Tag: cycle
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Exotec robots ‘save warehouse workers from walking nearly 30 million kilometres’
Data published by Exotec says that, since the company’s first delivered site in 2017, its warehouse robots have covered a distance of 28,791,005 kilometres (17,889,901 miles) – equivalent to 37 return trips to the moon. The company says its Skypod robots have logged over 5 million kilometres (3.1 million miles) at the longest drive site,…
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fruitcore unveils new ‘all-rounder’ industrial robotic arm
fruitcore robotics has unveiled what it describes as a new “all-rounder” industrial robotic arm – the Digital Robot HORST1000, which has a payload of up to 8 kilograms. The robot also has a reach of 1,018 millimeters, and short cycle times. fruitcore robotics says the new robot’s performance parameters “enable a wide range of additional…
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Universal Robots launches all-new 20 kg industrial collaborative robot
Universal Robots, the Danish manufacturer of collaborative robots (cobots), is to add a new 20 kg cobot to its product range. Called the UR20, the cobot boasts an all-new design based on Universal Robots’ experience in highly refined engineering and is the latest addition to the company’s strong portfolio of cobots. The UR20 is the…
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New Kuka Quantec palletizing robot ‘faster than ever’
Industrial robot maker Kuka says the new version of its KR Quantec PA robotic arm palletizes “faster than ever”. Kuka says the KR Quantec PA is the most powerful palletizing robot on the market and that the second generation of the robot features “an impressive reduction in cycle times”. The Quantec has a payload of…
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Robot-assisted assembly of high-voltage connectors for electric vehicles
Assembling high-voltage connectors for electric and hybrid vehicles at a rate of 5 million per year calls for sophisticated automation solutions. Especially when regular retooling for new models and variants is the norm. Against this background, a pioneering system with six Stäubli robots, 13 image processing systems and inline quality control at every stage is…
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Okuma unveils machining center that forms and finishes metal parts in ‘one setup’
Okuma has unveiled a new machining center that it says can form and finishes large metal parts and components in one setup. The company says its MCR-S double column machining center “combines cutting-edge technology and process improvements to reduce cycle time by 25 percent”. Okuma is one of the largest manufacturers of CNC machine tools,…
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Realtime Robotics partners with Dematic to develop ‘new capabilities’ for mixed-case palletizing
Realtime Robotics, a developer of autonomous motion planning systems for industrial robots, has agreed a partnership with Dematic, a global intralogistics company. The use of Realtime’s advanced multi-robot coordination and spatial perception technology paired with Dematic’s automated palletizing software will vastly improve the accuracy, cycle time and stability of mixed case palletizing cells. In the…
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Kuka launches new compact industrial robot
Kuka has launched a new compact industrial robot. The company says its new KR 4 Agilus is “a hot candidate for first place in the small robotics charts from October onwards”. (See video below.) Kuka says the compact robot is optimally designed for robot-based automation in electronics manufacturing and for handling tasks in other industries.…
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Panasonic develops ‘multifunctional secure’ IC for industrial IoT
Panasonic has developed a multifunctional secure integrated circuit in response to the need for enhanced security measures to protect internet of things and industrial devices used in facilities such as factories and warehouses. When installed in such devices, Panasonic says its new IC with unique encrypting functions will “boost their security”. The company will start…
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Kuka launches new industrial robot range
Industrial automation giant Kuka is launching a new industrial robot range, the KR IonTec, which the company says is “a robot for any task in the 30 to 70 kg payload category”. Kuka is market-launching the new product series, which it says is the successor to the KR 60-3. Kuka says the KR IonTec “sets…