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…such as welding, palletizing and machine tending, propelled by UR partners creating full solutions powered by our collaborative robot arms.” Sales of UR cobots for integration in OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturers) solutions grew about 50% in 2022. UR enters the new year with more than 80 OEM partners integrating UR cobots in turnkey systems, and over 300 UR+ partners launching…
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…taking on tasks such as machine tending, palletizing, and assembly. Source: OMRON Manufacturers turn to robotics To address this issue, many manufacturers are turning to robotics and other forms of automation with an eye toward making reshoring economically feasible. “With no end in sight to labor shortages, the use of robots is the answer for companies looking to reshore their…
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…such as welding, palletizing, and machine tending, propelled by UR partners creating full solutions powered by our collaborative robot arms.” Sales of UR cobots for integration in OEM (original equipment manufacturer) systems grew about 50% in 2022, said Universal Robots. The company said it began the new year with more than 80 OEM integration partners and over 300 UR+ partners…
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…launch, D:PLOY supports palletizing, CNC machine tending, packaging, and transferring (pick-and-place) applications. OnRobot said in the future it will add more capabilities to the platform. “D:PLOY automatically discovers most of the installed hardware, and generates the robot motion based on the obstacles and cell boundaries defined in the workspace,” the company said. “The program logic, signals exchange, event handling, and…
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…are also starting to use machine vision-enabled solutions that don’t require a human-triggered scan to capture data and that do more than capture data on bar codes. Computer vision and AI can be applied at key points in DCs to count, process and track inventory autonomously, says S.K. “KG” Ganapathi, CEO and founder of Vimaan, which offers a computer vision…
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…in the manufacturing line; from machine tending, assembly and labeling to picking, packing, and palletizing.” It is an authorized partner of ABB and sells mobile robots developed by ASTI, which was acquired by ABB in 2021. 3BUTTON GROUP AB is made up of Front AGV AB, Front Automation AB, Fröjd Automation AB, and IML Technologies AB. Kollmorgen Automation said it…
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…and product-handling applications, ranging from machine tending and palletizing to pick-and-place operations, it said. “Our customers are looking to robotic automation to make their processes more flexible, efficient, and resilient, helping to counter labor shortages by enabling their employees to perform more value-added work,” stated Andrea Cassoni, managing director for global general industry robotics at ABB. “The latest addition to…
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…of industries such as healthcare and industrial inspections, pick and place, machine tending, light assembly, assistive devices, and research.
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…large scale components, material handling, machine/conveyor tending, flexible manufacturing, and peg-in-hole insertion-type assembly. “Static/indexed performance encompasses situations in which the manipulator and A-UGV of a mobile manipulator shall not move simultaneously while physically connected as a single unit,” said ASTM International. It recently announced a standard, F3588-22, supporting UGVs. Users to verify mobile manipulator performance ASTM International member Omar Aboul-Enein…
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…customers looking to upgrade their machine tending, material handling, palletizing, surface treatment, and precision handling capabilities. Infinity Robotics integrates into multiple industries With more than 10 years of experience in the distribution and manufacturing of automated control systems, Infinity Robotics said it provides innovative and customizable manufacturing systems to its customers in and around Minnesota. The Savage, Minn.-based company said…
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…popular for material transfer and machine tending applications. Customers in those industries want the flexibility of having a robot arm that can more freely navigate a facility and be used in many parts of a supply chain operation at any given time. That can be useful in situations where a facility has multiple machines spread throughout a facility that run…
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…robotic picking. The panel on “Machine Tending and Welding With Cobots” examined the potential of collaborative robotics and the robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) model in manufacturing. Speakers included Josh Pawley, vice president of business development at Vectis Automation; Brian Havey, director of sales at VersaBuilt Robotics; and Al Youngwerth, CEO of VersaBuilt Robotics. Watch the Robotics Applications Conference The Robotics Applications Conference…
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…capable for applications such as machine tending, pick-and-place operations, and welding. The free download also examines how these technologies are improving robot and vehicle navigation. In addition, automation is spreading beyond manufacturing to for agriculture, e-commerce, and more. Topics covered include: Innovations in cameras, lidar, and collaborative robotics How picking robots are getting faster and more accurate AI and programming…
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…such as welding, palletizing, and machine tending, explained Richard Vaughn, a senior automation engineer at Bosch Rexroth Corp. and a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). “Programming their movements in 3D is complex, so software typically maps the motion to a set of world coordinates, in which the origin sits on the pedestal’s first joint axis,” he…
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…and unloading workpieces into a machine fixture requiring a long reach” at its booth. The company said it re-engineered the cobot’s joint to deliver 30% more speed and torque within a closed capsule. In fact, the UR20’s base joint can produce 700 Newton-meters of torque, noted Anders Beck, vice president of innovation and strategy at Universal Robots. “This is more…
From geometry preparation to AI-assisted analysis, integrated CFD workflows…
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
