
AM Factory: IT-networked turnkey system
At the Hannover Messe, the company is presenting the "AM Factory": an IT-networked turnkey system based around a Freeformer 300-3X and a six-axis robot functionalizes variants of standard gripper plates.
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At the Hannover Messe, the company is presenting the "AM Factory": an IT-networked turnkey system based around a Freeformer 300-3X and a six-axis robot functionalizes variants of standard gripper plates.
Today, welding robots have become an integral part of the production facilities of many metalworking companies. In the 80s, however, hardly any companies used this technology. Yaskawa installed a V12B-RX welding robot at wheelchair specialist Meyra back in 1986.

OnRobot will be presenting its entire product portfolio at the Hannover Messe and showcasing end-of-arm tools on robots from Techman, Doosan and Yaskawa for the first time.

The Danish manufacturer Universal Robots is presenting flexible automation solutions at the Hannover Messe. The new e-Series will be presented for the first time.
Hailed as the fourth industrial revolution, automation is changing the way people work. A commentary by Rob Mellor.

Matthias Fritz resigned as Managing Director Technology at Fanuc Germany on January 31, 2019.
Plug-and-play solution for robot integration
The new "Dahl Linear Move" traversing unit from Rollon and Dahl Automation makes the lightweight, flexible robots from Universal Robots mobile, thereby increasing their reach.
The more robots, the more jobs
Total digitalization: things are becoming data, even in our factories. Companies are investing billions in AI. But why do we actually need I4.0? Two surprising answers from Heinrich Munz, Chief Digital Strategist at Kuka.
The year 2018 was characterized by technical developments in the field of digitalization. The German economy flourished and many companies and trade fairs reported record figures. Industrial robots are increasingly conquering production halls, and additive manufacturing has also reached mass production maturity.
Kuka CEO Dr. Till Reuter resigns from his position on the Executive Board prematurely in December in agreement with the Supervisory Board. Peter Mohnen takes over as interim CEO, Andreas Pabst as interim CFO.