Industry 4.0 Data Brings You Closer To The Customer
Industry 4.0 will significantly alter the traditional model of pushing products to market, instead creating a more collaborative environment between goods producers and their customers.
Amazon's Robot War Is Spreading
Patrick Clark and Kim Bhasin for Bloomberg Technology: It was Amazon that drove America's warehouse operators into the robot business.
Quiet Logistics, which ships apparel out of its Devens, Mass., warehouse, had been using robots made by a company called Kiva Systems. When Amazon bought Kiva in 2012, Quiet hired scientists.
National Robotics Week Kicks Off April 8, 2017
Founder and lead organizer, iRobot, encourages STEM-focused events across the country
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Launches Redundant Control System
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has paired its proven iQ-R Series integrated control platform with a redundant function module to create a redundant process control system for applications that require highly reliable control.
Automate 2017 - Harmonic Drive LLC Introduces 480V Actuator with IP65 protection
Ideal for machine tool, packaging, and wash-down applications
VadaTech expands the DAQ Series™ product range in MTCA.4
VadaTech, a leading manufacturer of integrated systems, embedded boards,
enabling software and application-ready platforms, announces expansion of the DAQ Series™ product range in MTCA.4.
Yaskawa Motoman GP-Series Robots Provide High-Speed Handling to Boost Productivity
Ideal for high-speed assembly and handling applications, the new GP-series robots are fast, compact and efficient. Available now in three models - GP7, GP8 and GP12 - these six-axis robots offer the highest payload, fastest speed and highest wrist allowable moment in its class.
Yaskawa Motoman Collaborative Robot Offers Flexible and Affordable Task Automation
Featuring power and force limiting technology, Yaskawa Motoman's new six-axis HC10 robot works safely with, or in close proximity to humans by stopping the robot in the event of contact with an operator. Dual torque sensors in all joints constantly monitor force to quickly react to contact; something typically only found in more expensive systems. It is designed to eliminate operator pinch points while through-arm utilities hide cabling and increase safety by reducing the risks of snagging or interference with other equipment.
ArcWorld 200 and ArcWorld 500 Workcells With Dual Workstation Design
The new ArcWorld® 200 and ArcWorld® 500 welding solutions are designed to be versatile workhorses for small- to medium-sized parts or medium-volume production runs. These customizable models feature a dual-station design allowing for high robot utilization; the operator can load one workstation while the robot is servicing the other. Floorspace requirements are minimal, as they can occupy a typical single-station space.
AccuFast II Laser-Based Seam Finder Improves Weld Quality, Reduces Cycle Times
AccuFast™ II, an economical laser-based seam finder for Yaskawa Motoman's arc welding robot line, features improved sensor capabilities. The improved sensor offers increased performance by providing more reliable and repeatable feedback to the robot controller regarding part position. It also provides readings on a variety of materials and at angles of measurement that were not formerly possible.
DHL Supply Chain to use collaborative robots for innovative order fulfillment pilot
LocusBots work collaboratively and safely alongside warehouse staff, helping to quickly locate and transport pick items, so pickers don't have to push carts or carry bins.
Locus Robotics Unveils Groundbreaking Autonomous Navigation at ProMat 2017 Show
Locus Robotics Advanced Navigation (LRAN) software enables multi-robot warehouse fulfillment
Law requires reshaping as AI and robotics alter employment, states new IBA report
The present wave of automation, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) - the development of computer systems able to perform tasks normally requiring human intelligence - is creating a gap between current legislation and new laws necessary for an emerging workplace reality, states a report published today by the International Bar Association Global Employment Institute (IBA GEI).
Mouser Electronics Unveils FORTE, a Revolutionary New BOM Tool
Easy-to-Use, Robust Tool Takes Selecting and Purchasing to New Levels
Automate 2017 - Stäubli Introduces Cutting-Edge Collaborative Robots at Automate 2017
Smart Factory exhibition showcases Industry 4.0 capabilities of the world's fastest safe robots
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Industrial Robotics - Featured Product
Schmalz Technology Development - Vacuum Generation without Compressed Air - Flexible and Intelligent
• Vacuum generation that's 100% electrical;
• Integrated intelligence for energy and process control;
• Extensive communication options through IO-Link interface;
Schmalz already offers a large range of solutions that can optimize handling process from single components such as vacuum generators to complete gripping systems. Particularly when used in autonomous warehouse, conventional vacuum generation with compressed air reaches its limits. Compressed air often is unavailable in warehouses. Schmalz therefore is introducing a new technology development: a gripper with vacuum generation that does not use compressed air. The vacuum is generated 100% electrically. This makes the gripper both energy efficient and mobile. At the same time, warehouses need systems with integrated intelligence to deliver information and learn. This enables the use of mobile and self-sufficient robots, which pick production order at various locations in the warehouse. Furthermore, Schmalz provides various modular connection options from its wide range of end effectors in order to handle different products reliably and safely.
