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Robot orders down in first quarter of 2023

Control Engineering

North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year. During Q1, non-automotive orders in consumer goods, semiconductor & electronics, plastics & rubber, life sciences/pharmaceutical/ biomedical, metals, and others purchased 3,519 robots, down 42% over Q1 2022.

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Motion control, ease of use, sustainability: Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023

Control Engineering

Organizers are calling Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023 the “most comprehensive packaging and processing event in North America this year,” highlighted sustainability, noting the Sept. It’s designed for easy setup with the electronic type plate on the 1FL2 motor and one-button tunning in the S200 drive. – Edited by Mark T.

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Video: AI-enabled item-picking robot speeds fulfillment, is easy to integrate

Control Engineering

Artificial intelligence (AI) improves robotic part-picking performance, said Richard (Rick) Ankney, global account manager, robots and discrete automation, Robotics Business Unit, ABB, in a video interview at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2023. Application industries include e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and electronics among others.