Intralogistics - efficient and active
Bosch Rexroth has presented an autonomous transport system that aims to automate and standardize the flow of materials and goods in logistics and production.
read more...read more...Picking at high speed
Yamaha's Factory Automation Section portfolio includes all common types of industrial robots such as Cartesian and Scara robots as well as single and multi-axis articulated robots.
read more...Smart robotics for order picking
Market trends such as omnichannel distribution, batch size 1, ever shorter order throughput times and delivery cycles and the handling of a growing variety of product ranges place high demands on intralogistics.
read more...New interface
When it comes to really fast, time-critical applications, the integration of decentralized I/Os into the Mechatrolink-III real-time Ethernet bus was previously only possible to a limited extent due to the lack of suitable modules.
read more...USA outperforms China
In the USA, sales of industrial robots have reached a new high of around 38,000 units. At 200 robots per 10,000 employees, the robot density in the US manufacturing industry is currently more than twice as high as in China (97 units) and ranks seventh worldwide.
read more...Far-reaching arms
Fanuc has added two new robots to its model range. The new additions are the M-20iD/25 handling robot and the ARC Mate 120iD welding version. Compared to their predecessors, both are characterized by higher axis speeds and a large working range.
read more...A new one for the MRK
Dobot has presented its collaborative six-axis robot arm CR6-5. It is the second robot arm in the Dobot collaborative robot series. The CR6-5 offers a wide range of applications in small and medium-sized companies as well as in educational institutions.
read more...What does the future of transport robotics look like?
The market for transport robots is booming. Two trends can be identified: The number of platform manufacturers will continue to increase, with many of them already relying on cooperation with integrators. Secondly, transport robots are developing into self-learning system networks.
read more...50 kilos changed quickly
The pneumatically controlled SWS-046 robot quick-change system from Schunk enables different gripping systems and tools to be changed quickly and reliably at the front end.
read more...Sensitivity becomes tangible
The new soft gripping tool Pisoftgrip from Piab has been specially developed for the food industry. The vacuum-based soft gripper is suitable for gripping delicate and lightweight objects with irregular shapes or unusual surfaces.
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