
Søren E. Nielsen becomes new MiR President
On August 1, Mobile Industrial Robots will have a new CEO: Søren E. Nielsen will become the new President. The former CTO succeeds current CEO Thomas Visti, who is embarking on a new career path.
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On August 1, Mobile Industrial Robots will have a new CEO: Søren E. Nielsen will become the new President. The former CTO succeeds current CEO Thomas Visti, who is embarking on a new career path.

The Movikit Robotics software module for the Movi-C modular automation system from SEW-Eurodrive has been enhanced with new functions to optimize communication between the robot kinematics.

Automation places greater demands on safety concepts. Classic concepts such as muting are reaching their limits. The safety solutions from Leuze enable seamless safety, efficient material flow and high system availability.

According to the automatica trend index, 84 percent of decision-makers expect more robot automation in German SMEs, 77 percent rely on mobile robotics to quickly convert production and 76 percent of employees want robotics training in SMEs.

Zimmer has introduced a master gateway and software tool for component commissioning. They enable simple parameterization and commissioning, and the benefits of IO-Link components can also be used on robots.

Yamaha Motor has developed the new RCXiVY2+ vision system, which has a new "blob detection" feature that enables picking, presence detection and high-speed counting of multiple workpieces for irregularly shaped objects.
The current Covid-19 pandemic requires a large number of additional hygiene procedures and thus creates new areas of application for robotics to disinfect different rooms.

Despite the postponement of Automatica to December, Epson is already presenting its 2020 innovations in the field of robotics and industrial automation.

OPC UA is one of the fastest growing standards in machine-to-machine communication. UR's cobots now support the interface standard via a software solution from UR+ partner Rocketfarm.
With the Screwdriver, OnRobot is expanding its product portfolio with a tool that allows users to automate complex screwdriving and assembly processes quickly and easily.