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ATI Industrial Automation Develops Force/Torque Sensor Less Than 8 mm Tall
ATI Industrial Automation (Apex, NC) has developed an ultra-thin, force/torque sensor, the Mini43LP, to provide high-precision force sensing in a rugged, compact transducer.
ROEQ Launches Products that Boost Payloads, Lifting Capabilities of Autonomous Mobile Robots
ROEQ ApS (Vissenbjerg, Denmark) has introduced a new top module and accompanying accessory that can boost the payload and lifting capabilities of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) made by MiR (Mobile Industrial Robots A/S) of Odense, Denmark.
HEIDENHAIN Introduces New Dual Encoder for Robots
HEIDENHAIN Corp. (Schaumburg, IL) has introduced the KCI 120 Dplus, a rotary encoder that provides motor feedback and position measurement in high-accuracy robots.
Combilift Launches New XLE Model
Materials handling specialist Combilift (Annahagh, Ireland) has officially launched its latest product, the Combi-XLE, as a further addition to its range of electric models.
Air Casters Turn CNC Machines into Opportunities for Manufacturing Efficiency
Machine tools can often be prohibitively difficult to relocate after installation, becoming immoveable “monuments,” distorting facility layouts and eroding manufacturing productivity, capacity and throughput. One way to easily move CNC machines and others is by turning the facility floor into a giant air hockey table enabling air casters to easily move CNC machines.
MiR Launches Two Powerful Autonomous Mobile Robots to Optimize Logistics
Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (MiR) has launched its most powerful robots for transporting pallets and other heavy items around manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and logistics centers.
Automation for All: Kawasaki Robotics
There is a false narrative that automation is only for large-scale manufacturers, when in fact today’s robotic solutions can be implemented by companies of any size.
Vention and OnRobot Partner to Bring a One-Stop Shop for Cobot Applications to Manufacturers Globally
Vention Inc. (Montreal, Canada) has announced a partnership with OnRobot A/S (Odense, Denmark). Vention offers a manufacturing automation platform (MAP), OnRobot makes tools for collaborative applications.
Mobile Industrial Robots Launches MiR250 Hook for Towing Carts through Dynamic Spaces
Mobile Industrial Robots A/S (ODENSE, Denmark) has launched an autonomous mobile robot (AMR), the MiR250 Hook, for automatically collecting and towing carts through dynamic and constricted industrial spaces.
Combilift Delivers 60,000th Truck
The Irish manufacturer Combilift recently marked a milestone when its 60,000th unit came off the production lines at the company HQ in Monaghan.
Smart Robots for Intelligent Production
Collaborative-style robots combined with mobile robots are increasing shop capability and interacting more freely with their human coworkers.
Smooth Operators
Solutions are automatically navigating through the shop floor to tend machines and perform tasks alongside human coworkers.
