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Omron is preparing to launch 144 models in two categories of factory automation.
The new products will be formally released on October 2, 2017.
The company says this is the fourth wave of factory automation control devices built on a common design platform for unified product specifications, designed for innovation in control panel building. [Read more…] about Omron to launch 144 products in two categories for factory automation
Hyundai Heavy Industries has established a robotics division and has a stated goal of becoming one of the top five industrial robot manufacturers in the world.
Hyundai Robotics was established in 1984, and has been a division of Hyundai until now.
It is already said to be the largest manufacturer of industrial robots in South Korea, but now, as a standalone business, it wants to double its capacity and earn $440 million in revenue by 2021. [Read more…] about Hyundai creates separate industrial robotics division, aims for top 5 status
Denso Robotics has launched its latest HSR four-axis scara – selective compliant assembly robot arm – robot.
The company says the new robot uses advanced vibration control, a newly designed, highly rigid lightweight arm and improved heat dissipation in the base unit to achieve new levels of continuous high-speed performance and repeatability.
Peter Cavallo, robotics sales manager, Denso products and services Americas, says: “Our new HSR robot represents the culmination of 50 years of experience in developing industrial robot arms to meet our own manufacturing needs in the highly competitive automotive sector. [Read more…] about Denso Robotics launches new scara robot
General Electric’s digital business unit became one of the world’s largest software companies by offering an internet of things platform for industrial operations.
GE Digital’s Predix software platform enabled machines in factories to send data through the sensors attached to them to the associated computer interfaces.
GE claims to be the first company to have done this, and it has made huge amounts of money doing so. [Read more…] about GE Digital to switch to Amazon and Microsoft instead of building its own data centres
Delta, a provider of power and thermal management solutions, is launching three new internet of things platforms at Pack Expo.
The three new platforms are:
The IIoT platforms are designed to support the growing IIoT and Industry 4.0 initiatives of machine builders within the packaging industry. [Read more…] about Delta launches new IIoT-enabling platforms for automation at Pack Expo
ABB will feature a broad range of robotic and motion technologies for packaging and warehouse distribution applications at Pack Expo 2017, September 25-27 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (#C-5242).
The exhibit highlights the advanced level of collaboration, digitalization and simplification unique to ABB, which provides manufacturers the flexibility to efficiently adapt production and packaging as evolving consumer preferences require a shift from mass production to mass customization.
Collaboration comes in the form of YuMi, the industry’s first truly collaborative robot, and SafeMove2, the latest generation of ABB’s safety certified robot monitoring software, providing a new level of human-robot interaction that enhances both productivity and workplace safety. [Read more…] about ABB to showcase range of solutions at Pack Expo
Universal Robots is showcasing a new cobot-assisted, mobile and modular tabletop system featuring vision-guided multiple part feeding and kitting with conveyor tracking and case loading/unloading at Pack Expo.
While most robotic cells and automated machinery in the market are stationary solutions designed to complete one task for their usable life, Universal Robots certified system integrator, Allied Technology, has taken a new approach.
“We believe a robot cell should be modular, flexible, and easy to use. The systems we design are scalable and allow for a company to easily make changes when production has new requirements or a new product to run,” says president of Allied Technology, Mike Halley.
Halley adds that Universal Robots has given Allied Technology a great advantage in a market where high mix/low volume is becoming the norm. [Read more…] about Universal Robots to exhibit new scalable solutions for fast-changing market at Pack Expo 2017
Epson says the new robot addresses the need for a ‘cost-effective and easy-to-use automation solution’
Epson Robots has showcased a new scara industrial robot at Pack Expo.
Scara is the acronym for Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm.
Epson Robots, which claims to be the “number-one scara robot manufacturer in the world”, says the new model expands its line of industrial scara robots. [Read more…] about Epson Robots launches ‘all-in-one’ Scara robot for simple applications
Orange has launched a solution to make the development of internet of things technologies faster and easier.
Orange says its solution includes a range of modules with integrated pre-paid connectivity, available through a single distributor to simplify path to market for object makers.
Orange will partner with EBV Elektronik to supply what it says is the market’s first internet of things module with integrated cellular connectivity. [Read more…] about Orange launches ‘Live Booster’ programme to accelerate adoption of cellular connectivity for object makers
42Q, a provider of cloud manufacturing execution systems, says Sanmina has reached a milestone of connecting more than 25,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment to the 42Q internet of things cloud solution.
Sanmina Corporation uses 42Q for real-time manufacturing visibility, process and quality control across their operations and as the backbone for “instant IoT” and manufacturing automation initiatives.
The organization currently has 42Q deployed in more than 50 factories in 15 countries worldwide, including full integration with highly complex surface mount production and “lights out” fully automated production lines. [Read more…] about Sanmina surpasses 25,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment connected in the cloud through its manufacturing execution system
