News from the industry.And what it means for you.

Monday 19 October

• NewestRetooling a robot station in minutes? Then the cables and hoses have to change with itUS start-up Industrial Next builds robot stations that, according to the company, can be retooled for a new task in minutes instead of weeks. Software and AI make that possible. But a station that switches tasks quickly also needs cables and hoses you can adapt quickly.Read on
  

Sunday 18 October

• NewsMetaalunie wants support for robotisation. A robot then also has to keep runningKoninklijke Metaalunie is asking the Dutch government for targeted help for SME manufacturers that want to raise their productivity, including financing for robotisation and digitalisation. Buying a robot is one thing. It then also has to keep running reliably, and the dress pack plays a big part in that.Read on
  

Friday 16 October

• NewsInvestment can wait, maintenance can'tMore than one in five technology companies have postponed investments, according to a new FME survey. As a result, existing machines have to last longer than planned. That is exactly when it pays to look at parts that wear gradually, such as cable carriers and the cables inside them.Read on
  

Thursday 15 October

• News128 axes in one controller: why cable management becomes the weak spotIn early October, Panasonic released a motion controller that drives up to 128 axes from a single unit. More servo axes also means more motor cables, encoder cables and hoses in motion. That is where cable management decides whether the machine keeps performing.Read on
  

Wednesday 14 October

• NewsManufacturers lose an average of 21 production days to missing materialsDutch manufacturers lost an average of 21 production days last year due to missing materials, according to research by reichelt elektronik. Machine parts are one of the biggest bottlenecks. Moving cable management is no different.Read on
  

Tuesday 13 October

• NewsFour Dutch recycling projects granted strategic status by BrusselsThe European Commission has granted strategic status to four Dutch recycling projects. They recover aluminium, copper and battery metals from scrap and waste. That calls for installations that keep moving reliably day and night.Read on
  

Monday 12 October

• NewsFewer skilled workers in the chemical industry, fewer hands for maintenanceEnrolment in vocational chemistry programmes is almost half what it was ten years ago. What does that mean for the maintenance of specialist components such as cable carriers?Read on
  

Saturday 10 October

• NewsGreen Steel agreement falls behind: existing installations must keep runningThe agreement between Tata Steel and the Dutch government is months behind schedule. In the meantime, existing systems often have to last longer.Read on
  

Friday 9 October

• NewsUniversal Robots Gen 7: fewer cables around the wrist, but no less of a cabling challengeThe new tool flange delivers data, power and safety signals directly to the tool. But compressed air, vacuum or an extra sensor still run along the arm.Read on
  

Thursday 8 October

• NewsEuroBLECH 2026: cable carriers on sheet metal working machinesEuroBLECH runs in Hanover from 20 to 23 October. We are mainly looking at the machines themselves: high accelerations and fine metal dust.Read on
  

Wednesday 7 October

• NewsWelding robots are ever easier to program, the failures are in the hose packageFANUC showed how a welding program is built automatically from a scan. Most failures, however, do not originate in the software.Read on
  

Tuesday 6 October

• NewsRobot on a linear axis: cable carrier and dress pack must match each otherMore and more robots travel on a rail. That means two systems that must match each other well: a cable carrier along the rail and a dress pack on the arm.Read on
  

Monday 5 October

• NewsRobots in the process industry: cabling that can withstand dust and cleaningAt Chemelot, SABIC and ProfCore are going to robotise the compounding and filling of additives. Such an environment places different demands than an average assembly line.Read on
  

Saturday 3 October

• NewsShort maintenance window? Inspect well before the shutdownMaintenance windows are short and scarce. Replacing a cable carrier during a planned shutdown only works if everything is ready.Read on
  

Friday 2 October

• NewsRotterdam, Antwerp and the Ruhr area work together: cable carriers in weather, wind and saltBehind every port crane and loading installation is a system that moves energy and data along with it, often over hundreds of metres. The requirements there differ from those in a machine hall.Read on
  

Thursday 1 October

• NewsThe complete Detas Ultra cable entry range onlineSplit glands, frames, entry plates, brushes, strain relief and EMC clamps: all Detas Ultra series and variants are now on the site, searchable by article number.Read on
  
• NewsNew: calculators for bending radius, fill level and lengthThree free calculation tools on the site, using the same calculation rules as our configurator. Handy for a quick check during design.Read on
  

Wednesday 30 September

• NewsSustainability also lies in small decisions: overhauling where possibleOn 26 November, sustainability takes centre stage at Industrial Sustainability in Veldhoven. A worn cable carrier does not always have to be replaced in its entirety.Read on