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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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Delivering Complete Automation Solutions We now offer SCARA, Parallel, Articulated, and Mobile robot solutions. These best-in-class industrial robots have been integrated with Omron’s family of sensors, safety components and award-winning NX/NJ series machine automation controllers to simplify the implementation of robots in a production environment. So, what does this mean for our customers? The wide and deep range of our…
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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 system integration landscape has completely transformed in the last decade, and the pace of innovation will only increase. Heightened demands from consumers and business partners alike have driven rapid adoption of automation and software in the materials handling and logistics space as companies strive to overcome the limitations of legacy systems and methods. The complexity of the modern fulfillment…
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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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IHS Technology says while the global market for industrial PCs has experienced ups and downs in recent years, it is forecast to pick up in 2016 and will start to stabilize in 2018. The key reason for the increase in short-term growth is an expected improvement in the outlook for process industry investment and the continued use of industrial PCs…
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They say necessity is the mother of invention. Both necessity and invention are currently on display at Quiet Logistics, a third-party provider of e-fulfillment services for familiar names in the premium branded fashion and apparel industry like Bonobos, Zara and Mack Weldon. Start with a walk through of a 300,000-square-foot distribution center near the Fort Devens Army Base in Devens,…
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Cybernetix Ventures’ event kicks off Robotics Tech Week 2026 slate of events
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse components that will be on the…
Preview the manufacturing and warehouse robots and software that will be on…
