Collaborative robots pack medicines
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...read more...Corona pandemic slows down robotics more than expected
The German robotics and automation industry cannot escape the economic consequences of the coronavirus crisis - VDMA R+A currently expects sales to fall by at least 20%. However, the growth prospects for the period after Covid-19 are positive.
read more...INDUSTRIAL production + handling
Virtual meeting place for the industry
INDUSTRIAL production + handling. From 17 June to 3 July 2020, the virtual trade fair with associated conference program offers all companies and visitors the opportunity to present themselves and obtain information despite cancelled and postponed trade fairs.
read more...Small gripper with great power
The differences between cobot vacuum grippers also lie in the generation of negative pressure and the resulting vacuum flow. The vacuum flow determines the load capacity of the gripper and thus decides whether the capacity of the cobot can be fully utilized.
read more...Cobots - come to stay
Collaborative robots, also known as cobots, have developed extremely quickly and successfully. Dismissed as a skeptical new technology ten years ago, cobots are now the fastest growing segment of industrial robotics.
read more...Sepro Group and Universal Robots announce new partnership
Sepro Group, supplier of robots and industrial automation for the plastics industry, and Universal Robots have signed an agreement to collaborate in the fields of collaborative robotics and industrial automation.
read more...Robots and their areas of application
Robots are becoming increasingly popular in a wide variety of applications. In industry, they have become an integral part of intelligent, networked production and assembly.
read more...Interview with Helmut Schmid, Universal Robots
The limiting factor
Cobot manufacturer Universal Robots has enjoyed continuous strong growth since it was founded in 2005. Helmut Schmid, Managing Director and General Manager Western Europe, spoke to SCOPE about the new e-Series and limiting factors for further company growth.
read more...Come on, let's share!
Weiss Kunststoffverarbeitung has developed a robot cell using "on-board resources" in which the operator and the robot share the complex assembly of a miniaturized safety valve.
read more...Single-arm Yumi - Single-arm, flexible and fast
ABB has provided the collaborative robot with a single-armed colleague. As an extremely agile and compact robot, the new single-arm Yumi can be easily integrated into existing production lines.
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