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Archives for July 27, 2020

ABB breaks ground on new $30 million facility to manufacture electric vehicle chargers

July 27, 2020 by David Edwards Leave a Comment

ABB has marked the start of construction at its new facility in San Giovanni Valdarno, Italy, which will serve as a global Center of Excellence and production site for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

The company says the 16,000 square meter facility is expected to be operational by the end of 2021.

As a global market leader in e-mobility solutions, the $30 million investment in this new facility is further evidence of ABB’s continued commitment to driving innovation in this fast-growing sector. [Read more…] about ABB breaks ground on new $30 million facility to manufacture electric vehicle chargers

Filed Under: Infrastructure, News Tagged With: abb, e-mobility, electric, facility, global, solutions, sustainable, systems, transport

Kuka launches new robot controller that is ‘smaller and requires less energy’

July 27, 2020 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Kuka has launched a new robot controller which it says requires less energy than its predecessor and is at the same time “significantly more compact”.

The KR C5 and the corresponding KR C5 micro robot controller are designed for small robots and are described as “future-compatible hardware” which feature “smart software”.

Kuka says the controllers “slot seamlessly into existing IT and cloud environments” and will gradually support all current applications – while offering considerably more possibilities and even better results. [Read more…] about Kuka launches new robot controller that is ‘smaller and requires less energy’

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: cloud, controller, controllers, enables, energy, hardware, kr, kuka, portfolio, possibilities, range, robot, robots, software, system, wide

Siasun installs robotic system for inspection and categorization of rails

July 27, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Siasun has installed a robotic system for the inspection and categorization of rail and beam material manufactured at an Anshan Iron and Steel facility.

The trial robotic system integrates eight industrial robotic arms which are equipped with sensing technology, mechanical control, artificial intelligence, and bionics.

Siasun says the robots have high accuracy, reliability and consistency, and “can fully cope with the harsh and dangerous in the steel production process”. [Read more…] about Siasun installs robotic system for inspection and categorization of rails

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: automatic, categorization, equipped, high, industrial, inspection, intelligent, labeling, process, recognition, robotic, siasun, steel, system, technical, trial

Techman Robot targets smart manufacturing market with TÜV professional training for its employees

July 27, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Techman Robot is targeting growth in the smart manufacturing market, and the company believes the best starting point is TÜV professional training for its employees.

Smart manufacturing is a hot topic in the industrial sector. Many countries now believe that smart robots will play an increasingly central role in future technological development.

However, during the production process, potential hazards still exist between mechanical equipment and humans. [Read more…] about Techman Robot targets smart manufacturing market with TÜV professional training for its employees

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: collaborative, design, equipment, humans, industrial, rheinland, risk, robot, robots, safety, smart, standards, systems, techman, technical, tuv

Hyundai increases Hi6 controller steps capability from 20,000 to 10 million

July 27, 2020 by Mai Tao Leave a Comment

Hyundai Robotics says it has significantly increased the number of steps its Hi6 robot controller is capable of – from 20,000 to 10 million.

The company unveiled the new version of Hi6 during a presentation at its Daegu headquarters in South Korea recently.

Hyundai Robotics says: “The 20,000 steps of jobs of the previous Hi5 controller were significantly increased to 10,000,000 steps by expanding storage space through SSD. [Read more…] about Hyundai increases Hi6 controller steps capability from 20,000 to 10 million

Filed Under: Industrial robots, News Tagged With: application, controller, development, function, future, hyundai, improvement, introduction, large-scale, performance, platform, presentation, previous, robotics, steps

igus unveils virtual trade show booth

July 27, 2020 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

igus, a supplier of components, has unveiled a “virtual trade show booth” to provide some assistance to industry people who are “still bummed out about trade shows being cancelled”. 

The virtual stand is interactive, as you might expect, and features a range of components for many industries, including robotics, material handling, agriculture and many more.

igus says the aim of the stand was to showcase its “new, innovative plastic products for low-cost automation”. [Read more…] about igus unveils virtual trade show booth

Filed Under: Industry, News Tagged With: axis, booth, cable, components, igus, including, industry, meyer, number, offer, robotics, robots, stand, trade, unveiled, video, virtual

Siemens opens beta testing for forthcoming launch of NX

July 27, 2020 by Mark Allinson Leave a Comment

Siemens has opened beta testing of its next update of NX, the engineering giant’s computer-aided design software.

The NX application is part of Siemens product lifecycle management (PLM) software unit, and can also be used for computer-aided manufacturing and computer-aided engineering.

NX – sort for Siemens Next Generation Design – includes design functions and simulation capabilities which feature real-world physics, and the company is strongly emphasising the new additions for additive manufacturing. [Read more…] about Siemens opens beta testing for forthcoming launch of NX

Filed Under: Design, News Tagged With: beta, cad, closest, computer-aided, definitely, design, engineering, idatalabs, installations, manufacturing, match, number, nx, plm, product, siemens, software, testers, testing

What You Should Know About Printer Ink Cartridges

July 27, 2020 by Polly Leave a Comment

For many people printer ink isn’t something they spend a lot of time thinking about. People tend to purchase ink in the same brand as their printer and don’t consider whether there are any other options out there.

In fact, there are many things to think about when it comes to printer ink, and some of them can save you quite a lot of money! [Read more…] about What You Should Know About Printer Ink Cartridges

Filed Under: Features, Promoted Tagged With: branded ink, Canon replacement cartridges, cartridges, ink, printer, Printer ink cartridges, replacement, replacement cartridges

Virtual Reality for eCommerce: Changing the Industry

July 27, 2020 by Polly Leave a Comment

According to some researchers, an astonishing 77.24 percent of online shoppers leave their carts abandoned without completing a purchase. This is bad news for e-commerce businesses.

What’s more, with ever-changing technology, it has never been more important for brands to stay at the top of the game where online sales are concerned.

Over the years there have been many eCommerce development solutions but none quite as innovative as virtual reality. [Read more…] about Virtual Reality for eCommerce: Changing the Industry

Filed Under: Features, Promoted Tagged With: benefits, businesses, changing, ecommerce, experience, lead, online, people, reality, sales, store, user, user experience, virtual, virtual reality, vr

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