Tag: special
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ABB and Tenova supply technology to Hasçelik for making ‘special steel’
ABB has partnered with Tenova, a developer and provider of sustainable solutions for the green transition of the metals industry, to install and commission equipment in a new Hasçelik steel plant in Osmaneli, Turkey, about 200 km south-east of Istanbul. Hasçelik is one of Turkey’s leading manufacturers of “special steel” with a total of five…
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New Scale Robotics releases Q-Span to automate measurement inspection
New Scale Robotics’ new Q-Span Gauging System enables do-it-yourself automation using existing gauges and workflows. Quality teams in high-mix, small-batch manufacturing operations can improve throughput and process control by eliminating the bottlenecks and variability inherent in manual gauging. The mobile workstation combines robotic part handling, automated gauging using a variety of standard gauges, real-time reporting…
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IDS unveils new camera models for special requirements in factory automation
IDS Imaging Development Systems has unveiled new industrial camera models for special requirements in factory automation. The uEye FA camera series integrates new sensors – the 12 and 20 MP Sony Starvis and 5 MP polarisation sensor. uEye FA industrial cameras are particularly robust and therefore ideally suited for demanding environmental conditions, for example in…
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The Benefits of Cobots in Industrial Production
Robots in industrial production can help human employees lighten their workload and – indirectly – even protect them. item America is exploring these and other benefits of human-robot collaboration. Although it’s nearly impossible to imagine our modern everyday lives without technical equipment, humans and machines are still often seen as rivals; however, this ‘either/or’ mindset…
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Comau to develop new robotic systems with shipbuilder Fincantieri
Shipbuilder Fincantieri and Comau Robotics, two Italian industrial giants in their respective markets, have signed a letter of intent to develop prototypes of robotized steel welding solutions and the resulting construction of series of machines, to be implemented at first in Fincantieri shipyards. Paolo Carmassi, Comau CEO, and Fabio Gallia, Fincantieri general manager, signed the…
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Baidu Apollo awarded China’s first licenses to test autonomous vehicles at night and in special weather conditions
Baidu Apollo has received China’s first batch of qualifications to test autonomous vehicles at night and in special weather conditions on public roads in Beijing. A total of 53 such test qualification notices along with five general public road test licenses were granted to Baidu Apollo at the Beijing Intelligent Connected Vehicle Policy Pilot Zone…
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Efficient production of even the smallest of series
Human-robot collaboration: Advantages for manual production The video below will show you why human-robot collaboration holds enormous benefits for staff in manual assembly and enables companies to efficiently produce very small series in semi-automated processes. item Industrietechnik developed a system for human-robot collaboration with the aim of lightening the load on workers in manual assembly…
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China Robot Industry Alliance selects HRG’s disinfection robot
The China Robot Industry Alliance, an industry association, has selected HRG’s disinfection robot as a “special case” in its 2020 White Paper on the Development of China’s Robotics Industry. The recently released 2020 White Paper on the Development of China’s Robotics Industry, compiled by CRIA, has selected HRG anti-pandemic disinfection robot as “a typical case…
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US demands Hong Kong-made goods be relabelled ‘Made in China’
The United States government is calling for goods made or exported to the US from Hong Kong to be relabelled “Made in China”, according to a report on the South China Morning Post. The measure, to be introduced by US President Donald Trump, does not appear to need Congressional approval or any kind of vote.…
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Komatsu develops electric mini excavator
Komatsu Ltd has unveiled its electric mini excavator, based on its accumulated technological expertise of hybrid construction equipment and electric forklift trucks. Equipped with an in-house developed new charger, high-voltage converter and other devices, it offers excavation performance on a par with the internal combustion model of the same power output, while achieving zero exhaust…