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IOT Solution Provides a 360-Degree View of the Factory with Analytics to Improve Productivity and Safety

Zyter Inc.’s (Rockville, MD) Smart Factories offers an end-to-end intelligent solution connecting factory floor machinery, workers, and building systems by using the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technology devices on the company’s digital transformation platform.
New Launch: IoT Solution Provides 360-Degree View to Improve Productivity and Safety

Zyter Inc.’s (Rockville, MD) Smart Factories is an end-to-end intelligent solution connecting factory-floor machinery, workers, and building systems by using the latest Internet of Things (IoT) technology devices on the company’s digital transformation platform.
Universal Robots Unveils Enhanced UR10e with 25 Percent Greater Payload

Universal Robots (Odense, Denmark) has launched an enhanced UR10e with an increased payload of 12.5 kg (27.55 lbs.), creating new possibilities for applications such as palletizing, machine tending, and packaging. The robot’s price remains unchanged.
Bosch Rexroth Offers New Smart Function Kit for Handling

Bosch Rexroth Corp.’s (Charlotte, NC) new mechatronic kit saves time when users are engineering multi-axis systems, leading to a quick return on investment with fully digitalized handling solutions.
New Robot Arm Made for Small to Medium Payloads

At Fabtech, in Booth B-17048, Kawasaki Robotics will feature a new addition to its R series of advanced general-purpose robot arms, the RS013N.
Latest Addition to Tabletop Robot Family Features 14 KG Payload and Is Well-Suited for Tight Workspaces

At Fabtech, Fanuc America will feature the new model of its LR Mate series of tabletop industrial robots, the LR Mate 200iD/14L.
FANUC Expands Line of High-Performance SCARA Robots

FANUC has expanded its line of SCARA robots to offer more reach and payload options for processes such as assembly, packaging, pick and place, and inspection.
Rotary Encoders Made for Robots

Compact and lightweight, the KCI/KBI 1300 series of inductive rotary encoders from HEIDENHAIN offer contamination-resistant inductive circumferential scanning. The high-speed EnDat 2.2 interface enables more information to be communicated such as temperature or diagnostics.
How to Multiply Machine Tool Efficiency with Production Automation

A new Fastems automation guide and webinar demonstrate how to overcome the six main production bottlenecks and eliminate underutilization in any shop. Fastems reveals how to make production planning and execution intelligent, automate hardware to work stably 24/7, and make processes reproducible.
Grinder Enables Lights-Out Production of Extremely Tight-Tolerance Machining Tools

Vollmer’s 5-axis VGrind 340S machines carbide drills and milling cutters with diameters from 0.3 mm to 12.7 mm, sizes increasingly in demand in the automotive, electronics and medical sectors. Automation options enable unattended production around the clock.
Add the Latest Controls to Older-Model Grinding Machines

Owners who rebuild their Walter Helitronic Power machine can get the same speed, functionality, and ease of use as new models without the expense of buying a new machine with standard automation features.
CNC and Robotics Integration Simplifies Operations

The Quick and Simple Startup of Robotization (QSSR) from FANUC America enables FANUC CNCs to directly program robots through the G-code – special operator training in robotic programming language not required.