Archives for March 27, 2018

Trescon’s World AI Show to make its debut in Dubai

March 27, 2018 by Sam Francis

Dubai is set to host the first edition of World AI Show in the wake of the “Smart Dubai Government” initiative.

World AI Show organised by a global business events company Trescon, is gearing up for the launch of the first leg of the series in the happiest city on the planet, before moving on to Singapore, Mumbai, and Paris.

The city of Dubai is sticking true to its name of being the fastest adopter of AI in the continent and hence, there is no other place that is more apt to host the first edition of the show which is taking place on 11-12 April 2018 at The Address Dubai Mall. [Read more…] about Trescon’s World AI Show to make its debut in Dubai

New issue of ‘Sensor Readings’ magazine out early

March 27, 2018 by Sam Francis

The April issue of Sensor Readings magazine is out slightly early. (Use the online reading app below to view all pages, full-screen option available.)

For new visitors, Sensor Readings is the monthly magazine produced by the same team that produces the Robotics and Automation News website.

It contains a selection of articles from the website as well as original, magazine-only material.

If you would like to advertise your company or event in the magazine, we have some very special offers running at the moment.

Email us our sales team now for more details.

Are food manufacturers too slow in adopting new technology?

March 27, 2018 by Sam Francis

By Rana Tarakji, PDF Electric & Supply

Modern technology has paved the way for many advances in various industries.

In food manufacturing, some of the new technologies has markedly increased efficiency and productivity.

Thanks to automation, better equipment, and innovative applications, the food manufacturing industry has gone a long way from the slow and tedious processes of long factory workers doing everything by hand. [Read more…] about Are food manufacturers too slow in adopting new technology?

Flying ink-drops: Printing 2,000 products per minute

March 27, 2018 by Anna

At a bottling plant, a mineral water bottle speeds along a conveyor belt moving at 36 km/h. A few milliseconds later, the best-before date appears on the bottleneck.

This is made possible by Leibinger’s JET3up industrial inkjet printer, which prints up to 2000 products per minute with flying drops of ink.

Information such as best-before date, batch number and data matrix codes have become an integral part of most products. The small letters and graphics are on water bottles, milk cartons and beverage cans, on printed circuit boards for computers and on transparent medication packaging.

Stratasys developing metal additive manufacturing platform

March 27, 2018 by Anna

Stratasys is developing a new metal additive manufacturing platform, designed to become a viable manufacturing technology to displace conventional methods for short-run manufacturing.

Additive manufacturing is transforming production by offering geometric freedom of manufacturing, simplified supply chains, and superior economics through the elimination of costly tooling.

For nearly 30 years Stratasys has pioneered the development and adoption of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies, including the FDM and PolyJet 3D printing platforms.

New study: Mobile robots in logistics centres to exceed $3 billion in 2022

March 27, 2018 by Anna

Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) used in logistics applications are forecast to enjoy massive growth in the next five years and grow ten-fold to exceed $3bn in 2022, according to a new report from Interact Analysis.

Despite the market being worth just $300m in 2017, the report forecasts that more than 400,000 mobile robots will be installed by the end of 2022.

Whilst AGVs have long been used in manufacturing environments to lower costs and improve efficiencies, logistics and fulfilment centers are a relatively new opportunity.