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Europe has a key role to play in the development of robots, humanoids

Robotics Business Review

Source: Adobe Stock While headlines often spotlight U.S. ABB (Switzerland), a global leader in electrification and automation, is based in Zurich and has more than 105,000 employees worldwide. With over 140 years of experience, the company integrates software and engineering to optimize manufacturing, energy, and automation processes.

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Soft Skills Prove a Sharp Edge in Plastics Manufacturing

Modern Machine Shop

This is a far cry from its previous facilities, the 5,600-square foot shop Matt Danford wrote about in 2016 and the 1,000-square foot garage-and-basement combination Peter Zelinski wrote about in 2008. All photos by Modern Machine Shop. Handheld gages remain a common sight at East Coast Precision.

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Robotics leads a revolution on the farm, explains HELUKABEL

Robotics Business Review

Source: Adobe Stock The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land. Automated help comes to the field and the barn Robots are well on their way to playing an essential role in agriculture.

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Smelt spout robots can improve safety, productivity in North American pulp and paper mills

Robotics Business Review

Source: Valmet Recovery boilers represent a significant capital expenditure in the pulp and paper industry. To improve operator safety during smelt spout cleaning and increase both operator and boiler productivity, pulp and paper facilities now have automated robotic solutions that can take on these more difficult tasks.

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Top 10 Modern Machine Shop Articles of 2023

Modern Machine Shop

From our expert columnists providing tips about difficult processes to our editors covering everything from digital twins to Swiss machining to unconventional automation methods, let’s take a look at the top MMS content from the past year. Using the Toolchanger to Automate Production.

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Rethink Robotics relaunches with cobots, AMRs, mobile manipulation

Robotics Business Review

The company started developing cobots in Boston back in 2008, but it had to revamp its product line and find new owners. Less than a month after the company shut down, German automation and robotics specialist HAHN Group acquired the IP and trademarks for the Sawyer cobot and Intera software.

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5 Tips for Running a Profitable Aerospace Shop

Modern Machine Shop

The company runs out of a 70,0000-square-foot facility in Bloomingdale, Georgia, where it has met success and weathered downturns, including both the 2008 financial crash and the drop in aerospace orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. Meeting that kind of demand increase means investing in technology, and especially automation.

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