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The German economy is weakening and, according to the Institute for Macroeconomics and Business Cycle Research (IMK), will only recover slowly in 2024. The mechanical engineering sector is also feeling the effects. In order to strengthen its own competitiveness, there is therefore no way around automation.
read more...Assuming an average machine hourly rate of 2,500 euros, the failure of an industrial robot is associated with high costs. For the first time, local AI makes it possible to reliably implement predictive maintenance from the gearbox to the gripper without expensive industrial PCs, as well as to take the collaboration, safety and intelligence of automated guided vehicles and cobots to the next evolutionary stage.
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Kawasaki Robotics has introduced the new CL cobot series. It was created through a partnership with the German start-up Neura Robotics. This marks the Japanese robot pioneer's entry into the cobot market. The CL series has been nominated for the robotics category in the 2024 Product of the Year competition.
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The flexible ZiMo robot cell enables a safe and cost-effective entry into process automation. The solution for small, medium and varying batch sizes has been nominated in the competition for Product of the Year 2024 in the Robotics category.
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With Mairoflex iisy, Kuka has launched a modular solution based on the LBR iisy cobot. The Mairoflex iisy enables a cost-effective, simple entry into automation - ideal for small and medium-sized companies. It has been nominated for the robotics category.
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safeVisionary2 is the first 3D time-of-flight camera with Performance Level c safety certification. It enables safe three-dimensional environmental detection and has been nominated in the 2024 Product of the Year competition in the handling, assembly and production logistics category.
read more...Bionic hand for the Cobot Rebel
Igus is expanding its Cobot Rebel portfolio with a humanoid hand made of lubrication-free high-performance plastics.
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The Cobot Smart Gripper CSG from Fipa is an area gripper with an internal electric vacuum pump for compressed air-free automation. It has been nominated in the handling, assembly and production logistics category in the competition for Product of the Year 2024.
read more...Maximum flexibility in the design of robot peripherals: with modular item profile technology, you can create individual substructures for your Cobot. Discover the many possibilities now. A video shows you numerous application examples - let yourself be inspired.
read more...A short-term restructuring at the Unilever site in Heilbronn involved the maintenance of a large palletizing station.
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