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Epson Robots has expanded its Flexion N-Series of industrial robots with the new N6 6-axis robot.
Epson says the Flexion N6 6-Axis robot features the world’s first folding-arm design and a strong footprint-to-reach ratio, this compact 6-Axis robot offers a powerful solution for tight or confined spaces in factory automation.
The Flexion N6 is currently available from Epson. [Read more…] about Epson expands its Flexion series of small industrial robots
Universal Robots is optimistic about expanding its presence in Vietnam in line with the Vietnamese government’s increasing focus on Industry 4.0.
Frost & Sullivan estimates that the total automation and control market in Vietnam will be worth $184.5 million by 2021.
Present in the country since 2016, UR distributes cobots through its Vietnamese technology distributor and system integrator partners – Servo Dynamics Engineering and Tan Phat Automation JSC.
[Read more…] about Universal Robots eyes large automation market potential in Vietnam
Nidec, the Japanese maker of industrial machinery components such as motors, is planning to buy five German robotics companies, according to a report on Nikkei.
Nidec recently reported record profits for its most recent quarter and is apparently flush with cash, and looks to have decided to spend it on acquisitions.
According to Nikkei, the first of the five acquisition targets is MS-Graessner, which makes speed-reducing gearboxes which fit into the joints of robotic arms. [Read more…] about Nidec looking to ‘buy five German robotics companies for $450 million’
New Scale Robotics, a newly-formed division of New Scale Technologies, has introduced an electric parallel gripper targeting precision assembly and inspection with collaborative robots.
New Scale says its NSR-PG-10-20 Precision Parallel Gripper is “the smallest, most precise smart gripper” available for collaborative robots including the UR3, UR5 and UR10 robots from Universal Robots.
David Henderson, CEO of New Scale Technologies, says: “We created this smart electric gripper specifically for agile automation with collaborative robots, using our extensive experience making small mechatronic motion systems.” [Read more…] about New Scale Robotics targets collaborative robots with launch of small precision gripper
Purple Robotics, which developed an innovative vacuum gripper within one year – the world’s first gripper specifically for cobots – has now been acquired by OnRobot.
The acquisition takes place just two months after the OnRobot merger of three robotics companies – Perceptron from the US, OptoForce from Hungary, and OnRobot from Denmark – to create one global player with a strong focus on the market for industrial robot accessories.
Now, OnRobot in Odense, Denmark, adds what it regards as another “trail-blazing technology” to its product mix. [Read more…] about OnRobot strengthens its grip on market with acquisition of Purple Robotics
Industrial robot giant Kuka is partnering with two other companies to offer what it describes as a “SmartFactory as a Service”.
The two other companies are insurance giant Munich Re and MHP, which is a process supplier and a subsidiary of Porsche, the automotive company.
Kuka says the “revolutionary co-operation opens the door for new ideas”. [Read more…] about Kuka launches ‘smart factory as a service’ with partners
Southwest Research Institute has established a collaborative robotics laboratory to deliver advanced automation technology to the heavy industry and manufacturing sectors. (See video below.)
The facility features collaborative robots, or “cobots”, in a flexible lab where engineers can develop agile, mobile, automated capabilities.
Lab facilities include meeting rooms for industry events and training. [Read more…] about SwRI launches collaborative robotics laboratory in Texas
Kuka has published an interim report of its financial results for the first half of 2018, and sales revenues are just over $1.8 billion.
This is less than the sales revenue Kuka generated in the first half of last year, which was $2 billion, and that seems to be the case for orders received and orders backlog – all slight below figures from last year’s first half.
Kuka’s order backlog has risen to €2.3 billion as at June 30, 2018. The order backlog for the first half of 2017 was €2.2 billion. [Read more…] about Kuka generates $1.8 billion in revenues in first half of 2018
Atlas Copco, a provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has acquired German Quiss Qualitäts-Inspektionssysteme und Service AG. The company specialises in machine vision solutions for quality inspection and robot guidance, and is mainly used in the automotive industry.
Quiss is based near Munich in Germany. The company had revenues of approximately 8.4m euros in 2017 and 45 employees.
Quiss’ core competence is image processing, algorithms, as well as system design including hardware and software. The products are mainly used for quality inspection of adhesive dispensing applications within the automotive industry.
[Read more…] about Atlas Copco acquires niche machine vision solutions provider
Kuka has received an order to supply industrial robots to Chinese automotive manufacturer GAC NE, subsidiary of GAC Group.
The order value lies in the “high double-digit million euro range”, says Kuka, and was booked in the second quarter of 2018.
The automotive manufacturer GAC Group is headquartered in Guangzhou, China, and is a Fortune “Global 500” company. [Read more…] about Kuka wins multimillion-dollar automotive contract with GAC in China
