Extrusion is a molding process used, among other things, for thermoplastics. Basically, in this process, solid to viscous mass – the extrudate – is pressed through a shaping opening under high pressure and high temperatures. This is known as a …

The most common and basic safety function drive is the Safety Torque Off (STO). This is also called “uncontrolled shutdown” and is a function that results in an immediate interruption of the power supply to the drive elements. It corresponds …

Probably the best known and most frequently used welding processes are MIG/MAG welding and TIG welding. These methods work only conditionally or not at all for plastics. For joining plastics, we use ultrasonic technology in our systems. In this article, …

We already explained how a 3D printer works and the different printing techniques in one of our last posts. If you haven’t seen it yet, click on the link below this post and take a look. In this article we …

The basic principle of the encoder is the conversion of mechanical movements into electrical signals. These pulses can be used to determine speed, position and length. For this reason, the rotary encoder is also often referred to as an encoder …