Orbiter module labels precisely
For precise labeling of oval or conical products, the labeling provider Bluhm Systeme has developed the new Geset 314 labeling system with orbiter.
read more...read more...On your marks, get set, grab
Until now, there has often only been one specific type of gripper on the market for UR robots or a universal gripper, which is very large, heavy and cost-intensive. Gimatic has recognized this and has now launched its plug-and-play program as a starter kit for the E-Series from Universal Robots.
read more...With certified Profinet IRT interface
Schunk developed its EGI parallel gripper especially for handling tasks in electronics, pharmaceutical and laboratory applications. Equipped with a certified Profinet IRT interface (category C), the small parts gripper has active gripping force maintenance in the event of a power failure or emergency stop.
read more...Handling in the digital factory
SRBC collaborative rope balancer. Digital manufacturing also has an impact on handling processes. Increasingly individualized products go hand in hand with increasing process complexity - the handling of goods must also adapt to this.
read more...Robot bends pipes
Wafios presented the Twister² robot bender at its in-house exhibition. The machine concept for tube bending consists of a forming unit and a fully integrated robot.
read more...Picks up little things
IAI Industrieroboter has expanded its range of freely programmable electric grippers for pneumatic automation. These include a two-point lifting magnet gripper for small parts assembly and a long-stroke gripper for large workpieces.
read more...The gripper learns with
A small robot from Kuka's KR Agilus series is a key component of Swisslog's new Item-PiQ generation. The provider of automation solutions for warehouses and distribution centers is part of the Kuka Group and has presented the fully automated picking solution.
read more...Intelligent, connective, sensitive
Smart gripping as the future of gripping technology. The wbk Institute of Production Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology is developing approaches to increase the degree of autonomy of grippers.
read more...Networking in a vacuum
To make electric vacuum generators, grippers or compact ejectors visible for the smart factory, they must provide digital energy and process data in real time. Schmalz integrates interfaces into its components for this purpose.
read more...A new one for the MRK
Dobot has presented its collaborative six-axis robot arm CR6-5. It is the second robot arm in the Dobot collaborative robot series. The CR6-5 offers a wide range of applications in small and medium-sized companies as well as in educational institutions.
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