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Fraunhofer News

Disinfection robot: Value created by linking up to building data

The disinfection robot BALTO — named after a sled dog who carried urgently needed vaccines to a highly inaccessible region of Alaska a hundred years ago — is capable of disinfecting door knobs and similar objects. It does this autonomously, reacting to human beings in the surrounding area at the same time. An interface with the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process makes this possible.

Theben News

The legend lives on: theben-timer 26 as a 100 year anniversary edition

To mark Theben AG's centenary, the company is presenting an anniversary edition of the theben-timer 26 in three special colors. The analogue plug-in time switch was developed in 1976 and has since become a bestseller in Theben’s product range with over 33 million devices sold worldwide.

Toshiba News

Toshiba’s 1-Form-B Photorelay Expands Applications with Industry’s Highest ON-State Current Rating

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation ("Toshiba") has launched “TLP4590A,” a 1-Form-B (normally closed) photorelay in a DIP6 package featuring an industry-leading[1] 1.2A increased ON-state current rating and a 60V OFF-state output terminal voltage rating. Volume shipments start today.

ZF News

The ZF Energy Harvesting Light Switch Module Installed at China’s Largest Airports

The topics of sustainability, flexibility and energy efficiency in the lighting sector are the largest airports in China. Thanks to the wireless and battery-free light switch module from ZF, lights are controlled by using the KNX-RF radio protocol at Beijing and Xinjiang airports.

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