Hannover Messe: Forwards, backwards, faster, slower... Smart conveyor rollers help optimize parcel logistics (IMAGE)

Saarland University

Hannover Messe: Forwards, backwards, faster, slower... Smart conveyor rollers help optimize parcel logistics

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The drive systems specialist Matthias Nienhaus (photo) from Saarland University is collaborating with partners to develop smart conveyor rollers that communicate with one another. They have found a way of turning the motor inside every drive roller into a sensor. The team will be exhibiting a conveyor demonstrator made from these smart rollers at Hannover Messe.

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Credit: Oliver Dietze

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