Automation
Strongest Year Ever for Robots in North America
North American companies ordered more than 27,000 robots last year, says industry group—a 28-percent increase over the prior year.
Read MoreRobotics Will Power the Next Productivity Surge in Manufacturing
BCG research predicts that by 2025, adoption of advanced robots will boost productivity by as much as 30 percent in many industries located in countries such as South Korea, China, the United States, Japan and Germany.
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Video: Machinist Describes His New Role with Robot
Do robots in manufacturing replace people? Here is a machinist who now programs the robot that performs some of the work that he used to do.
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Grinding Products Can Be Equipped with Automation
Heartland Machine and Engineering offers a selection of high-performance grinding and finishing machines that can be optionally equipped with automation using gantry or robots.
Read MoreMachine-to-Cloud Appliance Delivers Energy Management Data
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, in collaboration with ILS Technology, a Telit company, offers the e-Factory IoT Gateway, a machine-to-cloud (M2C) industrial appliance for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
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Product Spotlight: Robots & Automation
View the January slideshow for automation products ranging from welding robots to workpiece transport systems.
Read MoreSmall Payload Robots Integrate Energy Supply
The KR Agilus series from KUKA Robots includes five- and six-axis robots with high speeds, short cycle times and an integrated energy supply system.
Read MoreCollaborative Robots Adapt Safety Settings to the Application
Universal Robots’ third-generation UR5 and UR10 robot arms are based on previous generations but are equipped with new, adjustable, safety-rated functions as well as true absolute encoders.
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Automated Fixture Plate Distribution System Reduces Setup Times
Makino’s MMC-R automation system for robotic plate distribution is said to promote efficiency in high-mix, low-volume production.
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