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Archives for February 4, 2019

Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

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Hannover Messe is probably the world’s largest industrial technology trade show. It’s an annual event which last year attracted almost a quarter of a million visitors from around a hundred countries.

For its 6,000 or so exhibitors – which include all the leading industrial robotics and automation companies – Hannover Messe provides a platform to reach markets in virtually every country in the world.

Additionally, every year, the organisers of the event choose a “partner country”, which is given a higher profile in publicity activities and more support to access Germany’s huge industrial base.  [Read more…] about Sweden looking to make the most of its partner status at Hannover Messe

Aceinna launches new guidance system for robots and other machinery

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Aceinna has launched its new INS1000 dual band Real-Time Kinematic Inertial Navigation System with built-in inertial sensors for construction, agriculture and automotive applications.

The INS1000 embeds Aceinna’s 9 degree-of-freedom inertial sensor technology to achieve Automotive Dead Reckoning performance in GNSS challenged environments like urban canyons, heavily tree-lined roads, tunnels, underpasses, bridges, and so on.

The dual frequency RTK and tight coupling between GNSS and inertial sensors provide cm-level accuracy, enhanced reliability, and superior performance during GNSS outages.  [Read more…] about Aceinna launches new guidance system for robots and other machinery

Comau Robotics partners with AZ Mecatronica in Portugal

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Comau has a new robotics and automation products partnership with distributor AZ Mecatronica in Portugal, which focuses its business on the development of automation and mechatronics solutions for all industries.

With a team with more than 15 years of experience, AZ Mecatronica services cover mechanics, software, electronic and automation solutions.

The company has now expanded its robotics offering with the Comau robot family, including robots with payloads ranging from 3 to 650 kg, laser sources, autonomous mobile vehicles and welding guns.

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Ultimation forecasts 5 conveyor design trends for 2019

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Today’s conveyor systems offer so many innovations that increase material handling efficiency that it’s worth the time to rethink your current systems.

How do today’s most efficient manufacturers move bulky materials within their facilities?

Engineers at Ultimation Industries, a leader in conveyor technology and automation for nearly 30 years, point to five growing trends in the conveyor industry.  [Read more…] about Ultimation forecasts 5 conveyor design trends for 2019

Stäubli prepares robotics portfolio for Automate 2019

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Stäubli will exhibit at Automate, the international automation industry expo, in Chicago, USA, from April 8th – 11, 2019, showing its electrical connectors, fluid connectors and robotics solutions.

One of the biggest crowd attractions at the exhibition will be the highly realistic Smart Production Line where  robots and mobile robot systems produce components for tool change systems with human employees in an Industry 4.0 setting.

Stäubli will show solutions capable of realising the production scenarios of the future. It will also be staging a North America premiere of the TS2 SCARA series.

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ThyssenKrupp equips United Tower in Bahrain with lifts and escalators

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The builders of the United Tower in Bahrain have completed the installation of 16 lifts and two escalators in the country’s sixth tallest building.

With its unique twisted shape, the United Tower is conceived as a building with multiple uses – a vertical spiral city where people live, work, and relax. The particular characteristic of the United Tower is a 360-degree unobstructed view of Manama.

The United Tower is located in Bahrain Bay on the north-eastern shore of Bahrain’s capital city Manama in a mixed neighbourhood of residential, commercial and retail spaces.

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