Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Within the last few years collaborative robots, or cobots for short, have become more and more commonplace in manufacturing operations. This clearly means the industrial robot system will be bigger, and eat up more factory floor, but it also means that programming of the robot must be done more deliberately and slowly.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Mold & Engineering A common thread in conversations on the show floor during MD&M West in Anaheim last week was that most mold builders are operating at full capacity and are uncertain about how current and potential tariffs might impact material costs and international trade relationships. Source: M.R.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 11, 2024

not to scale) | Credit: Schneider Electric Schneider Electric announced the release of two new Lexium cobots (collaborative robots) at MODEX 2024, the Lexium Cobot RL 3 and RL 12, as well as the Lexium RL 18 model coming later this year. The post Schneider Electric unveils new Lexium cobots at MODEX 2024 appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 15, 2023

In addition to earning a return on investment (ROI), Scytec DataXchange gives moldmakers the potential to identify inefficiencies and provides predictive maintenance (PdM).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 20, 2025

KUKA Robotics opened its doors to more than 200 people for Manufacturing Automation Tech Day at the companys North American headquarters in Shelby Township, Michigan on Wednesday, February 26, 2025. For arc welding, KUKA brought its arc Edition robots to the demonstration floor for Manufacturing Automation Tech Day.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Pre-configured work cells that are integrated on a common base reduce installation and setup time, enabling quick deployment onto the manufacturing floor. To stay competitive, decision makers are implementing a variety of advanced solutions, including cost-effective turnkey work cells for the fabrication of small- to medium-sized parts.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

The automation market is growing rapidly, with affordable, space-saving robots and pre-engineered robotic work cells available for shops with tighter floor space limits and broader needs. These types of robots are well-suited for extracting machined parts out of chucks and for loading mills.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Robots perform repetitive tasks at a consistent pace with minimal human intervention, mitigating the risk of errors and improving part throughput. Optimized safety: Robots undertake the repetitious motions of welding that can negatively impact welding operators.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

[link] SpartanNash, a wholesale food distributor and operator of 144 supermarkets, announced yesterday that it will deploy Simbe Robotics Inc.’s Tally is an autonomous inventory robot that captures and processes shelf data. ” Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. .

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

The Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) has released a new version of Open-RMF that is available on Iron Irwini, the ninth release of ROS 2, and ROS 2 Rolling Ridley. Before a robot can begin using a lane or vertex that belongs to a mutex group, the robot must lock the mutex group for itself.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

the evolving role of automation in the manufacturing industry was on full display with new or upgraded cobots, industrial robots and autonomous systems, such as AMRs. It was hard to miss cobots or robots, whether they were part of a bending system or welding cell, or as part of a material handling system, among other processes.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The IFR considers service robots to include this automated guided vehicle (AGV), which can move up to 20 tons in a warehouse. Source: Stäubli Sales of professional service robots have increased by 30% worldwide, according to the International Federation of Robotics, or IFR. ” Register now. . ” Register now.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 20, 2024

Source: GrayMatter Robotics Like businesses in other industries, U.S. GrayMatter Robotics today announced that it has raised $45 million in Series B funding. “We founded GrayMatter to enhance productivity while prioritizing workforce well-being,” stated Ariyan Kabir, co-founder and CEO of GrayMatter Robotics.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Shops are increasingly interested in automation as a solution to labor shortages or as a way to increase revenue through lights-out machining. The Automated Shop Conference (TASC) is a new event designed to help job shops make their first steps into automation. Automation is for job shops.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 6, 2025

Shop Floor Sightings * Slideshow will go here * M.R. The company also provides milling services as well as manufacturing and molding accessories, including cold runner systems, robots and vacuum seals.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

This automated robotic cell at MetalQuest frees employees from repetitive, manual tasks. Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. “What is the definition of automation?” “Here’s an analogy. .”

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Even when pairing robots and bar feeders to machines is simple, shops must determine how to reassign their existing staff. has answered this conundrum by training its employees in value-added activities undertaken in tandem with the robots, an approach that has doubled the shop’s sales since it first began automating in 2014.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 19, 2024

ABB says it will continue to advance its portfolio to meet the growing market needs for mobile robots. Source: ABB ABB Robotics has announced its first Flexley Tug T702 autonomous mobile robot (AMR). Using Visual SLAM technology, mobile robots can create a map of their environment.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The inaugural edition of TASC – The Automated Shop Conference demonstrated three key facts about American job shops today: First, the only way that small- and mid-sized job shops can compete on cost with lower-wage countries is to increase production. The event, which took place on Oct.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Even beyond the RobotHeart exhibition area sponsored by SIRI , the Italian Robotics and Automation Association, automation cast a large presence at the 33rd iteration of BI-MU , the Milan, Italy-based metalworking trade show that drew almost 700 exhibitors and 50,000 attendees — myself included — from October 12th to 15th, 2022.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 8, 2024

On the left, Okuma’s new ORL-R rotary cell robot, and on the right, its ORL-D drawer cell robot. last week announced the Okuma Robot Leader, or ORL, series of automation. “With its compact footprint and easy integration process, an ORL unit can quickly make an impact for machine shops of any size.”

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Précinov , a precision machine shop based in Lévis, Quebec, has managed to double sales by adopting bar feeders and PartNR systems engineered by Mirabel, Quebec-based automation provider Waybo. Production and Job Shop? High-Mix Automation Waybo’s PartNR cells each include one Kuka robot paired to one machine.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2024

Robotics companies have an opportunity to obtain up to $100,000 of funding and participate in a six-month program geared toward helping them with getting started and scaling. Pittsburgh is a global hub for innovation, with more than 140 robotics organizations across 18 vertical markets.

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Modern Machine Shop

JUNE 20, 2023

The Raleigh, North Carolina-based shop has fostered a close relationship with VersaBuilt Robotics , leveraging the automation OEM’s technology to improve revenue and maintain the shop’s reputation as a quick-turn manufacturer. the task essentially locked down the whole shop. to 10 or 11 p.m.,

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Versatile applications across the shop floor The EasyFlippers versatility makes it ideal for various tasks, including flipping plates or stacks for cutting or quality control, handling plasma or oxyfuel cut parts for deslagging and grinding, and flipping parts during milling, deburring, or press brake operations.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 27, 2025

With three leaders bringing diverse perspectives, the tool shop culture is evolving — embracing digital tools, machine monitoring and efficiency improvements to transform manufacturing. Having three leaders with varied perspectives has changed the culture within the tool shops. Bonanno: Collaboration is key.

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AU Manufacturing

AUGUST 8, 2022

In order to tackle these age-old industrial objectives, business owners are increasingly turning to the use of emerging technologies, such as internet of things, cloud and edge computing, 5G networks, robotics, and artificial intelligence. Starting from the shop floor. Integrating communication through cloud .

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 14, 2024

Universal Robots and Mobile Industrial Robots’ joint headquarters and R&D facility in Odense, Denmark. Collaborative robot leader Universal Robots A/S and autonomous mobile robot, or AMR, provider Mobile Industrial Robots ApS today celebrated the grand opening of their new 215,000-sq.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. In the first phase, the company has been identifying the initial tasks its robot could perform. Meet @Figure_robot , a leader in the race to build commercially viable humanoid robots.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 4, 2023

Engineering, a Los Angeles-area precision manufacturer that serves the aerospace , satellite, semiconductor, medical , robotics and automotive industries, it has a rather inconspicuous look. The shop’s five-axis work is done on a couple of DMG Mori DMU-50s. Engineering relies on a Brown & Sharpe 7107 Global Performance CMM.

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The Fabricator

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In more ways than one, welding cobot systems have reached a point where they are more accessible to a larger number of fabricators.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Manufacturers’ Monthly speaks with CNC Design sales manager Michael Sutherland about the advantages of linear tracks for robots in an automated environment. Founded in 1954 by Alfred Güdel, the Swiss company has grown from a single precision machine shop to a global business with operations in more than 20 countries. TrackMotion Floor.

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Dinesh Mishra

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

General Motors is one of the companies leveraging computer vision for the maintenance of its assembly robots. The company uses a system that analyzes images from cameras to spot signs of failing robotic components. Amazon, for instance, has developed a system called Distant Assistant.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2024

“The Finisher” is a plug-and-play work cell using a collaborative robot from Universal Robots. In this free webinar, Silas Neale from market leader and sponsor Universal Robots will discuss how cobots are transforming these finishing processes. and its subsidiary Brinkman Automation Inc. and Tamarac, Fla.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 23, 2024

North American paper mills are starting to use robotics for smelt spout cleaning. 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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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 10, 2024

Universal Robots provides cobots for applications including palletizing, welding, machine tending, assembly, dispensing, finishing, and material handling. Source: Universal Robots In 2017, only 2.8% Source: Universal Robots In 2017, only 2.8% Schneider Electric Lexium The Lexium collaborative robot line debuted in March.

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 6, 2024

Because exoskeletons are tailored to individuals engaged in manual labor across various sectors, ranging from manufacturing shop floors to construction sites, we encourage participation from seasoned professionals proficient in power tools and manufacturing processes.” as its new president, effective May 1, 2024.

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