RENCO Launches Redesigned Website To Benefit Rotary Encoder Users
RENCO encoders have a new home online with the launch of a redesigned website at www.renco.com .
Enhanced Thomson Website Saves Time with Easier Access To a Rich Library of Mechanical Motion Products And Solutions
Thomson Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has launched a new, multilingual website that improves access to its extensive library of mechanical motion product and application solutions.
Association for Advancing Automation Announces Keynote Addresses for A3 Business Forum
500+ Automation Executive Attendees Marks The Largest Forum to Date
Factory Automation Will Speed Forward with A.I., Says Bernstein
By Tiernan Ray for Barron's: Bernstein Research’s Alberto Moel, who follows tech-industrial companies such as Corning(GLW) and AU Optronics (AUO), this afternoon offered up a thinks piece on robotics andfactory automation, arguing that some of the costs of automation beyond the basic cost of the robot are about to get dramatically cheaper, thanks in large part to artificial intelligence akin to what Alphabet (GOOGL) and others are doing.
Moel notes that the basic components of factory robots are only falling by perhaps 6% per year, their cost reduction bounded by things such as casings and servomotors and reduction gears that don’t rapidly fall in cost.
But, writes Moel, the cost to install and adjust these machines on a factory floor is ten times their component cost and that stuff can be reduced more dramatically:
How much this integration costs varies widely. An often-cited rule of thumb is that a $50,000 robot will need $500,000 of integration costs before it is all said and done. Of course, these integration costs can be amortized over many robots, so perhaps a better estimate would be 3-5x the robot cost [...] But I do believe we are at an inflection pointthat will materially increase the capability of automation systems and substantially reduce programming, setup, and fixturing costs which are the largest cost element in most automation efforts. So instead of a measly 6% YoY cost reduction , we get 25-30% YoY declines, and automation Nirvana. Cont'd.. .
Ethernet or EtherCAT for Motion Control Webinar: Choosing the Right Network for Your Applications
January 26th, 2016 at 11:00 AM EST
Fetch Robotics Expands Executive Team
Executives from Magellan and Willow Garage Leadership Join Logistics Pioneer
Patti Engineering Hires Lead for Business Development in Texas
Certified Mitsubishi and Siemens integrator addresses large demand for integration and engineering support among manufacturing companies with new hire
Most Popular Articles for 2015 - Did some of them predict the future?
Smart Homes, Robotics, Automation, Unmanned Vehicles, Solar and Wind Energy. Regardless of where you work or what you do, these topics are affecting your life and will continue to do so in the future.
ATX West - Tsugami/Rem Sales to Demonstrate LaserSwiss CNC Machine at MD&M West Show
Tsugami/Rem Sales, the exclusive North American importer of Precision Tsugami CNC machine tools, announced today that it will demonstrate its S206 LaserSwiss machine at the MD&M West show in Anaheim, CA in February.
Robotic Glove Invented by NUS Researchers Helps Patients Restore Hand Movements
Lightweight and soft, EsoGlove detects muscle signals and guides the hand to perform rehabilitation exercises
Allied Motion Technologies Announces Completion of Heidrive Acquisition
Allied Motion Technologies Inc., a global designer and manufacturer of motion control products, announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Heidrive GmbH, a drive technology and engineering company for €20 million (approximately US$22 million). Allied Motion announced on December 23, 2015 that it had signed an agreement to purchase Heidrive.
Counting Photons…How Low Can You Go?
New program will plumb the fundamental limits of light detection to enable revolutionary new concepts, models and imaging devices
Motor vehicle construction benefiting from new laser joining processes
Lasers help when joining lightweight steel and aluminium structures / Laser welding profitable even with small batch sizes
ATX West - Digital Dynamics Announces SuperIOr® Controller for PLC Applications at ATX West 2016
Digital Dynamics, Inc., an industry leader in the design and manufacture of input/output (I/O) controllers for large industrial applications, today announced their PLC-programmable SuperIOr Controller, which can run various IEC 61131-3 programming languages such as ladder diagram (LD) or structured text (ST). AltaStream, Inc., experts in the field of industrial automation control systems, are partners in the project.
ATX West - Computrol to Discuss High-Mix Manufacturing and Lot Traceability at ATX West
Computrol, Inc., a world-class provider of mid- to low-volume, high-mix electronic manufacturing services to OEMs, will exhibit in Booth #334 at Advanced Manufacturing Expo & Conference (ATX West), scheduled to take place Feb. 9-11, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
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FAULHABER Drive Systems at the Robotics Summit & Expo in Boston from April 30 to May 1 in Hall C at Booth 534
Faulhaber will be presenting their drive systems for robotics and smart technology. Robots are versatile and can be found in many areas, for example, transporting goods, operating on patients or supporting the agriculture industry. With the help of robots, processes can be automated, the flow of materials optimized and employees relieved. Equipped with FAULHABER drive systems, these robots can take on tasks where the demands on function and applications are high.
