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Reliable gripping without having to determine the exact position and orientation of the gripped object beforehand - the Schunk AGE-U universal compensation unit now makes it possible for robots to do what humans do every day.
read more...The "Dahl Linear Move" traversing unit from Rollon and Dahl Automation makes the lightweight, flexible robots from Universal Robots mobile and increases their reach. The complete package consists of a Rollon linear axis, a B&R servo drive and software for simple UR integration and is ready for operation within a short time.
read more...With the Kenos KCS gripper from Piab, it is possible to create a collaborative robot that can handle practically anything, anywhere and at any time. According to the manufacturer, this makes it the ideal tool for collaboration, especially for small companies.
read more...The automotive industry continues to invest in the production of diesel engines. Special machine manufacturer MartinMechanic has completed a system that assembles and welds shielding parts for diesel vehicle exhaust systems.
read more...Two million hardened spur gears
Two million hardened steel spur gears leave the factory of an automotive supplier every year. Martinmechanic has developed an automation cell that matches the associated induction hardening system from Martinsystems to ensure that the material feed and fully automatic hardening of the parts work together smoothly.
read more...With the 3D vision sensor from Fanuc, images can be taken during the movement of a robot to determine the gripping position. This "snap-in-motion" function saves time during fast gripping processes because the robot does not have to interrupt its movement to take a picture.
read more...Insystems celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Berlin-based company has developed from an industrial software manufacturer into a machine builder and specialist for customized transport robots.
read more...In times of smart and digital automation, integrated drives are experiencing a rapid upswing due to their dynamics and flexibility. Heidrive points this out and offers specially designed drives for robot and AGV manufacturers based on a new, modular construction kit.
read more...With the TX2 generation of robots, Stäubli offers six-axis robots that can be used both as standard robots and as cobots. This concept provides flexibility and qualifies the machines for use in the automotive and supplier industry.
read more...Yaskawa is strengthening its local presence in Germany and has opened two new sales offices in Herrenberg near Stuttgart and in Marl in the Ruhr area.
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