Tag: mx
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Why the Automotive Future is Electric
With the global automotive market shifting towards electrification at an unprecedented rate, electric cars or EVs are slated to become the next generation of personal transportation. By 2040, an estimated 40 million units of EVs are expected to hit the roads, essentially replacing the IC engine. Several manufacturers have already shifted their focus on EV…
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MX3D’s 3D-printed bridge unveiled by robot and Dutch queen in Amsterdam
Dutch technology company MX3D has unveiled what it says is “the world’s first stainless steel 3D printed bridge” in the city center of Amsterdam. The opening ceremony was led by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, and an ABB YuMi robot. The futuristic multi award-winning bridge, designed by Joris Laarman Lab with Arup as lead engineer,…
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Robotic 3D metal printing startup MX3D raises €2.25 million in new funding
Innovative robotic 3D metal printing company MX3D has raised €2.25 million to scale up and launch its M1 Metal Additive Manufacturing System. DOEN Participaties, PDENH and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency took part in the investment round in MX3D, which is based in Holland and is famous for building a 3D printed bridge across a canal.…
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Webinar: Speed and separation monitoring system from SICK and Universal Robots
Webinar: Fast Solution for Speed & Separation Monitoring in a Collaborative Robot Application SICK and Universal Robots (UR) are announcing a new safety solution for the safeguarding of accessible robotic applications. When combined, the sBot safety system and URCap from SICK increase productivity with immediate automated restart and profit from an easy configuration of the…
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Piab launches new suction end effectors for industrial robots
Piab has launched a new suction end effector range for industrial robots. The company says its MX suction cup family is exceptional for picking various objects primarily for the Logistics, warehousing, e-commerce, and re-cycling industries. The MX suction cup can work across an array of applications such as bin picking, order fulfillment, box depalletizing, and…
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Laser interferometry: An enabling technology for optimized automated manufacturing
By Tyler Steele, product manager – laser interferometers, Zygo In this article, precision Beryllium mirror manufacturer Cambridge Technology explains how the use of interferometry hardware and software solutions has streamlined its manufacturing processes and added efficiencies as well as time and cost-savings across the company. Technological advances over recent years have elevated metrology from being…