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To maximize the productivity of an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) or automatic guided vehicle (AGV) deployment, it’s critical to create the optimal environment that allows the vehicles to perform at their peak. For that reason, Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, LLC® created the new TriGard® ESD Ultra finish for its ResinDek® engineered flooring panels. The new finish is ideal for high-traffic…
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All robotic arms need a quality cable management system if they're to avoid frequent downtime. Corrugated tubing is a popular choice, but there's a better option that will keep your cables running longer: triflex® R cable carriers from igus. Read on to find out how these two industry heavyweights match up head-to-head. Round 1: Cable Installation How can cables be…
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igus® has introduced an exciting new feature to its RBTX marketplace – the RBTX Machine Planner. The Machine Planner on RBTX.com, the online marketplace for Low Cost Automation, helps with the design of a complete automation solution, from robotics to frames to conveyor belts to grippers to safety systems. Price and delivery time are calculated in real-time. Robot Workstations Configuring…
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Known as the most important event of the year for the manufacturing and supply chain industries, the forum will offer exclusive experiences and connections with a number of major players in the automation and production industries. Attendees will learn about the latest trends, solution-sourcing, and bleeding-edge technologies available for operations throughout manufacturing, distribution and supply chain. Robots-as-a-Service (RaaS) The CEO…
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From idea to integration igus® announced it is expanding its broad network of robotics providers and integrators. Low-Cost Automation reduces the barriers to getting started with automation and gives special assistance to small and medium-sized companies in increasing their competitiveness. To this end, motion plastics specialist igus has built up a broad network of 55 robotics providers and 40 integrators…
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Automated systems have become the difference between success and failure, which is why you see them used globally. There are many things to consider when and where this machinery should be applied. Things like labor conditions, expected output, assembly specifications, and much more. Innovations with assembly lines over the decades have led to an over reliance on people. The realization…
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Automation has been a life raft for many producers. The consistency and efficiency of these artificial intelligent-powered robots now extend to every part of an assembly line, which reveals what the factories of the future can achieve. MHEDA spoke with Kelly Kamlager, senior director of marketing at RIOS Intelligent Machines, about what she sees with the future of automation. She…
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A customer enters Roose’s Chocolate World at Havenstraat 1 in Bruges. She approaches a box made of glass the size of a small room. Inside, several displays filled with delicious chocolates in various colors and shapes. Is there a salesperson expecting an order? If so, they are nowhere to be seen. Instead, the customer places her finger on a touchscreen…
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RIOS searched for the business leader who has the intellectual horsepower, skills, and acumen to significantly change the game for us. I'm pleased to announce a new addition to our team—Tim Curley, our vice president of business development and strategic partnerships. Tim is a strategic business leader who spent decades at PARC, a Xerox Company, Nortel Networks, Sanyo and at…
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Although material handling is a popular application of AMRs, these mobile robots are expanding outside warehouse applications to tackle new environments. In a 21st century, post-pandemic world, efficiency in operations is crucial across every industry. The world is facing a significant labor shortage and higher demand for productivity than we’ve seen since the 1940s. Just as with warehouses, other vital…
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Formant enables robot operators to accomplish their most essential jobs during missions, allowing for faster response times, and optimizing the performance of autonomous devices. The three major jobs that Formant simplifies for its users are monitoring the mission, detecting an issue, and intervening to resolve those issues. Let’s see how Formant helps achieve these goals. 1. Monitoring the mission After…
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Software-based GripperAI manages mixed picking through basic geometry
Safety, communication and motion control components enable smooth operation
North America’s largest robotics and automation event winds down
