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Archives for December 9, 2018

Universal Robots celebrates 10 years of selling ‘world’s first commercially viable collaborative robot’

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Universal Robots is marking a decade of pioneering collaborative robots, now believed to be the fastest-growing segment of industrial automation.

The company says it is “poised for continued growth” as its cobots continue to lower the automation barrier within a wide range of industries.

When Linatex, a Danish supplier of technical plastics and rubber for industrial applications, bought a UR5 robot arm from Universal Robots to automate CNC machine tending in December 2008, they did something unthinkable.  [Read more…] about Universal Robots celebrates 10 years of selling ‘world’s first commercially viable collaborative robot’

Siemens inaugurates new building technologies headquarters in Switzerland

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Siemens has inaugurated its new campus in Zug, Switzerland last week. The Siemens Zug campus features a new office building with 1,000 workspaces and a newly constructed production building.

The investment volume for new buildings, renovations and related measures amounts to $250 million.

The campus is the international headquarters of the Siemens Building Technologies Division, which has 29,000 employees. Last year it posted worldwide sales of $7.5 billion. As Siemens reference projects, the company says the buildings feature “innovative building technology”.  [Read more…] about Siemens inaugurates new building technologies headquarters in Switzerland

ATS acquires intellectual property assets of Transformix for $10 million

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Automation Tooling Systems, an industrial automation solutions provider, says it has acquired “substantially all” of the intellectual property assets of Transformix Engineering.

Transformix’s CNCAssembly system, based on its patented Rapid Speed Matching technology, provides a method of linking and synchronizing the movements of devices and tooling to enable faster and more efficient assembly systems.

This enhanced capability is expected to provide higher speed, lower cost, energy efficient and more flexible assembly solutions for ATS’ customers, while utilizing a smaller footprint.  [Read more…] about ATS acquires intellectual property assets of Transformix for $10 million

Former SAP global vice president joins Geek Plus Robotics to ‘accelerate business growth’

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Artificial intelligence and supply chain automation company Geek Plus Robotics has appointed Michael Hao as executive president.

He will report to Yong Zheng, CEO of Geek Plus, which specialises in warehouse robots.

Hao previously served as SAP’s global Vice President & General Manager of China. He led the high growth of the Chinese business throughout his tenure, as well as the localization and innovation of German Industry 4.0 in China.  [Read more…] about Former SAP global vice president joins Geek Plus Robotics to ‘accelerate business growth’