Robotics and Automation White Papers

New survey reveals the role that elevated flooring and mezzanines are playing in today’s warehouses and DCs and highlights the value of composite engineered wood flooring as a surface of choice for these structures.

Introducing the 2024 State of Industrial Networking Report for Manufacturing, offering key insights into how global manufacturing firms are enhancing security, boosting efficiency, and driving innovation with their industrial networking strategy. Look at what 700+ manufacturing professionals, from management to C-suite, across 17 countries have to say.

Robotic machine tending initiatives include numerous factory-dependent and project-specific considerations that must be taken into account to achieve success. This paper provides in-depth information on the different aspects of a robot machine tending initiative that are necessary to achieve: Greater unattended operation, Higher yield & Improved margins

Explore our full line of edge AI computing solutions. An overview of our reliable computer hardware for edge AI applications, including machine learning and machine vision, for quality inspection, advanced robotics, worker safety and other AI-enabled automation applications.

The benefits of Secure Boot and the ways to enable it. Enabling UEFI Secure Boot ensures that each element loaded during the boot process is digitally authenticated. This document breaks down how Secure Boot prevents the loading of unauthorized applications and provides details about how to customize the Secure Boot policy.

Robots are increasingly becoming a viable option for people requiring an operation, and in many cases are even preferred over a surgeon’s hand. Thanks to precision motion components, along with advanced software and vision systems, robotic surgery procedures are becoming more and more advanced. If you’re designing robotic arms, control consoles or end effectors, you must be certain that linear guides and crossed roller bearings (CRBs) will satisfy the stringent accuracy and motion requirements that these ever more sophisticated procedures demand. Our new white paper, How Precision Motion Components Enable Successful Robotic Surgery Outcomes, explains the importance of linear guides and CRBs to translation, control systems and end effectors within surgical robots. With an understanding of how linear guides and CRBs are used in these systems, you can mitigate risks and achieve an outstanding surgical success rate.

In-depth technical papers written with the engineer in mind. Including data direct from the igus® test lab

Autonomous Process Control (APC) represents a transformative approach for quality production without human intervention. This white paper details autonomy in process control as the foundational capability of fully autonomous manufacturing. Benefits include: Over 30% reduction in Defects, 25-45% higher Yields, Improved Margins

Interoperability is the key to increasing efficiency in modern intralogistics. It allows seamless communication and collaboration between different systems, such as autonomous mobile robots (AMR), automated guided vehicles (AGV), and warehouse management systems. With interoperable solutions, companies can optimize their processes, minimize downtime, and significantly boost productivity.

Mechatronic components, such as feedback devices, motors, and drives, often use various communication interfaces to interact with control systems and other devices. These communication interfaces have evolved over time to meet specific needs and standards in the industry. Let’s explore some of the common communication interfaces and provide a simplified overview of their history, purpose, and usage.

Reducing warehouse headcount and improving inventory accuracy are just a few of the benefits warehouses achieve with AI-enabled computer vision. Whether you are new to this technology or looking to stay up to date, this 22-page primer provides you with the knowledge and data points you need to better understand its value and evaluate how your warehouse can benefit from computer vision.

Encoders are often used in harsh industrial environments. Encoders can be exposed to the same contaminants other machinery is, including: high volumes of dust, an abundance of moisture, caustic chemicals, even physical damage, where the encoder is knocked around by other equipment.

The growing shortage of skilled workers is increasing the pressure on industrial companies to automate their processes. Flexible, cost-effective and easy-to-implement robotics solutions such as autonomous mobile robots and collaborative robots are therefore in demand. Mobile manipulators connect both robot systems, but often cannot be used economically due to insufficient battery power. The solution: the Wireless Power Kit from Wiferion, which enables wireless charging for both systems simultaneously.

The time required to re-configure a robot for a new task, without the aid of an automatic robotic tool changer, can often result in lengthy periods of downtime for the robot. In addition, there is the added uncertainty of whether the operator performing the changeover has completed all of the required tasks correctly. Failure to do so could result in damage to the system, costs to repair or replace damaged items, a significant period of unplanned downtime, not to mention the potential for injury to the operator. This informative White Paper explains how our automatic robotic tool changer systems both contribute to personnel safety, whilst at the same time safeguarding a number of different production and efficiency related factors.

The machine safety standards that evolved over the past few decades simplified and accelerated the machine design process. This article gives an overview of the relevant safety standards and discusses how the new servo drives with built-in certified functional safety can further facilitate machine design and increase safety.

Effective motion control is key to achieving Industry 4.0 goals. For example, smart servo technology can enable machinery that is smaller, safer, greener, more efficient, and cost-effective. This article reviews how by embedding sophisticated, compact drives in machines, manufacturers can achieve “pure power” control and improve machine performance.

In this Design Guide, the editors of Design World detail the most common DC motor types as well common ways to quantify their output during the design engineering process.

Material verification is a crucial aspect of the quality control process in optical component manufacture. But when a material takes on different guises, identifying it can become a challenge. So, is there a solution?

In this study, we have extensively examined the opportunities and potentials arising from the use of humanoid robots. Discover which tasks they can already effectively perform today and how this will look in 2030. Additionally, we shed light on how costs, ROI, and quality will develop in the coming years.

In a tight labor market, companies are under pressure to figure out how to do more with less—less headcount, less overhead, and in less time. Our white paper, “Robots to the Rescue: How Material Handling Automation Battles Persistent Labor Shortages,” shares solutions to these challenges and more.

Select The Perfect Panel PC With Our Buyer's Guide And Checklist This guide will help you: Identify the exact panel PC requirements of your project, Understand the variables that could impact the performance and longevity of your panel PC, Establish how your application, software, and configuration needs may influence your choice of system

The introduction of robotic welding into the manufacturing world several decades ago solved some problems, but also introduced new ones; the need for a programmer, perfect parts, and other challenges. However, today’s robotic welding cells are armed with artificial intelligence and vision systems that have revolutionized welding technology and are true solutions.

The introduction of robotic welding into the manufacturing world several decades ago solved some problems, but also introduced new ones; the need for a programmer, perfect parts, and other challenges. However, today’s robotic welding cells are armed with artificial intelligence and vision systems that have revolutionized welding technology and are true solutions.

The introduction of vision systems in manufacturing has led to robots being able to react more flexibly to unforeseen situations, as the recorded and analyzed image data can be used for more precise control of robot movements. In an environment where adaptability and precision are key, a groundbreaking solution emerges: vision systems powered by artificial intelligence.

Warehousing has changed to provide specific value-added services. There are several market forces at work today that have accelerated the drive towards the more sophisticated warehouse of the future. These market forces have created the requirement for change, but the result is the benefit of more efficient processes.

Learn how Harmonic Drive® can help you improve productivity with our wide variety of lightweight gears and new line of integrated actuators. Our new integrated actuators, some of which are offered with a dual absolute encoder feature, are extremely compact and eliminate the need for an external servo drive. They are ideal for use in robotics where precision, weight and reliability are essential. All Harmonic Drive® actuators feature zero backlash, high accuracy, fast response times and are available in a wide range of sizes.

Have you wondered how to boost the performance of your 3D Time of Flight imaging application and at the same time cut your integration time and cost? Our hands-on guidebook describes how you can optimize the benefits of Time of Flight by considering various factors such as the environment of the application and the target object properties in the scene.

Learn how to get started building a SCADA solution. A SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system, is designed to collect, analyze and visualize data to help inform actions. We’ve created this guide to highlight the significant benefits of modern SCADA and help you identify the key features of SCADA hardware and software. In this guide we also provide a few tips to help you get started implementing a smart SCADA solution of your own.

Protect Your Computer From Particulate Rich Environments. Got dust? Most production environments do. If it isn’t dust, it’s grease, corrosives, or other particulate that harms electronic components and makes IT challenging in the manufacturing space. Airborne hazards break down computer fans and coat motherboards. The end result is system breakdown and production line downtime.

This webinar details the fundamental flaws in using drones in warehouse environments, the dangers, added costs and hidden dependencies on your workers. After spending 5 years deploying warehouse drones in some of the busiest facilities in North America, Vimaan has collected countless amounts of flight hours documenting the benefits and challenges of warehouse drones.