Martinmechanic dealt with delicate parts handling when building an automation cell for medical technology. Two Omron XG600 Scara robots in cleanroom design and five image processing systems are used to weld and inspect a catch basket.
read more...handling award - Readers' prize
Readers have their say in the Readers' Choice Award. They vote for the best product in the competition in an online survey. This year, their choice fell on the HORST600 industrial robot system.
read more...3D printer for concrete components
The start-up Aeditive has developed a process for 3D printing concrete components using robots. Kuka is researching the further automation of construction.
read more...New cleanroom version of the IRB 1100
ABB is expanding its robot offering for cleanroom manufacturing environments that require a high degree of flexibility and performance. The new ISO 14644-1 certified cleanroom version of the IRB 1100 combines fast performance in a compact design for industries such as healthcare, pharmaceuticals, electronics, semiconductor and solar panel manufacturing.
read more...IFR Yearbook World Robotics 2020
With 221,500 industrial robots, Germany is the most automated economy in the EU, reports the IFR in its yearbook. Also on the rise: the use of cobots.
read more...Ralf Winkelmann is a new member of the board of the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association. The Managing Director of Fanuc Germany succeeds Helmut Schmid, formerly of Universal Robots.
read more...What tasks can robots perform in collaboration with humans, what will collaboration look like in the future - and: Will the mechanical colleague put people's jobs at risk? Andreas Mühlbauer spoke about this with Peter Lange, Business Development Manager at Omron Electronics.
read more...Kuka is feeling the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, as the recently published figures for the second quarter of 2020 show. The project business continues to be particularly affected.
read more...Today, robotic automation is the means of choice to meet the desire for increased efficiency and to counter the shortage of skilled workers.
read more...A scalable inspection cell for quality control speeds up production, improves quality and reduces waste in the automotive, aerospace, heavy engineering and construction industries.
read more...Easy-to-commission Delta robots from Igus ensure cost-effective automation in the production of fire-resistant glass.
read more...Kuka and T-Systems enter into a partnership. Together, they want to make companies fit for digitalization.
read more...Cancellation on the advice of the exhibitors
Following consultations with exhibitors, Schall has postponed Motek to 2021. Nevertheless, you don't have to miss out on the latest information: WEKA BUSINESS MEDIEN is organizing a virtual industry trade fair with an accompanying congress from 5 to 16 October.
read more...Helmut Schmid left Universal Robots on July 1. Jürgen von Hollen and Andrea Alboni have taken over his responsibilities.
read more...80 percent of industrial decision-makers are certain that the most important advantages of industrial robotics are flexibility and health protection. This is the result of the Automatica Trend Index.
read more...Zimmer at INDUSTRIAL production + handling
Zimmer Group expands its digitalization strategy with new products and launches a master gateway and a software tool for component commissioning.
read more...Takeda produces six billion tablets at its Oranienburg plant. That's up to five tons of tablets per shift. Cobots now help with packaging and shipping.
read more...Despite the postponement of Automatica to December, Epson is already presenting its 2020 innovations in the field of robotics and industrial automation.
read more...The aim of the Kirk research project is to use machine learning to develop new software-driven calibration methods for industrial robots. The initiators of the joint project are the University of Stuttgart, DHBW Karlsruhe and ArtiMinds Robotics.
read more...Collaborating robots in production
Cobots are seen as the helpers of the future, especially in assembly. However, they can also be used as classic automation components in production, for example for feeding milling and turning centers.
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