Tag: skilled
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Segula Technologies opens new offices in the Middle East
Segula Technologies, a global engineering group, is launching its Middle East business through establishing two offices to support its customers in the energy, aerospace, defence, rail, manufacturing, naval, and automotive sectors, covering the full scope of competencies from design to manufacturing engineering. Segula’s new offices are located in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab…
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Acieta unveils new collaborative robotic system for welding
Acieta has unveiled a new collaborative robotic system for welding. The company says the new “FastARC” cobot can pay back customers’ investment “in as little as six months”. Acieta says that “everyone is struggling to hire and retain good laborers, especially those with welding skills”. But when the position is unfilled, a welding system sits…
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Sarcos Robotics ‘merges’ with Rotor Acquisition
Shareholders in Rotor Acquisition, a publicly-traded special-purpose acquisition company, have approved what’s being described as a “business combination” – possibly meaning a merger – with Sarcos Robotics, a maker of exoskeletons. Upon completion of the transaction, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions, Rotor will change its name to Sarcos Technology and Robotics…
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Merkle relies on Kassow Robots for complete robot welding systems
Merkle Schweissanlagen-Technik, or Merkle Welding Systems, will use 7-axis cobots from the Copenhagen-based collaborative robot company Kassow Robots as standard in its WeldROB complete robot welding systems from now on. Dr Ulrich Prank, deputy managing director of the medium-sized company located in Koetz in Bavaria, Germany, says: “We have always focused on innovation. The lightweight…
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Omron launches AI vision system which ‘captures defects with human-like sensitivity’
Omron has launched its new “FH Series Vision System” with the industry’s first defect detection AI technology that identifies defects without learning samples. The company says the artificial intelligence-based technology “captures defects with human-like sensitivity”. It claims the system reproduces human sensibility and the techniques of skilled inspectors, reliably detects defects that were once difficult…
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Visteon opens new technical center in Mexico
Visteon, a supplier of digital automotive dashboard electronics, has opened a newly constructed engineering center in Querétaro, Mexico. Visteon says its Querétaro Technical Center (VTCQ) is home to highly skilled software, hardware and mechanical engineers responsible for developing advanced cockpit electronics products for North America-based vehicle manufacturers. These products include digital instrument clusters, infotainment and…
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Omron, NTT, and Nokia partner to test 5G networks at manufacturing sites
Omron, NTT Docomo, and Nokia have agreed to jointly conduct trials utilizing the fifth-generation mobile communications system in factories and other manufacturing sites. Through these trials, the three companies will jointly evaluate the usefulness and possibilities of 5G’s high-speed, large-capacity, low-latency, and simultaneous multiple connections with the aim of solving the challenges facing the manufacturing…
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Increased use of AI and robotics linked to brighter outlook for US business growth
Business optimism may be fueling recent spike in number of executives reporting increased use of automation The number of US companies reporting an increase in their use of automation doubled in the first quarter of 2017, fueled in part by a recent spike in business confidence, according to a report released by global talent solutions…
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KernPack signs exclusive distribution deal with robotics experts Skilled Group
Signs exclusive distribution deal with robotics and laser guided vehicle specialist Skilled Group KernPack, a distributor of specialist packaging machinery and solutions, has signed an exclusive UK and Ireland distribution deal with Skilled Group, enabling it to sell the company’s complete range of robotic palletising systems and automatic guided vehicles. Part of KernPack’s strategy to widen…