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Trump considering taking US out of global environmental agreement

May 31, 2017 by David Edwards

World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21)

By Valerie Volcovici and Jeff Mason, Reuters

President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a rift with US allies.

White House officials cautioned that details were still being hammered out and that, although close, the decision on withdrawing from the 195-nation accord – agreed to in Paris in 2015 – was not finalized.

Trump, who has previously called global warming a hoax, did not confirm the decision in a post on Twitter, saying only, “I will be announcing my decision on the Paris Accord over the next few days.”  [Read more…] about Trump considering taking US out of global environmental agreement

Filed Under: News Tagged With: accord, carbon, climate, coal, emissions, paris, president, trump

Logistics automation startup Grabit ships products to two Fortune 100 companies

May 31, 2017 by David Edwards

grabit

grabit

Grabit, a startup automation systems provider to the manufacturing and warehouse logistics industries, has shipped multiple units of its material handling robot, Stackit, to what it says is “an industry-leading athletic shoe and apparel company”.

Grabit also shipped multiple units of Meterit, its “intelligent conveyor system”, to a “global leader” in express package delivery services.

To date, Grabit has secured $25 million in financing from investors and strategic partners. This funding is being applied to develop flexible robotic automation solutions that leverage Grabit’s electroadhesion technology and machine learning software to provide up to 20x productivity improvement for its customers’ operations.  [Read more…] about Logistics automation startup Grabit ships products to two Fortune 100 companies

Filed Under: Logistics, News, Transportation Tagged With: automation, electroadhesion, handling, industry, learning, logistics, machine, manufacturing, material, meterit, robot, stackit, warehouse

Quality control of rubber seals on the basis of height measurements

May 31, 2017 by David Edwards

poscon hm

poscon hm

The measurement of object height is an important aspect in quality control applications. With the PosCon HM light-section sensor, Baumer says it offers a unique, compact measuring device for this kind of task.

The smart, pre-configured profile sensor offers five measurement modes for different measurement tasks. An exact positioning of the measured objects is not required.

The PosCon HM provides reliable measurements even on shiny and very dark surfaces. In conjunction with its high measuring accuracy of up to 2 μm, it is suitable for a large number of applications in at-line, off-line and in-line control.  [Read more…] about Quality control of rubber seals on the basis of height measurements

Filed Under: News Tagged With: algorithms, height, hm, inspection, measurement, measuring, poscon, precise, sensors, test, µm

Emerson inaugurates Polish manufacturing facility

May 31, 2017 by David Edwards

Opening Dave Farr - Emerson

Opening Dave Farr - Emerson

Industrial automation company Emerson has inaugurated a new facility on its Polish site.

The new part of the Emerson facility produces Asco valves, and was inaugurated on in Lodz, Poland by Emerson CEO David Farr.

The event was attended by members of management board and representatives of the city of Lodz with the mayor Hanna Zdanowska.  [Read more…] about Emerson inaugurates Polish manufacturing facility

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: ascotm, emerson, facility, lodz, plant, poland

Daimler orders millions of dollars worth of industrial robotics tech from Kuka

May 31, 2017 by Mai Tao

KR FORTEC 360

KR FORTEC 360

The robotics division of Kuka has received what the company describes as “a major new order in the double-digit million euro range” from a German premium car manufacturer.

The framework agreement with the Daimler encompasses the supply of multiple industrial robots of the KR Quantec generation and the integrated KR C4 controller, as well as robots from the KR Fortec heavy-duty series.

The robots will be used primarily for joining and handling applications in body-in-white production.  [Read more…] about Daimler orders millions of dollars worth of industrial robotics tech from Kuka

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: automobile, automotive, car, components, contract, controller, daimler, fortec, framework, industrial, kr, kuka, manufacturing, order, robots, welded

Kuka shows off its robots working in microelectronics

May 30, 2017 by Sam Francis

KUKA robots Possehl Electronics

Electronics is a fast-growing market for industrial robots, and Kuka has been showing off some of its success in the sector. 

In one example the company highlighted recently, a total of 25 Kuka robots are in operation at Possehl Electronics in Niefern, Germany.

There, they manufacture complex timing cases for electric power steering systems for cars.

At the core of the system, three KR Agilus robots precisely place components into the injection molding machine.

Industrial robots work on three lines with an accuracy to a tenth of a millimeter, says Kuka.  [Read more…] about Kuka shows off its robots working in microelectronics

Filed Under: Features, Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: accuracy, injection, kr, kuka, machine, molding, robots, system

Apple developing processor especially for AI

May 27, 2017 by Sam Francis

Apple A10 chip for iPhone 7
Apple A10 chip for iPhone 7
Picture of chip for iPhone 7 via ExtremeTech.com

Apple is developing a processor specially for artificial intelligence applications, according to a report on Bloomberg. 

The maker of iPhones, iPads and a number of other computing devices and machines is said to refer to the chip internally as the “Apple Neural Engine”.

Bloomberg, which says its source requested anonymity, adds that the AI-dedicated chip will be used for facial recognition, speech processing and other tasks which require the processing of large amounts of data.  [Read more…] about Apple developing processor especially for AI

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: ai, apple, chip, data, google, iphones, processing, processor

Yaskawa introduces gear motor capabilities for its full Sigma-7 servo line

May 27, 2017 by Sam Francis

yaskawa gearmotor_white

The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America has released what it says is “a full line of gear motors” based on its Sigma-7 servo motors.

The new line brings “precise Yaskawa servo motion to a wider variety of automation applications than ever before, especially to uses which require high torque at low
output speeds”, says the company.

A new set of gearheads have been designed to pair precisely with every servo motor in the full Sigma-7 range, creating complete gear motor solutions rated from a low of 50W to as high as 7.5 kW.  [Read more…] about Yaskawa introduces gear motor capabilities for its full Sigma-7 servo line

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: gear, motor, motors, servo, sigma, system, yaskawa

Comau agrees deal with Brazilian integrator MVB Automation

May 27, 2017 by Sam Francis

comau brazil mvp deal

Comau has agreed a new partnership with MVB Automation in Brazil. Founded over 10 years ago, the company is a system integrator based in Camaçari, Bahia, with about 90 experts in the field of factory automation.

MVB serves a variety of customers in general industry with robotics solutions, automation controls, process simulation and tooling.

Comau says this partnership represents its strategy to develop its growing partner network in Latin America.  [Read more…] about Comau agrees deal with Brazilian integrator MVB Automation

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: automation, brazil, comau, integrator, mvb, robotics

Qualcomm says it’s producing 1 million chips a day for IoT applications

May 25, 2017 by Sam Francis

qualcomm board

qualcomm board

Qualcomm says it is currently shipping more than 1 million chips per day for the internet of things. 

The company made the announcement at its IoT industry analyst workshop.

The company says its production momentum reflects Qualcomm’s “unique ability to invent and deliver the technologies needed for the IoT, and to meet challenging customer requirements for interoperability, connectivity, compute and security”.  [Read more…] about Qualcomm says it’s producing 1 million chips a day for IoT applications

Filed Under: Computing, News Tagged With: applications, chips, iot, platforms, qualcomm, technologies

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