Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.96
…Digital Industries About Universal Robots and Siemens DI Odense, Denmark-based Universal Robots was founded in 2005 and has developed collaborative robots designed to be flexible and safe to work alongside people. Since the company launched its first cobot was launched in 2008, it has experienced considerable growth. Universal Robots is a unit of Teradyne Inc. and has regional offices in 19 countries worldwide. In 2020, the company had a revenue of $219 million (U.S.). Universal Robots has delivered more than 51,000 cobots, thanks to its strategy of focusing on ease of use, a small footprint for collaboration and flexibiliity, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.82
…running much faster and minimize our downtime,” said Jeremy Haight, principal engineer at Vestas Wind Systems A/S, an Aarhus, Denmark-based leader in sustainable energy. “Time equals a very high dollar value for us—a line down in one of our factories is a big deal, but a turbine that has gone down can cost even more,” he said. “If we can access and print the part we need, we can get that line or turbine back up and operational much quicker.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.74
…four times per hour, per set, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. AMRs automate the movement of pallets and assembly parts without extra infrastructure. Source: Mobile Industrial Robots Mobile robots transform the workplace Runner said it successfully helped the majority of its transportation workers to acquire AMR operation skills. Mobile Industrial Robots said its intuitive graphical programming interface allowed frontline operators to start working with the robots without prior programming experience. Operators could collaborate with the MiR AMRs through Web-based controls and an intelligent device such as a tablet. Runner's staffers were able to become proficient AMR operators after just a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.71
…is global sales director at mobile robot equipment supplier ROEQ and an advisory board member at Nordbo Robotics in Denmark. She also serves as a consultant at SG Service & Consultancy. Gotfredsen previously worked at cobot maker Universal Robots A/S and gripper provider OnRobot A/S.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.66
…SL, an OEM partner and local distributor for Odense, Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots ApS (MiR). He had worked with the Madrid-based company previously on collaborative robotics projects. The research and development department at RobotPlus had already been examining the idea of combining MiR’s mobile robot technology with UV-C lights to create an autonomous disinfection robot capable of disinfecting rooms and closed spaces quickly and effectively. Founded in 2010, RobotPlus specializes in industrial engineering with the aim of adding value through automation. It focuses on consultancy services and the distribution of collaborative robots and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), mainly in the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.58
…wide range of industries and in education. The Odense, Denmark-based company introduced what it said was the world’s first commercially viable cobot in 2008. Since then, Universal Robots has developed a product portfolio reflecting a range of reaches and payloads and has sold more than 75,000 cobots worldwide. The company said an extensive ecosystem has grown around its cobot technology offering innovation and choice for customers, as well as a wide range of components, kits, and solutions for various applications. The Teradyne company has over 20 offices globally, with North American headquarters in Novi, Mich. Editor's note: For more about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
…few other new employees over to our headquarters in Denmark for more weeks of additional training, plus a lot of on-the-job training,” Rakos said. “He'll be working with teams in the region and our headquarters as needed, building his internal knowledge base and proficiency, as well as communications and service skills.” “I look forward to it—it would be my first international trip,” said Porter. Serving wider needs “MiR needs people with diverse skill sets, with electrical, mechanical, knowledge of computers, as well as customer-service skills,” Rakos said. “I had considered doing some teaching in retirement myself to help people qualify…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.48
…2022 trade show next month in Detroit. The Odense, Denmark-based company said it cobots provide new opportunities for manufacturers who are plagued by the inability to ramp up production that requires complex tungsten inert gas (TIG) or laser welding processes. It added that its robots are also useful for hard-to-staff tasks such as machine tending, dispensing, labeling, and screwdriving. “Our application diversity at this year’s Automate speaks volumes,” said Joe Campbell, senior manager of applications development and strategic marketing at Universal Robots (UR). “Attendees visiting us and our partners at the show will have no issue finding a UR cobot…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.46
…Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Croatia, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.44
…and load capacity of the MiR200 Hook from Odense, Denmark-based Mobile Industrial Robots (MiR) enabled Inpeco to meet its transport needs and allowed workers to engage in more meaningful work. Inpeco uses MiR AMR to optimize production. Source: MiR “We were looking to automate some processes with low added value to be able to redirect resources to operations that are more important and indispensable for the company,” said Roberto Ferraro, product manager at Inpeco. “We decided the first application should be the transport of raw materials from the warehouse to the production line and finished products from production to the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.43
…detailed look into what's happening around us.” The Odense, Denmark-based company’s proprietary Fleet Manager sits on a company network, instructing the robots what tasks or programs to execute, Mullen told Robotics 24/7. “It also has a 30,000-ft. view of the facility from a map standpoint and can see all the robots where they are positioned on the map, and it can do some path planning and collision avoidance,” he added. MiR uses an open application programming interface (API) to integrate with SAP or other enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to pull data from or push commands commands to the MiR…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.22
…support from a wide range of end effectors, software, accessories, and application kits in the UR+ ecosystem. The Odense, Denmark-based company said it has installed more than 50,000 collaborative robots worldwide and recently reported record revenue of $326 million (U.S.) in 2022.