Thoughts on the Impact of COVID-19 and Essential Supply Chain Automation
It is clear to everyone in the supply chain industry that piece-picking technology is an essential core solution that enables predictable and scalable order fulfillment operations, especially during times like these.
Machine vision: MVTec announces new HALCON release available this fall
• HALCON 20.11 will be launched on November 20, 2020
• Numerous new features promise even better machine vision performance
• Release available in purchase and subscription editions
The Internet of Robotic Things: How IoT and Robotics are Evolving to Benefit the Supply Chain
The Internet of Robotic Things (IoRT) is a rapidly evolving technology. In just a few decades, industrial robots have become commonplace in factory settings across the world, and they only continue to gain popularity for their productivity and profitability.
Cobots Maximize the Convenience, Productivity, and Social Distancing Considerations in Human/Robot Collaboration
The four different OB7 cobots in the series are engineered to handle a variety of payloads and sizes while accomplishing simple to complex tasks. In light of the current pandemic recommendations for social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19, cobots are playing a vital role in manufacturing operations, now more than ever.
BitFlow Joins with OneBoxVision in Developing Vision Systems for Plastic Film Extruder
BitFlow recently assisted OneBoxVision, an integrator located in Ireland, in developing two web-based machine vision systems for a North American film extruder. The systems ensure consistent, defect-free film for plastic bags used for storage of powered milk.
Standardized Robot Programming - From Lean Entry to Complex Applications
With solutions that enable intuitive and harmonized programming of robots from a wide range of manufacturers using pre-developed programming templates, effort and costs are reduced considerably. This makes their use attractive for more and more companies.
New Robotic Grippers Transforming the Food Sector
While traditional robotics systems have successfully served the food sector for many years in palletizing (and some packaging) applications, it is only in recent years that it has become possible for robots to handle delicate food items directly.
ITC designing and developing custom induction melting equipment per customer request
Induction Technology Corporation (ITC) - a leading manufacturer of induction melting solutions with over 40 years of experience in the industry and part of UltraFlex Power Group since June 2019 - has demonstrated their latest custom induction melting solutions, designed and developed following request from their customers.
The Lab of the Future: How New Tech Like Robotics Balances with COVID Realities
What will the laboratory of the future look like, especially when dealing with post-COVID realities? Given the current situation of working during a pandemic, we really do need to be innovative in our how we design labs today for use tomorrow.
Columbia/Okura's miniPAL® Now Featured as Part of Universal Robots UR+ Application Kits
The UR+ program debuted in 2016 and has since grown rapidly to include more than 262 launched products and 301 different companies. With this certification, Universal Robots confirms that it has tested and approved the products to work with their portfolio of collaborative robots.
Grasping Static Electricity for Revolutionary Robotics
Imagine if you could harness the same static cling to handle a material as fragile as an egg, as flimsy as soft fabric - or to assemble the uppers of Nike trainers at 20 times the pace of a human worker.
Energy Saving in Die Casting Automation
Die casting, the process of forcing molten metal into molds, is far from new. Today, casting processes use a lot more advanced technology, specifically robots, than in years past. These 'bots have many advantages in die casting, but energy saving is one of the most substantial.
Robotic House Construction-Sekisui Heim's Pursuit in Combating a Housing Industry Labor Shortage
The way the production line is set up is said to be inspired by car factories. The industrial robots from Kawasaki are utilized on the unit assembly line, working on gable frame assembly, and overall assembly to connect the ceiling, floor and gable frames.
Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) Conveyors for Small Loads & Applications
When your clients are working with you to integrate lightweight autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), they're looking for the biggest bang for their buck.
Omron releases new GigE Vision line scan cameras with Power over Ethernet functionality
Industry-leading automation solutions provider Omron Automation Americas broadens its vision portfolio with compact GigE Vision line scan cameras featuring Power over Ethernet (PoE) and Precision Time Protocol technology.
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