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With the aim of reducing set-up times and the number of gripper spiders in the automation process, vacuum specialist Guédon presents the Vacuball, a variable ball joint that adapts flexibly to different body parts and shapes during handling.
read more...de Man has developed a flexible palletizing system for bags of flour and meal for Schapfen Mühle. The challenge was the large variance in the dimensions and fill levels of the bags, which are now perfectly stacked using a specially developed gripper.
read more...Robotiq has introduced the Hand-E, the first electric gripper for Universal Robots' E-Series. It can be connected using the plug & play principle and is particularly suitable for precision assembly and other collaborative robot applications.
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...The startup Rovi Robot Vision has significantly simplified the complicated electronic sensor technology of robots. With previous solutions, robots only recognize the space around them or objects that they are supposed to grasp or process.
read more...Automatic palletizing of spice cans. Ecoma supports a manufacturer of spices in the continuous automation of production and packaging systems with double palletizing cells.
read more...Mechatronic grippers with communication interface. Gimatic has started to equip its grippers with the IO-Link communication standard.
read more...The Neocortex Artificial Intelligence (AI) software platform combines sensor data and machine control, ensures optimum perception of the working environment, guides the robot arm and directs the picking and placing of objects.
read more...The new TS2 four-axis series from Stäubli is a completely new development with JCS drive technology developed in-house. It enables short cycle times and a hygienic design that extends the range of applications in sensitive environments.
read more...Robotics in industrial production
Wittmann is expanding its Primus series with the Primus 10, Primus 26 and Primus 26T robot models.
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