Archives for June 5, 2018

Toyota to invest in Albert for automated driving development

June 5, 2018 by Anna

Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and Albert Inc. have agreed on a business alliance for big data analysis, mainly in the field of advanced development of automated driving technology, and that Toyota will invest in Albert.

The investment in Albert is expected to be around 400 million yen, with Toyota acquiring new shares in Albert issued through a third-party allocation of shares dated May 30, 2018.

To promote the development of automated driving technologies, Toyota has been bolstering its organisation by establishing the advanced research company, Toyota Research Institute (TRI), in the United States in January 2016 and the advanced development company, Toyota Research Institute-Advanced Development (TRI-AD), in Tokyo, while also advancing its technology development centred on AI.

Janome releases new robot arm series

June 5, 2018 by Anna

Janome Industrial Equipment has announced the release of a new robot arm, the Servo Scara JS3 series. The rigid robot arm is useful for a wide range of tasks, from transporting small parts to assembly operations.

The arm features high speed movement, up to 8,300mm/sec with a short standard cycle time of 0.29 sec and the teaching software is claimed to make both equipment setup and fine tuning during operation easy.

Internal wiring and air tubing minimises interference from peripheral devices and cables with the area behind the robot is accessible, eliminating extra movement and increasing robot installation flexibility.

Dental implant business takes off using 3D printing

June 5, 2018 by Anna

Italian start-up Yndetech has added its 700th customer in just two years, producing high quality dental implants and other dental devices using four 3D Systems ProX DMP 100 3D metal printers.

Yndetech, which was founded in 2016, acquired its first ProX DMP 100 shortly after it opened its doors in June of that year.

“My partner, Francesco Grande, and I realised that the quality of the pieces we were seeing from the DMP 100 was absolutely outstanding. We shared these results with the dental technicians in the area and the feedback was very positive,” said Emidio Cennerilli, president and CEO, Yndetech.