Where Innovation Meets Imagination
Doosan – a Korean company which supplies heavy industrial machinery and equipment used in the power generation, mining and other sectors – has launched a collaborative robot.
The move may be a surprise to some, and the company has yet to publish any information about the cobot on its website.
However, the KoreaHerald.com has published a story which includes a picture of the robot, although there’s not much more information about it. [Read more…] about Doosan to launch collaborative robot
Comau is continuing on with its ambitious growth plan with the signing of two new partnership agreements in the US, and with the presentation of its industrial robotics and automation solutions at the World Robot Conference in China.
In California, Comau signed a partnership agreement with Valencia, California-based distributor Pacific Technical Products.
Since 1985, PTP has been a provider of industrial automation products and services, and specializes in industrial automation solutions. [Read more…] about Comau signs new partners in the US as it showcases its industrial robots in China
HIT Robot Group, one of China’s leading robot manufacturers, unveiled more than 50 products and introduced its vision to build the “Robotics Biosphere” at the 2017 World Robot Conference in Beijing.
The company announced that it has successfully laid the groundwork of a unique biosphere for global robotic innovation, entrepreneurship and industry.
In his keynote speech at WRC, the company’s senior vice president Yu Zhenzhong said: “HRG Robotics is committed to building an industrial incubation platform that encompasses the robotic sector as a whole so as to realize optimized integration of all resources based on industrial layouts.” [Read more…] about HRG Robotics unveils products and ‘Robotics Biosphere’ vision at World Robot Conference in China
New distribution channels and market entrants are expanding availability
A recent technology survey by ABI Research of management level decision makers at manufacturing companies revealed that the adoption of collaborative robots among manufacturers is strong and ongoing.
A full 13 per cent of the companies surveyed have collaborative systems currently in operation, a significant percentage especially given that commercial class systems only became readily available beginning in 2014.
Another 15 per cent indicated that they expect to have collaborative robots at work within the next 12 months, adds the industry survey, entitle Transformative Technology Adoption and Attitudes – Robotics. [Read more…] about Manufacturer adoption of collaborative robots is strong and growing, says report
The market for robotics in the automotive sector is predicted to be worth almost $6 billion by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights.
Growth in the automobile industry is creating positive impact over the implementation of advanced products to meet the customer demand, says GMI.
Improved focus of vendors on automation solutions to eliminate risk factors arising from labor will spur the demand for automotive robotics, the researcher adds. [Read more…] about Automotive robotics market forecast to be worth almost $6 billion by 2024
Huawei has partnered with Festo to jointly explore the 5G network application of manufacturing and to promote the digital transformation of the manufacturing industry with 5G slicing technology.
5G slicing refers to the practice of segmenting a portion of the 5G network for a specific client or requirement – it’s like what cloud computing is to the internet.
The agreement between Huawei and Festo is based on 5G cloud robotics to test the “robot as a service” concept, or RaaS, which is part of the manufacturing digital transformation that supports the shift from mass production to mass customizing and offers value-based services in smart factories. [Read more…] about Huawei and Festo link up for smart manufacturing and robotics as a service based on 5G slicing
Anca, a provider of CNC tool and cutter grinders, has unveiled its first multi-robot production cell solution.
The company says the cell enables CNC grinders to integrate several manufacturing operations into a single production line.
Anca says the single-base cell includes automated part loading, high precision grinding, and quality assurance, outproducing the previous multi-machine process while checking part quality requirements. [Read more…] about Anca launches multi-robot work cell for CNC grinders
In what is probably a good illustration of how innovation can sometimes be bewildering at first, industrial robotic arms are being placed on autonomous robotic logistics vehicles to create something entirely new that doesn’t yet have a name of its own, and no one really knows how to describe it in simple terms.
But plenty of people know what it does. Or what it could do at least.
In fact, anyone who’s seen a picture of one or has read the first paragraph of this article can probably imagine what such machines are capable of. [Read more…] about Collaborative robotic arms + autonomous vehicle = a new kind of animal
Kuka is expected to make its mobile collaborative robot available to more factories, partly as a result of its takeover by Midea, the Chinese home appliances manufacturer.
Midea has many large factories where a mobile robot which can also pick and place objects would be very useful.
Kuka’s collaborative robot is called iiwa, and it’s already in use at various large companies, including automotive giant BMW. [Read more…] about Kuka expected to roll out collaborative robot on autonomous platform in more factories
Traditional glassblowing company Hofmann Glastechnik is utilising two collaborative robots to automate a part of the production process.
The Universal Robots machines are tasked with picking and placing highly sensitive glass tubes into a forming machine.
This relieves the family-owned company’s human employees from what is one of the most repetitive and monotonous tasks in the facility. [Read more…] about Glassblower Hofmann employs Universal Robots machine to manage delicate glass process
