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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.
Hexagon Unveils Platform to Accelerate Autonomous Quality Assurance for Industry 4.0
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence (North Kingstown, RI) has unveiled HxGN Robotic Automation, providing robotic programming and control software that enables non-specialist quality professionals to program industrial robots to perform fully automated quality inspection.
Improved Probe Provides Shop-Floor Measurements
Automated Precision’s portable vProbe performs CMM-style measurements on the shop floor and is more versatile than a portable-arm coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
Smart Visual Inspection Technology Meets Metrology Products
A new Mitutoyo-Kitov agreement will lead to the integration of Kitov technologies in Mituoyo’s metrology solutions. Look for future development of more solutions to come from the new partners as they combine Mitutoyo’s measurement technologies with Kitov’s planning and inspection technologies.
All-in-One Kits for Quality Assurance Using Universal Robots’ UR3e Cobot
Designed for Universal Robots’ UR3e cobot arm, the Q-Span Workstation from New Scale Robotics comes with everything necessary to automate small-part measurement inspection. You can improve gage R&R and boost capacity without adding headcount.
System Simplifies Robotic Mobile Quality Inspection
OnRobot’s updated Eyes robot vision system sorts, inspects, and picks-and-places parts using color and contour – what the company calls one-shot detection – instead of workpiece teaching, greatly reducing cycle times and easing the programming process.
Turnkey Robotic Inspection Cells
The scalable 3D quality inspection (3DQI) joins the FlexArc and FlexLoader in ABB’s growing portfolio of smart and flexible solutions. Designed to accelerate testing of automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, and construction workpieces, the hardware/software solution also enhances quality and reduces waste.
Prevents Machine Damage by Monitoring Spindle Elongation
With four monitoring modules, the Artis GEMDS system from Marposs provides real-time feedback on spindle characteristics that’s critical to avoiding out-of-tolerance parts. The system easily integrates into existing controls, network environments, and Industry 4.0 solutions.
Super-Fast Gear-Measuring System
The M62 Scan from Marposs relieves the workload of gear lab machines by enabling an interim check directly on the shop floor. The universal inspection system can reach speeds of up to 50 mm/s, helping to improve production processes.
Company Configures a System for Virtually Any Inspection Application
Kurt Manufacturing’s gaging systems range from manual operation to fully automated and include SPC software and PC integration, custom engineering, and final testing. They’re ruggedly designed to provide many years of use processing tens of thousands of parts.
Higher-Resolution Addition to AICON SmartScan Range
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence’s R12 is a 12-megapixel version of the company’s AICON SmartScan white light scanner. The higher-resolution camera increases the accuracy of a system known for versatility and portability.
Marposs Expands Optical Measurement Capability With Stil Acquisition
Stil’s high precision measurement technology offers opportunities for use in the glass, glass packaging, plastic, precision mechanics, consumer electronics, semiconductors, and biomedical industries.
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