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B&R introduces new coding environment with cloud collaboration and AI assistant

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Industrial automation specialist, B&R, part of the ABB Group, has released a “major update” to its suite of engineering and runtime software.

The company showcased the upgrade at this year’s SPS exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany.

With Automation Studio Code, B&R says it has introduced an entirely new engineering experience. It incorporates an array of advanced editing functions, drawing from the latest the software industry has to offer. [Read more…] about B&R introduces new coding environment with cloud collaboration and AI assistant

Geekplus launches ‘world’s most powerful robot management system’ in time for peak season holiday rush

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Geekplus, the world’s largest warehouse robotics provider, has unveiled a “significant upgrade” to its Robot Management System (RMS) – just in time for the peak holiday season. The company says it is “the world’s most powerful robot management system”.

The enhanced RMS is capable of coordinating over 5,000 robots and processing 10,000 tasks per second, setting a new benchmark for high-volume logistics operations during the busiest time of the year.

As e-commerce orders surge during the holiday season, warehouses face the challenge of managing massive throughput without compromising speed or accuracy.

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Giving airplanes new life with new cockpits

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Technology moves at a blistering pace, and what was modern and cool yesterday is outdated today.

That’s where UPS Airlines was with its Airbus A300 freighter aircraft fleet several years ago. The 52 wide-body “browntails,” with an average age of 18 years, have plenty of life left in them.

But the avionics in the cockpit needed a serious upgrade. The current flight management computers (FMC) used for navigation have just 200 kilobytes of storage. That was fine in 1983, when the A300-600 first flew, but nowhere near enough storage now. [Read more…] about Giving airplanes new life with new cockpits

Your Guide to Finding a Database

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What is a database?

A database is a server or cloud source used to store and access confidential information. Several individuals use a type of database to store all their information away. Many forms of many kinds are stored to protect lots of personal information.

Most importantly, businesses are widely known to use a trusted database to secure the many forms of information within their company, such as records. It is definitely important for large companies to secure the information of the business as well as the information of all their employees.

Databases are critical for a business to run professionally and smoothly for years to come. When working for a business, you trust in them to be cautious about the company and your information. This also shows how much a company cares about its reputation and the ongoing of its business as well as its employees. [Read more…] about Your Guide to Finding a Database

Mecademic releases new firmware for its tiny little industrial robot

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Mecademic has released new firmware for its tiny little industrial robot, the Meca500, dubbed “the world’s smallest six-axis industrial robot arm”.

Though minuscule, the machine has six axes and is said to be essentially the same in movement and articulation to a large industrial robot. The Mecademic robot features 5 micron repeatability and has a price tag consistent with industry-standard robots.

Mecademic, a Canadian startup, says the new firmware 8 is “an entirely new software product”, and will be the base for all future Mecademic robots. [Read more…] about Mecademic releases new firmware for its tiny little industrial robot

Universal Robots partners with DLL to launch financial services leasing program

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Universal Robots, the largest collaborative robot manufacturer in the world, has launched a new cobot leasing program in partnership with DLL, a global vendor finance company.

The new agreement enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of automation without worrying about cash flow and seasonal fluctuations.

Klaus Vestergaard, CFO at Universal Robots, says: “We’re leveling the playing field by enabling all manufacturers to immediately put cobots to work without an upfront capital investment. [Read more…] about Universal Robots partners with DLL to launch financial services leasing program

We appreciate your patience while we upgrade this website

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Thank you for visiting RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com and we appreciate your patience while we upgrade the website – there may be some glitches here and there. 

The number of visitors to RoboticsAndAutomationNews.com has increased exponentially over the past couple of years, and so has the number of bots.

Either way, we find ourselves having to pay for a bigger hosting space and more processing power, and we express special gratitude to our paying subscribers and advertisers who have made this possible.  [Read more…] about We appreciate your patience while we upgrade this website

Dealing with legacy systems in industry

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Nick Boughton, sales manager at Boulting Technology, discusses best practice for obsolescence management from a systems integrator point of view

The control system in a factory is what a motor is to a car, and when something is amiss, the systems integrator will analyse, design, fit and test, to make sure the system is better than ever and raring to go. However, there’s a topic that we’re finding crops up time and again.

The debate between upgrade vs repair is by no means a new one, but it has become prevalent as most industries look to squeeze margins. Certain sectors have long had to carefully manage obsolescence due to their delicate nature.

For example, pharmaceuticals manufacturing is well known for being heavily regulated and so sourcing spare parts instead of committing to a systems upgrade generally means saving time, money and a whole lot of paperwork.  [Read more…] about Dealing with legacy systems in industry