International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Ternium in Pesquería near Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, to supply a new high-end push pickling line (PPL), designed for advanced high-strength steel grades.

The new line will have an annual capacity of 550,000 metric tons and will be used mainly for the automotive and home appliance industry. Start-up is scheduled for mid-2024.

It's easy for a human to reach into a bin and pick up a screw without hitting an arm on the bin edge. A robot needs precise motion planning to reach into the bin at the correct angle and grip the right part. With proper preparation, the robot can relieve humans of tedious, monotonous bin-picking work – and do so reliably, quickly and without tiring. For precise calculation of these picking parameters, KUKA partnered with vision expert Roboception to develop a technology package that's easy to integrate into the production process with no major programming effort.

Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and industrial automation, is supplying to Renault Group the SF6-free AirSeT equipment, an innovative solution eliminating the greenhouse gas SF6 from its medium-voltage switchgear at the Flins Refactory.

AirSeT switchgear with no GHGs supports Renault Group’s circular economy goals