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Capacity LLC, an order fulfilment, e-commerce, and electronic data interchange (EDI) company, has partnered with the robotic piece-picking experts at RightHand Robotics.
The collaboration will integrate the Massachusetts-based company’s RightPick automation system into Capacity’s fulfilment solution offering.
The robotic workcells will be integrated with existing warehouse material handling systems, such as those from Lightning Pick, and will increase the level of automation.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation will present its single source manufacturing solutions at the International Manufacturing Technology Show, being held September 10-15, 2018 at McCormick Place in Chicago.
Visitors to booth 134102 will see some of Mitsubishi Electric’s most advanced, integrated factory automation products in action, including industrial internet of things systems, the M8 CNC series control platform, FR series robots, 5-axis machining and a fully automated manufacturing (FAM) cell.
The company’s theme for this year’s show is “Running the Smartest Machines in the World”, which conveys that through a range of integrated products. [Read more…] about Mitsubishi to present its ‘single-source manufacturing’ solutions at IMTS
Whether you call them IIoT platforms or smart manufacturing platforms, large industrial companies are finding themselves competing with each other but also new companies from different markets, specifically the computer tech world
Every factory is different. It’s in a different location, makes different things, and uses different methods and systems.
However, every factory shares some aspects of its operation with every other factory.
At the base level, it obviously requires a building. That building needs to have power and other utilities supplied to it. The machinery – whether it includes robotics and automation equipment or not – these days, are more than likely connected to computing devices and the internet. [Read more…] about Smart manufacturing platforms: Industrial giants face diverse competition
The Timken Company, an engineered bearings and power transmission products firm, has reached an agreement to acquire Cone Drive, a specialist in precision drives used in diverse markets including solar, automation, aerial platforms and food and beverages.
Cone Drive sales are expected to be slightly above $100 million for the full year 2018. It is headquartered in Traverse City, Michigan, U.S., and has manufacturing operations in the United States and China. The company employs approximately 500 people.
The business produces a broad range of highly customisable precision drive products that include Cone Drive and H-Fang branded high-torque worm gears, harmonic solutions and precision slew drives.
[Read more…] about Timken to acquire precision drive company Cone Drive
Rethink Robotics has signed deals with seven new distribution partners throughout the United States, Europe and Asia-Pacific to increase the availability of its smart, collaborative robots.
The company’s Sawyer robot is a smart automation solution to address challenges such as labour shortages and improve efficiencies across industries such as plastics, packaging and co-packing, metal fabrication, electronics and the automotive supply chain.
The new partners will join Rethink’s existing suite of partners to help meet the growing demand for Sawyer in North America, Europe and Asia. Rethink Robotics’ cobot solution includes industry-leading Intera software and the Clicksmart gripper technology, which make it easy to train and deploy.
[Read more…] about Rethink Robotics signs up new distribution partners
Universal Robots is planning to showcase its new e-Series collaborative robot for the first time in the US at the IMTS industrial technology event.
The company says the new e-Series “sets a new standard for collaborative robots”, adding built-in force/torque sensing, “unrivaled” safety features, and improved precision for faster integration in a wider range of future-proofed applications.
Universal Robots is widely belived to have pioneered the collaborative robot and continues to evolve its ground-breaking, collaborative automation technology with the introduction of this new “flagship line”, the e-Series cobots. [Read more…] about IMTS: Universal Robots to showcase its new e-Series collaborative robot for first time in the US
On-demand manufacturing company Xometry is giving away a couple of 3D scanners in a competition which runs until August 15th.
To enter the competition, all you have to do is upload a 3D CAD file to Xometry’s Instant Quoting Engine.
The first prize is an EinScan-SP 3D scanner, which has a retail price of around $2,200. The second prize is an EinScan-SE 3D scanner, which retails for approximately $1,300. Third prize is a 3DConnexion SpaceMouse Wireless Kit, worth $200.
Winners will be chosen through “sweepstakes”, says the company.
Xometry recently acquired MakeTime, which has “doubled” its network capacity to more than 2,300 shops.
It also raised $25 million in additional funding to expand the overall operation.
Okuma America Corporation is introducing the new MU-8000V Laser EX multitasking CNC machine, combining the latest laser additive technology with subtractive manufacturing capabilities. The machine is said to enable complete part production on one machine.
The MU-8000V Laser EX revolutionizes production by using laser metal deposition (LMD) technology with the ability to cut unique parts of many different sizes and shapes. LMD supplies powder from nozzles and performs laser melting and bonding to parent material.
This allows for various types of materials to be combined and layered in addition to the possibility of three-dimensional fabrication and cladding.
[Read more…] about Okuma launches new CNC machine with additive manufacturing functions
Automakers are always looking to improve the aerodynamic quality of their vehicles and there is an ongoing competition to outdo each other in this area.
Better aerodynamics have the benefit of making a car more fuel-efficient, but it can also mean that it goes faster.
Mercedes-Benz now claims that its new car is most aerodynamic in the world. [Read more…] about Aerodynamics: Mercedes claims its new A-Class Sedan is the most aerodynamic car in the world
South Korean industrial giant Doosan has applied its newly built collaborative robot, the M1013, to its engine production process.
The company says the application of Doosan Robotics collaborative robot to its “G2” engine production will lead to the “improvement in the working environment” and increase productivity.
Doosan adds that the G2 engine injector press-fitting process using collaborative robots is consistent with safety certifications and international standards. [Read more…] about Doosan applies its collaborative robot to its engine production process
