Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.19
…vaccine. Additional freezer capacity will be also installed in Germany, the UK, and South America. In the United States, DHL Global Forwarding has opened a 20,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis, which is dedicated to life sciences and healthcare logistics. The facility offers temperature-controlled storage at 15°C to 25°C, 2°C to 8°C and -20 °C temperatures, and is located within a Free Trade Zone, thus allowing international cross shipping. With its recently launched SenseAware ID, FedEx is offering the latest sensor-based proprietary technology. The company says it provides enhanced package visibility for shipments using a compact sensor that transmits its location every…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.19
…through a facility to do their work. In Mindelheim, Germany, Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned manufacturer of machines and assembly systems for manufacturing operations, turned to that same combination to streamline the way it picks and kits materials in a new logistics center to replenish assembly stations in its adjacent manufacturing plant. After all, if you think about it, picking pieces for the line is not unlike picking pieces for a single- or multi-line order for a consumer - they both involve handling a lot of individual parts. The result has been “a logistics paradigm shift,” according to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.14
…launched its AM simulation tool at Formnext in Frankfurt, Germany. Simulation helps companies predict the behavior of a part during production, so that they can optimize build preparation and reduce costs. “Specific simulations can be done in the virtual environment to reduce errors and optimize the entire production process for a specific part or specific geometry,” Motte says. “You’re not just reducing scrap, but increasing productivity.” The use of simulation also helps companies address the shortage of AM experts. “You need simulation to have stability in the process, because staff come and go,” says Brent Stucker, director of additive manufacturing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.12
…expenditures every year. Other players like France, Russia, Japan, Germany, and India are trying to come up with more efficient and economic ways of conducting space missions. For instance, in November 2013, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched a Mars Orbiter with a mere expenditure of $74 million, making it the most economical Mars mission ever. An endless space for robotics Even though the oldest space agency—the Russian Federation Space Agency or RFSA, now ROSCOSMOS—was established around 100 years ago, humans have really only just begun to explore beyond Earth. Ever since the USSR's launch of Sputnik on…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.12
…according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). For Germany, manufacturing made up over 19% of the economy. For the U.S., though, only 11.39% of economic output in 2019 was linked to manufacturing. So what is the relationship between South Korea's use of robotics and its large manufacturing sector? It is complex, but it does show what could be in the future for the U.S. In 2020, South Korea crossed 300,000 industrial robots installed, which was double the number of robots in use from five years earlier. In 2020, the U.S. saw a total of 293,200 industrial robots installed. So…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 3.09
…Unitech Los Angeles, Calif. X X X Vitronic Wiesbaden, Germany X Avery Dennison Glendale, Calif. X X cab Produkttechnik GmbH Tyngsboro, Mass. X Omron Hoffman Estates, Ill. X X Tracking market trends The AIDC market reached $6.49 billion in 2019 and is projected to decline to $5.85 billion in 2020, according to VDC. Between 2019 and 2024, the market is expected to post a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3.8%, driving overall revenues to $7.83 billion by 2024. Divided into three categories—rugged mobile hardware, bar code scanners, and bar code label printers—the market’s biggest movers over the next four…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.91
…of a failed bolt. “The bolt is made in Germany. A guy with a tablet can view the Inventor data,” take that data and visualize in Microsoft HoloLens, and see how the data compares to the original data. “Data is hopping from place to place.” “This is not traditional interoperability,” Jonnalagadda says. “For Autodesk, interoperability [in Fusion] is about using data in its current format, using it as is. This is not about IoT; it is about data and insights; using data to augment and enhance. Our customers want the data from the field for design choices, maintenance choices and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.71
…Minatti, head of business development, automotive, at Datwyler in Germany. “At any level, these systems require a high degree of sensor functionality, whether it be in the form of cameras, radars, lidars or lasers; how these components are secured, housed and sealed is a critical element to ensure their optimal performance. This is extremely important, as given the roles of these technologies, their reliability is directly connected to the safety of the vehicles they are embedded within, and ultimately the safety of the global road-using public,” he says. Minatti says simulation is a key design tool for AVs and can…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.52
…will use NVIDIA DRIVE technology. The A8 Highway in Germany as seen in rFpro simulation software, running a test in a scenario with cones blocking off traffic. Image courtesy of rFpro. At GTC, NVIDIA unveiled its safety driving policy called the Safety Force Field (SFF). which is integrated into the NVIDIA DRIVE technology stack. “SFF is a robust driving policy that analyzes and predicts the vehicle’s environment. It determines a set of acceptable actions to protect the vehicle, as well as others on the road. These actions won’t create, escalate or contribute to an unsafe situation, and include the measures…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.42
…more human-robot collaboration, Volkswagen is teaming up with Dresden, Germany-based startup Wandelbots to more efficiently train industrial robots using an innovative jacket fitted with sensors and actuators. The sensors on the jacket detect human movements in real time, and the actuators provide haptic feedback. In this way, a robot can watch a human complete a task and then absorb the movement data to imitate the actions (MM&D Online Staff 2018). Distribution: In distribution and fulfillment centers, robots have been programmed to assist with order picking by traveling to a specific location to pick a pallet of an item or, in…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.30
…North America is 3% and less than 1% in Germany. Resident technicians might continue to be employed by the system supplier, or can transition smoothly to becoming the customer’s employees. “More and more automation in DCs and warehouses is changing to resemble a production line rather than a DC, like in the automotive industry which is driven toward demand chain rather than supply chain,” Dietl adds. “From controls to labor utilization to order processing, we’re implementing interfaces in our warehouse and DC systems in a horizontal way. We have transparency and can plan and connect these elements horizontally to transportation,…