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Electrical systems

What exactly does retrofit mean?

2020-07-15 With electrified vehicles, terms and designations such as ‘retrofit’ are coming up and not everyone is familiar with them. STW explains the terminology. J1939 also plays a role in this.

Forklifts

CANopen interface in the fork

2020-06-16 Vetter (Germany) provides in its Smartfork sub-system CANopen interfaces for connecting sensors.

Individually-adaptable

Automation system for more comfort at home

2020-05-20 The TEM Group (Switzerland) developed the Mytem Smarthome solution comprising wired and wirelessly interconnected devices. All wired devices are networked via CAN.

Sensor data

CANopen helps on the way to the cloud

2020-05-14 Schmersal (Germany) offers the Smart Safety solution allowing to send safety sensor data to the cloud. On the fieldbus-level, the collected sensor data can be sent to the PLC (programmable logic controller) via CANopen.

Moving detection

Mining safety kit for working in dangerous environments

2020-04-30 To reduce the risk of accidents and equipment damage in quarries, mines, and construction sites, VIA is showcased the VIA Mobile360 AI Mining Safety Kit at the Conexpo-CON/AGG. Dynamic moving object detection is realized via CAN.

Ambulances

CAN reduces cabling effort

2020-04-21 The German company C. Miesen has equipped its ambulances with a CAN network. It links the add-on devices, especially the keypads.

Telematics

CAN-based lifting machines connected

2020-04-21 Industrial Access (Romania), a rental company for construction machinery, has equipped 110 CAN-based machines with the Genie Lift Connect telematics solution by Terex.

Coronavirus

Utilizing service robots to prevent the spread of Covid-19

2020-04-01 The Boxer-8110AI fanless embedded box PC from Aaeon is deployed to power automated service robots, helping to reduce person-to-person contact during the corona pandemic. It uses two embedded CAN networks.

Disinfection robot

Fighting against the coronavirus using CAN

2020-04-01 The robots by UVD robots (Denmark) are deployed in hospitals to disinfect rooms and equipment such as patient beds. They use embedded CAN networks.

Disinfection robot

Fighting against the Sars-CoV-2 virus

2020-03-24 Within one week engineers by Siemens and Aucma (China) made a normal mobile robot able to disinfect rooms and equipment against the novel coronavirus.

Covid-19

Corona pandemic and CAN

2020-03-18 The new virus goes around the world. CAN is not the right medicine against it, but CAN networks are used in medical equipment helping indirectly in the fight against the Covid-19 disease.

Place for two persons

Completing work-at-height jobs

2020-03-17 Genie S-80 J telescopic boom lift model from Genie (a brand of Terex) integrates a CAN-based control system. This lift model allows to work at the heights of up to 24,4 m (80 feet).

Farming applications

Latest Isobus-capable solutions

2020-02-18 Isobus is a CAN-based solution standardized in the ISO 11783 series. It finds a great acceptance in agricultural applications. This article informs about current Isobus-related developments.

On the roadshow

Heavy-duty vehicle transportation solutions

2020-02-12 Doll Fahrzeugbau manufactures heavy-duty vehicles such as the Panther low-bed, Vario semi low-loader or Vario trailer. The CAN-based Doll Tronic is used as a remote-control system.

Case study

CAN-based HMI in mining machine

2019-12-17 Thyssenkrupp use the G3 HMI operator panels from Red Lion for their transport crawlers. The engine of the crawler uses J1939.

Drive power module

E-vehicle goes into mass production in 2021

2019-11-20 Borgwarner has announced a first project in China using its Integrated Drive Module (iDM). This product integrates power electronics with the transmission system and communicates via CAN.

Educational robot

CAN is used as embedded network

2019-11-15 DJI (China), known as drone and aerial imaging provider, has launched the Robomaster S1 ground-based robot. It comes with an embedded CAN network.

CAN network monitoring

Electric towbar-less tractor for maneuvering aircraft

2019-11-08 In the electric towbar-less tractor for maneuvering aircraft from Kalmar Motors, Kvasers CAN-based products are used.

Agritechnica 2019

Equipment carrier with CAN docking system

2019-11-07 The road maintenance department Bad Ischl has decided to buy a SYN Trac, a equipment carrier for year-round use. The docking system of the tractor comes with a CAN network and optional Isobus.

Harvester

Taking aim at growth in the potato market

2019-10-01 The Keiler II Classic from Ropa is an addition to the company’s two-row potato harvesters, scheduled for series production in time for the 2020 harvest. An Isobus control unit is equipped.