UR+ Partner Vention Named One of Universal Robots’ Certified Solutions Partners

A UR+ partner since 2017, Vention, the cloud-based Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP) company, has announced that its strengthening its partnership with Universal Robots by becoming one of a few select Certified Solution Partners (CSP). This new CSP certification further validates the compatibility of Vention and Universal Robots' hardware and software ecosystems, it said.

Throughout the partnership between Vention and Universal Robots thus far, Vention has developed a large portfolio of UR+-certified components and applications, including cobot palletizer, MachineLogic, MachineMotion, Cobot range extender, and other varied certified hardware components.

A stronger bond between Vention and Universal Robots

Through the addition of these components to Vention's custom robot cells and application offerings, users can take full advantage of Vention's modular and customizable solutions to create UR-based robot cells and applications in record time, resulting in fast payback for manufacturers and automation providers.

"Over the years, Vention has supported over 1,000 Universal Robot deployments in North America and Europe, giving Vention unique expertise in the design and deployment of collaborative solutions," said Patrick Halde, chief growth officer at Vention. "With Vention's simplified approach to industrial automation being very similar to Universal Robots, becoming a Certified Solution Partner was the logical next step in our partnership."

Bryan Bird, regional sales director of Universal Robots' North America division, looks forward to building a network of CSPs with specific UR product, software, and application expertise.

"Our new CSP program recognizes deployment excellence and commitment to increased integration capacity, all to the benefit of our customers," he says. "Vention is a great fit for this program, and we are excited to deploy even more cobot applications together, taking our partnership to the next level."

Together, with Vention's modular and plug-and-play solutions and Universal Robots cobot product range, Vention and Universal Robots said they can offer manufacturers the best-in-class solutions in a streamlined and flexible process to achieve their business objectives. Moving forward, Vention will continue to develop UR solutions through new applications and software releases.

"We are only scratching the surface of what can be done when combining intuitive software, modular hardware, and robots," added Halde.