Day: August 31, 2018
-
UPS to test new electric vehicle
UPS is collaborating with Thor Trucks, Inc. to develop and test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, Calif. The truck is expected to be ready for deployment later this year. UPS continues to work with a range of companies to test and deploy promising alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. The Thor…
-
Many manufacturers ‘falling behind’ in digital transformation, says Deloitte
A large number of manufacturers are “falling behind” in the race towards digital transformation, according to a new study by Deloitte, one of the world’s largest management consultancies. Deloitte says that even though the fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, was “born in the factory, many manufacturers were falling behind in adopting broader digital transformation…
-
Vector strengthens position in automotive software market with ArcCore acquisition
Vector, the Stuttgart-based embedded software specialist for automotive embedded electronics, has acquired the Swedish embedded software specialist ArcCore. The acquisition strengthens Vector’s portfolio of products and services in the field of AutoSar, the global automotive software standard for intelligent vehicles. ArcCore was founded in 2006 and currently employs 80 people worldwide who work on developing…
-
New Scale Robotics targets collaborative robots with launch of small precision gripper
New Scale Robotics, a newly-formed division of New Scale Technologies, has introduced an electric parallel gripper targeting precision assembly and inspection with collaborative robots. New Scale says its NSR-PG-10-20 Precision Parallel Gripper is “the smallest, most precise smart gripper” available for collaborative robots including the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots from Universal Robots. David Henderson,…
-
DHL Freight wins contract extension with the BMW Group
DHL Freight, provider of road freight services in Europe, has been awarded an extension of its contract with the BMW Group and will continue to manage the vehicle manufacturer’s overland transport in 17 countries covered by the companies’ previous contract. As a result of the tender, DHL Freight also won an expansion of the collaboration,…
-
OnRobot strengthens its grip on market with acquisition of Purple Robotics
Purple Robotics, which developed an innovative vacuum gripper within one year – the world’s first gripper specifically for cobots – has now been acquired by OnRobot. The acquisition takes place just two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies – Perceptron from the US, OptoForce from Hungary, and OnRobot from Denmark – to…
-
GreyOrange opens US headquarters in Atlanta and plans to build 20,000 robots
Warehouse robotics and automation provider GreyOrange is establishing its US headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. The company says this will help it to better serve local customers and meet market demands. Approximately 50 new jobs will be created in various departments. In its first client site in the US, GreyOrange will deploy 740 robots in Atlanta,…
-
Autonomous vehicle market projected to grow by 40 percent a year
The global autonomous vehicle market is expected to be valued at $54.23 billion in 2019, and is projected to reach $556.67 billion by 2026, registering annual growth of 39.47 percent from 2019 to 2026. This is according to a recent report published by Allied Market Research, titled, Global Autonomous Vehicle Market by Level of Automation,…
-
Iridium and Rolls-Royce to target ‘all the world’s waterways’ with autonomous vessels
Iridium Communications and Rolls-Royce Marine are to expand the reach and capabilities of autonomous vessels. The companies say “all the world’s waterways” are an option for autonomous vessels, with the Iridium satellite network providing “pole-to-pole connectivity”. Iridium has signed an agreement with smart shipping pioneer Rolls-Royce Marine, in support of their autonomous vessel development program.
-
Nidec records ‘highest-ever profit’ as it expands industrial motor division
Nidec is already one of the world’s largest suppliers of components for industrial robots and machinery, and it’s expanding rapidly. The company says it has just recorded its “highest-ever quarterly operating profit” for its appliance, commercial and industrial product segment. And the company says it is planning to “further strengthen” these segments and its industrial…