Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.38
…machine AMS planned to develop was designed with a gantry-style unload, made up of cylinders and all the numerous components that come into auto unload and programming. However, since they were already using two Epson SCARAs to do the welding, their designer recommended they also use a robot to do the automatic unload, which saved considerable assembly and set-up time, not to mention the reduced cost and increased reliability of the SCARA robot over the custom gantry system. “It clicked in our minds when we were recommended that option. It was more cost-effective as the only cost associated was the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 14.03
…Robotics (ACR). The self-navigating autonomous robot is outfitted with gantry legs and bogies, a gantry system, a power generator, and a transmitter “belly box,” which allows it to communicate with its operator. A TRAM holds the core components and transports the tie module. Thanks to its dual-camera system and computer vision technology, TyBOT can self-identify rebar intersections. It moves along a track system and can accurately position itself to tie rebar without any pre-programing required. The robot’s potential applications are vast. ACR said that TyBOT is designed to work on bridge decks, elevated superstructures, marine piers, warehouses, data centers, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.88
…(Booth 4347), a manufacturer and integrator of turnkey robotic gantry-based order fulfillment and tire handling solutions, announced the opening of its new U.S.-based office, Cimcorp USA, in Norcross, Georgia. Located in a business and technology park and incorporated in February, Cimcorp will open its U.S. office during the second quarter of 2016. The location will provide Cimcorp’s sales and service team with a local home base in the Southeast market, which has a large projected growth for intralogistics, warehouse automation and manufacturing. Cimcorp is looking to expand its sales and service activities to its customers in its target markets, including…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.30
…to containerize inventory into totes. It combines mobile robots, gantry systems, robotic arms, and a new ergonomic employee workstation. “From our latest robotic arms like Sparrow and Cardinal, to our first autonomous mobile robot, Proteus, we’re excited to see the impact our technology is having in Amazon’s operations,” wrote Scott Dresser, vice president of Amazon Robotics, in a blog post. “By reimagining how we store and manage inventory at our sites, Sequoia will help us delight customers with greater speed and increased accuracy for delivery estimates, while also improving employee safety at our facilities.” Sequoia designed to accelerate fulfillment The…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.19
…overhead, rotary, and seventh-axis robotic transfer units (RTUs) and gantry systems used by manufacturers across industries. Timken expands industrial automation offerings North Canton, Ohio-based Timken has designed and sold a growing portfolio of engineered bearings and power transmission products. With more than a century of experience, the company posted $3.5 billion in sales in 2020 and employs more than 17,000 people in 42 countries. Timken said it is recognized among America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek, the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere, and America's Best Midsize Employers, Best Employers for New Graduates, and Best Employers for Women by Forbes.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.54
…maintenance. Optimized truck loading results in less traffic and consequently reduces environmental impact.” Cimcorp’s end-to-end intralogistics systems incorporate modular gantry pickers, AGVs, and palletizers, according to its website. The company said its grocery retail distribution systems provide fast and efficient deliveries of fresh produce without picking errors or delays, even in times of increasing labor challenges. Cimcorp said its order picking system will take care of repetitive lifting of heavy objects, leading to a safer work environment for REWE’s employees.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.39
…In addition, Inther Group plans to soon unveil its Gantry Robotic Intelligent Piece Picker (GRIPP), a fully automatic compact picking technology. Yaskawa Motoman uses Fizyr and recently displayed parcel induction at ProMat in Chicago. AVT and Fizyr partnered to create and deploy multiple depalletizing robots for two different end users that pick and place heavy bags from variable pallet stacks. At LogiMAT in Stuttgart, Germany, Fizyr displayed its logistics technology at Hall 1 Galerie/Stand 1OG01. Two of the company's partners also had displays. AWL showcased its robotic singulator (ROSI) at Hall 6/Stand 6F33, and Inther Group presented GRIPP live to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.02
…axes at right angles to each other, like a gantry crane, and featured a rotating gripper that allowed the robot to pick up items using either suction or a simple two-finger grip. This year’s finalists demonstrated sophisticated solutions combining object recognition, pose recognition, grasp planning, compliant manipulation, motion planning, task planning, task execution, and error detection and recovery to successfully pick and stow unique items. Teams were judged based on how many items were successfully picked and stowed by their robots in a fixed amount of time. A total of $270,000 in prizes were awarded to contestants throughout the four-day…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.69
…industry. Piab plans to continue marketing large grippers and gantry cranes under the Joulin brand. Piab integrates selected grippers into Kenos line Piab added that Joulin's MiniGrip, FlexiGrip, and Safe&Light complement its existing portfolio and further strengthens its support of different customer needs. The Kenos MiniGrip (KMG) is suitable for the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), food and beverage, and automotive industries, said Piab. The foam gripper can be adapted to EOAT applications with tight clearance. KMG's foam surface enables a robot to pick a variety of different objects without adjustment, the company asserted. In case of uneven layer heights, KMG…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.18
…Plus, modular systems can further reduce costs through a gantry design and high-density floor-based storage. In this setup, products are stored in plastic crates, stacked directly on the warehouse floor. Gantry robots can access any SKU, at any time, from overhead, eliminating the need for expensive racking or shelving systems. Myth 4: Automated systems are difficult to learn and maintain With any automation project, it’s true that warehouse managers and staff need to prepare for change. This includes learning how to operate, maintain, and supervise their automation system. The good news is that upskilling efforts don’t need to be a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.61
…machine tool robot tending with its VersaBuilt solution and gantry robotics with partners Macron Dynamics and Sanyo Denki. The companies said they are considering several more systems that will be developed based on customer demand. By using Forge/OS, Futura Automation said it will be able to interchange robots from different brands to best meet the needs of the customer or the application. With support for FANUC, Yaskawa, ABB, Staubli, Epson, Kawasaki, and Universal Robots, Forge/OS provides a single programming interface for hundreds of models of industrial and collaborative robots, said READY Robotics. It also supports the peripherals required for automation.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.18
…range of case sizes and brands,” said Jacobs. Huge gantry robots will build what are called rainbow pallets, with layer after layer of different Nestlé products,” said Jacobs. “Once the innovation lab gets rolling, we will pilot technology that is not even on the industry’s radar yet but is on our radar.” In terms of personnel at this DC, Jacobs said there will be several hundred jobs created there, and he said the labor base there will be planning-related, with a high level of analytics, in addition to manual tasks. “The lab will be an incubator and a launch pad…