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Will the Real Collaborative Robot (aka Cobot) Please Stand Up?
A robotic system is ‘collaborative’ only if all elements – robot, tooling, workpiece, and work area – meet international safety standards. Depending on application, you may be able to turn a standard industrial robot into a cobot and comply.
KUKA 2020 Product Introductions Include…
The German industrial robot manufacturer and automation solutions provider plans to introduce a robot with the largest work envelope in the medium-payload-class to the North American market and an online service portal during the International Manufacturing Technology Show in September.
Next-Generation CSD Series Twin-Spindle Lathe
An upgrade to the CSD-300 twin-spindle lathe, the front-facing CSD-300II from Fuji Machine America is more robust and loaded with new-or-improved features for faster and easier operation than its predecessor.
Portable Rigging Kit Moves Components, Assemblies Up to 17 Tons
Gotta move a press brake, machining center, or any other piece of equipment that’s less than 40 feet long? AeroGo’s all-in-one rigging kit ensures safe transfer using compressed air and lightweight overlays.
A Helping Hand to Open Doors – But Without the Hands
The Arm-Pull from Industrial Magnetics, Inc. builds on the company’s successful Foot Pull concept this spring – now everyone in your building can reduce germ spread by using their arm to open swing-style doors.
Machine Turns the Tables on Conventional Part Rotating
Compatible with robotics, Teqram’s EasyFlipper uses pneumatically powered tables to turn large, heavy parts upside down in a mere five seconds, a fraction of the time when using cranes and crowbars. Best of all, it takes employees out of harm’s way.
Autonomous Bin Picking Kit Provides the Vision Minus the Collision
Machine tending steps into a new playing field with Universal Robot’s ActiNav, where pick and place accuracy exceeds dropping into a box. With minimal operator intervention, parts are inserted into a fixture for their next step in the processing journey.
Extended-Reach Cobot
The OB7-Stretch from Productive Robotics extends 1.25 meters, but with a payload of 4kg, it offers an affordable alternative to bigger-payload, long-reach cobots. Its seven axes design gives it a dexterity with which to circumvent obstacles.
Bunting-DuBois Keeps Producing Essential Magnet Products for Medical and Food Industries
Undeterred by the pandemic’s many upheavals, Bunting says its diverse supply chain policy is paying off. Not relying on China for key raw materials has been key to its ability to fulfill orders for custom magnets and magnetic assemblies used in ventilators and other medical applications.
Not Taking the Virus Laying Down: PioneerIWS Starts Making Hospital Cots
This is the story of how an Ohio family business, together with support from neighboring manufacturers, retooled its facility to produce and distribute thousands of cots to hospitals overflowing with COVID-19 patients. They’ve served eight states from California to New York and credit their many partners for the success of the project.
Yale Robotic Reach Truck Wins Gold Edison Award
Able to reach 30 feet high and down into double-deep storage areas, the robotic reach truck opens new possibilities for plant automation. Abundant in technology, it uses 3D cameras and sensors to perceive its surroundings and perform at height.
Gripper Picks Irregular Shapes, Delicate Items in ‘Clean’ Applications
The new OnRobot food-grade-certified Soft Gripper serves industries like food and beverage, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals as well as manufacturing and packaging. No external air supply required, so costs and complexity are reduced.
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