
New EMEA headquarters for Kawasaki Robotics
Kawasaki Robotics has officially opened its new EMEA headquarters in Neuss. In addition to sales and service engineering, the new training center is also located here.

Kawasaki Robotics has officially opened its new EMEA headquarters in Neuss. In addition to sales and service engineering, the new training center is also located here.

Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award
The Secretary General of the International Federation of Robotics, Gudrun Litzenberger, has been honored with the "Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Award".
If a dimension between two components changes within precision machines, they must be readjusted. This may be necessary, for example, during initial setting after installation on site.

Yaskawa presented its Industry 4.0 concept at Automatica. The integrative approach includes current and newly developed Motoman robots as well as products and solutions from drive and control technology and specially developed software solutions.

At Schmalz, everything at Automatica revolves around intelligent automation. The vacuum expert is presenting the ECBPi electric vacuum generator, which works without compressed air and is suitable for handling tasks in mobile robotics.

Service robots are on the rise. Research institutes, universities and companies are working together on projects to minimize development costs. The market for industrial service robotics is growing: according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), global sales of industrial service robots grew by 25 percent in 2016.

Igus offers its low-cost automation products with the aim of automating simple tasks quickly, easily and cost-effectively. The company has now developed a new Delta robot, which will be presented at Automatica.
Human-robot interaction plays a central role at Automatica. It is clear that the future of human-machine collaboration is bright.

Optoelectronic and tactile protective devices
Schmersal will be showcasing various safety solutions for industrial robots at Automatica. These include various safety light curtains and light grids. They can be used to secure access to robot workstations in a space-saving manner.

Piab is showcasing an entire modular system of robot gripper solutions. The vacuum specialist has expanded its product range with the acquisition of SAS Automation and Feba Automation and is now showcasing this at Automatica.

Kawasaki Robotics is exhibiting two 6-axis robots with a maximum payload of 7 kg at Automatica. The RS007N and RS007L models are the latest additions to the R-series, which is designed for payloads from 3 to 38 kg.

Goudsmit has developed a magnetic power gripper. According to the manufacturer, the magnetic gripper can be used as a lifting magnet for picking up or gripping heavy ferromagnetic parts from 6 mm.
Intelligent automation concepts and robotics solutions are the focus of Automatica in Munich. In addition to technological developments in the field of intelligent production, the role of humans in the factory of the future will also be discussed.
ACI Laser will be presenting its products and innovations in the field of laser marking at Automatica, the leading trade fair for intelligent automation and robotics.

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (Taitra) was founded in 1970 to help Taiwanese companies increase their global reach.

The MiniPick3D from Isra Vision now also detects objects just a few cubic millimetres in size in small containers. The system has a new four-camera sensor for component detection, enabling it to reach into the box fully automatically.

The Schunk ERP 24 V swivel module is connected to the controller via a digital I/O interface for commissioning and the swivel angle is defined via end stops (90 °/180 °).

In preparation for the launch of a new range of LED street lighting products, Betacom worked with Design Energy to develop a solution based on UR robots.

When Lenord + Bauer built the new building at its Gladbeck site, the aim was to link the purchasing, warehouse, equipment construction and quality assurance departments directly to the production layout based on the material flow.
The market momentum in automation continues unabated. In 2017, the industry continued to grow at a double-digit percentage rate. There is no end to this growth in sight!