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Industrial Robots Hit New Peaks
Fueled by automotive and electronics manufacturing demands, robot sales are exploding.
The Ins and Outs of Laser Cutting Automation
Advancements in laser cutting productivity are shifting the bottleneck away from cutting the material to handling it. This means automation should match specific needs for different production setups.
ABB Robotics Opens Houston Facility
The new 21,000 sq ft facility supports the local area with robotic manufacturing technology in CNC machining and metal fabrication applications.
Beckhoff North America has New President
Aurelio Banda takes over North American operations on January 1.
KUKA to Build Robotic Riveting Systems for Boeing
The Boeing 777 wide-body fuselage will be assembled by robots using end effectors to do the riveting currently done with handheld tools.
Fast, Flexible Parts Transfer for High Speed Press Automation
With a flexible robot-based solution, trouble-free change over and user-friendly programming interface, the Twin Robot Xbar from ABB Robotics is a cost efficient and reliable system for transferring big panels in tandem press lines.
KC Robotics Hires New Service Manager
Jeff Randall is now responsible for managing and providing robotic service and repair.
Rise of the Robots in Italy
Italian production rebounded to 2,781 robots and reached 490 million euros to meet increases in domestic robotic consumption and export demands last year.
Wolf Robotics Selected As Top Workplace
The employee survey reflects the true meaning and value behind gratified employees in a happy and engaged workforce.
Co-Operative Robots Take Center Stage
Dense clusters of robots, requiring no complex computation, can swarm like bees or a flock of birds to carry out tasks collectively and pave the way for robot ‘swarms’ to be used in the agricultural industry, for example, where precision farming methods could benefit from the use of large numbers of very simple and cheap robots.
Practical Success: Measurable Energy Savings in Die Casting Automation
The integrated control system inside this standard casting cell with trim press from Reis Robotics saves the Pierburg foundry up to 30 percent on energy consumption.
The Shop Floor Goes Mobile
Integrating mobile device technology into your manufacturing operations can boost your company’s productivity — but only if you create the right strategy.
