Networking - How the digital Revolution is also changing production

The fact that data needs to be transmitted quickly has long been accepted, even in the tough world of industrial production. Camera-supported quality checks for moving applications with especially high requirements for data transmission, with a CAT.6A Ethernet cable, the Lapp Group have developed for the first time a cabling solution that is highly flexible and can withstand the high stresses in production.



Until then, the market could provide choice but not the solution. Either a rigid or flexible cable with the Cat.6A parameters, or a highly flexible cable which could only manage a maximum transmission rate of up to 1 Gbit/s.





 

With the introduction of the ETHERLINE® Cat.6A, the customer now gets the best of both worlds; high data transmission rates of up to 10 Gbit/s , whilst being suitable for moving applications such as in power chains. This was possible thanks to innovative material selection and wrapping technique, but the idea came from two of Lapp's youngest talents.


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Robotics - Triumph of Artificial Intelligence

Robotics is the supreme discipline for cables
 
As demanding as the tasks performed by robots are, the requirements for the cabling are
equally stringent. That is why the issue of robotics is a major focus in the Lapp Group. Building
on a wealth of manufacturing expertise within the company, while the French subsidiary Lapp
Muller in Grimaud has specialists with more than 25 years' experience in robot and drag chain
applications.

This know-how creates competence. Ultimately, competence is exactly what it takes to be
successful in robotics, with its countless range of applications and individual designs. It is an
area where practically no two applications are the same. This means that every cable solution
also has to be unique, whether it is to provide a specific power supply for robots or high-performance
data transmission, for example when building robots with high resolution camera
systems.


However, for many robot applications the outer material of a cable is just as crucial as what
is inside. The cable may need to be able to withstand mechanical abrasion and chemicals,
or requirements might include resistance to harsh working environments, or extreme tensile
strength. Whatever people demand from a robot as an indefatigable worker, they demand
exactly the same from the cables.




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