Universal Robots - Cobot Spot Welder
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UNIVERSAL ROBOTS DEBUTS WORLD’S FIRST COBOT SPOT WELDER AND NEW PALLETIZING AND MACHINE TENDING CELLS AT AUTOMATE

May 25, 2023 The cobot pioneer will also celebrate its second representative to receive the Engelberger Robotics Award, the ‘Nobel Prize of Robotics,’ as Global Technical Compliance Officer Roberta Nelson Shea joins the company’s co-founder for this prestigious recognition. Universal Robots (UR) is not only the most widely used collaborative robot arm in the manufacturing industry,…

AGILOX in the Limelight at AUTOMATE 2023
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AGILOX in the Limelight at AUTOMATE 2023

May 23, 2023 By Krystie Johnston Who is AGILOX? AGILOX is one of the fastest-growing manufacturers of innovative advanced material handling solutions. Their Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) use a highly sophisticated operating system, “X-Swarm Intelligence,” to navigate warehouses and manufacturing facilities and deliver pallets and supplies without needing a centralized fleet management system. This provides…

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ABB Advances Industry 5.0 With New Automated Flexible Line in China

May 17, 2023 ABB LV Installation Materials Co., Ltd. Beijing celebrated a new milestone with the official opening of an automated flexible miniature circuit breaker (MCB) production line. The factory, which is ABB’s production hub in China for the critical safety components in electrical circuits, is a showcase for advanced principles within the concept of…

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Smooth Production Flow with Muting

May 4, 2023 The muting safety function enables a smooth production process when material is fed in and out via a conveyor. With applications such as the monitoring of conveyor belts, palletizing or controlling the outflow of packages, unnecessary downtimes can be avoided, and productivity increased. The muting arms available for the safety light curtains PSENopt II make integration and…

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Stay Flexible Safely with Leuze

April 27, 2023 Different material widths, varying material positions or partially loaded pallets pose special challenges for transfer station access guarding. For this, Leuze relies on the concept of dynamic format adaptation. In this way, productivity and safety can be optimally harmonized. Variation becomes a safety risk Access monitoring on conveyor lines can be implemented…

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HMS Network’s Anybus Products: Connecting Robot Accessories to Any Industrial Network

April 17, 2023 Robots need accessories to work efficiently. But what’s the easiest way to connect the accessories to factorynetworks? The easiest way is to use HMS Networks’ ready-made Anybus products, as RSP found out. The number of industrial robots operating in factories worldwide continues to rise. To use robots efficientlyand maximize productivity, companies attach…

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Product Updates: A Complete List from Vention’s Q1 2023

April 17, 2023 2023 is off to a busy start! As we head into Q2, we are taking a look back at our biggest announcements, product releases, events, and education and community launches from the last three months. Announcements New Distribution Center In January of this year, Vention opened a new distribution center in Montreal….

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The Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP) from Vention: A Platform for the Next Generation of Industrial Automation Practitioners

April 17, 2023 Quinn Harker For the past 30 years, industrial automation has undergone relatively few changes to the way automation is designed and deployed. Traditional automation technology was developed (and priced) for high-throughput manufacturing, making it most accessible to only those who could afford complex, custom integration services. This left most manufacturers—the ones who…

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Omron’s Robotic Solutions: Thousands of Possibilities

April 14, 2023 Robots can improve the productivity of many industries and processes. They can handle a variety of tasks, such as laborious or repetitive work, and can dramatically improve processes in industries such as machine tending, assembly, packaging, and other manufacturing activities. Moreover, they can handle routine operations, allowing employees to perform higher-value tasks….

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Pepperl+Fuchs Partners with Witt Sensoric at BAU 2023

April 11, 2023 Joint Trade Show Booth Highlights Products for Gate Protection From April 17 to 22, 2023, visitors from around the world can experience the latest innovations for entrance and building automation at the BAU trade fair in Munich, Germany, where, for the first time, the range of products and solutions offered by Witt Sensoric GmbH will be…

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The New CB10 I/O Hubs with IO-Link from Pepperl+Fuchs: Maximum Flexibility in the Smallest Space

April 11, 2023 Push button boxes are used in numerous industrial applications. Connecting these to an IO-Link master not only entails higher costs but also additional cabling efforts. It is significantly more economical to connect several push buttons to one port. It has therefore been difficult so far to use IO-Link as an interface in push button boxes….

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How to Select the Right Purge and Pressurization System

April 11, 2023 The explosion protection method purging and pressurization enables the use of non-explosion-proof electrical equipment and conventional automation components in hazardous areas. Special purge and pressurization systems flush the enclosure with an ignition protection gas and thus reduce the concentration of explosive gas or dust inside. Immediately thereafter, a positive minimum overpressure is maintained inside…

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New ASB160 Series 160 W, Full-Brick AC/DC Power Supplies from XP Power Reduce Failure Rates Using Effective Heat Exhaustion

March 31, 2023 XP Power’s ASB160 power supplies have a baseplate-cooled design that reduces failure rates through effective heat exhaustion XP Power’s ASB160 series low-profile, full-brick, baseplate-cooled AC/DC power supplies require no external components. The series includes a built-in EMC filter, AC fuse, and bulk storage capacitor, providing a complete AC/DC power solution ready for installation…

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Bituminous Roofing Felt Process: Digitalization and Measuring Speed Without Touching

March 30, 2023 There are times when the continuous output of just one accurate, digital measurement can transform a manufacturer’s ability to control a production process. For IKO Roofing, one of the UK’s leading producers of roofing products, digitalizing production speed data using a new laser-based non-contact measurement technology from SICK, solved a daily headache for…

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HMS Networks Launches Ewon Talk2m Visualization Enabling Machine Builders to Easily Detect Machine Issues and Improve Overall Equipment Efficiency 

March 30, 2023 With Talk2M® Visualization, machine builders get a fast and cost-efficient path to visualize machine data and get dashboards of historical data combined with notifications and reports. This ready-to-go IoT solution facilitates and improves decision-making processes related to machines. Higher Demands on Machine Builders Industrial machines must be serviced and supported throughout their…

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Humber’s Recycling Robot Introducing the Next Generation to STEM

March 28, 2023 Humber’s recycling robot introducing the next generation to STEM. Humber College students have built and programmed a robot that can sort recycling materials and are using it to get the next generation interested in technology. The robot sorts recycled materials such as metal and plastic from a bin and utilizes a 3D…