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A leader in custom manufacturing for outdoor power equipment, Standby Screw Machine Products is a third-generation company founded in 1939. To reduce the costs of repetitive tasks, the company deployed collaborative robots that are still flexible enough to quickly adapt to new parts and products. In Standby Screw’s Berea, Ohio, factory, a robotic cell produces more than one million parts…
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The Sartori Co. is a fourth-generation, family-owned and operated cheese manufacturing company located in Plymouth, Wis. When designing its new facility, the company selected an assortment of dock equipment to ensure compliance with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FSMA identifies docks as a high-risk zone for food defense and facility security. The design process for controlling the dock environment…
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The Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, R/X Automation Solutions (RXAS) and Universal Robotics have formed a strategic partnership to deliver robotic pharmacy order fulfillment systems. The robotic system will provide complete verification of National Drug Code bar codes and validation of robotically placed patient labels for pharmacy unit-of-use items. The system will automatically handle an extensive variety of items…
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QComp Technologies recently celebrated its 25th year anniversary as a leading automation integrator in the U.S., specializing in material handling automation solutions. Founded in 1990 by Tom Doyle, the company initially focused on applications in the paper and metals industries but over the years has expanded its reach into the flat glass, solar, food, consumer goods and manufacturing industries. “Thanks…
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As Manufacturing Day approaches, the International Society of Automation (ISA) and its affiliate association, the Automation Federation, are celebrating the importance of manufacturing to the world’s economic health and future. Supported by leading manufacturers and other industry supporters, Manufacturing Day on October 2 is designed to amplify the voice of individual companies and coordinate a collective movement toward greater understanding…
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North American sales of machine vision systems and components grew 16% to $1.2 billion in the first half of 2015, the market’s highest first half total in history, according to new statistics issued by AIA, the industry’s trade group. Total machine vision sales include sales of machine vision systems and components. The machine vision systems category saw a year over…
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OMRON
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Amid rapid advances and adoption of robotic technology in materials handling, it can be hard to keep up with all the tipping points. Grippers, vision systems, navigation solutions and software are combining to make once fantastical robotic applications all but inevitable. But, even as they offer solutions to age-old challenges, concepts like robotic piece picking are also bound to present…
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Raytheon
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Manufacturing Institute
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The collaborative robotics sector is expected to increase roughly tenfold between 2015 and 2020, reaching more than $1 billion from approximately $95 million in 2015, according to a new study published by ABI Research entitled Collaborative Robotics: State of the Market / State of the Art. The growth will be fueled by three key markets: electronics manufacturers and electronics manufacturing…
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The Robotics and Biology Laboratory (RBO) at the Technische Universität Berlin won the first Amazon Picking Challenge last week, marking a milestone in the development of commercially viable automated piece picking in unstructured environments. The centerpiece of the record-attendance IEEE Conference on Robotics & Automation in Seattle, the challenge was created to help develop a robotic system that autonomously grasps…
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Transparency Market Research (TMR), a market intelligence firm based in the U.S., has released a report forecasting the global industrial robotics market will reach a market value of $44.48 billion by 2020, growing from $29 billion in 2013. TMR estimates the market will grow at a CAGR of 6.2% between 2014 and 2020, in a report titled “Industrial Robotics Market…
Ultrasonic sensing enhances robotics perception
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…
