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Comau Robotics launches IIoT platform to create digital factories

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Comau Robotics has unveiled a new solution to create digital factories. The company calls it ‘in.Grid’ and describes it as an industrial internet of things platform.

In the digital factory everything is connected: the machines, the robots, and the individual production units that communicate with each other and with the operators.

Elements transfer data in real time to a central system capable of interpreting and analysing them, thereby making the whole process workflow more efficient.

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Comau launches exoskeleton for factory workers

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Comau has released the first Muscular Aiding Tech Exoskeleton – MATE, which is a lightweight, passive, portable upper-limb exoskeleton.

Released in China, it was developed in collaboration with ÖSSUR, an Icelandic leading non-invasive orthopedic company, and IUVO, a spin-off company of the Italian BioRobotics Institute specialized in wearable technologies.

MATE can reproduce shoulder movement with joint axes parallel to the user’s shoulder axes, providing effective gesture support and stable movement assistance to reduce the burden of repetitive tasks.

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Comau launches new hemming process for vehicle manufacturing

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Comau, a leader in advanced industrial automation, is taking a step forward in digital-enabled solutions for lightweight and electric vehicle manufacturing with its new robotic roller hemming process.

Smart Hemmer is a highly compact, symmetrical roller hemmer able to hem any complex joint.

It is hailed as a solution for the new generation of electric, hybrid and traditional lightweight vehicles as it is designed to allow automakers to join dissimilar materials using a cold process.

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Comau presents Aura at Robotics Kongress in Hannover

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Comau presented its collaborative robot AURA at the Robotics Kongress in Hannover recently.

The annual congress features the latest innovations in the field of robotics and, this year, is dedicated to collaborative robotic solutions.

Comau proudly presented its 170 kg payload robot to the expert audience who gathered in the “Robotation Academy” in Hannover to explore the possibilities of collaborative robotics.  [Read more…] about Comau presents Aura at Robotics Kongress in Hannover

Comau Robotics partners with AZ Mecatronica in Portugal

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Comau has a new robotics and automation products partnership with distributor AZ Mecatronica in Portugal, which focuses its business on the development of automation and mechatronics solutions for all industries.

With a team with more than 15 years of experience, AZ Mecatronica services cover mechanics, software, electronic and automation solutions.

The company has now expanded its robotics offering with the Comau robot family, including robots with payloads ranging from 3 to 650 kg, laser sources, autonomous mobile vehicles and welding guns.

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AVL and Comau partner to deliver advanced solutions for the electric vehicles market

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AVL List GmbH, a leader in engineering, simulation and testing technology for powertrain systems, and Comau SpA, a leading company in industrial automation products and systems, have joined forces to develop simulation, design, assembly and testing of powertrain systems and components.

As of January 1, 2018, AVL and Comau have an open cooperation in simulation, design, assembly and testing of powertrain components for electric as well as traditional vehicles.

The agreement will ensure customers have access to robust, standard solutions on a global scale, backed by a local presence, resulting in higher quality and a shorter time to market.

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Comau supports ‘Made’ Industry 4.0 centre in Italy

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The “MADE” Competence Centre, spearheaded by the Polytechnic of Milan, has been launched in Italy.

Comau – a member of the FCA Group and leader in the field of industrial automation – is a partner company, with a place on the MADE Board of Directors.

MADE is a public-private partnership formed by 39 partners from the business and academic world.

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Comau releases e.DO educational robot in China

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Comau has launched its e.DO robot in China. e.DO is the first educational robot in the company’s history designed to help students of different ages learn both STEM and humanities subjects, as well as explore the world of robotics in a more engaging, innovative way.

Yang Guilong, the Deputy Secretary of CPC of the Education Bureau and the President of Education Institute of Songjiang, Shanghai, Kai Wei, Comau China Head of Robotics and Automation Products, and Bie Chao, Comau APAC Head of Marketing, attended the launch at the InterContinental Shanghai Ruijin.

According to the IFR’s (International Federation of Robotics) report, the market volume of educational robots is 610 million RMB with a 21.1% year-on-year growth in 2017.

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Comau launches ‘lightweight, wearable’ exoskeleton for workers

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Industrial automation company Comau has launched its first “innovative wearable exoskeleton” for industrial workers.

The exoskeleton, called “Mate”, has been designed to improve work quality in an efficient and highly ergonomic manner by providing consistent and advanced movement assistance during repetitive as well as daily tasks, says Comau.

The “Mate Fit for Workers” exoskeleton, to give the device its full name, uses an advanced spring-based passive structure.  [Read more…] about Comau launches ‘lightweight, wearable’ exoskeleton for workers

Comau partners with Precision Technologies for powertrain machining

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Comau has announced a strategic partnership with Precision Technologies, Inc. (PTI). Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Englewood, Tennessee, USA, PTI supplies CNC machine tools, rebuilds and retrofits, application solutions.

It serves a variety of industries including aerospace, automotive, construction, medical, oil and gas, power generation, and transportation.

According to Tracy Ellis, Sales Manager for Powertrain Machining at Comau, “Partnering with Precision Technologies allows us to introduce our powertrain machining product line to new customers in new industry segments.”

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