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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Maplesoft Presents Awards of Excellence to University of Birmingham Students
Two students receive scholarships for graduate studies
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.
Robotics Business Review Names OTTO Motors a Company to Watch in 2017
OTTO Motors elected to RBR50
Yale Celebrates 2016 GOOD DESIGN Award
Yale Materials Handling Corporation (www.yale.com) announces its 2016 GOOD DESIGN award for the MPB045VG walkie pallet truck with lithium-ion battery.
Automate 2017: On Robot Brings innovative, CUSTOMIZABLE GRIPPERS to collaborative robot Arms in North America
RG2 grippers bring extensive new capabilities for flexibility, ease-of-use, and customization; Danish company appoints Gary Eliasson as general manager in North America to continue aggressive global sales growth
NEVO Europe to Showcase RIVA IV Compounding System at EAHP 2017
NEVO Europe views France as a key market; hospital pharmacists will have an opportunity to learn how RIVA prevents medication errors and increases safety.
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Factory Automation - Featured Product
3D Vision: Ensenso B now also available as a mono version!
This compact 3D camera series combines a very short working distance, a large field of view and a high depth of field - perfect for bin picking applications. With its ability to capture multiple objects over a large area, it can help robots empty containers more efficiently. Now available from IDS Imaging Development Systems. In the color version of the Ensenso B, the stereo system is equipped with two RGB image sensors. This saves additional sensors and reduces installation space and hardware costs. Now, you can also choose your model to be equipped with two 5 MP mono sensors, achieving impressively high spatial precision. With enhanced sharpness and accuracy, you can tackle applications where absolute precision is essential. The great strength of the Ensenso B lies in the very precise detection of objects at close range. It offers a wide field of view and an impressively high depth of field. This means that the area in which an object is in focus is unusually large. At a distance of 30 centimetres between the camera and the object, the Z-accuracy is approx. 0.1 millimetres. The maximum working distance is 2 meters. This 3D camera series complies with protection class IP65/67 and is ideal for use in industrial environments.
Robotics and Automation - Featured Company
Robotmaster
Robotmaster, a Hypertherm Associates brand, is an offline, is an offline robot programming software that helps manufacturers maximize their robot's productivity with easy and efficient robot programming for a variety of applications such as cutting, trimming, milling, welding, spraying, polishing, sanding, grinding, deburring, and more.
Robotmaster uses integrated CAD/CAM functionality to make robotic programming easy and intuitive for everyone, even first-time users.
