Companies Are Buying Services Instead of Robots
Traditionally, robots have been purchased as capital equipment and used to automate a part of the workflow. Recently, companies have been exploring the idea of hiring robot workers similar to the way people are hired: as contractors.
Solving the Labor Shortages in Manufacturing
While many Baby Boomers pursued trade or vocational jobs, Millennials and Gen Xers were encouraged to attend college and apply for white-collar jobs.
Why Robots Are a Cure Rather Than a Curse for Manufacturing
If robots are to solve the labor shortage in US manufacturing, then they will need to significantly expand the type of tasks that they can carry out.
Massive PACK EXPO Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO Mirrors Industry Growth
Based on the newly released State of the Industry US Packaging Machinery Report Infographic by show owner and producer PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, packaging machinery shipments could reach $11.2 billion.
KUKA to Showcase its Innovative Automation Solutions at PACK EXPO 2019
KUKA's on-site experts will display its packaging solutions built for collaboration, efficiency and accuracy at the packaging trade show in Las Vegas
15-Hour Flight Time--MMC UAV Launches New Hydrone
SHENZHEN, September 20th, 2019/ MMC UAV launched its brand new hydrone Griflion H that features a record-breaking 15-hour flight time on September 17th, 2019 in Germany during the InterGEO 2019, the world's largest conference and trade fair for geodesy, geoinformation and land management. It is a hydrogen-powered vertical take-off and landing drone with an integrated design. MMC-developed hydrogen fuel battery shows great stability and tremendously extended drone flight time.
Detecting New Solutions: How Intelligent Sensors Can Support Industry 4.0
Innovation Stage Q&A with SICK Inc. - To explore the impact of I4.0 and sensors in automated pharmaceutical manufacturing, we spoke with Ron Stuver, director of business consulting at SICK, Inc. (Booth LS-6419), a leading provider of manufacturing sensors.
Latest MapleMBSE release from Maplesoft democratizes systems engineering process
Integration with model management tools expanded to include Teamwork Cloud 19
New Record Sales of Collaborative Robots Reveal Increasing Demand for End-Of-Arm-Tooling
With a growth of 23 percent in annual installations of collaborative robots (cobots) from 2017 to 2018, the new World Robotics Report, published by International Federation of Robotics shows a huge demand for end-of-arm-tooling, (EoAT). In 2018 almost 14,000 new cobot arms were installed, and if this rise continues, that number will double in approximately three years, prompting an unprecedented EoAT market opportunity that OnRobot is ready to address.
Omron supports flexible production needs with its most advanced and versatile safety light curtain to date
Omron Automation Americas, a global leader in industrial automation and safety solutions, recently announced the launch of a cutting-edge safety light curtain that supports flexible production needs and provides high levels of environmental resistance.
13,000th Dürr robot set for GM in Korea
New paint shop for General Motors
Practicalities of Small Collaborative Robots
ISO 15066 is the emerging standard for collaborative robotics and covers all aspects of robot safety. The ISO15066 definition of a collaborative workspace is the operating space where the robot system and a human can perform tasks concurrently.
PACK EXPO 2019 - Harmonic Drive
Harmonic Drive is well-known for our zero-backlash strain wave gear products. Many machine designers and builders don't realize that we also manufacture Planetary gears. Booth #LS6068
Universal Robots Maximizes Productivity and Availability with Launch of Service360
New support offering safeguards performance, increases uptime and reduces costs
ADLINK's #SmartPalletExperience at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2019 to Demonstrate the Power of AI in Packaging with Partners AWS, Intel and Rover Robotics
Partners showcase faster, more accurate logistics for warehouse distribution and manufacturing with interactive Edge IoT exhibit featuring smart pallets and smart robots
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Factory Automation - Featured Product
New incremental encoder IERF3 L from FAULHABER
FAULHABER is expanding its product range with the ultra-precise incremental encoder IERF3 L. Thanks to the optical measuring principle and state-of-the-art chip technology, the device offers the highest resolution, excellent repeatability, and outstanding signal quality. In typical applications, the positioning accuracy is 0.1° and the repeatability 0.007°. This makes the encoder the perfect solution for high-precision positioning applications in confined spaces.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Basler
Basler is a leading international manufacturer of imaging components for computer vision applications offering products such as cameras, lenses, frame grabbers, and software. The products are used in a variety of computer vision markets, including factory automation, medical, traffic, logistics, retail, and robotics. Founded in 1988, the Basler Group employs more than 900 people at its headquarters in Ahrensburg and other locations in Europe, Asia and North America.
