Tag Archives: new industrial revolution 4.0

ATX ROBOTICS: AN END-TO-END SOLUTION FOR AUTOMATED WELDING WITH UR ROBOTS

ATX Robotics, a division of the Aritex Group, has launched a modular collaborative robotics solution for welding, with the aim of improving productivity and making Industry 4.0 accessible to all industrial companies. The solution includes a welding machine, an automatable torch, Universal Robots UR10 or UR5 cobots, intuitive control software (URCap) and accessories. The cost-effective

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CASE STUDY: MITRE PLASTICS’ DIFFICULTY WITH INSERT HANDLING IS SOLVED WITH FANUC’S SIX-AXIS SIMPLICITY

In 2019, 50-year-old UK-based Mitre Plastics manufactured a high-volume brass insert part for an appliance manufacturer. Mitre Plastics asked an automation supplier to create a concept design using its FANUC ROBOSHOT -S220iB injection moulding machine to identify the manufacturing process. FANUC and Mitre Plastics worked together to create automated robotic merchandising for white goods. When FANUC

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BENEFITS, APPLICATIONS AND CASE STUDY OF THE FANUC M-710IC/70 INDUSTRIAL ROBOT

The Fanuc M-710iC/70 robot is a 6-axis industrial robot with a payload capacity of 70 kg and a reach of 2050 mm. It is an innovative model featuring a slim wrist, a rigid arm and a small footprint. It is suitable for a variety of applications such as handling, packaging, welding, assembly and dispensing. BENEFITS

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HOW KUKA APPTECH FACILITATES THE INTEGRATION AND PROGRAMMING OF ROBOTS IN PRODUCTION

Robots in industrial production are capable of performing a wide range of operations, such as handling parts, welding, gluing and measuring. The problem is that the robot must first learn each process step by means of software commands. The programming of a work step is considerably reduced with the KUKA.AppTech software. Similar to a library,

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YASKAWA LAUNCHES MOTOPICK 4 SOFTWARE TO BUILD PALLETS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY WITH ROBOTS

Yaskawa, one of the leading companies in the industrial robotics sector, has unveiled its new Motopick 4 software, which makes creating and optimising robot palletising patterns simple and accurate. The software is compatible with the YRC1000 and YRC1000micro robot controllers, which are the most advanced and compact in Yaskawa’s range. The software offers an intuitive

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FANUC AMERICA’S HIGH PAYLOAD COBOTS AND COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AT THE AUTOMATE PAVILION

FANUC America, a leading industrial robotics company, has introduced its new heavy-duty cobots, which can handle objects weighing up to 35 kg. Cobots are collaborative robots that can work alongside humans safely and efficiently. FANUC America’s cobots are characterised by their ease of use, flexibility and intelligence. The new FANUC America cobots are the CRX-35iA

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ABB INTRODUCES ITS SWIFTI CRB 1300 INDUSTRIAL COLLABORATIVE ROBOT THAT COMBINES THE BEST OF INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS AND COLLABORATIVE ROBOTS

Swifti CRB 1300, an industrial collaborative robot from ABB, combines speed and precision with a payload capacity of up to 11 kg. It can be used for a wide range of production and product handling tasks, such as picking and placing objects in specific locations and palletising. The Swifti CRB 1300, a cobot from ABB,

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KR CYBERTECH NANO AND KUKA’S KR IONTEC INDUSTRIAL ROBOTS SHOWCASE THEIR ADVANCES WITH EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS AT PROMAT 2023

During the ProMat 2023 manufacturing, distribution and supply chain equipment and systems event in Chicago, KUKA Robotics demonstrated the ability of its KR CYBERTECH Nano robot to efficiently retrieve products from boxes or containers within a holding cell. The robotics is used in the bin picking cell to detect components to be removed using machine

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NEW MERGER ANNOUNCED BETWEEN RAPID ROBOTICS AND YASKAWA AMERICA, INC.

Yaskawa America, Inc.’s Motoman robotics division (Yaskawa Motoman) and Rapid Robotics have announced a new combination to enhance the industrial capabilities of the Rapid Machine Operator (RMO). As a result, RMO will be able to meet the diverse demands of North American manufacturers by offering increased speed, payload capacity and performance. Rapid Robotics has sought

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PREVENTIVE MEASURES, OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARDS IN THE USE OF ROBOTS

According to the IFR’s World Robotics 2021 Industrial Robots study, there are more than three million industrial robots in use in factories around the world. By 2020, Spain will have 3,400 new robot installations globally, out of a total of 384,000 units supplied. By 2021, 12,000 industrial robots were deployed in agriculture and the food

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