Day: September 9, 2016
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Exclusive: Comau has eyes on massive Asian market
Exclusive interview with Maurizio Cremonini, head of marketing at Comau As many readers of Robotics and Automation News will know, Comau (Consorzio Macchine Utensili) is the Italian manufacturer of industrial robotic arms utilised by all the leading automakers in the world. One of those automakers is the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Group, which happens to own Comau, as well as the famous Ferrari…
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Tag Team Manufacturing says using Rethink Robotics machines has improved performance by 25 per cent
Tag Team Manufacturing, a specialist in precision production runs and prototype work for original equipment manufacturers, says deploying Rethink Robotics’ Sawyer for large production jobs at its facility in Parker, Colorado, has led to significant improvements in its productivity. Tag Team uses Sawyer in an effort to help decrease client costs while shortening the delivery times…
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Tata claims its AI system monitors hundreds of TV channels simultaneously in realtime
Tata Elxsi, a software division of the industrial giant Tata, says it has developed an integrated test automation and monitoring system which now incorporates artificial intelligence. The company adds that FalconEye 2.0 suite for test, workflow and monitoring automation now includes “a host of new and industry-first features”. This includes a new artificial intelligence engine, focusing on improving the test…
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Robotiq launches community for robotics professionals
Robotiq has launched an open community – called DoF – where industrial automation professionals can share their know-how and get answers to accelerate their robotics projects. DoF, which stands for degrees of freedom, is meant as a medium for sharing ideas and solving automation problems, says Robotiq. Samuel Bouchard, CEO of Robotiq, says: “We realized that the…
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Koops embarks on $5 million industrial automation expansion journey
Factory automation specialist Koops says its $5 million expansion plan will eventually double its production capacity Preparing for the increasing global demand for industrial automation systems, Michigan-based automation company Koops broke ground on a new 40,000-square-foot plant expansion that will nearly double production capacity. The $4.9 million expansion to its current plant at 987 Productions…