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A wave of automation has washed over the medical technology industry worldwide in recent years, even in countries with lower labor costs than Denmark. This is a challenge that Elos—one of Europe’s leading development and production partners for medical technology products and components—is now ready for. Staff previously walked an average of more than 4.5 miles a day, while pushing…
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Universal Robots, a Teradyne company and a global leader in the collaborative robot market, has named Jürgen von Hollen president effective immediately. He succeeds Enrico Krog Iversen who relinquished the post in June 2016 to pursue other interests. Von Hollen was most recently the executive president of Bilfinger SE, a leading international engineering and services company, in its engineering solutions…
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The automated material handling equipment market is expected to reach $44.68 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.9% between 2016 and 2022. These are among the findings of a recent report by Markets and Markets titled “Material Handling Equipment Market - Global Forecast to 2022.” According to the report, the growth of this market is propelled by the increasing…
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Honeywell has announced that it has completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of Intelligrated, a privately held leader in supply chain and warehouse automation solutions, which was previously announced in July. “With the continued growth of e-commerce, retailers and supply chain companies need a range of enterprise solutions to enhance their operational accuracy, efficiency and safety,” said John Waldron, president and…
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The global automated truck loading system 〈ATLS〉 market was valued at $1.67 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $2.88 billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 7.65% during the forecast period. The report defines and forecasts the global automated truck loading system market segmented by loading dock, system type, and truck type. It also includes profiles of key…
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The North American automation industry has set new records to begin 2016, according to the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), the industry’s trade group. A3 tracks the robotics, machine vision and motion control markets for its three daughter associations, Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA - Advancing Vision + Imaging, and Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA). After adding 119 new…
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Business consultancy NOVONOUS has estimated that the global industrial robots market will achieve annual CAGR of 15% till 2020. Material handling robots are the most dominant robots in market revenue share, with major applications in automotive, food and beverage industries. This is followed by welding robots which have major applications in automotive industries. Geographically, Asia Pacific is the major market…
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RoboBusiness is launching the first-ever Chief Robotics Officer (CRO) Network Summit on September 27, 2016 in San Jose, California – the day before the RoboBusiness Conference & Expo. This half-day executive meeting offers companies and technology professionals exploring the adoption of robotics and intelligent operational systems a unique opportunity to prepare for robotics technology management and gain a practical and…
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A new report suggests the global material handling collaborative robots market is expect to undergo “phenomenal growth” as industrial manufacturers deploy them to assist their human workforce. According to the report, cobots—also known as co-bots or collaborative robots—are smaller, more affordable, user-friendly and flexible than traditional industrial robotics, and are especially suitable and appealing to small and medium-sized enterprises for…
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Baldor Electric Company recently named Matt Price its new food and beverage industry business manager. In this role, Price and his team are responsible for gaining specification and preference at key food and beverage accounts for Baldor Reliance motors, Baldor Dodge mechanical power transmission products and ABB robots and drives. The team will also drive the development of industry strategies,…
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Following rapid market expansion in the U.S. after its 2012 entry into the North American market, collaborative robot manufacturer Universal Robots has announced Douglas Peterson as general manager. In his new position, Peterson will oversee operations in North and South America. After a doubling of year to year revenue, the Danish robot manufacturer is expanding its local presence, adding to…
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DHL has launched two innovation challenges and invites inventors and visionaries across the globe to participate. Participants are asked to generate new ideas in the areas of sustainable logistics or robotics. Universities, students, companies and any other person who is at least 18 years of age may join the competition and are asked to submit a written document and video…
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North American sales of machine vision components and systems fell 11% year over year to $546 million in the first quarter of 2016, according to new statistics issued by AIA, the industry’s trade group. Total machine vision sales include sales of machine vision components and systems. The machine vision components category decreased 7% to $79 million in the first quarter…
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The SSI Schaefer Group has announced a majority holding in the Kamen-based, German gantry robot specialist RO-BER Industrieroboter GmbH. Elmar Issing, vice president of robotics and innovations at SSI Schaefer, said, “high-performance robotic applications are now a key factor in integrated automation solutions in intralogistics. Our involvement with RO-BER increases the range of solutions for our customers in another key…
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Yaskawa America has announced the promotion of Mike Knapek, president and COO of the drives and motion division, to the position of CEO. Knapek takes over for Masahiro Ogawa, who has led Yaskawa’s drives, motion, and robotics business in the Americas for the past five and a half years. Ogawa will return to Kurosaki, Japan, to take on the role…
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