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Passion in motion – What drives us Interview with Managing Director Karl Faulhaber. I N D U S T RY & A U T O M AT I O N Evolution in robotics New tool changers from IPR turn robots into flexible all-rounders for small series and individual pieces. The changers' electric drive features motors from FAULHABER. OPTICS Small cameras for big emotions Small cameras from LMP Lux Media Plan enable the media to capture spectacular images. Drive units from FAULHABER are used to optimally adjust the shutter and focus. OPTICS How to get the right colors with laser light In its sophisticated installations...

Dear readers, For a year now, I have been leading this company together with the new man agement. This period has been shaped by geopolitical and macroeconomic cri ses, which the FAULHABER family has overcome with team spirit and solidarity. We are not the only ones to have noticed the growing competition for scarce Publisher / Editor: DR. FRITZ FAULHABER GMBH & CO. KG Schönaich · Germany Phone: +49 (0)70 31/638-0 Fax: +49 (0)70 31/638-100 E-Mail: [email protected] www.faulhaber.com resources, such as semiconductors – companies in all industries worldwide are affected. In the introductory interview,...

INTERVIEW SERIES Passion in motion – What drives us Karl Faulhaber MANAGING DIRECTOR Integration of electronic functions in drive systems: Benefits and dependencies For the past year, Karl Faulhaber has been responsible for successfully leading the drive technology company founded by his grandfather into the future. In this interview, he talks about how he evaluates global supply chains with his team in the FAULHABER Group and where he sees growth markets.

What is your overall assessment thus far at the helm of the ewly formed FAULHABER n management? Semiconductor prices have allen continuf ously in recent years. Did this result in any b enefits for the company? The first year under the new management was characterized by an exacerbated situation due to various macroe conomic and geopolitical crises. Our success and growth despite of these crises are due to the team spirit and team work of all FAULHABER employees. As a company that is driven by technology and inno vation, we have primarily benefited from miniaturi zation and the expanded functionality...

What is more important in the future: Deliverability at all costs or cost optimization? We are always working on improving deliverability and our cost structures. Under normal circumstances, you can't say that any given factor is more impor tant than the other, but due to the extreme volatility in the semi onductor market and high inflation in c some aspects, we've had to use ifferent evaluation d c riteria in the short term. In the interest of deliver ability, we've had to absorb significant cost increases in some aspects. How does FAULHABER ensure deliverability in times of crisis? In order...

And what can customers expect in the field of automation? In the automation market, we are concerned with supporting our customers with regard to the devel opment of the processes and materials of the future and thus also with ensuring the efficiency, accuracy, productivity, and effectiveness of the next genera tions of machines. Can you explain that to us with a specific example? The examples are as varied as they are exciting. Our solutions are used in agricultural robots and for pre cision farming. Precision farming is about reducing or completely preventing the environmental impact of pesticides...

Evolution in robotics Those who adapt the fastest win. In industry and logistics, robots generally handle monotonous tasks that they can repeat almost endlessly with steady precision. A new type of tool changer now turns the specialist for large series into a flexible all-rounder, with which even small series and individual pieces can be produced economically. The innovative TKX changer series from the IPR specialists features a motor from FAULHABER in the electric drive of the automatic changer. The range of tasks that is being carried out by robots has become limitless. It includes gripping,...

This is where the TKX tool changer comes in. M ounted to the end of the robot arm, it is able to remove a variety of different tools from a rack. For example, it enables the robot to first grip and position a workpiece, then to process it with tools, and finally to check and document the quality with a contour sensor or a camera. For this, the adapter needs suitable feedthroughs for the corresponding tool functions. The TKX series offers all conceivable options here, plus several lateral screw-on surfaces for additional modules. But the main task of the tool changer is to securely lock the tool...

TKT: Same tool side can be used for every drive variant. TKP (pneumatic): Proven functional principle Pneumatic or electric? Traditionally, many industrial applications use pneu matic power transmission for this process. Com pressed air technology has proven itself over decades, and it is well suited not least for handling very heavy objects. But a pneumatic system requires compres sors, lines, and its own controller with numerous mechanical components – a considerable investment in new systems. In industries with increased demands m on cleanliness and hygiene, such as icroelectronics or food,...

Reliable and easy to combine TKM (manual): Change with ease and in seconds TKE (electric): Change with 24 V The TKE changers will be available in seven sizes for handling workpieces from 3 to 300 kilograms. The electric variant of the product family thus covers a wide range of applications, from lightweight robots to stationary applications. The dimensions of the BXT motors used are adapted to the application. “The range of sizes and the large selection of suitable gears for the optimum reduction in each case was an important criterion for us,” explains Roman Batz. “Robots should be able to achieve...