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Archives for April 13, 2018

Technology insight: Sensor data available globally – beyond the local company cloud

April 13, 2018 by Sam Francis

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By Ingo Baumgardt, head of sensor communication, Leuze electronic

Making sensor data and information from different sources available globally and linking this data and information in a meaningful way – this is the crux of Industry 4.0.

New business ideas make it necessary to make this information globally available and accessible not only within a company but also beyond the boundaries of the company and its location.

Sensors are the eyes and ears of automation technology and provide a wide variety of information concerning the current condition of a machine or system, for example about position, pressure and temperature, and so on.  [Read more…] about Technology insight: Sensor data available globally – beyond the local company cloud

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: ingo baumgardt, leuze electronic, sensor communication, sensor data

JR Automation acquires Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc

April 13, 2018 by Anna

US-based JR Automation, a provider of intelligent automated manufacturing and distribution technology solutions  has acquired Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc. The Setpoint companies create automation solutions for the e-commerce, amusement, and other industries.

“We look forward to working closely with the Setpoint businesses, leveraging their tremendous capabilities to further build out our world-class global industrial automation solutions platform,” JR Automation Chairman and CEO Mike DuBose said.

“With the backing of JR Automation, Setpoint will be able to meet the needs of our customers even more effectively and increase our team’s ability to lead the industry in developing innovative solutions,” said Mark Coy, President & CEO of Setpoint Systems.

[Read more…] about JR Automation acquires Setpoint Systems and Setpoint, Inc

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: jr automation, setpoint

Tennant to launch autonomous floor cleaning machines

April 13, 2018 by Anna

Tennant Company will launch its first autonomous floor care machine capable of operating in complex, real-world environments without direct operator control.

The first Tennant autonomous solution is expected to be available in North America on the T7 floor scrubber in 2018 with further expansion into global markets and additional models to follow.

Tennant, a cleaning products and solutions company, recently formed a relationship with Brain Corp, an artificial intelligence (A.I.) company specializing in technology for autonomous robots.

[Read more…] about Tennant to launch autonomous floor cleaning machines

Filed Under: News Tagged With: braincorp, cleaning, T7, tennant

Universal Robots Academy now offers training in Korean and Japanese

April 13, 2018 by Anna

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Universal Robots’ online robot training program, Universal Robots Academy, now offers training in two additional languages, Korean and Japanese, taking the total to seven languages.

Universal Robots introduced the online learning platform, Universal Robots Academy, in the beginning of 2017 to offer basic programming skills on the concepts of collaborative robots (cobots). More than 24,000 users from 130+ countries have joined the Academy to become robot programmers.

Universal Robots has now added Korean and Japanese to its curriculum, which means that the nine modules, which the full training program consists off, can be done in: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, Spanish, German and French.

[Read more…] about Universal Robots Academy now offers training in Korean and Japanese

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: training, univeral robots

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