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Piab is presenting five new products at the Hannover Messe, including the Pilift Smart vacuum lifter, the Picobot cobot gripper, the Pisoftgrip vacuum gripper technology and a new generation of the Picompact Smart main ejector. Some solutions will also be on show in action at the Swedish CoLab stand.
read more...Click-Smart technology. The Click-Smart plate on Sawyer's wrist recognizes a new gripping tool and automatically makes the necessary configurations.
read more...Rethink Robotics has expanded its portfolio of gripper solutions for the Cobot Sawyer. One of the biggest challenges when using collaborative robots is changing the end effectors, which must be selected precisely for each application.
read more...Pilz is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. The automation company is changing with the times and is now also addressing the topic of service robotics. Handling editor-in-chief Petra Born spoke to Managing Partner Thomas Pilz.
read more...At Fachpack, Schmalz will be presenting its new FXCB area gripper for collaborative robots and a modular system that allows users to assemble and modify individual grippers, as well as innovations for manual lifting tasks.
read more...Rethink Robotics is presenting Cobot Sawyer at Automatica with an expanded portfolio of gripper solutions. The patented Clicksmart technology enables the gripper tool to be changed in seconds and integrates the end effectors of numerous manufacturers.
read more...Added value through collaborative robotics
Humans and machines are increasingly working hand in hand. Automated processes will soon be standard in networked production environments. By then at the latest, it will be necessary to broaden our view: Only by focusing on the application as a whole can automation generate sustainable added value.
read more...Every two years, Igus presents the Vector Award, which recognizes outstanding applications with energy chain systems. The golden Vector went to Loxin 2002 from Spain. In this application, two articulated robots work in the final assembly line of aircraft fuselages.
read more...Glass is fragile and its production is difficult. During the manual loading of glass lathes at Hofmann Glastechnik, the machines cooled down even during short interruptions.
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