionic demos. Be sure to check back for additional coverage, podcasts and videos from the Fair.
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MECA Finds Perchlorate on Mars, TEGA Still Looking
Can MECA and TEGA confirm life or its absence on Mars? The two sets of soil analyzers aboard the Mars Phoenix Lander are trying their hardest. Full Story
2008-08-06 12:05:58 EDT -
Lego, NI Team up on Robotic Toy
Lego Education and National Instruments teamed up to create WeDo, a toy that teaches software programming to kids aged 7-11. Full Story
2008-08-06 03:48:11 EDT
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Turck, Woodhead, GGB and Pacific Bearing roll out new products at Hannover Fair
Here¡¯s a wrap-up about several of the new motion control and bearing products I learned about after Hannover Fair booth visits in Germany last week. Also, stay tuned for my forthcoming video... View Blog Post
2007-04-25 07:08:53 EDT -
Germany leads in wind turbine, U.S. catching up
As I stared out the window of the train speeding between Frankfurt and Hanover, wind turbines - sometimes thick as a grove of trees - dotted the countryside. Some 18,000 of them gracefully spin... View Blog Post
2007-04-23 06:50:16 EDT -
Industrial Ethernet, food and robots dominate Hannover Fair
Here's some random impressions after two days at the Hannover Fair in Germany where 6,000 companies from 70 companies are exhibiting a range of industrial technologies and products.– Role... View Blog Post
2007-04-17 04:29:37 EDT -
Rapid Tooling At the Hannover Fair
A new rapid tooling system capable of producing stamping and die-casting tools turned up at this week's Hannover Fair. Tucked away in a booth dedicated to the winners of the 2007 Swiss Technology... View Blog Post
2007-04-17 04:14:12 EDT -
Siemens ties businesses to demographic, urbanization mega-trends
Siemens is one of the biggest companies in the world so it’s little surprise that it would dominate the Hannover Fair on its home turf. Besides a booth the size of some entire trade shows,... View Blog Post
2007-04-17 01:21:37 EDT -
Festo’s Bionic Demos Use Fluidic Muscle
Festo usually likes to have some fun with its exhibit at the Hannover Fair. And this year was no exception. The company displayed a racing simulator, a robotic arm capable of human-like movements... View Blog Post
2007-04-16 10:41:14 EDT -
From Hannover Fair, Rockwell and Cisco announce automation/Ethernet IP pact
Rockwell Automation and Cisco announced a pact at the Hannover Fair this morning that promises to ease the design and implementation of Ethernet IP on the factory floor.One of the biggest... View Blog Post
2007-04-16 03:36:42 EDT -
Acoustic Camera Sees Noise Problems
You really can “see” sound. At least, you can see a map of sounds picked up by the Acoustic Camera from GFaI, a German society that promotes applied computer science. At the Hannover Fair, the... View Blog Post
2007-04-19 03:11:10 EDT
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