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Automation mergers, acquisitions, capital markets analysis: June 2023

Control Engineering

Companies that were recently involved in transactions had such capabilities as control system integration, artificial intelligence, automation products distribution, and manufacturers of custom motion control solutions. This credible list of buyers and investors highlights the attractiveness of the automation market. Learn more.

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Robots are becoming more flexible and resilient

Control Engineering

Developments in hardware, software and artificial intelligence (AI) are making robots more flexible and resilient and able to perform more tasks in applications they couldnt’t before. Robotics insights. One of the benefits of robotic automation is its ability to enhance workforce productivity.

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ABB Expands Support for Irish Automation Market with New Robotics Business Office

i4.0 today

billion, as companies look for ways to apply the latest technologies including robotics, artificial intelligence and augmented reality to help boost their productivity, flexibility and resilience. billion to USD 2.9 billion to USD 2.9 For more information, visit go.abb/robotics. Today Magazine.

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Managing outsourced manufacturing in an age of disruption

E&T

At the same time, early detection is critical, particularly in regulated industries such as pharmaceuticals or food and beverage, to avoid the accumulation of additional costs and production time spent on additional units that share the defect.

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Collaborative robot market has strong long-term future

Control Engineering

Greater intelligence, greater payload and greater openness Technologies and solutions related to greater intelligence – including artificial intelligence and machine vision – are increasingly being promoted by collaborative robot manufacturers and are gradually beginning to influence customers’ purchasing decisions.

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Advances in Welding Technology

Fabricating & Metal Work

Kane Robotics (Austin, TX) has harnessed the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) with visual sensors that replicate the human eye, assessing uneven surfaces and enabling its collaborative robot (cobot) to make real-time adjustments in material removal operations.

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In tune with times, software application provider focuses on frontline workers

Control Engineering

For Augmentir, the key technology innovation is a combination of enterprise SaaS, which has huge advantages in terms of deployment costs, the ubiquity of mobile and applying artificial intelligence (AI) effectively at scale. While there are some vertical specific differences, they aren’t huge.