Tag: factories
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Nvidia partners with Foxconn to build factories and systems
Nvidia says it is collaborating with Hon Hai Technology Group – more popularly known as Foxconn – to accelerate the AI industrial revolution. Foxconn will integrate Nvidia technology to develop a new class of data centers powering a wide range of applications – including digitalization of manufacturing and inspection workflows, development of AI-powered electric vehicle…
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Kivnon to launch new version of its forklift AGV at Advanced Factories Expo
Kivnon will launch one of the latest additions to its AGV portfolio, the K55 Pallet Stacker, at this year’s Advanced Factories Expo, which runs from 18-20th April in Barcelona. Kivon’s range of AGVs is renowned for robustness, safety, and accuracy, and this new addition to the portfolio provides customers with a vehicle that can automatically…
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Intel to invest $20 billion in building two new chip factories in Ohio
Intel has announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Licking County, Ohio. The investment will help boost production to meet the surging demand for advanced semiconductors, powering a new generation of innovative products from Intel and serving the needs of foundry…
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Apptronik and Terex to jointly develop robots for commercial use
Apptronik, a maker of general-purpose robots, exoskeletons and humanoids, has received an equity investment from Terex Corporation and has reached an agreement with Terex to co-develop “first-of-a-kind robots” to work alongside workers to support safety, productivity, and efficiency of industries that power the economy and are essential to building infrastructure. Robots have long held the…
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2023 Predictions & Forecasts: The future is bright machines
Two senior executives from Bright Machines, a manufacturing automation company, give Robotics and Automation News their thoughts and forecasts for the year ahead. The predictions offer insight on manufacturing trends, supply chain evolution, the future of automation, and more.
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Formic launches industry’s ‘first turnkey palletizer’
Formic, a provider of robotic technologies on a pay-as-you-go basis, has released its SL20 Palletizer – the inaugural product in a new catalog of certified, off-the-shelf, robotics-as-a-service solutions available at a “low cost per hour”. Built by Sourcelink Solutions, Formic says its new offering further underlines its “commitment to removing the barriers to automation” so…
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IndustrialML and one to ONE Holdings expand partnership to serve galvanized steel tube market
IndustrialML, an enterprise software company serving industrial customers, is expanding its partnership with one to ONE Holdings (o2Oh) to develop and bring real-time smart factory solutions to the galvanized steel tubing market around the world. IndustrialML has a diverse team of experts in manufacturing, enterprise software, and data analysis dedicated to helping the underserved majority…
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Adapting Robotic Production Lines for a Titanium-Focused Economy
With the post-pandemic recovery well on its way, the new jobs market has placed a clear focus on hygiene. According to CNBC, 66 percent of workers want cleaner, even sterile, working conditions, and that’s independent of their industry. Creating the tools and surfaces required to meet this demand will fall on factories and robotic, or…
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Kuka to build smart factory for digital construction company Admares
Industrial automation giant Kuka is to build a smart factory for digital construction company Admares. The two companies say the project will “revolutionize the construction of buildings”. Admares is said to be “the world’s leading provider of alternative real estate and pioneering construction methods”. And the company is pursuing the vision of future-oriented smart factories.
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What are smart factories? 7 misconceptions and a definition
By Sharmila Annaswamy, IoT Analytics IoT Analytics, a provider of market insights and competitive intelligence for the Internet of Things and Industry 4.0, has published a 163-page Smart Factories Insights Report 2021 discovering 80 smart factories, portraying 10 of them in detail, and highlighting commonalities and best-practices. Our analysis of these also uncovered some common…