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Nvidia and Mellanox have reached a definitive agreement under which Nvidia will acquire Mellanox.
Nvidia will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Mellanox for $125 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $6.9 billion.
The acquisition will unite two of the world’s leading companies in high-performance computing. [Read more…] about Nvidia to acquire Mellanox for $7 billion
Hitachi and DFKI have jointly developed a “sensor suit” which uses artificial intelligence to quantify the physical load and stress on manual workers.
Hitachi and DFKI – short for the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence – say the AI-based suit can provide “effective feedback on the movement of each body part”.
This AI technology performs real-time recognition and quantification of a physical load exerted on a worker’s body during work by using the motion data of each body part obtained through sensors in wearable devices. [Read more…] about Hitachi and DFKI develop sensor suit to improve workplace safety
Global semiconductor fabrication equipment spending is expected to decline 14 percent, to $53 billion, in 2019 but stage a strong recovery of 27 percent, rising to $67 billion, to set a new record in 2020, according to industry association Semi.
Spurred by a slowdown in the memory sector, the 2019 downturn marks the end of a three-year growth run for semiconductor manufacturing equipment spending.
Over the past two years, memory accounted for an annual share of about 55 percent of all equipment, a proportion expected to drop to as low as 45 percent in 2019 but rebound to 55 percent in 2020. [Read more…] about Global spending on semiconductor fabrication equipment projected to decrease in 2019
The vast majority of companies implementing automation technologies “do not understand safety requirements of collaborative robots”, according to a survey undertaken by TM Robotics.
The company asked for the opinions of automation distributors on current challenges related to robotics for its Global Robotics Report.
The answers showed that 79 per cent of automation distributors do not believe their customers understand the safety requirements of installing a collaborative robot. [Read more…] about Majority of companies ‘do not understand safety requirements of collaborative robots’
Geek Plus Robotics is planning to showcase its latest and most advanced warehousing robotic solutions at ProMat 2019, in Chicago, USA.
Geek Plus says it is the leading supplier of warehousing and logistics solutions in China and Southeast Asia.
The products it plans to demonstrate include its moving system, M100, and display brand-new products “Geek Robot Shuttle System C200 Series”, and its “Automated Forklift” (main picture) at ProMat, the largest supply-chain trade show in the Americas. [Read more…] about Geek Plus Robotics to showcase advanced warehousing robotic solutions at ProMat 2019
Global automaker Volvo has partnered with a Singapore university to launch what they say is “the world’s first 12-metre fully electric autonomous bus”. (See video below.)
Volvo Buses and the Nanyang Technological University and Singapore’s Land Transport Authority say the new autonomous bus is the first of two buses they plan to operate.
They add that the vehicle has “completed rigorous testing and is ready for trials on designated public roads”. [Read more…] about Volvo partners with Singapore university to launch ‘world’s first’ 12-metre fully electric autonomous bus
Geek Plus Robotics is planning to launch new warehouse automation products at Last Mile Fulfilment Asia 2019.
Geek Plus says it will demonstrate a moving system, M100, and the upgrade version of picking system, P800, at Last Mile Fulfilment Asia in Singapore on 27 and 28 March 19.
The payload of the P800 is 1,000 kg and three times faster to achieve high-speed-auto-fulfilment process. [Read more…] about Geek Plus Robotics to launch new products at Asian logistics event
Cincoze, a manufacturer of embedded computing platforms, introduces its new Diamond Extreme Series rugged workstation, the DX-1100.
It is based on workstation-grade Intel C246 chipset to support 8th Generation Intel Xeon/Core processors (formerly codenamed Coffee Lake S) at only 3.2 liters sized for space-limited requirements.
With new generation Intel processors, support for up to 6 processing cores, and the latest professional graphics, you’ll tackle even the most demanding high-end and multi-task applications. [Read more…] about Cincoze introduces compact and rugged workstation
South Korea-based Horyong boasts 28 years of know-how in the production of truck-mounted aerial lifts, used in construction and at other work sites.
To meet customer demand, and possess the competitive edge needed on the global market, the company almost exclusively uses SSAB’s Strenx performance steel in the special purpose vehicles manufactured.
All over the world urbanization continues to grow, and the construction of more housing and office buildings intensify the demand on industrial equipment. [Read more…] about Lightweight, superstrong steel critical to Horyong’s truck-mounted aerial lift and ladder vehicles
The global automated guided vehicles market size is expected to reach $7.3 billion by 2025, from the current size of more than $2 billion, according to a new report by Grand View Research, registering a 16.5 percent annual growth over the forecast period.
AGVs are transforming the way materials can be moved within manufacturing and distribution facilities.
In a production environment where several operations are carried out simultaneously, these vehicles can ensure predictable and reliable transfer of raw materials as well as manufactured products from one point to another within the facility, thereby eliminating any potential disruption in production. [Read more…] about Automated guided vehicles market size forecast to be worth $7.3 billion by 2025
