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Applications for the 2023 Canadian Automation Awards close Oct. 20!

Automation Mag

This is a chance to showcase successful automation implementation within Canadian discrete manufacturing plants! Manufacturers handle multiple challenges on a regular basis – such as labour shortages, supply chain issues, gruelling competition and changing customer demands, among other things. APPLY TODAY!

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Bonfiglioli encourages manufacturers to adopt new energy efficiency standards

Manufacturer's Monthly

Bonfiglioli is a worldwide designer, manufacturer and distributor of a complete range of gearmotors, drive systems, planetary gearboxes and inverters, which satisfy the most challenging and demanding needs in industrial automation, mobile machinery and renewable energy. . Adopting a new standard .

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Safety standard for industrial mobile robot systems and applications available

Control Engineering

With IMRs becoming increasingly prevalent in industrial settings, A3 first established common safety requirements to guide IMR manufacturers, with R15.08 1-2020) published in late 2020. Part 1 (ANSI/RIA R15.08-1-2020) 2 now follows with requirements for system integrators. Courtesy: A3 An anticipated companion to R15.08

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How robotics-as-a-service can help manufacturers with operations challenges

Control Engineering

Robotics-as-a-service (RaaS) offers a cost-effective solution for companies to implement automation, with lower upfront costs and faster ROI compared to traditional manufacturing methods.

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Six industrial robotics trends for 2023

Control Engineering

According to ABI Research, the cobot market had a global valuation of $475 million in 2020, expanded to $600 million in 2021 and is expected to reach $8 billion by 2030, at a projected CAGR of 32.5%. We saw this trend before the pandemic, but since 2020 it has really blown up.” I don’t think that growth is slowing down any time soon.”

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Mobile robot shipments grow in 2022

Control Engineering

This represented a major rebound from 2020 which had seen order intake plummet, particularly during the first half. Effectively, 2021 was benefitting from that slow start to 2020. A positive pandemic rebound. 2021 saw 100,000 mobile robots shipped globally, generating 35% revenue growth.

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Impact of WEG, Regal Rexnord acquisition on motor market

Control Engineering

growth in its low voltage ac motor market share since 2020, positioning it for potential market leadership. In late September, the world’s second-largest low voltage ac motor manufacturer, WEG, announced it would acquire the industrial electric motors and generators business from Regal Rexnord for $400 million.