Programming and commissioning
To ensure that production systems can be put into operation quickly and without errors, the robot controller and PLC must harmonize smoothly. Virtual commissioning saves time and costs.
To ensure that production systems can be put into operation quickly and without errors, the robot controller and PLC must harmonize smoothly. Virtual commissioning saves time and costs.

With the Cobot Planner, the Fraunhofer IFF has developed a planning aid that ensures improved occupational health and safety in the safe and efficient design of collaborative robots.
Robotics is moving towards simple programming and installation. In practice, there are many alternative methods and approaches.

Robots are becoming increasingly easy to operate and program. What is behind this and how complex is the integration into production lines? Andreas Mühlbauer spoke to Jörg Reger, Head of ABB's Robotics division in Germany.

Comau presented its innovations for smart manufacturing in line with its "human manufacturing" approach for Industry 4.0 at Hannover Messe Digital 2021.
Rising quality demands, increasing product and size diversity and growing cost pressure in the machining industry can only be overcome with the help of clever process automation.

With the UR10e CB5 6-axis cobot from Universal Robots, Hommel Maschinentechnik offers an automation solution. The UR10e CB5 was designed as a universally applicable handling support for the automation of machine tools.

For many companies, especially small and medium-sized ones, the widespread use of robots in assembly or quality assurance is not easy to calculate. Even inexpensive robots generate too much effort and are too inflexible.
The Voith Group manufactures drive elements for commercial vehicles that run on roads and rails all over the world. In the assembly line for wear-free brakes, a UR5e from Universal Robots ensures flexible production and shorter cycle times.

According to ABB, eight out of ten companies are planning to increase their use of robots over the next ten years.

Teradyne appoints Kim Povlsen as the new President of Universal Robots.

Schunk adapts its components from the standard program to the cobots from Doosan Robotics and Techman Robot.
The use of cobots has many advantages over conventional robots - especially in terms of flexibility for changing applications.


Food and pharmaceutical industry
With the Motoman HC10DTF in IP67 protection class, Yaskawa is expanding its range of hybrid cobots with an industry-specific version for the food and pharmaceutical industries.

The new "Deutsche Robotik Verband e.V. " is intended to promote the spread of robotics in small and medium-sized companies.
The healthcare sector has never been in the spotlight as much as it is now. The latest robotic solutions help to support specialist staff and make a contribution when it comes to optimizing quality, capacity utilization and operating costs.

OnRobot wins second place in the Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Robotics and Automation (IERA) Award.

Robots in corona times, the acceptance of cobots and the further development of robotics in various environments - Andreas Mühlbauer spoke about these current topics with Dr. Klaus Kluger, General Manager of the Central and Eastern Europe regions at Omron and board member of the VDMA Robotics Association.
The Chemnitz Training and Application Center (SchAz for short) makes human-robot collaboration tangible with demonstrators. The Zimmer Group provides support with gripper technology.