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Comau has partnered with Siemens to meet the growing interest in Industry 4.0 digitalization solutions.
The companies will combine their respective products and strengths to offer digitalisation solutions to enterprises.
Comau will use its wide range of robot arms, while Siemens will offer its smart solutions for handling and processing with robots. [Read more…] about Comau partners with Siemens to digitalise robotics and automation in industry
Panasonic is planning to unveil a new solution for high-speed robotic welding at this year’s Schweissen and Schneiden, an event for the joining, cutting and surfacing trades.
Panasonic says it is a new and innovative form of high-speed arc welding.
The company has scheduled Europe’s first live demonstrations of the newly developed welding solution for the event. [Read more…] about Panasonic to launch new solution for high-speed robotic welding
Robotiq has launched an online tool which enables the monitoring of Universal Robots machines.
The web application is called Insights and the company says it can measure a Universal Robots machine’s performance.
Insights also provides a real-time view of the robot’s key performance indicators in operation, says Robotiq. [Read more…] about Robotiq launches online monitoring tool for Universal Robots
HIT Robot Group, one of China’s leading manufacturer of robots, has launched an industrial robotics tutorial platform.
HRG says Haidu Academy is designed to help learners of different levels to improve their industrial robot-operating skills on various brands.
China is the largest and fastest-growing robot market in the world.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, in the first seven months of 2017, 71,600 industrial robots were produced in China, accounting for more than 30 percent of global output during the period.
Statistics also suggest an increasing demand for skilled workers. The Ministry predicts that China will need 200,000 skilled workers to operate industrial robots as of 2020.
[Read more…] about HRG launches industrial robotics tutorial platform
ABB has a significant lead in the industrial robotics and automation market in China, but it seems somewhat wary of Kuka.
The company recently decided it would double its investment in its research and development facility in China, and effectively make it the company’s global R&D HQ.
ABB currently employs 17,000 people in 139 cities in China. Its robotics division, though huge by itself, is just one part of the Swiss multinational engineering company.
Speaking to Bloomberg, ABB CEO Ulrish Spiesshofer says: “ABB is ahead of Kuka globally, we are ahead of Kuka here in the market and our ambition is to stay so.” [Read more…] about ABB doubling investment in China to see off challenge from Kuka and surpass Fanuc
Kawasaki Robotics is planning to manufacture significantly more robots this year than it did in previous years, according to a report on Nikkei.com.
The company is investing an extra $1 million in its Chonqing facility to increase robot production capacity.
The parent company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries employs around 35,000 people. [Read more…] about Kawasaki planning to manufacture more robots, possibly a collaborative one
Delta Electronics has been demonstrating its high-flexibility multi-tasking smart production line at the Taipei International Industrial Automation Exhibition 2017.
Delta, a provider of industrial automation solutions, has been promoting its theme of “Digitalization and Flexibility for Smart, Green Manufacturing” at the Taipei event.
The company featured its brand new smart production Line with a customer-centric, IIoT-based, fully-automated demo which integrates Delta’s manufacturing execution system, equipment management system, IIoT technology, industrial robots, and automation control solutions. [Read more…] about Delta showcases smart production line at Taipei event
Siasun Robot & Automation has become the first Chinese company to join the US Robotic Industries Association.
Siasun is said to be China’s largest robot supplier and integrator. By joining RIA, the company will gain greater access to the association’s members, partners and personnel.
It may also learn about new technologies and more support for any plans expansion in America. [Read more…] about Siasun becomes first Chinese company to join leading US robotics association
Kuka says it is working on innovations and improvements which will lead to the replacement of its entire Agilus range by the end of this year.
Kuka says the small robots of the KR Agilus series already feature “impressive speed, extreme agility in confined spaces, short cycle times and maximum precision”.
But Kuka has now further developed the KR Agilus sixx. [Read more…] about Kuka to replace entire Agilus range of small robots
Quanta Storage, the company behind the Techman industrial robot, is aiming to ship 1,000 collaborative robots this year, according to a report on DigiTimes.com.
The company is further planning to ship another 2,000 units in 2018, says the website.
Techman produces a range of collaborative robots. The TM5 has two models – one with a payload of 6 kg and another with a payload of 4 kg. [Read more…] about Quanta Storage aiming to ship 1,000 collaborative robots this year
