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Time For Levitating Factories?

Time For Levitating Factories?

From NUREMBERG – Will magnetic levitation bring about a revolution in the factory of tomorrow?

At SPS, automation manufacturer Festo presented its supraconductivity technology for production lines. Their SupraCarrier could be commercially launched in 5 years for handling and conveying applications. Yet, levitation in the factory is no longer viewed as science fiction. The factory of today is already using other contactless solutions.

Hicham Dhouibi, an Industrial Expert at DirectIndustry, contributed to this report.

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