Control Engineering

MAY 16, 2023

North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year. Automotive customers accounted for 68% of all robot orders in Q1, with 5,659 robots purchased. They also might be waiting to see the latest innovations in robotics at Automate 2023 next week in Detroit.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 23, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn the tools that enable central control of an AGV or mobile robot fleet. Understand capabilities of software that helps with AGV and mobile robot management, routing, testing, validation to decrease time to deploy and increase efficiencies. at ProMat 2023, March 20-23 in Chicago , or ganized by MHI.

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Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Robotics AI insights AI-enabled robotics can help robots learn like humans, which could have a massive impact on how traditional manufacturing operates. Robots are inflexible by design, but AI-enabled robotics that use sensors, data-driven computation and more can enhance their capabilities.

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Control Engineering

MAY 24, 2023

Manufacturing optimization insights Manufacturing technologies are getting more sophisticated in their capabilities, but they’re also getting easier to use so they’re more accessible. Collaborative robots are taking on more industrial robot capabilities, but are still able to work in tandem with humans as needed.

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Automation Mag

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

Learning Objectives Explore what’s possible now in warehouse robotics and automation integration with a panel from The Robotics Group of MHI, at ProMat 2023. Understand robotic best practices, integration tips and lessons learned. Bill Vining, co-founder Robot Advisory Group. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Industrial automation insights Artificial intelligence (AI) and flexible robotic systems have emerged as key technologies in industrial automation’s future. The longer-term goal is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. The ARM Institute’s futuristic projects extend far beyond garment assembly, however.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

It’s been four years since ProMat 2023 , or ganized by MHI , was in Chicago, and it was quite a different time then. ProMat emphasized material handling and logistics; Automate emphasized robotics and automation. Four years later, the two shows have separated (Automate 2023 is in Detroit, May 22-25) and have grown.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 11, 2023

Robotics insights Picking robots are expected to have a more significant presence in manufacturing and other industries. Technology advances such as artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the reason, but the growing labor and skills gap is forcing manufacturers to turn to robots to keep up with consumer demand.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Automate , is returning to Detroit for a second straight year, running from May 22-25, 2023. Produced by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), Automate will feature advances in robotics, vision, artificial intelligence (AI), motion control and other technologies from more than 600 exhibitors.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. million square feet, it also had more than 150 educational sessions, at ProMat 2023, March 20-23, in Chicago, organized by MHI. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 4, 2023

Advances in automation technologies are transforming the industrial manufacturing landscape. Broadly termed “digital transformation,” these smart manufacturing initiatives bring physical and cyber systems together for greater performance, efficiency, sustainability and safety. Manufacturers used to have a choice.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how a material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses. Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements. Warehousing, distribution center insights A material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses, as Siemens explained at ProMat 2023.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Control Engineering’s top 5 content over the past week covered industrial robot trends, hot Control Engineering topics, MQTT and more. Six industrial robotics trends for 2023 Robotics are becoming more important and manufacturers are recognizing their growing role in many different industries and applications.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Asset management insights Some vendors are collaborating with manufacturers to find solutions to many different challenges. When it comes to data gathering and putting it all together, not a lot of manufacturers want to do this themselves.” Taking control of the base concept goes beyond the robot arm, though.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 25, 2023

Learning Objectives Beckhoff Automation XPlanar motion control platform demonstrates applications appropriate for small-scale mobile robots. Warehousing, distribution center insights Beckhoff Automation XPlanar motion control platform demonstrated applications appropriate for small-scale mobile robots using projected video at ProMat 2023.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Hot topics in Control Engineering, for February 2023, for stories posted in the last three months included VFD parameters, Microsoft DCOM, superconductivity, control systems and more. The post Control Engineering hot topics, February 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering. Links to each article below.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

Collaborative robot market insights Collaborative robot market penetration to surpass 20% by 2032. While the market in EMEA will have recovered by the second half of 2023, the U.S. collaborative robot market will take a while longer. Universal Robots retains the lion’s share of the global cobot market.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 14, 2023

At Promat 2023, Patrick Varley, product marketing manager for robotics at Mitsubishi Electric, demonstrated a line of selective compliance articulated robot arm (SCARA) robots with enhanced safety features aimed at companies that have little previous experience with automation.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 1, 2023

Robotics insights The worldwide service robots market is expected to go ore than six-fold over the next decade to more than $250 billion. The market growth is driven by robotics advances in high-tech manufacturing and testing facilities in many different industries.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 8, 2023

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced two longtime industry leaders as the winners of the 2023 Joseph F. Engelberger Robotics Awards, the world’s most prestigious robotics honor. They will be honored on May 24, 2023, during the Automate 2023 show in Detroit.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Industrial transformation insights Hannover Messe’s theme for the 2023 event is industrial transformation. For many manufacturers, industrial transformation is about being more open from a product perspective and giving engineers more flexibility. The workers might not be there, but the demand remains strong.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how faster, unified motion controls integrated with safety and robotics can simplify applications. See how machine vision and configuration software can ease robot use. See how machine vision and configuration software can ease robot use. Also see short video clip. Also see a short video clip.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 16, 2023

ABB started construction starting on the expansion of its existing North American robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Mich. The project is expected to be completed in November 2023 and represents an investment of $20 million.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 16, 2023

To kick off the 2023 Hannover Messe show, the Hermes Award was given to Bosch Rexroth for the third time, winning this time for their Smart Flex Effector project, which consists of a sensor-based compensation module (end effector) for robots, featuring independent, precise kinematics in six degrees of freedom.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Learning Objectives Watch video to see robots, vision and controller work as a system to pick faster, avoid collisions See differences in redesigned, lighter tablet-styled robot teach pendant with higher resolution, updated capabilities. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 27, 2023

At Fabtech 2023, Hope Dollarhide, project engineer at FANUC America, demonstrated how FANUC’s CRX-10 collaborative robot can be used for paint inspection applications. The post Fabtech Interview: Collaborative robot for paint inspection applications appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface Manufacturers highlighted sensors and information systems designed to go beyond what is shown on the surface and give customers real insights. The post Hot Control Engineering discrete and process sensing articles in 2023 appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how advances in PC-based controls, motion controls and robotics for food and packaging are making automation for food and beverage packaging easier to automate. seconds) and KR IonTec robot can help for food processing.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 13, 2023

At ProMat 2023, Anthony Cantrell, executive director of global accounts for warehouse and logistics at Fanuc America demonstrated the CRX-25iA collaborative robot (cobot). See the full video below: The post ProMat Video: Palletizing collaborative robot appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 28, 2023

Robotics insights Industrial robot revenues grew by 14.9% in 2022 thanks to long-term demand for industrial robots to be fueled by the electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing sector. The pandemic helped to fuel demand for the robotics industry as companies turn to automation as a way of alleviating labor shortages.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 5, 2023

Manufacturing applications are returning to the United States as industrial automation becomes a greater focus for companies. They see robotics, in particular, as a way to keep operations running with fewer people working on the plant floor. based manufacturing. The longer-term goal is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. “The

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The global market for key components used in industrial robots reached $12.1 billion in 2022, a year-on-year increase of 14.7%, driven by production of collaborative and SCARA robots. The growth of the components market will likely slow down over time, as the robot market matures and stabilizes. from 2022 to 2027. respectively.

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

million in Global Innovation Cluster funding for 15 new advanced manufacturing projects at its inaugural N 3 Summit. Between 2019 and 2023, NGen completed 165 Global Innovation Cluster projects with 370 industry partners and 311 research groups from across Canada. NGen has announced over $32.3 With industry contributions of $54.4

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Control Engineering

JUNE 3, 2023

With the high inflation, increasing labor costs, labor shortage, energy crisis and hybrid working, the manufacturing industry experienced significant turmoil in 2022. Although some of these have started to get eased, 2023 is still expected to be a challenging year for the manufacturing industry with many transitions ahead.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 30, 2023

Control Engineering’s top 5 content over the past week covered industrial robot trends, control systems, electrical safety hazards and more. Six industrial robotics trends for 2023 Robotics are becoming more important and manufacturers are recognizing their growing role in many different industries and applications.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand the advantages of an integrated robot, artificial intelligence and machine vision package to better enable robotic item picking. See robot integration with flexible motion platforms and how it might be used in applications. See related video. Courtesy: Mark T.

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