Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.93
November 30, 2022
…business modules,” he said. Turin, Italy-based Comau provides industrial automation, collaborative and wearable robotics, autonomous logistics systems, and digital services and products. The unit of automaker Stellantis said it has more than 45 years of experience, more than 4,000 employees, six innovation centers, five digital hubs, and nine manufacturing plants in 13 countries. It has an office in Southfield, Mich. Welding system to enable flexible manufacturing Featuring 100% process automation, the new production line is designed to be flexible enough to manage complex models and variable output, said Comau. The company said its welding system will help Beijing Foton Daimler…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.64
July 21, 2023
As automation advances, simulation technology must progress further to support specification, deployment, and re-deployment, said SCHUNK GmbH. The company this week announced that it has partnered with READY Robotics to develop the Automation Explorer simulation tool. “Automation Explorer will bring confidence to both new and experienced users of automation that their process is being optimized to its full potential,” stated Milton Guerry, president of SCHUNK USA, on LinkedIn. “Whether investigating automation possibilities for the first time, or re-deploying automation equipment for a new task, Automation Explorer brings major opportunity for understanding automation process potential while also digitalizing and simplifying deployment…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.36
September 05, 2019
…seven major vendors in the industry—Siemens, Dassault Systèmes, Arena (Rockwell Automation), AnyLogic, FlexSim, Simio and Simul8—using ABI Research’s innovation/implementation criteria framework, the company notes. For this competitive assessment, innovation scores examined the technical capabilities of the vendor’s software and implementation scores focused on the vendor’s commercial ability to deliver their solution across a variety of manufacturing verticals. A key judgment criterion within the innovation category was digital twin capability, the software’s ability to align end-to-end physical processes with a dynamic digital representation that provides two-way feedback and ongoing optimization. Vendors were also judged according to data ingestion, the software’s ability…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 20.37
March 30, 2023
…Johnson & Johnson, and Fujitsu. Augmentus aims to make automation simpler The company was established in 2019 and claims to be a pioneer in intelligent 3D scanning and robot motion planning systems. It noted it develops systems to help its customers automate their work environments with easy-to-use software that eliminates the need for coding and CAD files. Its solutions are compatible with over ten major robot manufacturers, including ABB, Universal Robots, Kuka, and Nachi, it added. The company explained that it is expanding its compatibility with added robot brands and peripheral hardware. Augmentus said its proprietary technology has helped companies…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.17
September 14, 2022
…be in person this year. The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) has been putting on the event for over 30 years. This year’s show will include more than 40 guest speakers, three days of sessions, and an exhibit hall filled with robots. The conference runs from Sept. 27 to 29 at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. Carole Franklin, A3’s director for standards development for robotics, told Robotics 24/7 that the conference is designed to cater to two types of stakeholders—those who are new to robotics safety standards and seasoned industry veterans who are looking to learn more about…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.11
September 30, 2021
With demand for packaging machinery and automation continuing to grow, more than 1,500 exhibitors displayed their products at Pack Expo and the Healthcare Packaging Expo in Las Vegas. The co-located events featured educational sessions and various demonstrations as they returned for the first time in 18 months. North American machinery shipments will reach $12.8 billion in 2026, representing a 5.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), forecasts the Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies (PMMI). Much of that machinery will involve robotics and related technologies as the industry attempts to match the dual challenges of customers’ need for speed and efficiency…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.93
August 12, 2022
…to adapt to the changing manufacturing environments. “As the automation community has evolved, robots have become a key technology that designers rely on because of their flexibility,” said Brian Rockwell, North American key account manager at Festo. “The robotic industry continues to push norms and standards by solving difficult safety hurdles and improving software tools, making integration of robotics more accessible to a broader pool of candidates.” As a result of these innovations, achievable performance now provides unprecedented levels of efficiency. “Robots are able to perform these jobs with higher accuracy, repeatability, and speed than human operators,” said Choy. “This…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.30
November 05, 2020
…cloud capabilities,” said Scot Tutkovics, vice president, engineering operations, Rockwell Automation. “Adding Ansys Cloud to our existing technology infrastructure sped up our simulations by 50% and we have solved larger problems with more accuracy. Together, we are boosting engineering productivity and driving top-line impact, even while our engineers work from home.” Ansys is also working with Microsoft to integrate Microsoft Azure Digital Twins with Ansys Twin Builder. Employing physics and simulation-based analytics, Ansys says that users can enhance operations — decreasing product maintenance costs and expediting next-generation products to market. Ansys’ runtime digital twins will be natively represented in Azure…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.62
January 14, 2022
…Spade, and Sujeet Chand, chief technology officer (CTO) of Rockwell Automation. HDS Global said its advisors include Bob DiRomualdo, chairperson and CEO of Naples Ventures and former chairman of the board of directors at Ulta Beauty, plus Rudy Salas, former senior vice president of bottler strategy at Coca-Cola. HDS Global announced the appointment of several veterans to its operating team. Chris Visnic, the former vice president of sales at Seegrid Corp. and the global simulation lead at Autodesk Inc., has joined HDS Global as the president of RoboFS. Visnic successfully led teams that sold, implemented, and supported material handling automation…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.10
July 21, 2021
…range of robots more efficient and safe. For example, automation platform developer Realtime Robotics offers a controller that uses proprietary AI algorithms to accelerate motion-planning workflows. The company advertises its machine-learning-based AI as being able to “autonomously optimize robot positions, task allocation, and sequence,” reducing cycle times. The development of an AI-based motion planning algorithm is often achieved through an ML technique called deep reinforcement learning (RL). RL as a motion-planning tool With this approach, an agent — representing the robot — interacts with the environment, performing actions in discrete time-steps by following a certain plan. After each action or…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.80
January 31, 2019
…2022. Key players include Bosch, GE, Hitachi, Honeywell and Rockwell Automation. Increasing Product Availability The underlying architecture of a preventive maintenance model is fairly uniform. The analytics usually reside on a host of IT platforms, but these layers are systematically described as: data acquisition; data transformation—conversion of raw data for machine learning models; condition monitoring—alerts based on asset operating limits; asset health evaluation—generating diagnostic records based on trend analysis if asset health has already started declining; prognostics—generating predictions of failure through machine learning models, and estimating remaining life; decision support—recommendations of best actions; and human interface layer—making all information accessible…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.87
September 01, 2017
…market. The PACK gives BACK benefit concert, sponsored by Rockwell Automation, features Grammy award-winning band The Doobie Brothers. A portion of the proceeds from the annual benefit will go towards the Pack Expo Scholarship, providing grants to U.S. and Canadian colleges with packaging and processing programs. The Future Innovators of Robotics Showcase will host robotics teams from Las Vegas-area high schools who will bring the robots they’ve built and demonstrate how each work. Located in the Central Lobby next to the PMMI Booth. The NextGEN Networking Fair offers a matchmaking opportunity for Pack Expo Las Vegas and Healthcare Packaging EXPO…
