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Q3 Robot Orders Put 2021 on Track for Biggest Year Yet, Says Automation Association
According to data from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), robot sales totaled $1.48 billion at the end of Q3 2021, surpassing the previous nine-month record, which was set in 2017.
Machine Vision for Flexible Robotic Automation
The synergies vision guided robotics (VGR) bring to the shop floor are numerous. Learn about the types of VGR systems and the trending uses for robotic automation.
Robot Orders Increase 67 Percent in Q2 2021 Over Same Period in 2020
Association for Advancing Automation (A3) stats show positive outlook for automation industry.
Desoutter Launches Data Analytics Software, a New Part of Company’s Industry 4.0 Platform
Desoutter Industrial Tools (Rockhill, SC) has launched DeMeter, which uses production data to provide predictive and prescriptive insights. The new software is an element in the Desoutter Ecosystem, the company’s Industry 4.0 platform.
How Automotive Robotics Paved the Way for Modern Automation
Demand for automation continues to escalate as companies search for ways to optimize operations — at this time only a small percentage of factory work is automated. Factory automation has come a long way — where to next?
FANUC America Works to Address Shortage of Robotics and Automation Operators
FANUC America Corp. (Rochester Hills, MI) and the Manufacturing Skill Standards Council (MSSC) have aligned to co-market the stackability of their respective industry-recognized certifications.
Felsomat USA Cuts Production Time and Improves Part Quality with Fully Automated Laser Welding Line
Felsomat created two laser welders for an automotive supplier in Mexico to cut production time and improve part quality in the supplier’s rear drive assembly and power transfer unit assembly.
Fabtech 2021: Welding Automation & Robotics and Industrial Automation
Use this article’s links to access details on these types of products at Fabtech: 1) welding automation and robotics and 2) industrial automation.
Universal Robots Takes Cobot Welding to the Next Level at FABTECH
In Booth B17012 Universal Robots (UR) (Ann Arbor, MI), the market leader of collaborative robots, is ready to show unique new offerings for metal fabricators including Hirebotics’ new Cobot Welder and Vectis Automation’s Heavy-Duty Water-Cooled Cobot Welding Tool and Cobot Hardfacing Tool.
HC10XP Robot Facilitates Collaborative Welding for Increased Productivity
In Booth B20034 Yaskawa Motoman (Dayton, OH) will feature the HC10XP robot, which is specifically designed to add robotic welding capacity to current production.
TRUMPF Enters the World of Automated Arc Welding
TRUMPF Inc. (Farmington, CT) has released its first automated arc welding system that makes adopting automated welding easier than ever.
Motoman Optimizes Uptime, Throughput and Quality, On Your Terms
Robots used in arc welding processes have been the best-selling product line for the Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America Inc. (Yaskawa Motoman) The division’s leadership has its eye on rapidly growing categories such as the need for traceability of parts in the automotive industry.
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