Expert articles on industrial robotics for manufacturers, engineers and automation specialists. Covers robot selection, automation planning, ROI analysis, technical guides and the latest trends in smart manufacturing and Industry 4.0.
An advisory committee at the Manufacturing Automation and Robotics Summit 2019, discussed typical topics associated with automation installations and how companies can master them. UK manufacturing companies are forced to adapt to the confluence of major trends in labor supply, consolidation of the supply chain and optimization of the balance between quality and cost, a … Read more
KUKA manufactures a diverse portfolio of parts, some of which are created in comparatively low volumes, but require fixation, change in integrity, or assembly. The mainstay of the inaudible welding method used by the company until now has been the Telsonic HandyStar ultrasonic units. Let’s get to know more about this cutting-edge technology. Light Weight … Read more
In the last five years, the global operating stock of industrial robots has increased by approximately 65 percent to 2.4 million units. Thisindicates that companies around the world are dramatically adopting industrial automation. In this time frame, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a positive impact on the labor market. The employment rate in … Read more
A growing trend for robotic work cells is 3D machine vision. This technology allows the robot to detect the position, size, depth, and color of objects. Sectors such as logistics, food processing, life sciences, and production are finding ways to modify their processes using visual components.The ultimate goal is to to launch automated systems with … Read more
The office of HANNAH, supported by Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovic, can be a U.S.-based design and analysis application that has been experimenting with digital style and fabrication techniques through all kinds of comes from piece of furniture to urbanism. Each a professor on the university’s faculty of Architecture, Art and Planning, Leslie and Sasa … Read more
Greater efficiency, greater profitability and greater flexibility: there are several advantages that are attributed to the automation of robotic methods within the plastics industry, which ultimately contributes to the optimization of the process. For midsize plastics processing companies, automating the production process gives them an edge over their competitors, whether it’s operating injection molding machines … Read more
Studios Jason Bruges offers unique visuals and performances based on various sports, including swimming, shooting, sprinting, and skating. ABB industrial robots that once worked in a BMW factory have been repurposed as main elements of a new work of art inspired by the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. The large-scale installation, created by London-based firm Jason … Read more
Robotiq, a provider of tools and solution packages for the cooperative robot market, today declared the launch of its screwdriving solution. Designed for fabricators trying to automate fastening applications, this solution’s intuitive options eliminate the need for costly and difficult-to-tailor solutions. Catherine Leclerc, the Product Owner of Robotiq, says: “Screwdriving can be an uninteresting and … Read more
Veo Robotics FreeMove system receives ISO 13849 safety certification from TÜV Rheinland. With the rise of collaborative robots (cobots) in the last decade, it seemed that the artificial intelligence trade would split into 2 divisions: one for the high-speed industrial robots we all know and one for cobots. Some robotic technology vendors would, of course, … Read more
