The cost of functional safety for food processing
In 2014 in the UK, a large food manufacturer had to pay a £800,000 fine after a serious industrial accident. An engineer was trapped by the machinery while examining a conveyor belt and suffered major injury and ongoing nerve damage. An investigation revealed that this dangerous accident could have been prevented if a guard was in place on the machine. Here, Jorgen Saxeryd, safety products and functional safety advisor to ABB's food and beverage program explains how safety procedures must be developed in food processing plants.
Mnuchin on robots taking US jobs: 'It's not even on our radar screen ... 50-100 more years' away
David Reid for CNBC: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he was not worried about the mass displacement of U.S. workers by robots and could be a century before a labor crisis eventuates. "It's not even on our radar screen ... 50-100 more years," Mnuchin said.
Automate 2017 - OptoForce Brings Sense of Touch to U.S. Robots
Automate Demos to Showcase Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensors that Automate Manufacturing Tasks, Reducing Production Costs and Returning Jobs to the United States
Automate 2017 - TM Robotics Partners with ASG to Sell Toshiba Machine Industrial Robots Worldwide
Company to launch relationship with TM Robotics from booth #1668 at this years AUTOMATE Show
Automate 2017 - TQ Systems Debuts RoboDrive Advanced Robotic Solutions at Automate 2017
RoboDrive motors were designed by researchers at the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) for the International Space Station. TQ RoboDrive is ideally suited for robotics because the motors are extremely compact, are half the weight and half the power losses at the same torque as other commercially available motors, and feature strong dynamics and precision.
How Open-Source Robotics Hardware Is Accelerating Research and Innovation
Erico Guizzo for IEEE Spectrum: Weve seen how, over the last several years, open source software-platforms like the Robot Operating System (ROS), Gazebo, and OpenCV, among others-has played a huge role in helping researchers and companies build robots better and faster. Can the same thing happen with robot hardware?
SCHUNK Opens Service and Technology Center in Houston, TX
Last Thursday, SCHUNK held its official grand opening event to launch their new Service and Technology center in Houston, Texas.
Automate 2017 - A3 Previews Automate 2017 Show and Conference
Industry Leaders Gather to Network, Showcase Solutions and Discuss the Future of Automation
Yale Robotic Lift Truck Honored by Plant Engineering for Innovation
Yale Materials Handling Corporation announces the Yale MPE080VG end rider with Driven by Balyo technology as a Plant Engineering Product of the Year finalist
Asyfeed Pocket Module Feeding System Handles Swiss Watches' Most Delicate Parts
The feeding system can handle parts smaller than 0.1 mm and up to 10 mm in size.
Talking AUTOMATE 2017 with Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR Robots)
We will be exhibiting our MiR100™ robot-a collaborative and safe, cost-effective autonomous mobile robot that quickly automates internal transportation and logistics.
Locus Robotics Named "Top Robotics Company to Watch" in 2017
Robotics Business Review Unveils Sixth Annual RBR50 List
Automate 2017 - Tompkins International Introduces Tompkins Robotics Featuring A New Unit And Parcel Sortation System
Tompkins Robotics is introducing a new unmatched unit and parcel sortation system using independently controlled robots to execute material handling needs within a warehouse.
Automate 2017 - Microscan to Demonstrate Industrial Robot Using MicroHAWK Smart Cameras at Automate 2017
Microscan experts will demonstrate the latest barcode and machine vision innovations and present a UR5 robotic arm using MicroHAWK - the worlds smallest high-performance smart camera - at Automate 2017 April 3 - 6 in Chicago, IL.
Mission to Mars
Barrett and Draper Team To Harden the Ultraminiature Puck® Motor Controller for NASA JPL's Next-Generation Mars Rovers
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