Day: October 8, 2017
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ABB robot hatches 30 per cent more eggs for Singapore egg farm
Growing demand for locally-farmed eggs prompted Seng Choon Farm, to turn to automation in an effort to increase its production capacity In April this year, ABB installed and commissioned a robotic palletizing system at Seng Choon Farm’s 36 acre site in north-west Singapore, to support increased production output as well as the company’s future…
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General Electric deepening its interest in the software business
General Electric claims it was the first company to have launched an industrial internet of things platform when it released Predix last year. The company’s software business unit, GE Digital, has been generating revenues of more than $4 billion a year, and looks like it’s strongly influencing the future direction of the overall business.…
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Sony returns to robotics market after 12 years away
Japanese electronics giant Sony is returning to the robotics market after more than a decade away, according to a report on Nikkei. The company is reportedly planning to bring back together the team which produced Aibo (pictured below), the robotic pet dog for the home, which proved popular many years ago. Sony was at…
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German robotics and automation industry set to break records and grow faster than previously expected
The German robotics and automation industry is growing at a faster rate than previously forecast, according to the VDMA, and will break records. The sector will reach €14 billion ($16.4 billion) annually for the first time, says the VDMA. The VDMA is the German industrial association, said to be the largest in Europe, with more…