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KUKA Case Study: KARL STORZ’ Endoscopy Production in Widnau, Switzerland
Company has produced eyepiece cups for endoscopes automatically since last summer. KUKA’s KR AGILUS assists the company in increasing production.
Sumitomo Drive Technologies Selects Seegrid’s Mobile Automation Solutions
AMR provider delivers reliable material flow with rapid ROI for the automotive component manufacturer’s expanding facilities.
JMP Solutions Opens New Production Facility in Northwest Arkansas
With the expansion, the automation systems integrator will provide U.S. customers greater access to its intelligent automation and robotics services.
7-axis Cobot Extends Reach and Payloads for U.S. Companies
The Kassow Robots 1018 is well suited for industrial applications, including machine tending, assembly, quality assurance, palletizing and pick-and-place tasks.
Elevate Your Shop’s Material Handling Practices
Robots, automated storage and retrieval systems, and electric forklift models ensure efficient material handling processes within your shop.
ABB’s New Large Robots Support EV Manufacturers With Added Speed
Eight variants with payloads from 70kg to 180kg also support applications in foundry, forging, rubber, plastics and metal fabrication.
Productive Robotics Inc.’s Augmented Intelligent Co-Worker Picks up Slack
A proprietary, “no programming” user interface allows fabricators and job shops to teach the cobot by showing it each step of a task or job. The plug-and-play machines are engineered to work with new or legacy equipment.
FANUC’s New Robot Designed to Handle Heavy Products
With a 1,000 kg payload, a 3,253 mm horizontal reach, and a 4,297 mm vertical reach, the M-1000iA is capable of handling automotive components, construction materials and battery packs for EVs. Shipping of the product will begin this quarter.
RoboDK Releases Intuitive Palletizing Plugin for Any Robot Brand
Robot software company RoboDK has released a new palletizing plugin for intuitive programming of palletizing applications, compatible with almost any robot brand. It accelerates this normally tedious programming task and improves deployment efficiency.
Robotic Programming Made Easy with Yaskawa’s Smart Pattern Extension
Motoman Robotics Division of Yaskawa America, Inc., a leading robotics company in the Americas is launching a robotic programming made easy with Yaskawa’s Smart Pattern Extension.
Automation is Simple With Kurt’s New Robotic Gripper and VersatileLock Pneumatic Vise
Kurt Workholding and Absolute Machine Tools have teamed up to create an easy and smart way to introduce turnkey automation in your shop. The exclusive package features a Mitsubishi LoadMate Plus, Kurt 3600A Pneumatic Vise and Kurt RV36 Robotic Gripper working in tandem with a Tongtai VP-10 mass-production high-speed vertical machining center.
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.
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