Hahn takes over Rethink Robotics
German robotics specialist Hahn acquires Rethink Robotics to strengthen its market position in the field of collaborative robotics.
read more...read more...Attachment modules for mobile robots
Intralogistics remains one of the last areas of Industry 4.0 to be automated. Mobile transport robots from MiR help to integrate the internal material flow into networked production conditions.
read more...Three questions for... Uwe Schmitz
Linear units are used in many areas of application. Uwe Schmitz, Team Leader Product Management at Item, explains the advantages they have over robotics and what new areas they could be used in.
read more...Robot sales doubled in five years
The International Federation of Robotics has presented the new World Robotics Report: Global sales of industrial robots reached a new record of 381,000 units shipped in 2017 - up 30 percent on the previous year and still rising.
read more...Drive and automation technology
Everything from one box
e & v Systeme has installed drive and automation technology from Stöber Antriebstechnik in a new packaging machine with a palletizing robot.
read more...Talk about management and smart factory
"Smart Factory is much more than digitalization"
In specialist media, digitalization and the smart factory are examined from a technical perspective. We now know that a holistic view is important. Heiko Weber and Marcel Derakhchan on leadership and culture in the smart factory.
read more...Collaborative robotics: when is safe safe safe?
Human-robot collaboration offers enormous opportunities for manufacturing companies of all sizes and in all sectors. At the same time, it requires special attention when it comes to safety. There is an absolute obligation to assess and mitigate potential risks.
read more...Manipulators, robotics and system solutions
handling award for Robomill surface processing
In the Manipulators, Robotics and System Solutions category, third place went to Boll Automation for Robomill, an innovative robot solution for the flexible precision machining of surfaces from batch size 1.
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handling award for small parts handling using machine vision
An image processing system enables the fully automated alignment of partially coated valve seat balls for directional laser welding. The handling award jury awarded this solution from Robert Bosch first place in the Manipulators, Robotics and System Solutions category.
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handling award for the robot doctor's case
Second place in the Manipulators, Robotics and System Solutions category went to Preccon. The company presented iMS, a measuring system for industrial robots for fully automatic diagnosis and independent calibration of the entire robot cell.
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