Digital platform wants to put a robot into every factory

Too many small- and medium-sized businesses risk losing out on the next big industry transformation, says Søren Peters, CEO of the world's first digital robot hub, HowToRobot.com. The hub aims to increase robot adoption globally by breaking down the barriers to automation for smaller businesses.

Gerald Vogt becomes new CEO of the Stäubli Group

- Gerald Vogt (50) succeeds retiring Rolf Strebel (65) as new CEO of the Stäubli Group - Christophe Coulongeat (39) takes over worldwide responsibility for the Robotics Division

OSARO Achieves Year-end Milestones, Including Series B Investments from King River Capital, Mark Cuban, and Others

"OSARO achieved significant milestones in 2020, which included a new OSARO subsidiary, OSARO GK, in Tokyo, and grew our team by more than 20 percent adding ten new engineers, and deploying 18 software systems"

Port Logistics Group Deploys Robot-Driven Pick System to Improve Warehouse Productivity, Accuracy and Safety

Enhanced warehouse automation improves operational efficiencies, scalability and SLAs

DENSO Corporation Selects the Aras Platform to Modernize Infrastructure

Global mobility supplier will leverage Aras to improve data visibility across the organization

Cutting-Edge Automation Plays Key Role in Mouser Electronics' Distribution Success

All orders ship same day from Mouser's Headquarters and Global Distribution Center, which spans more than 1 million square feet.

COBOTS VS COVID: Today's Manufacturing Reality and Tomorrow's New Normal

THIS WHITE PAPER discusses how manufacturers in many industries are leveraging collaborative robots (cobots) to create safe zones for workers returning to production lines.

Automate, North America's Leading Automation Trade Show, Postponed Until June 2022

Automate Forward virtual show announced for March 2021

UltraFlex induction bonding steel mesh to synthetic wool

The demonstration had been done per request of a potential customer looking to achieve increased productivity and more reliable results for a bonding process used on the production line.

Coval introduces a vacuum chamber for gripping protective masks

Coval's CVGM series mini vacuum chamber is designed to handle light and porous objects, such as protective masks, but also fabric or leather cut-outs.

FabX Industries Inc. acquires Guide Engineering LLC

NuVescor Group is pleased to announce the successful sale of Guide Engineering LLC of Fort Wayne, Ind., to FabX Industries Inc. of Greenville, Mich. Guide Engineering designs and builds high-end automation, assembly and test systems, including robotics, primarily serving automotive manufacturers. FabX Industries is a manufacturing holdings company which provides high-quality, cost-effective and value-added machining and fabrication services for the fenestration, automotive, marine, furniture and recreational vehicle industries. Before the acquisition, FabX consisted of Aquest Machining and LaserTec Sheet Metal Fab, both of Greenville, and Elite Precision Machining of Kalamazoo.

Piab is proud to introduce the piSOFTGRIP® 50-2

Piab once again extends the pi-SOFTGRIP® family with a new pinch gripper developed for the automation of the food/chocolate industry. The vacuum-based soft gripper can grip sensitive and lightweight oblong objects with odd geometries and/or objects with an unusual surface.

Responding to the Market Need for Quality

The success of machine vision in industrial manufacturing is due to the fact that it provides faster, more accurate and more cost-effective QA than manual visual inspection.

IDS makes artificial intelligence available to factory automation via OPC UA and provides maximum flexibility with vision apps

The recently released software update for the IDS NXT platform provides users of the all-in-one AI solution IDS NXT ocean with many new features.

FANUC America and Plus One Robotics Deliver State-of-the-Art Automation Solutions to E-Commerce Fulfillment Customers

FANUC America, the leading supplier of CNCs, robotics, and ROBOMACHINEs, and Plus One Robotics, a leader in AI machine vision for robots in logistics, have successfully paired their industry-leading technologies to meet the needs of their mutual customers in e-commerce.

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The maxon IDX Compact Drive with Integrated Positioning Controller

The maxon IDX Compact Drive with Integrated Positioning Controller

The compact brushless EC-i motor combined with an EPOS4 positioning controller delivers a highly dynamic, powerful drive package with field-oriented control (FOC), high efficiency, and maintenance-free components in a high-quality industrial housing. The maxon IDX drives are suitable for use across the entire speed range (from standstill to maximum speed) and have an extremely high overload capability. Together with a positioning controller, the integrated sensor (single turn) enables absolute positioning.