Industrial Robotics - Articles, Stories & Interviews
ZIMMER GROUP'S NEW ZIMO FLEXIBLE ROBOT CELL SMOOTHS THE PATH TO AUTOMATION
There are few who would argue that the combination of labor and skills shortages, together with the drive to attain greater levels of productivity, means that automation is now becoming an essential part of manufacturing for a greater number of businesses, especially SMEs.
A Cut Above: Adding Next-level Protection for Next-generation Welding
By partnering with Roboworld since their first Cobot rolled off the line on Day 1, all of Vectis’ robotic welding systems and teach pendants have included Robosuits® and Pendant Armor®.
Productivity Inc. Wants Your Robot to Do More
Using ATI’s QC-11 Tool Changer and RCT-151 Radially-Compliant Deburring Tool along with a Renishaw probe, they produced a demonstration highlighting their expertise in aiding potential customers to maximize productivity of the robots already installed in their facilities
Reshoring with robots - UK manufacturers can use automation to bring production back home
The advantages of all-electric injection moulding machines demonstrate how automation and robots can help manufacturers bring their operations back home to the UK. Reshoring can be achieved with cost- and energy-efficiency as well as productivity benefits.
Fiber Alignment and Photonic Chip Test & Assembly Just Got Easier
The new algorithm and technology have the potential to drastically reduce complex fiber alignment and photonics alignment procedure times by several orders of magnitude, surpassing any other existing technique used for automated fiber optic alignment in the market.
Five challenging applications automated with AI-powered robots
Robots equipped with AI vision systems, such as MIRAI, can perceive and adapt to their surroundings. This allows them to handle variance while performing complex tasks, making it possible to automate operations otherwise considered too complex to solve.
When You Need a Clutch Performer, Rent a Robot
Like most businesses, yours likely goes through production bursts. Maybe these are predictable surges, like seasonal upticks in demand for your products.
Industrial Robotics - Featured Stories
The most compact Motion Control System on the market
FAULHABER is introducing a new Motion Control System. More precisely: The world's smallest Integrated Motion Controller.
Shibaura Machine to unveil new SCARA features at Automate 2024
Visitors will be able to see the two newest models in the THE range, the THE800 and THE1000, in action at the show at its booth managed by TM Robotics, its distribution partner in North, Central and South America,.
How Small Manufacturers are Building a Business Case for Robotics
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Smaller manufacturers are the fastest-growing area of industrial robotics today, driven by the need for new collaborative robotics systems.
Industrial Robotics - News Headlines
Fizyr Announces Strategic Partnership with DERO GROEP to Revolutionize Robotic Automation for Advanced Picking
Partnership brings highly efficient automation in complex, high-variability tasks to food processing and logistics
ZIMMER GROUP DEBUTS ZIMO, FLEXIBLE ROBOTIC CELL, AT AUTOMATE 2024
Zimmer Group will showcase ZiMo, their flexible robotic cell, an automation solution designed for medium-sized businesses, and their new magnetic grippers for cylindrical battery cells. In partnership with ABB and FANUC, Zimmer Group will also offer gripper demonstrations on their collaborative robots.
FLIR Debuts X-Series High-Performance Thermal Cameras for Research
Redesigned Research and Development Thermal Science Cameras Guarantee Zero Dropped Frames for Lossless Data Capture and Testing Success
Industrial Robotics - Featured Product
ATI Industrial Automation - Manual Tool Changers
ATI Industrial Automation - Manual Tool Changers
Simpler, stronger, and more precise. ATI Industrial Automation has developed a series of Manual Tool Changers that provides a cost-effective solution for quickly changing tools by hand. They feature a unique design that combines high strength, excellent repeatability, and a patent-pending screw-cam locking mechanism with multiple fail-safe features, which resists vibration and prevents loosening. These robust and compact Manual Tool Changers can handle payloads up to 80 pounds (36 kg) and pass pneumatics and electrical signals.
Industrial Robotics - Featured Company
ATI Industrial Automation
ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION is the world-leading engineering-based developer of robotic accessories and robot arm tooling, including Automatic Tool Changers, Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensing Systems, Utility Couplers, Material Removal Tools, Robotic Collision Sensors, Manual Tool Changers, and Compliance Devices. Their robot end-effector products are found in thousands of successful applications around the world. Since 1989, their team of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers has been developing cost-effective, state-of-the-art end-effector products and solutions that improve robotic productivity.
