Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.56
…America Corp. plans to demonstrate its latest automation for welding and coating this week at FABTECH 2032 in Chicago. The Rochester Hills, Mich.-based company said it will demonstrate its CNC machines and robotic welding in Booth B-27015 and automated systems for painting and coating in Booth D-40523. A subsidiary of Japan-based FANUC Corp., FANUC America said it is a leader in CNC systems, robotics, and ROBOMACHINES. The company claimed that its innovative technologies and proven expertise help manufacturers in the Americas maximize productivity, reliability, and profitability.” CRX cobots offer ease of use for welding FANUC America said its collaborative robots…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 24.36
…enterprises, fabrication job shops, and first-time users of robotic welding equipment. ”With an emphasis on flexibility, accuracy and ease of use, ABB’s mission is to provide the benefits of the automation industry’s most comprehensive and integrated portfolio of industrial and collaborative robots to metal fabricators of all levels of technical sophistication,” stated John Bubnikovich, president of ABB’s U.S. Robotics Division, in a release. ”Businesses of all sizes must continue to manufacture the highest quality components as they manage labor shortages and the growing demand for customized products.” ABB will show its systems at FABTECH Booth B17053 from Sept. 11 through…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.71
…partners.” FABTECH is North America's largest metal forming, fabrication, welding, and finishing event, according to organizer SME. KUKA will feature product demonstrations at Booth B27051 at McCormick Place in Chicago from Sept. 11 to 14. KUKA to display educational carts “ready2_educate_arc is a mobile, all-in-one training cart that provides fast and accurate robotic welding programming, operation, and even the manufacturing of small parts,” said KUKA. “It is ideal for schools, universities, and company training.” The cart can fit through standard-size doors and can be used without the welder for general training, the company noted. It also includes a fume extractor,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.70
…Scalable Robotics to enhance its portfolio of user-friendly robotic welding systems. Scalable Robotics' technology uses 3D vision and embedded process understanding to enable customers to easily program welding robots without the need for coding. “We founded Scalable Robotics on the premise that industrial robots are tools that should be available to enterprises of all sizes and levels of technical sophistication,” said Tom Fuhlbrigge, founder and CEO of Scalable Robotics. “Our novel human-robot interaction techniques enable people who know the arc-welding process to intuitively show the robot what needs to be done with no robot experience required.” Ellington, Conn.-based Scalable Robotics…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.38
…dismissed as too heavy-duty a task for collaborative robots, welding is now the fastest growing application segment for Universal Robots A/S. The company said the channel grew more than 80% in the first nine months of 2022 in comparison with last year, with over 1,200 cobots expected to ship in the welding vertical this year. Since 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.23
…Cobot Welder is a major leap forward in easy-to-use welding automation that combines industrial-grade robot welding functionality with consumer-level ease of use,” stated Rob Goldiez, co-founder and CEO of Hirebotics. Cobot Welder is designed to allow workers who are not robotics programmers to teach a collaborative robot new parts and welds. The smartphone app runs on Hirebotics' cloud-based Beacon platform for building and monitoring applications. Launched last year, Beacon is certified in the UR+ support ecosystem of cobot leader Universal Robots A/S. Hirebotics was founded in 2015 and collaborated in the development of the BotX cobot welding system. Odense, Denmark-based…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 23.12
…like semiconductor manufacturing and electronics. In another collaboration, Techman Robot is partnering with Panasonic on a user-friendly, highly adaptable welding robot. This solution aims to simplify welding tasks, allowing for quick setup and operation while catering to diverse workpiece shapes and sizes.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.68
…integrate xCognition with Rolleri Robotic collaborative robots for easier welding operations in manufacturing. “We developed xCognition to provide a synthetic brain for commercial industrial robots and cobots used in a range of applications, from consumer and PCB assembly to industrial manufacturing for the automotive and aerospace sectors,” said Massimiliano Moruzzi, CEO of Xaba, in a press release. “Our goal is to make it easier and much more efficient for anyone to adopt robotics for assembly, welding, and drilling by significantly reducing the time required to calibrate, program, and supervise robots,” he added. “This partnership with Rolleri is an important step…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.32
…special training within one day. ABAGY also surveyed the welding community to learn about worker attitudes toward robotic welding. “Every single day, we hear from manufacturers that they can't find people,” said Dmitry Golitsyn, co-founder and chief technology officer of ABAGY. “According to American Welding Society research, more than 40% of welders are over 45 years old. To address this welder shortage, we can help people who are already in the industry become more productive with new technology.” While robots are commonly seen as being useful only for the mass production of thousands or millions of identical items, such as…
Found in Robotics White Papers & Archives, with a score of 22.31
…robotic arm is essentially useless. Whether it’s a gripper, welding torch, camera, or something else entirely, end effectors are the component that allows the robotic arm to accomplish its task. With the expansion of robotic arms as an automation solution, it’s more important than ever to understand the ins and outs of end effectors. End effectors are most commonly split up into three main categories: grippers, sensors, and process tools. Each of these has their own sub-categories (which will be touched upon later), but first it’s important to understand the differences between these first three categories. Read on to discover…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.14
…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 automating the task they’re looking for.” Welding is a hot application for cobots Coming out of a record revenue quarter, Universal Robots said it is experiencing broad-based growth from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.13
…launch the M1 additive manufacturing system, which includes a welding robot, software, and control systems to 3D-print metal parts. MX3D also said it will accelerate development of the MetalXL software and control system to turn existing welding robots into industrial-grade 3D metal printers. Since 2015, MX3D has been developing robotic 3D metal-printing technology. It claimed that its technology allows for more flexibility and optimization in design and can save on materials, lead time, and costs across industries including maritime, oil and gas, and construction. The company added that it was a pioneer in robotic wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) and…