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With good labor getting harder to find and retain, Midwest Engineered Systems has found that automating the more redundant production processes has become a necessity.
Automating these tasks allows the transfer of valuable labor resources to more important tasks.
MWES’s robotic case packing solution does just that for bagged products that have previously proven difficult to automate. [Read more…] about MWES develops robotic system to increase case packing speed
ZVerse, developer of a “CAD as a service” platform for digital manufacturing, has partnered with Forecast 3D, a fastest-growing digital manufacturer, to provide ZVerse’s CAD as a Service platform to Forecast 3D’s customers.
This strategic partnership will give Forecast 3D customers direct access to the CADaaS platform on the Forecast 3D website.
It will make ZVerse’s AI-enabled system and network of certified 3D designers available to customers of Forecast 3D. [Read more…] about ZVerse and Forecast 3D form partnership for CAD as a service
Okamura is to integrate solutions from RightHand Robotics into its warehouses to further automate operations.
RHR’s autonomous piece-picking solution, RightPick2, will be integrated with Okamura’s logistics solutions, such as AutoStore, beginning this month.
Okamura is one of Japan’s leading providers of high quality products and services for offices, education, commercial facilities and distribution centers. [Read more…] about Okamura to integrate RightHand Robotics’ piece-picking solution in its warehouses
Porsche Cars Canada has selected DB Schenker to operate its new Mississauga, Ontario parts distribution centre.
Expected to ship about 282,000 orders during its first year in operation, the new facility joins two other DB Schenker-Porsche parts distribution centres that are already operating in China and Korea.
Known for making some of the world’s best-known sports cars, sedans, and SUVs, Porsche Cars Canada, has selected DB Schenker Canada to operate its new parts distribution centre in Mississauga, Ontario. [Read more…] about Porsche selects DB Schenker to operate Canada distribution centre
Industrial automation giant Omron has opened a new automation center in Shinagawa, Tokyo.
The facility, dubbed an “ATC”, is designed for customers to work with Omron to find solutions to their manufacturing issues.
The 37th ATC facility in the world, ATC-Tokyo is Omron’s flagship factory automation technology center, where model production floors are built within the world’s largest ATC facility to allow customers to experience and test state-of-the-art factory automation that integrates artificial intelligence, internet of things, robotics, and other cutting-edge technologies. [Read more…] about Omron opens new automation center in Tokyo
The advent of robotics has been a boon for the industrial sector and new innovations have been offering improved efficiency, less downtime, and better products.
From implementing robots for mundane tasks to enhancing precision of existing tasks, industrial robotics has come a long way.
The advancements in technologies have enabled manufacturers to utilize robots that are lightweight, perform multiple tasks, and improve efficiency. [Read more…] about New product launches to bring new dawn for industrial robotics
Universal Robots, the largest collaborative robot manufacturer in the world, has launched a new cobot leasing program in partnership with DLL, a global vendor finance company.
The new agreement enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations.
Klaus Vestergaard, CFO at Universal Robots, says: “We’re leveling the playing field by enabling all manufacturers to immediately put cobots to work without an upfront capital investment. [Read more…] about Universal Robots partners with DLL to launch financial services leasing program
Warehouse automation company Locus Robotics has agreed a partnership with HighJump, a global provider for supply chain solutions.
Locus and HighJump will work together to facilitate the development of integration tools that will allow for faster, seamless implementations to improve productivity and efficiency for shared retail and third-party logistics (3PL) customers.
The partnership also makes HighJump a licensed reseller of Locus’s autonomous, multi-robot solution for warehouse fulfillment. [Read more…] about Locus Robotics agrees reseller partnership with HighJump
ThyssenKrupp is collaborating with Wilhelmsen, one of the largest maritime products and services provider in the world, to jointly develop additive manufacturing enabled commercial solutions for the maritime industry.
Under the Memorandum of Agreement signed by both companies, ThyssenKrupp and Wilhelmsen’s Marine Products division will collaborate on providing 3D-printed components for maritime vessels, leveraging on ThyssenKrupp’s expertise in additive manufacturing alongside Wilhelmsen’s in-depth maritime expertise and direct ongoing experience of developing 3D printing as a service for vessels.
The collaboration will also leverage on the capabilities of the recently inaugurated ThyssenKrupp Tech Center in Singapore and its Global Additive Manufacturing Tech Center in Mulheim, which has been awarded the Approval of Manufacturer certificate by leading quality assurance and risk management firm DNV GL. [Read more…] about ThyssenKrupp and Wilhelmsen to develop additive manufacturing solutions for shipbuilding
Ford is the first customer for Agility Robotics’ humanoid robot, Digit (main picture).
Agility’s robot has arms and legs and can work with humans and in human spaces, for commercial sales.
Ford is receiving the first two robots off the line. [Read more…] about Agility Robotics’ humanoid gets job at Ford
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