Teradyne acquires MiR for 121 million euros
Teradyne and the shareholders of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announce the acquisition of Mobile Industrial Robots, previously a privately held company.
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Teradyne and the shareholders of Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) announce the acquisition of Mobile Industrial Robots, previously a privately held company.
Automation in sawing technology
Sawing with robot support. Automation and robotics are rapidly gaining ground in metal processing - including in sawing technology. Robot-assisted systems are taking over more and more work steps following the sawing process.

KUKA is currently presenting intelligent automation concepts for the production of tomorrow at the Hannover Messe under the motto "industrial intelligence 4.0_beyond automation".
Kawasaki Robotics is presenting three new products - the BX200X and RS007 robots, which can also be seen at the Hannover Messe, as well as the Successor, a new manual remote control for industrial robots.

Robots that adapt to their human counterparts, AR glasses that provide their wearer with information and learning machines that optimize themselves. "The factory of the future is a thinking factory with people at its heart," says Dr. Jochen Köckler, CEO of Deutsche Messe, summarizing the core message of HANNOVER MESSE 2018.

Rollon shows how robot applications can be expanded to include a seventh axis based on the Actuator System Line modular system. The complete robot moves on a linear axis close to the floor and operates a Cartesian linear axis system with telescopic feeder.
MiR at Cemat for the first time

Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) will have its own stand at Cemat for the first time this year. The focus will be on the flexibility and user-friendliness of MiR's mobile robot solutions.

Machine data is important for greater plant safety and efficient maintenance, says Frank Blase. The Managing Director of Igus tells us what innovations the motion plastics specialist will be presenting in Hanover and what potential there is in the field of tribo-plastics.

The automation company Pilz is also focusing on a new, modular range for service robotics in 2018.

Pilz continues to grow: In the 2017 financial year, the automation company increased its turnover to 338 million euros and the number of employees to a good 2,300. In 2018, the family-owned company is also focusing on a new, modular range for service robotics.