
Chief Technology Officer Hofmann leaves Kuka
After less than four months, robot manufacturer Kuka has parted company with its Chief Technology Officer Peter Hofmann.

After less than four months, robot manufacturer Kuka has parted company with its Chief Technology Officer Peter Hofmann.

The center for collaborative robots is being built in Odense. The two robotics companies Mobile Industrial Robots and Universal Robots are investing 36 million dollars in the development and production of robots.

Mobile Industrial Robots will be demonstrating its mobile robots for internal material flow in action at Logimat. In addition, the most powerful collaborative transport robot, the new MiR1000 model, will be driving in front of trade fair visitors in Germany for the first time.

In Stuttgart, Knapp will be showcasing robotics innovations, including the new generation of the Pick-it-Easy robot for picking individual items.

UR at Logimat for the first time
Universal Robots is bringing its collaborative robots to Stuttgart for the first time in March. At Logimat, the Danish manufacturer will be demonstrating how cobots can optimize logistics.

Igus offers its low-cost robot robolink DP - consisting of high-performance plastics - in customized designs.

Hirata is expanding its portfolio of industrial robots with the new AR-V series. This enables the company to equip the automation of production systems with its own robots with different kinematics in the field of special machine construction.

de Man had come up with something special for the FMB in Bad Salzuflen: At the stand of the automation technology specialist, a robot played mill against the trade fair visitors.
Transporting sterile goods with robots. In order to be able to provide its patients with optimum care even after a building extension, Zealand University Hospital in Køge, Denmark, is using a mobile transport robot from Mobile Industrial Robots. Equipped with a platform attachment, the MiR100 transports sterile goods in roller cabinets.

The drag&bot software allows robots to be reprogrammed within a short space of time.

Small, smart computer chips, so-called semiconductors, can now be found everywhere in everyday life. In semiconductor production, the chemical element silicon is processed in the form of wafers. During production, the wafers are stored and processed in special plastic cassettes under clean room conditions.

The new 1900A23A connection cable from sensor experts Kistler is now available worldwide.

High power density and safety function
The growing robotics market and other industries are demanding drive components with high power densities and safety functions.

The still young cobot manufacturer Yuanda has developed a collaborative industrial robot that can feel, see and think thanks to fully integrated sensor technology, and has been honored with the handling award 2019.
Gripper for battery terminal smoothing machine
Gripper unit for battery terminal smoothing machine. Four parallel grippers from the Zimmer Group automate a machine system for surface hardening of battery terminals.

Onrobot has launched a new system solution for its collaborative end-of-arm tooling (EoAT).

With the CRX-10iA, manufacturer Fanuc is adding a particularly lightweight HRC solution to its product range.

The use of lightweight robots and cobots is an economical way to achieve automation. They are quick to learn and flexible to use. Schmalz knows what this means for the development of grippers and the like: the robot hand must be light and stable at the same time and must not endanger humans
Simple gripping tasks can be mastered with standardized grippers. However, special grippers with special designs are often required for automated gripping of complex components and for automation tasks outside this standard.

VDMA Robotics + Automation Association
Dr. Lars Friedrich, Member of the Board of Dürr Systems and Head of the Application Technology Division, is a new member of the Board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association.