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ABB Robotics Sponsors MassRobotics to Accelerate Automation Innovation

By equipping MassRobotics with its advanced cobots, ABB aims to facilitate the creation of new and impactful solutions that address real-world challenges across various industries.

ABB Energy-Efficient Robots Reduce Cycle Times

ABB introduces its IRB 7710 and IRB 7720 robots, designed for energy efficiency and improvement in the automotive industry.

ABB Opens Expanded Manufacturing Facility in Michigan

The company has expanded its Auburn Hills facility with a 30% increase in facility space.

ABB Software Provides No-Code Robot Programming

The Wizard Easy Programming software uses a graphical, no-code, drag-and-drop programming approach designed to simplify the development of robot applications.

ABB Software Platform Streamlines Data Management

OptiFact is designed to speed up diagnostics and decision making, increasing production uptime with less engineering effort.

ABB's Expanded Robot Lineup Provides Sustainable Production

The next-generation models are suitable for payloads ranging from 150 kg to 310 kg, with a reach from 2.5 m to 3.2 m.

ABB Begins Expansion on Michigan Headquarters

The expansion is expected to be completed in November 2023 and will create 72 new skilled jobs in the area.

ABB Upgrades Robotics Programming and Simulation Software

RobotStudio Cloud enables users to collaborate in real time on robot cell designs remotely on any device.

ABB Offers Cobot With Expanded Loading Capacity

The Swifti CRB 1300 can reportedly handle up to 13 boxes per minute. It features an expanded load-handling capability of up to 11 kg.

Automation and Flexibility Counter Inflation at BI-MU 2022

Automation headlined BI-MU 2022, while flexibility underscored exhibitors’ products. These twin benefits may be shops’ greatest assets against inflation.

ABB Enters Strategic Partnership With Scalable Robotics

Scalable Robotics’ technology enables users to easily program welding robots without the need for coding.

ABB Rebrands Autonomous Mobile Robot Portfolio

The Flexley Tug and Flexley Mover cover applications including towing and trolley transportation, as well as lifting and transporting racks, containers and pallets.

Robotic Developments Boost Productivity, Resilience and Adaptability

To fight ongoing trade disruptions and supply chain issues, ABB developed over 30 new robot, software, digital and educational products.

Large ABB Robots Designed for Speed, Flexibility

IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 robots are designed to support electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers with added speed and flexibility for material handling.

ABB Introduces Two New Digitally-Connected Robot Controllers

ABB’s new E10 and V250XT controllers reportedly offer 20% energy savings, built-in digital connectivity and 1000+ additional functions to meet changing requirements.

ABB Expands Easy-Setup Cobot Portfolio with GoFa and Swifti

ABB Inc. has added the GoFa and Swifti cobots to its portfolio, offering easy-to-program automation for increased operational safety and efficiency.

ABB's RobotStudio AR App Simplifies Robot Installations

ABB Inc.'s RobotStudio AR app allows users to visualize robot installations before they are implemented in real life.

ABB Configures IRB 1100 for Wet, Dusty Environments

ABB has introduced a harsh environment version of its IRB 1100 robot and OmniCore controller designed with enhanced protection against water and dust.

Robots Get Hand-Eye Coordination

Artificial vision, touch and intelligence help collaborative robots cope with the unpredictable.

Robot Controllers Ease Interconnectivity

ABB’s OmniCore robot controller family offers broad motion control options for the connected shop floor.

Robotic Cells Enable Automated Tending of Parts

IMTS 2018: ABB Robotics’ FlexLoader FP 300 and SC 3000 machine tool tending cells feature a six-axis robot customized to the reach and payload requirements of specific applications.

Inspection Automation

A 3D white-light scanning sensor mounted to an industrial robot enables accurate, unattended part inspection.

ABB, IBM Partner to Combine Automation, AI for Manufacturing

The partnership is intended to provide Internet-of-Things platforms combining ABB Ability and IBM Watson for such applications as automated quality control.

Robotic Cell for Handling Gears

The less manual handling of a gear before and after the heat-treating process, the better. This robotic gear-handling cell automates this critical stage, increasing both safety and part quality.

Reshoring, Robots and the New Factory Floor

Plastics processors are adopting robotics in a major way to compensate for a dwindling talent pool and reshored jobs.

Robots Increase Automotive Component Production

Auto parts manufacturer DAU Componentes in Burgos, Spain increases shop efficiencies by using robotics to automate loading and unloading of workpieces into CNC machines.

Simulating Automation

Software designed for simulating and controlling machine-tending robots can help avoid collisions, protect equipment and simplify the setup of automated cells.

Software Combination Enables Machine-Tending Robot Cell Simulation

ABB Robotics offers two flexible, easy-to-use programs for 3D simulation, validation and optimization of factors such as cycle times, postprocessing capabilities and collision risks.

Machining Cell Helps Bolster Local Industry

A two-machine cell consisting of a turn-mill and surface grinder from Chevalier Machinery, both serviced by an industrial robot from ABB Robotics, play a key role in a San Antonio research and education institution’s mission to strengthen the local manufacturing sector.