Saarbrücken Engineers Develop Smart Conveyor Rollers for the Factory of the Future (IMAGE)

Saarland University

Saarbrücken Engineers Develop Smart Conveyor Rollers for the Factory of the Future

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Engineers in Saarbrücken are currently developing smart conveyor rollers that communicate with one another. The drive systems specialist Matthias Nienhaus from Saarland University is collaborating with partners to turn the motor inside every drive roller into a sensor.

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Oliver Dietze

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