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Kawasaki Robotics increased its Europe-wide order volume by more than 27% in the 2018 financial year. A further increase of 24 percent is expected for 2019. To achieve this, the supplier of industrial robots is relying on an expanded management team for its EMEA headquarters in Neuss.
read more...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...The Lithuanian company Rubedos developed the 3D visual perception system Viper to equip industrial and service robots with visual perception.
read more...The new products that drive technology company Maxon Motor will be presenting to visitors at the Hannover Messe include power-boosted flat motors, a new line of modular industrial drives and DC motors and right-angle gearboxes from Parvalux, the newest member of the Maxon Group.
read more...With the Gripkit technology, Weiss Robotics offers a universal platform with which smart gripper modules can be seamlessly integrated into robot applications.
read more...Yaskawa presents new developments in drive technology and robotics that stand for easy programmability. The GA500 frequency inverter has its world premiere and the "Yaskawa Cockpit" will be available from summer 2019 as an enhanced "Edition 1".
read more...Schmalz is showcasing innovations for vacuum generation, gripping and smart handling at the Hannover Messe. Among other things, the solutions stand for efficient energy utilization and automation.
read more...Key topic Industrial Intelligence
Industry is changing and topics such as artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming increasingly important. Hannover Messe is focusing on this development under the guiding theme of Industrial Intelligence.
read more...Safety networks for robot systems
Omron has launched new NX series safety network controllers that support two safety protocols: CIP Safety is used by industrial robot manufacturers, while Safety over EtherCAT (FSoE) offers a particularly short response time.
read more...If e-chains form loops in the working area of a robot, this can damage the cables and hoses and lead to machine failure. For this reason, Igus has now developed the new TR.RSEL low-cost retraction system.
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