Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.16
…we see a lot of interest from companies. After Fabtech, we’ve been in negotiations with several hundred companies. What were some of the biggest challenges facing your customers and the industry this past year? Degai: Acute labor shortage. This issue has been talked about for a long time, but it has not been resolved yet. We hear about this from manufacturers every single day. There is something called the “industrial robot paradox.” While robots increase manufacturing effectiveness by five to 10 times, which has been proven for many years by car manufacturers, robots are still used only in 1% to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 35.99
…the first cobot-powered welder debuted in North America at FABTECH 2017, several OEM partners have standardized and innovated welding systems on the UR platform, said the company. At FABTECH 2022 next week in Atlanta, Universal Robots and its partners plan to display welding and other applications. Since introducing its first commercially viable collaborative robot in 2008, Universal Robots said it has developed a product portfolio to handle a range of reaches and payloads. Each model is supported by a wide range of end effectors, software, accessories, and application kits in the UR+ ecosystem, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. Universal Robots,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.96
…products. It will be exhibiting at Booth C11317 at FABTECH 2022 from Nov. 8 to 10 in Atlanta. Airgas supports automation customers “We’re proud to provide customers with support to find the best automation fit for their needs,” said Nathan Moyer, Great Lakes Region automation sales manager at Airgas. “We are excited to see how this 1000th milestone, and future units will help our customers continuously improve their productivity and bring on new, efficient ways to get the job done.” Airgas, an Air Liquide company, supplies industrial, medical, and specialty gases, as well as hardgoods and related products. The Radnor,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.93
…themselves,” said Waypoint's Walker at an interoperability panel at FabTech last month. “We're striving for iPhone-level ease of use. The strength of the MassRobotics standard is that it is easy to adopt.” Any company can self-certify to adopt the open-source standard, which is available through MassRobotics' Web site and on GitHub. “FedEx wants everyone onboard,” said Aaron Prather, senior technical advisor at FedEx, which handles much of the world's shipping. “The efforts at MassRobotics and A3 will benefit both Fortune 500 and small companies. We want to help small and midsize manufacturers because they ship stuff.” The tour of FedEx's…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.90
One of the major themes at Fabtech 2021 in Chicago this week was the need for small-to-midsize companies to add automation to their operations. There is not enough skilled or unskilled labor to fill the demand. Large companies with varied, small-batch production face a similar dilemma of a lack of workers to meet production needs. The COVID-19 pandemic did increase unemployment, and many people in the service industry have departed or changed jobs. However, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce noted that “there are now half as many available workers for every open job across the country as there have been…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 53.52
CHICAGO—Fabtech 2021 here this week provided robotics and other automation companies with the first chance to display their latest fabrication technologies and upgrades to an in-person audience, many for the first time in a couple of years. Attendance may have diminished since 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, but exhibitors at Fabtech 2021 reported strong engagement with manufacturers. With shortages of skilled labor, it's no suprise that interest in automation continues to grow. The global market for robotic welding and peripherals could experience a experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6%, growing by $2.3 billion (U.S.) between 2021 and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 36.69
Fabtech 2021 in Chicago this week was one of the first robot-related trade shows since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The show was had good attendance and thousands of exhibitors, even though the Delta variant is still putting a lid on many other conferences and events, with some returning to virtual formats. However, Fabtech 2021 was scaled back from the 2019 version, a decision that was made before the Delta variant hit the headlines. According to show management, there were 9,000 exhibitors and an expected 21,000 attendees this year. In comparison, more than 12,000 exhibitors and about 35,000 attendees…
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…unveil its new Spool Welding Robot+HyperFill technology at the FABTECH event next month in Chicago. The dual-torch system can increase heavy fabrication productivity to 350 to 500 factored diameter inches, or FDI, per shift by increasing weld deposition rates, said the Vancouver, British Columbia-based company. This can lead to increased efficiency, it said. “With Novarc’s SWR+HyperFill, pipe-fabrication shops are guaranteed higher performance by being able to increase weld deposition rates and deliver excellent weld quality,” said Soroush Karimzadeh, CEO of Novarc. “[It can also reduce] weld and material handling costs compared to the sub-arc process and streamline and simplify production,…