50 kilos changed quickly
The pneumatically controlled SWS-046 robot quick-change system from Schunk enables different gripping systems and tools to be changed quickly and reliably at the front end.
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The new soft gripping tool Pisoftgrip from Piab has been specially developed for the food industry. The vacuum-based soft gripper is suitable for gripping delicate and lightweight objects with irregular shapes or unusual surfaces.
read more...Faster with 22
Assembly automation. Martin Mechanic has developed the second generation of systems for the construction of damping systems for a customer in the automotive industry. The number of robots in the system was doubled from eleven to 22.
read more...Smart softie
Bionic gripper. Festo has developed the pneumatic robotic hand Bionic Soft Hand. Combined with the Bionic Soft Arm, a pneumatic lightweight robot, the Future Concepts are suitable for human-robot collaboration.
read more...It becomes independent with a camera
Autonomously working robots. A Kuka KR 20 robot automates the production of drive motors for household tumble dryers at household appliance manufacturer Miele. Using a camera system, the robot works largely autonomously.
read more...Gripper teaches itself to grip
Autonomous gripping. While gripping processes have primarily been geared towards high productivity and process reliability to date, flexibility is also coming into focus in conjunction with the smart factory. In the future, grippers will enable flexible operations through to autonomous handling scenarios.
read more...Three questions for... Stefan Niermann
Raw robots and low-cost automation. Igus has been active in linear and drive technology for over 20 years. The specialist for motion plastics also offers cost-effective automation solutions and a suitable open platform that brings users and suppliers together.
read more...OnRobot opens first German branch
OnRobot has opened its first office in Germany. With the branch in Soest, North Rhine-Westphalia, the new General Manager Björn Milsch is expanding the company's presence in the DACH and Benelux markets.
read more...How the potato salad comes to the barbecue party
A robot layer palletizer from Trapo ensures precise gripping and stacking of potato salad containers at the delicatessen manufacturer Wernsing in Lower Saxony.
read more...Handling large components
The "One Screw System" (TOS) from automation specialist Tünkers is a modular gripper system which, in the TOS 002 double profile version, is particularly suitable for heavy and large components in automotive production.
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