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Delta launches new IIoT-enabling platforms for automation at Pack Expo

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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 DIACloud platform;
  • EtherCAT machine control network platform; and
  • EtherNet/IP information connectivity network platform.

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 to showcase range of solutions at Pack Expo

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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 to exhibit new scalable solutions for fast-changing market at Pack Expo 2017

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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 Robots launches ‘all-in-one’ Scara robot for simple applications

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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 launches ‘Live Booster’ programme to accelerate adoption of cellular connectivity for object makers

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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

Sanmina surpasses 25,000 pieces of manufacturing equipment connected in the cloud through its manufacturing execution system

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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

FreeWave launches its ‘most advanced embedded radio ever’

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FreeWave Technologies, a provider of in industrial machine-to-machine and internet-of-things wireless networking solutions, has launched what it says is the most advanced embedded radio it has ever produced.

The ZumLink Z9-PC is the latest in the company’s line of 900 MHz radios designed for original equipment manufacturers and embedded applications.

The radios are designed to function in rugged environments for a variety of applications across industrial IoT markets.

These include defense, precision agriculture, oil and gas, unmanned systems, smart cities and utilities.  [Read more…] about FreeWave launches its ‘most advanced embedded radio ever’

CyberOptics launches new coordinate measurement software suite

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CyberOptics, a global developer and manufacturer of high-precision 3D sensing technology solutions, has launched new SQ3000 3D coordinate measurement system.

The new system is powered by what the company calls “multi-reflection suppression” technology and CyberCMM, a new comprehensive software suite for coordinate measurement.

CyperOptics says the SQ3000 CMM system is fast and highly accurate – in a lab or production environment – with “repeatable and reproducible” measurements for metrology applications in manufacturing of a wide variety of products such as PCBs, semiconductors and consumer electronics.  [Read more…] about CyberOptics launches new coordinate measurement software suite

Bosch and Bayer working on precision agriculture systems

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Industrial giant Bosch is teaming up with Bayer, one of the world’s largest biotech companies, to develop precision agriculture systems which they say could help improve harvests by 50 per cent. 

Precision agriculture is a term that refers to the increasing use of technologies such as drones, robots, computers and data analytics in farming. These technologies essentially help farmers micro-manage their farms. Other terms used include smart agriculture and even Agriculture 4.0, but they refer to the same thing.

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that farmers around the world will need to increase yields – the volume of crops they harvests – by 50 per cent by 2050 in order to feed the increasing global population.  [Read more…] about Bosch and Bayer working on precision agriculture systems

Comau partners with Siemens to digitalise robotics and automation in industry

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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