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Archives for December 20, 2019

Industry 4.0 to ‘revolutionize’ use of safety sensors and switches, says report

December 20, 2019 by David Edwards 1 Comment

The so-called “Industry 4.0” trend – an umbrella term for a range of connectivity and automation technologies – will “revolutionize” the use of safety sensors and switches, according to a new report.

The Global Market Study on Safety Sensors and Switches, by Persistent Market Research, says the global market is projected to expand at “a meteoric rate” to register annual growth of 10.7 per cent throughout the period of assessment, 2017-2025.

In 2017, the global market for safety sensors and switches was valued at around $13.8 billion and is estimated to touch a valuation higher than $30 billion by the end of the period of forecast. [Read more…] about Industry 4.0 to ‘revolutionize’ use of safety sensors and switches, says report

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: asia, automation, global, growth, india, industrial, industries, industry, market, pacific, safety, sensors, switches

Panasonic obtains international certification for robotic mobility chair

December 20, 2019 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Panasonic has obtained the international safety standard IEC 62061 certification for its safety control system designed for robotic mobility chair.

The IEC standard is required by the international safety standard ISO 13482 applicable to personal care robots.

This certification means that the Japan Quality Assurance Organization has recognized that Panasonic’s safety control system for personal care robots conforms to the IEC 62061 standard: “Safety of machinery – functional safety of safety-related electrical, electronic and programmable electronic systems”. [Read more…] about Panasonic obtains international certification for robotic mobility chair

Filed Under: Design, News Tagged With: care, certification, control, iec, international, iso, mobility, panasonic's, personal, robot, robotic, robots, safety, standard, system

What is a ‘digital twin’ and why it matters

December 20, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Seeing double? That’s a good thing when it comes to improving efficiency and anticipating problems in refineries.

A refinery is a high stakes environment with no room for error.

Operators must learn how to run production facilities, but training on the real asset would be risky. A minor error could put workers in harm or cause downtime, costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. [Read more…] about What is a ‘digital twin’ and why it matters

Filed Under: Computing, Features Tagged With: data, digital, leila, maintenance, operators, plant, refinery, training, twin, twins

Mazak showcases machining centre with ‘world’s fastest CNC’

December 20, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Mazak has demonstrated a new machining centre which it says has the “world’s fastest CNC”.

Mazak says its Integrex i-400S Multi-Tasking machining centre at the upcoming Autosport Engineering and Southern Manufacturing 2019 exhibitions.

The i-400S features a large 1500mm machining bed with a completely new design offering higher performance machining and greater workpiece capacity than any other multi-tasking machines in its size range. [Read more…] about Mazak showcases machining centre with ‘world’s fastest CNC’

Filed Under: Manufacturing, News Tagged With: applications, autosport, batch, centre, cnc, deliver, engineering, fastest, industry, integrex, machine, machining, manufacturing, mazak, mm, mucklow, parts, production, productivity, prototype, range, rpm, second, set-up, small, southern, spindle, subcontract, times, uk, volume, work

Festo presents BionicSoftHand and BionicSoftArm

December 20, 2019 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

Festo has presented the latest innovations in its BionicSoftHand and BionicSoftArm technologies.

Combined with the BionicSoftArm, a pneumatic lightweight robot, the Future Concepts are “suitable for human-robot collaboration”, says Festo.

Whether its grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing – in everyday life, we use our hands as a matter of course for the most diverse tasks. [Read more…] about Festo presents BionicSoftHand and BionicSoftArm

Filed Under: Design, Features Tagged With: actions, air, applications, arm, artificial, bellows, bionicsoftarm, bionicsofthand, collaboration, combined, design, directly, festo, fingers, flexible, future, gripper, hand, human, human-robot, intelligence, learning, order, plate, pneumatic, robot, safely, tasks, time, work

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