Embracing Automation Technologies to Optimise Just-in-Time Processes

As businesses' priorities evolve as a means to navigate today's challenging landscape, new processes, such as Just-in-Time (JIT), are being implemented to meet customer demands in the most efficient way.

New ABB SWIFTI industrial cobot delivers class-leading speed, accuracy and safety

SWIFTI™ CRB 1300 industrial collaborative robot is six times faster and five times more precise than other robots in its class. Combination of high payload capability - up to 11kg - and speed improves production efficiency by up to 44%.

KPI INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS OPENS FIRST FULL-SCALE DEMONSTRATION SITE IN NORTH AMERICA FOR NEW GEEK+ FOUR-WAY SHUTTLE SOLUTION

As part of a KPI-designed operation that increases storage capacity, boosts throughput, and builds flexibility, the Geek+ Four-way Shuttle supports multiple picking and storage strategies for pallets, containers, and individual units.

MiniMACS6 Stabilizes the Furuta Pendulum

A classic problem in engineering is the rotational inverted pendulum. It is used to demonstrate and examine movement patterns and control algorithms in control and electrical engineering as well as in mechanical engineering. These help to control robots and other machines.

3 Benefits of Working With a Robotic Integrator

Because there is more to automation than selecting a robot, working with a robot or system integrator can be extremely valuable to ensure the full robotic system is properly designed to achieve the desired results.

DENSO Increases Efficiencies, Improves Morale with Fleet of MiR250 Autonomous Mobile Robots

Tier 1 automotive supplier reached fast ROI with Mobile Industrial Robot's safe, flexible AMRs tasked with transporting materials around its 800,000 square foot powertrain component production facility in Athens, Tennessee

Improving Uptime and Safety with Autonomous Mobile Robots

Mauser Packaging Solutions (Mauser) is a global packaging leader with over 180 facilities worldwide. Their team needed a solution for their 24/7 production schedule, which their existing AGV system couldn't meet.

New Ideas, Collaboration Help Brenton Drive Four Major Product Handling Upgrades to KW Container

This cell included four robots picking lids and packing them into one of four SKUs. This cell, encapsulated in a small footprint, also included an auto adjustable case sealer to accommodate the four different SKU boxes, a palletizer and stretch wrapper.

General Purpose Programming Languages Are the Future for the Industrial Automation Industry and Are Overtaking Traditional PLC IEC 61131-3

IEC 61131-3 is the de facto standard in the industrial automation industry. It encompasses 5 different programming "languages". It makes designing simple programs straightforward and easy, and it does this very well.

Mouser Gives a Closer Look at Autonomous Mobile Robots in New Installment of Empowering Innovation Together

The final installment of Mouser's 2022 Empowering Innovation Together program explores the cutting-edge applications of autonomous mobile robots and includes a new episode of The Tech Between Us podcast.

How AI is reshaping the edge computing landscape

How much computing power is needed at the edge? How much memory and storage are enough for AI at the edge? Minimum requirements are growing as AI opens the door to innovative applications that need more and faster processing, storage, and memory.

Tazza! A 3D-Based Robot Pick-and-Place Vision System

The vision system performs three key tasks: scanning in 3D the raw white vessels; analyzing the 3D scans to establish the vessels' size, shape, position; and communicating the results to the cobot so it can accurately reach the teacups as they move along the production line.

BOWE GROUP leads an $8.2M investment round in robot software innovator MOV.AI

The investment reflects BOWE's strategic view of robotics in the future of automation and is a vote of confidence in MOV.AI's innovative approach to robot software.

Maximising the Potential of AMRs with Software Integration

Software solutions such as Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) have helped to optimise operations, and Pick-to-Light technology has transformed the speed and accuracy of stock picks. The result of this investment has been pockets of efficiency gains. But is this enough?

Omron to showcase an interactive experience that combines pick-and-place, materials transport and end-of-line palletizing at PACK EXPO 2022

Optimizing operations is essential in the packaging industry from processing to logistics and warehousing. At booth S-3832 at PACK EXPO, Omron's interactive experience showcases a complete, flexible and fully automated solution that empowers people through automation.

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Oriental Motor USA - Ideal for AGV/AMR Applications

Oriental Motor USA - Ideal for AGV/AMR Applications

The BLV Series R Type brushless DC motor (BLDC motor) speed control system offers the design of motor and driver significantly reduced in size and weight, yet high-power, and contributes to the battery driven automation. The BLV Series R Type is compatible with the two interfaces of Modbus (RTU) and CANopen communication.