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Mobile robot assistants are often discussed, but they are rarely seen in practice. Stäubli Electrical Connectors is already using them successfully and is impressed by the flexibility that the assistants bring to assembly.
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Mobile robot assistants are often discussed, but they are rarely seen in practice. Stäubli Electrical Connectors is already using them successfully and is impressed by the flexibility that the assistants bring to assembly.

ABB has provided the collaborative robot with a single-armed colleague. As an extremely agile and compact robot, the new single-arm Yumi can be easily integrated into existing production lines.

Preccon Robotics takes 2nd place in the handling award in the category "Manipulators, robotics and system solutions".

Ceremonial award ceremony at Motek: This year, the trade magazine handling has once again presented the handling award.

Tobias Hoche completes management team
Hima Paul Hildebrandt has appointed Tobias Hoche as its new Chief Financial Officer with effect from September 1, 2018. He succeeds Reinhard Seibold and completes the company's management team.
CAD software for sheet metal processing
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.
Aero-Lift has shipped one of its heavy-duty lifting devices to Denmark. The vacuum lifting device previously filled almost the entire production hall; it measures 17 meters, has a lifting capacity of 32,000 kilograms and 33 large suction plates.

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.

The award-winning Panda robot from Voith Robotics is the first sensitive, self-learning lightweight robot that has the ability to assist humans and significantly increase production efficiency, according to the manufacturer.