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Archives for September 4, 2018

Toyota looking for ‘next-generation’ material handling solutions

September 4, 2018 by Sam Francis

Toyota Material Handling North America has begun accepting applications for the third annual TMHNA University Research Program, a sponsored research program created to drive and advance the next generation of material handling industry technology.

The program is accepting proposals via its website until December 15, 2018.

The TMHNA University Research Program’s mission encourages and supports professors and researchers who apply their engineering and technical field knowledge to discover innovative solutions in the material handling industry. [Read more…] about Toyota looking for ‘next-generation’ material handling solutions

Filed Under: Features, Logistics Tagged With: material handling, tmhna, toyota material handling north america

Timken completes acquisition of Cone Drive

September 4, 2018 by David Edwards

The Timken Company, a manufacturer of engineered bearings and power transmission products, has completed its acquisition of Cone Drive, a maker of precision drives used in diverse markets including solar, automation, aerial platforms, and food and beverage.

Cone Drive is headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, and has manufacturing operations in the United States and China. The company has a global customer base and employs approximately 500 people.

The Cone Drive business produces a broad range of highly customizable precision drive products that include Cone Drive and H-Fang branded high-torque worm gears, harmonic solutions and precision slew drives.

Financial details of the deal were not disclosed.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: cone drive, timken

Epson expands its Flexion series of small industrial robots

September 4, 2018 by Sam Francis

Epson Robots has expanded its Flexion N-Series of industrial robots with the new N6 6-axis robot.

Epson says the Flexion N6 6-Axis robot features the world’s first folding-arm design and a strong footprint-to-reach ratio, this compact 6-Axis robot offers a powerful solution for tight or confined spaces in factory automation.

The Flexion N6 is currently available from Epson.  [Read more…] about Epson expands its Flexion series of small industrial robots

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: epson robots, industrial robot

Universal Robots eyes large automation market potential in Vietnam

September 4, 2018 by Anna

Universal Robots is optimistic about expanding its presence in Vietnam in line with the Vietnamese government’s increasing focus on Industry 4.0.

Frost & Sullivan estimates that the total automation and control market in Vietnam will be worth $184.5 million by 2021.

Present in the country since 2016, UR distributes cobots through its Vietnamese technology distributor and system integrator partners – Servo Dynamics Engineering and Tan Phat Automation JSC.

[Read more…] about Universal Robots eyes large automation market potential in Vietnam

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: Universal Robots, vietnam

SAIC Motor builds Chinese auto industry’s first AI lab

September 4, 2018 by Anna

The SAIC Motor Artificial Intelligent Laboratory, the first one of its kind in China’s auto industry, has been opened in Shanghai.

Based on SAIC Motor’s cloud computing and big data platforms, the newly established lab is expected to develop AI applications and offer advanced AI solutions to promote the deep integration of internet technology and the auto industry, and improve the Group’s innovation capacity and core competitiveness.

The SAIC Motor AI Lab, as an important part of the Group’s core competitiveness, will make full use of the Group’s various application scenarios to focus on intelligent travel, intelligent manufacturing and intelligent driving with the aim of offering technological support to its new targets: electrification, intelligent networking, sharing and internationalisation.

[Read more…] about SAIC Motor builds Chinese auto industry’s first AI lab

Filed Under: News, Transportation Tagged With: chinese auto industry, saic

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