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Startup company Fictiv says it has raised $15 million in Series B funding.
The funding round included Accel, Intel Capital, FJ Labs, Tandon Group, Stanford-StartX Fund, and Bill Gates.
The on-demand manufacturing services provider also demonstrated new workflow optimization tools and unveiled offices in Guangzhou, China. [Read more…] about Fictiv raises $15 million for its virtual manufacturing platform
Automatica is probably the world’s leading showcase event for the robotics and automation industry.
This time around, Robotics and Automation News is highly pleased to announce that we are an official media partner for the biennial trade show.
Event organisers are previewing some of the main robotics innovations for smart production concepts that will be at the show next month. [Read more…] about Automatica preview: Robotics innovations of today for the smart production concepts of tomorrow
inVia’s robotics-as-a-service platform and picker robots to support Rakuten Super Logistics e-commerce fulfillment and warehouse productivity
inVia Robotics, a provider of warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce fulfillment centers, says that Rakuten Super Logistics has deployed inVia’s autonomous warehouse robotics technology within its Nevada operations.
Using the inVia Picker robots and cloud-based robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) management system, the company expects to increase its e-commerce fulfillment and warehouse productivity by more than 300 percent as the solution scales with data collection and optimization.
Rakuten Super Logistics is a leading national e-commerce order fulfillment company that has been on the forefront of order fulfillment technology since 2001. [Read more…] about Rakuten Super Logistics partners with inVia Robotics to integrate autonomous mobile robots into US warehouses
Heason Technology delivers EtherCAT motion solution for Swift TG’s novel WindSurf vertical axis wind turbine
Swift TG Energy Scotland, the renewables technology division of the Swift TG Group, has developed an innovative active-pitch Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) called WindSurf – where multi-axis EtherCAT motion control executes CFD derived algorithms to dynamically position aerofoil blades in real-time – offering increased efficiency and operability over similar technologies, as well as challenging the location siting limitations of the Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine (HAWT).
Heason Technology, the leading motion systems designer and manufacturer, has worked closely with STGES’s engineers from the initial WindSurf design concept and through the project’s development stages – providing prototype systems and application support for a tightly synchronised six-axis EtherCAT system that manages all of the motion control, maths functions and I/O interfacing as a single stand-alone solution.
The basics for the WindSurf VAWT comprises five individual 6 metre high vertical aerofoils that are arranged and supported on upper and lower “spider arms” that drive the generator. [Read more…] about Pioneering renewable energy project benefits from precision motion control
A group of scientists at a university in Singapore has developed a robotic system which can autonomously assemble Ikea furniture. (See video below.)
Ikea is a globally famous furniture retailer which supplies furniture flat-packed, which the customer usually assembles after taking home.
The scientists at Nanyang Technological University say the robotic arms can put together a chair “without interruption”. [Read more…] about Singapore university develops robotic system to build Ikea furniture
Voestalpine invests up to €350 million in the world’s most advanced special steel plant in Kapfenberg
A groundbreaking ceremony marked the official start of the three-year construction phase for the new Voestalpine special steel plant in Kapfenberg, Austria. (See video below.)
From 2021 onwards, each year the fully digitalized plant will produce around 205,000 tons of sophisticated high-performance steels, especially for the international aviation and automotive industries as well as for the oil & gas sector, while at the same time securing more than 3,000 highly skilled jobs in the region over the long term.
Preparations for the major project with an investment volume of up to €350 million are already fully under way: the construction site is currently being prepared, with work focusing on energy supply and logistics infrastructure. [Read more…] about Work starts to build Europe’s first steel plant in 40 years
Robots. Artificial Intelligence. Complex algorithms that take decisions for you before you even knew they needed to be taken.
Machines that “talk” to each other and take action about the goods they are producing.
Vehicles that drive themselves, and alert you to the fact that they are about to break down before they actually do so. [Read more…] about Opinion: Tetra Pak outlines priorities in digital industrial age
Estone Technology has release two new rugged tablet PCs featuring Android operating systems.
The 8-inch and 10-in Android tablets are specialized for medical and industrial-rugged duty, respectively, but are more than flexible enough to meet the demands of almost any industry.
Both have endured MIL-STD-810G Ruggedness testing, and are rated IP65 waterproof, have an extremely durable optically-bonded screen, and are equipped to go almost anywhere. [Read more…] about Estone releases ‘rugged, specialized’ tablet PCs for industry
SCARA robots used in the automobile industry will cross over 33 thousand units by 2024, according to research by GM Insights.
The company says this can be credited to increasing usage in applications such as high-speed assembly and handling operations.
Rising demand for reduced bottlenecks and optimized productivity will boost the product penetration. [Read more…] about Automotive robotics market forecast to grow to $6 billion by 2024
Huawei has been trying to woo the industrial sector with new networking technologies and a significant presence at the recent Hannover Messe event
Huawei has been showcasing its solutions and best practices for digital industrial transformation under the theme of “Leading New ICT, Connecting Bits & Gears”.
Focusing on connectivity, Huawei and industry partners are jointly showcasing products and solutions based on new information and communications technology such as the internet of things, cloud computing, eLTE, and 5G, and demonstrating how they can be applied in a wide range of digital industrial scenarios such as:
Huawei is also announcing new collaborations with leading industry partners including Groupe PSA, Telefónica, Munich Airport, Alliance of Industrial Internet, Avnu Alliance, and Schneider Electric. [Read more…] about Huawei woos industrial sector with new networking technologies
