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Archives for July 4, 2018

Denso integrates operations in South Korea 

July 4, 2018 by Anna

Denso Corporation, major supplier of automotive technology and components, is to integrate the operations of three of its group companies: Denso Korea Electronics Corporation, Denso Korea Automotive Corporation, and Denso International Korea Corporation.

The combined companies will operate as Denso Korea Corporation and will integrate the development, manufacturing and sales of automotive components in the region.

Since the establishment of its first production company in South Korea in 1976, Denso has locally manufactured display products, such as instrument clusters and head-up displays, as well as car air conditioners, starters, alternators, and small motors for automakers in South Korea.

[Read more…] about Denso integrates operations in South Korea 

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: denso, south korea

LG invests $90 million in robotics and calls the technology a ‘key component’ of its growth strategy

July 4, 2018 by David Edwards

LG, one of the world’s largest electronics companies, is reported to have invested $90 million in robotics companies so far and says robotics is an important part of its strategy going forward. 

According to a report on the International Business Times website, LG’s investments include a $3 million stake in Bossa Nova Robotics, which builds shelf-scanning robots for work in grocery stores.

And as quoted by IBT, a senior executive at LG said the company was investing in robotics both within its business operation as well as outside the company.

Kim Sungwook, LG Electronics vice president, global open innovation division, said: “Robotics, as a key component of our ThinQ AI strategy, is a critical future growth opportunity for LG.  [Read more…] about LG invests $90 million in robotics and calls the technology a ‘key component’ of its growth strategy

Filed Under: Features Tagged With: kuka, lg electronics, robotics

Volvo Trucks and FedEx demonstrate truck ‘platooning’ in the USA

July 4, 2018 by Anna

Volvo Trucks North America has carried out a successful on-highway demonstration of its truck platooning technology.

The company has been working closely with FedEx and the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) to expand on-highway operations of Volvo’s Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control (CACC) in the United States on N.C. 540, the Triangle Expressway.

This marks the first public on-highway showcase of platooning technology between a major truck manufacturer and a transportation company in the U.S.

[Read more…] about Volvo Trucks and FedEx demonstrate truck ‘platooning’ in the USA

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: fedex, platooning, trucks, volvo

Stäubli launches TS2 robot range

July 4, 2018 by Anna

Staubli‘s new TS2 SCARA series, which made its world debut at Automatica, Stäubli is a four-axis machine with  JCS drive technology, said to give ultra-short cycle times and it’s ‘hygiene design’ opens up new possibilities for use in sensitive environments.

Stäubli Robotics director Gerald Vogt said: “We have given our SCARAs a complete makeover. They are now modular in design and, for the first time, incorporate our very own JCS drive technology which has been setting new standards in our six-axis machines.

“This technology is the key to the enormous performance gains of the four-axis TS2. Hollow shaft technology has made possible a unique cleanroom design which makes external cabling a thing of the past.”

[Read more…] about Stäubli launches TS2 robot range

Filed Under: Industrial robots, Industry, News Tagged With: scara, staubli, ts2

Geek Plus Robotics integrates ‘one of the largest robotics warehouses’ in Asia

July 4, 2018 by David Edwards

Geek Plus Robotics claims to have installed one of the largest automated warehouses in Asia. 

The supplier of autonomous mobile robots co-operated with Yunji, an e-commerce company, to launch robotics-intensive warehouse in Kunshan, China, to establish what it calls a “super-robotic warehouse”.

The facility stores a series of commodity categories including apparel, bags, cosmetics, and similar products. (See video below.) [Read more…] about Geek Plus Robotics integrates ‘one of the largest robotics warehouses’ in Asia

Filed Under: Logistics, Transportation Tagged With: geek plus, geek plus robotics, yunji

IMTS: World’s largest industrial technology show to highlight automation trends

July 4, 2018 by David Edwards

The world‘s largest industrial technology show will highlight key automation trends with a view to helping visitors understand how they will affect manufacturing and other sectors.

Organisers of the International Manufacturing Technology Show – scheduled to take place in Chicago, in the US, from September 10th to 15th – say the event will bring people and automation closer together – literally – with exhibits highlighting the benefits of collaborative robots, or “cobots”.

Mike Cicco, president and CEO, Fanuc America and a board member of the Association for Manufacturing Technology, which owns and produces IMTS, says: “Automation suppliers have made tremendous leaps with software, control and sensor technology that enable quantifying what the robot ‘feels’.  [Read more…] about IMTS: World’s largest industrial technology show to highlight automation trends

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Tagged With: cobots, collaborative robots, imts, international manufacturing technology show

Lenovo ‘largest supplier’ of components to world’s fastest supercomputers

July 4, 2018 by David Edwards

Lenovo says it is now the world’s largest supplier of supercomputing parts to the Top500, which refer to a list of 500 of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. 

Lenovo Data Center Group was recognised as the leading supplier at the recent International Supercomputing Conference, in Frankfurt, as measured by the number of systems ranked on the Top500 list.

No fewer than 117 of the 500 most powerful supercomputers included in the Top500 are Lenovo installations, meaning nearly one out of every four systems (23.4 percent) on the prestigious list is a Lenovo solution.  [Read more…] about Lenovo ‘largest supplier’ of components to world’s fastest supercomputers

Filed Under: Computing Tagged With: supercompters, supercomputing, top 500

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