Andrea Alboni takes over sales division
As the new Regional Sales Manager D/A/CH at Universal Robots Germany, Andrea Alboni is now responsible for the company's sales activities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
read more...The hybrid, HRC-capable Motoman HC10 robot from Yaskawa can be used in collaborative operation as well as a fully-fledged industrial robot.
read more...The VDMA Robotics + Automation Association has a new board member: Dr. Lars Friedrich succeeds Dr. Jürgen Hohnhaus, who stepped down from the board for statutory reasons.
read more...Piab would like to take over Tawi. Both companies have signed an agreement on the takeover. The Piab Group aims to become the global leader in ergonomic handling solutions.
read more...Steven Wyatt from ABB has been elected as the new President of the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR for short. He succeeds Junji Tsuda of Yaskawa. Milton Guerry becomes Vice President.
read more...The company Sapho in Ostrach supplies the regions of southern Germany, Austria and parts of France with road salt from its warehouse of up to 50,000 tons, which is partly filled from mines in the region between May and October. The filling department needed a new gripper to stack the bags on pallets.
read more...With the SLG, Schmalz has developed a lightweight gripper that can be designed and configured quickly and easily online. Production using 3D printers optimizes the manufacturing process.
read more...The flexible Schunk EGH co-act gripper promises an easy entry into the world of cobots. With a variably adjustable total stroke of 80 mm, the parallel gripper covers a wide range of workpieces.
read more...read more...Future-oriented cobot projects
What is important if cobot projects are to be future-oriented? Automation and robotics expert Omron has identified three aspects for human-machine collaboration.
read more...At the Bloomingdale's department store in New York, robots and cobots from ABB are creating Christmas cheer: they decorate Christmas trees, play in an orchestra and serve customers coffee. But see for yourself!
read more...The economy is now also having an impact on the robotics and automation industry: the VDMA expects sales to fall by 5% in 2019. The reasons can be found in the global economy, but also in saturation effects.
read more...AMF offers a modular gripper for machine tools. According to the company, the advantage of the new gripper system is that machining processes on machine tools can be automated without the need for a robot.
read more...Yaskawa is expanding its welding robot portfolio with six new models in the Motoman AR series. With working ranges from 727 to 3,120 mm, they can process a wide variety of workpieces and assemble a large selection of accessories.
read more...Gripping, moving, depositing - all this is unthinkable in automated processes without the right gripper. The vacuum specialist Schmalz therefore develops flexible systems and supports the user in selecting and configuring the right components: a challenge because the number of variants is constantly increasing and batch sizes are converging towards one.
read more...Kuka recorded a 16.7 percent decline in order intake in the third quarter (Q3/2019) compared to Q3/2018. However, earnings before interest and taxes improved significantly. The reason for this is Kuka's efficiency program.
read more...Gripping technology on the SPS
At the SPS, Schunk will present an overall digital framework from the calculation and design tool to digital twins for design and simulation, right through to commissioning and the ongoing process.
read more...According to the World Robotics Report 2019, USD 16.5 billion was invested in robots worldwide and 422,000 units were delivered. A pause in growth is expected for 2019, but double-digit growth is forecast for 2020.
read more...International Federation of Robotics
India's robot market continues to grow: a new record of 4,771 newly installed units was achieved in 2018. India thus moved up to 11th place in a global comparison.
read more...RS Components has added the new DGST mini slide for industrial automation applications from Festo to its product range. The very compact slide enables space-saving applications in factory automation and the processing industry.
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