Day: April 25, 2016
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Robotic process automation can drive billion-dollar savings in healthcare, says Alsbridge
Advisory company Alsbridge predicted that deploying smart robots to improve the efficiency of claims processing could generate billion-dollar savings for the healthcare industry. “Robotic process automation (RPA) offers a cost-effective strategy to significantly increase the rate of healthcare claims automation and drive cost savings,” said Rod Dunlap, a director in Alsbridge’s RPA practice. “Insurers struggling to update…
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The growing power of robots in today’s economy and society
As robots are fast becoming our co-workers, we take a look at when and where this alliance began. By James Hall, CEO of Genfour The first autonomous robots joined the workforce at a General Motors plant in 1961, where they performed tasks like welding car bodies together. In the decades that followed, robots performed an increasing…
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Demands in medical automation technology brings two prominent players closer together
Trajan Scientific cleared all doubts regarding its investments in Leap Technologies earlier this month, says Snehal Chougule Trajan has been in the news over the past few months. The company brought all speculations to rest when it announced its decision to invest in Leap Technologies. Established in 1889 Carrboro, NC with the aim to fulfill the requirements…
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Hannover Messe: Harting receives Obama and Merkel visit
US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the Harting stand at the Hannover Messe, with the Harting family greeting the two heads of state. The US is this year’s partner country of the Hannover Messe. President Obama was accompanied by a large delegation. Together with Chancellor Merkel, the 44th US president learned…
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Evana Automation supplies 22-piece tooling solution Tier 1 automotive parts supplier
Evana Automation has shipped a customized 22-piece tooling solution for a headlamp assembly system to a leading Tier 1 automotive parts supplier. The company says its “innovative tooling solution” saved the customer the cost of purchasing a new assembly system and enabled the customer to run multiple headlamp models over existing assembly stations.
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The great migration: cloud computing for smart manufacturing
Martyn Williams, managing director at Copa-Data UK, discusses “unlocking the value of cross-facility data sets” through cloud computing for smart manufacturing According to an industry survey by IBM, two thirds of mid-sized companies have already implemented – or are currently considering – a cloud based storage model for their organisation. The analytic advantages of cloud computing…
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Dok-Ing discusses autonomous firefighting truck with Indonesian authorities
Croation robotics and automation company Dok-Ing is in discussions with Indonesian authorities on the provision of its technologies to help with emergency services. Konstantin Darmaniyan, Dok-Ing’s chief technical advisor, held a meeting with the representatives of the Jakarta Province Fire and Rescue Brigade to discuss technical and operational advantages of the MVF-5 unmanned application in…
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UL joins the largest-ever US business delegation to Hannover Messe
UL, a safety science company, is participating in Hannover Messe 2016 as part of the largest-ever US delegation to the event, the world’s foremost trade convention for industrial and manufacturing technologies, taking place April 25-29, 2016 in Hannover, Germany. “While UL in Europe has been participating at Hannover Messe for more than 15 years, we are excited to…
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Hannover Messe: Pepperl+Fuchs showcases its thin client for smart industry
Pepperl+Fuchs is showcasing its new thin client solution at Hannover Messe. The company is demonstrating its VisuNet RM GXP with new RM Shell 4.1.VisuNet GXP with RM Shell 4.1. The smart solution for applications will be available to view in Zone 1 and 21. The goal is to offer users solutions that meet all the…
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Kuka robots perform a dance at Hannover Messe opening ceremony
LBR iiwa lightweight robots did a dance at the Hannover Messe opening ceremony on Sunday 24 April. In front of almost 3,000 guests including Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Barack Obama, dancers and Kuka LBR iiw robots turned human-robot-collaboration into a staged performance. Human-robot collaboration is a central topic for the factory of the future. The…