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Archives for August 10, 2018

Universal Robots introduces training course in Singapore

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Universal Robots launched its systems in Singapore last year and is now looking to boost robotics literacy through a collaborative robotics course 

Current and potential employees in Singapore will soon be able to add robotics literacy, an increasingly important skill, to their CVs as automation gains wide adoption in the country.

Universal Robots, the pioneer and market leader of collaborative robots, has partnered with Singapore’s National Trades Union Congress’ e2i (Employment and Employability Institute), to establish the UR Collaborative Robotics Course.

The course follows the launch of Universal Robots’ free online training platform in 2016, UR Academy, which provides basic programming training on Universal Robots collaborative robots.  [Read more…] about Universal Robots introduces training course in Singapore

Raytheon invests in advanced manufacturing for radar development

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Raytheon Company has opened a $72 million, 30,000 square foot facility on its Andover, Massachusetts-based campus, which is now home to some of the industry’s leading innovations in manufacturing.

The new space features advanced automation technology to support complex radar testing and integration.

“We built the new radar development facility with the future – and our customers – in mind,” said Sarah Jennette, program manager for the project.

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Parker Aerospace and Daher Aerospace sign agreement on aircraft parts

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Parker Aerospace and Daher Aerospace have formalized an agreement to supply parts for the Turboprop series of aircraft.

Parker Aerospace’s aircraft wheel and brake division, part of Parker Hannifin, a provider of motion and control technologies, says the deal is a 10-year, long-term agreement.

The agreement is to supply Daher Aerospace with the main wheels, main brakes, nose wheel, master cylinders, and park brake valve on Daher’s TBM 900 series production aircraft.  [Read more…] about Parker Aerospace and Daher Aerospace sign agreement on aircraft parts

Electric market: Designing and manufacturing batteries for bikes and golf carts

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If just a small percentage of cyclists in the west install batteries on their bikes, it would make for a massive new market. Golf carts and milk floats already show how useful batteries can be. In this article, we take a look at the potential market, and visit a company that designs and manufactures batteries to order. 

One of the interesting facts about globalization is that although you would imagine that there would be a free flow of ideas from west to east and vice versa, very often it’s only one way. 

That’s understandable if it’s products like Apple’s iPhone, which is hugely popular in China as it is all over the world; and, of course, the device is actually made in China, so there is an exchange of sorts.

But what I’m referring to is how ideas that are widespread in China, and Asia in general, never seem to become popular in the west.  [Read more…] about Electric market: Designing and manufacturing batteries for bikes and golf carts