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Festo showcases bio-inspired robots including rolling spider and flying ‘fox’ which actually looks more like a bat

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Festo, a supplier of automation equipment, has unveiled two new lightweight robotic concepts inspired by nature.

The BionicWheelBot and BionicFlyingFox are this year’s creations from the company’s Bionic Learning Network, where Festo’s experts looked at the motion of spiders and bats to navigate complex situations – from crossing rocky terrain to learning efficient flight paths.

BionicWheelBot robot is based on the flic-flac spider, which lives in the Sahara and escapes predators with cartwheels and flips.  [Read more…] about Festo showcases bio-inspired robots including rolling spider and flying ‘fox’ which actually looks more like a bat

The rise of the robot: Investing in disruptive automation

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MarketNewsUpdates.com news commentary

The robots are coming, whether we are ready or not and the trend is clear: robots will increasingly integrate into our society – at work, at home, in warehouses, hospitals and retail stores, on city streets, industrial parks and the footpaths of college campuses.

As these increasingly versatile machines start to roll out or walk out of the laboratories, the global robotics and automation market is forecasted to grow from $64 billion to $1.2 trillion in the next 10 years.  [Read more…] about The rise of the robot: Investing in disruptive automation

MachineMetrics partners with Tsugami/Rem to market industrial IoT platform

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MachineMetrics and Tsugami/Rem Sales have entered a partnership to bring predictive manufacturing analytics and remote machine monitoring to customers across North America.

The MachineMetrics Industrial IoT manufacturing analytics platform, paired with Tsugami/Rem Sales’ Swiss-type machines will benefit end-user customers through improved production visibility, predictive analytics, and service.

Bill Bither, CEO of MachineMetrics, says: “For years now we have been working directly with manufacturers to improve manufacturing equipment uptime, OEE, and productivity with real-time machine monitoring and analytics.  [Read more…] about MachineMetrics partners with Tsugami/Rem to market industrial IoT platform

ABB and Heliospectra partner in the Middle East and Africa

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Technology collaboration to explore “innovative and sustainable control solutions” to increase horticultural and commercial food production

ABB and Heliospectra are joining forces to explore solutions that they say will boost the productivity and the sustainability of greenhouse and controlled environment agriculture produce industry in the Middle East and Africa.

ABB is an industrial giant with a big controls business, and Heliospectra is said to be a world leader in intelligent lighting technology for greenhouse and controlled plant growth environments.

The collaboration propels exploration of new food production technologies and commercial infrastructure to address increasing demand for sustainably grown agricultural products.  [Read more…] about ABB and Heliospectra partner in the Middle East and Africa

Emerson releases new zoned safety valve island

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Emerson has introduced the ability to integrate multiple safety zones within a single ASCO Numatics Series 503 valve island.

This enables the creation of up to three independent electro-pneumatic safety zones, while also allowing independent non-safe sections to co-exist within one valve island assembly.

Alternative solutions enable the isolation of one zone only per island.  [Read more…] about Emerson releases new zoned safety valve island

Opinion: 3 tips for an augmented future of work

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By Gabe Batstone, co-founder and CEO, Contextere, an industrial software company

The unique human capabilities of curiosity, adaptability, and judgment are more important than ever before.

As intelligent machines are creeping into our world, harnessing and combining machine and human strength will lead to better results.

This holds true especially for the manufacturing and industrial sectors, as they are at an inflection point where humans and machines are learning to co-exist.  [Read more…] about Opinion: 3 tips for an augmented future of work

Air Power Products gains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

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Air Power Products, a manufacturer and distributor of lubricated and oil-less air compressors, vacuum systems, regenerative blowers, regenerative compressed air dryers and other associated products, has gained certification status under the ISO 9001:2015 standard.

The company was awarded the new certificate in January this year, and had earned its first ISO 9001 certification in February 2001, under the ISO 9001-2000 standard.

The ISO 9001:2015 is an upgrade to the ISO 9001-2008 standard.  [Read more…] about Air Power Products gains ISO 9001:2015 Certification

HMS Industrial Networks launches two new Anybus WLAN access points

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HMS Industrial Networks has launched two new Anybus WLAN Access Points – industrial-grade infrastructure hubs for long-range Wireless LAN connectivity.

The products are ideal for collecting data wirelessly from any machinery or system, especially those equipped with Anybus Wireless Bolt or Bridge.

The Anybus Wireless LAN (Local Area Network) Access Points allow users to set up an industrial wireless infrastructure for multiple wireless clients.  [Read more…] about HMS Industrial Networks launches two new Anybus WLAN access points

Almost 7,000 robotics companies now established in China

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There are almost 7,000 robotics companies now established in China, according to a report from Xinhua.

Xinhua says the exact number established in 2017 alone is actually 1,686.

That brings the total number of robotics companies established in China to more than 6,500 according to Xinhua’s calculations.  [Read more…] about Almost 7,000 robotics companies now established in China