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Transforming Manufacturing Processes with AMRs: Boosting Efficiency and Adaptability
One of the key advantages of AMRs lies in their adaptability. Manufacturing processes often require frequent changes, reconfigurations, or repositioning of equipment and materials. AMRs can quickly and easily adapt to these changing requirements.
Toyota Research Institute Unveils Breakthrough in Teaching Robots New Behaviors
This advancement significantly improves robot utility and is a step towards building "Large Behavior Models (LBMs)" for robots, analogous to the Large Language Models (LLMs) that have recently revolutionized conversational AI.
Why Rotary Encoders Might Be the Best Fit for Your Industrial Robotics Design
Encoders make industrial robots accurate enough to perform positionally accurate machining and handling tasks on large components. Let’s talk about how.
Case Study: Delta Line Motion System Solutions for Robotics
Delta Line motors, particularly those in its rapidly expanding frameless range, offer exceptional power density and are well suited to meet the need for compact yet powerful motion solutions.
Bringing Robotics to Small Manufacturing
Ease of use will be prioritized, with user-friendly programming interfaces and modular designs, while industry-specific solutions and cost reductions will drive wider adoption across various sectors.
PACK EXPO 2023 Product Preview
PACK EXPO 2023 takes place September 11th - 13th in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Talking PACK Expo with Brenton Engineering
Las Vegas is a place tailor-made for big reveals, which is why it’s the perfect location to launch our new XCP Series continuous motion case packer. The XCP is designed for that mid-level customer looking to package between 35-70 cases per minute.
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Mobile Robotics - Increasing Flexibility Enables Increasing Efficiency in Logistics
According to IDTechEx's research, there has been a significant cumulative increase in funding for various types of mobile robots (e.g., mobile picking, intralogistics, material handling, etc.) from 2015 to 2022.
ABB to invest $280 million in its European Robotics hub in Sweden
65,000 m2 integrated Robotics Campus replaces existing site bringing together automated manufacturing, R&D, customer experience and training centers to develop next generation AI-enabled technologies, strengthening the company’s global leadership
Rockwell Automation signs agreement to acquire autonomous robotics leader Clearpath Robotics
Acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions, providing safer, more efficient manufacturing environments for customers
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A New Breed of Intelligent Robots is Poised to Change the Face of Canadian Manufacturing, says CMTS 2023 Keynote
Max Moruzzi, CEO of intelligent automation startup Xaba, to shed light on how robots that think will reshape the factory floor, delivering more efficient and economical production
KUKA Highlights Versatility, Human-Robot Collaboration at WIMTS 2023
Spotlighting the breadth and scope of its automation capabilities, KUKA will feature a wide variety of robotic solutions from education and training to augmented reality and collaborative robots at WIMTS 2023.
Dobot USA Officially Opens and Accelerates North American Market Expansion with New Cobot Series
The cross-sector products expand the range of high-performance, easy-to-use cobot solutions primarily for companies in dozen of industries, including electronics, automotive, metal processing and so on.
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INTELLIGENT LOGISTICS ROBOTS
INTELLIGENT LOGISTICS ROBOTS
Autonomously driving and self-contained logistics robots are a critical component of "Intralogistics 4.0". They are used for storage as well as removal and dispatch preparation, optimize material flow and relieve employees. Thanks to their performance and modular design, drive systems from FAULHABER meet the high demands of modern intralogistics.
Factory Automation - Featured Company
MMP Inc. / MIDWEST MOTION PRODUCTS, INC.
The Leader in Rapid Prototyping of High-Quality Motion Control Solutions. MMP is actively engaged in the design, manufacturing and distribution of standard and custom motion control equipment, including fully reversible brushed and brushless DC gearmotors, motors with failsafe brakes and servomotors with feedback devices such as analog tachometers and encoders. We also provide fully-sealed IP-65 motor speed controls @ 12/24/48 VDC, AC~DC power supplies and a wide variety of 12/24 VDC linear actuators. If you need a sample right away, we can be a project saving convenience for you. We provide more than 8000+ released DC Gearmotor designs with cost-effective solutions for robotics and automation companies. These designs are unique and custom-built to suit the specific application requirements of the motion control projects.
