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In conversation: His Royal Highness Prince
Joachim of Denmark (right) at the Festo stand.
Royal visit
The intelligent glove
The ProGlove allows bar codes
to be read quickly and easily.
Denmark // FoodTech in Herning is the most important trade event for Scandi-
navian food producers and their suppliers. The industry’s biggest trade fair in
Northern Europe takes place every two years and is open to trade visitors only.
The fair was officially opened by Prince Joachim of Denmark in November of
last year.
His visit attracted a large media presence. During his guided tour of the trade
fair, he visited the Festo stand where he learned about the latest innovations in
superconductor technology. Visitors who were interested in this topic were
able to attend a presentation on “Festo Future Concepts: Superconductors and
a new world of automation in the food industry”.
Germany// For the tugger train drivers who
supply material to the assembly stations at the
Scharnhausen Technology Plant, the routine task
of loading and unloading boxes, sorting them, and
then scanning each one using a scanning device
was a laborious and tedious procedure. Relief is
now on the way in the shape of a glove featuring
an integrated scanner. Following successful com-
pletion of a test phase, the ProGlove is now being
used for all tugger trains.
At first glance, the ProGlove looks just like any glove
you might find in a DIY store. However, beneath the
glove's surface lies sophisticated technology in the
form of sensors that trigger a scanner on the back of
the hand. These sensors automatically detect con-
tainers as the tugger train is loaded and unloaded
and throughout the processing steps. Thanks to the
glove, the tugger train driver can use both hands
to grip the boxes. The glove also protects against
injury. Another advantage is that workers can work
Festo Training and
Consulting
Industry 4.0 fea-
tures prominently
in the new semi-
nar plan 2017.
Along with trad-
itional basic and
advanced sem-
inars in various
technical sub­
jects, there is also
a wide range of
training options
aimed at developing skills for the produc-
tion of the future. The seminars on offer
include network technology for Industry
4.0, human-machine interaction for the
next generation, and planning and simu-
lation in virtual and augmented reality.
more quickly. It takes much less time to
scan using the glove than with a separate
scanning device.
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