Automated machine tool loading
Application kits for cobots
With the new MTB application kits, Schunk aims to provide a convenient introduction to partial automation with cobots.
Automated machine tool loading
With the new MTB application kits, Schunk aims to provide a convenient introduction to partial automation with cobots.
The highly dynamic market and the increasing shortage of skilled workers pose major hurdles for manufacturing companies such as Weidmüller. This particularly affects the assembly process as the final link in the value chain.

Universal Robots reports record annual sales of USD 311 million. This corresponds to sales growth of 41% compared to the previous year and a total of 23% more than before the pandemic in 2019.

Fluri Präzisions- und Mikromechanik relieved its workers of monotonous and repetitive work steps by introducing cobots. Staveb Automation was responsible for the implementation.

Berghof Testing has developed a system consisting of 3D scanners and a Kuka KR Cybertech that inspects components at the end of assembly lines - without cameras.

It starts on December 1 and 2, 2021. The focus will be on the topics: "Assembly workstations in the networked factory: development - operation - innovation" and "Cobots in assembly from batch size 1". Registration is still possible.

OnRobot enters the software business with its own solution for collaborative applications called "WebLytics".

Strong growth in the third quarter
Universal Robots (UR) increased its revenue in the third quarter of 2021 by 46% compared to the third quarter of the previous year, exceeding the Q3 figures for 2019 by 31%.
In the context of human-robot collaboration, man and machine work together without a safety guard. The example of inserting blanks into boxes shows how the safe use of a robot can be implemented in a milling application.

With the new ReBeL, Igus presents a plastic cobot that weighs just ten kilograms.

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"We are so small, there is no potential for robot automation here", "Robotics is expensive, complicated and difficult to implement." What is the truth behind these prejudices? The round table "The robot as a colleague" gets to the bottom of this.

At food manufacturer Heemskerk, ABB robots in order picking reduce the time that fresh food spends in the supply chain. This extends their half-life on the shelf and thus minimizes waste.

Universal Robots (UR) can be found at Motek with a large number of practical applications.
Modern cobots can coordinate with humans with the help of AI. This flexibility of robots offers new opportunities in the manufacturing industry. But how do humans influence this dynamic?
Successful collaboration between humans and robots: Bosch Rexroth implements an efficient and safe assistance solution for the precise bolting of motorcycle spokes at the BMW Group plant in Berlin.

Automation with autonomous robots
ABB has announced the acquisition of Asti Mobile Robotics Group, a manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots (AMR).
Cooperation between humans and robots
Together with Scaraflex, Epson and its Austrian partner company Economa Engineering are developing an air-filled, soft plastic protective cover that enables a human-robot interface without a protective fence thanks to built-in collision detection.

The packaging specialist recorded a 2.5% increase in turnover in 2020. Cobot presented in in-house development.

ABB will be presenting a wide range of robotics and digitalization solutions at this year's Automatica sprint, which will take place completely virtually from 22 to 24 June 2021.
Robots are the backbone of the smart factory. Increasingly, however, these digital helpers can also be found in other environments. A new solution makes the use of robots interesting for small and medium-sized companies in many industries.