Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Learning Objectives As supply chains are disrupted, baby boomers age out and the need for general use products continues to grow, manufacturers are faced with producing more with less. However, bridging the gap between an unknown automation system and full robotic implementation can be an intimidating process.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Manufacturers are dealing with a flexibility gap, which is the range between viable small batch manufacturing and high-volume automation. Many companies are having a hard time finding workers and usable automation. Robots are being used to fill roles on the plant floor because there aren’t enough people.

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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

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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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Robotics Insights. Robots can help fill some, but not all, of the labor gap manufacturers currently face. The challenge is getting manufacturers to buy into the concept because they believe robots are too expensive and will take jobs when the opposite is true. Three myths about robots, automation.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Collaborative robots (cobot) have been around for more than 15 years, and recent sensing and motion control technologies are improving quality while reducing weld process time on a 30-pass weld by more than 80%. Courtesy: Vectis Automation. Using a cobot to improve inefficiencies.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Automation and manufacturing insights. Automation is a rapidly growing part of manufacturing that touches nearly all end markets and industries today. Acceptance is growing, but some companies need to overcome financial and cultural barriers to fully adopt and embrace automation as a solution.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The mobile robot market (AGVs and AMRs) has enjoyed strong growth in 2022, driven by increasing e-commerce penetration, a lack of labor and on-going shifts to more flexible manufacturing. Although the mobile robot market is now well established, and arguably quite mature in some respects, growth shows no signs of slowing any time soon.

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Together, we’re building world-leading advanced manufacturing capabilities in Canada – for the benefit of Canadians.” The following consortia represent the latest cohort of successful applicants for NGen ’s advanced manufacturing funding: Discrete manufacturing assembly transformation Price Industries Ltd.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

Collaborative robot market insights Collaborative robot market penetration to surpass 20% by 2032. collaborative robot market will take a while longer. Universal Robots retains the lion’s share of the global cobot market. Out to 2027, shipments of collaborative robots in EMEA will decrease from 19.5%

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

(Montreal, QC) Micro-Factory Deployment and Integration Project Mosaic Manufacturing Ltd. Toronto, ON) Advanced Biomanufacturing of Cartilage Implants Using Cocoon Automation Octane Orthobiologics Inc. Winnipeg, MB) Metal Additive Manufacturing of Next-Generation Biomedical Lattice Orthopaedic Innovation Centre Inc.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

The integration of AI into autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provides room to maneuver when it comes to transporting components and products between the different stages of production. Earlier this year, ABB’s (Ann Arbor, MI) Marc Segura, who is president of the ABB Robotics Division, commented on the new frontiers for robotics and AI in 2024.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Also: See additional discrete sensor and process sensor stories. 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.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Sensors play a vital role with implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions and act as the eyes, ears and fingers of the robots. When trying to simplify robot startups, sensor-level networks are imperative and there are several network types that can help with this process. Courtesy: CFE Media. Sensor-level networks.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 17, 2023

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens. million from the grant primarily to focus on food safety automation for poultry processing plants. The grant from the U.S.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The show took all four halls at McCormick with an emphasis on automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, heavy machinery and much more. There were several undercurrents running through the show such as the need for workers, growing demand for robotics and automation and reshoring’s impact on manufacturing.

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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

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain issues: The trend that just won’t quit. It’s impossible to look at any aspect of manufacturing without addressing the elephant in the room: Pandemic-induced supply chain issues continue to impact almost every industry. In some ways, it’s just more apparent as the pressure to automate increases.”.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 3, 2022

The motion control market is experiencing strong growth, particularly in Asia-Pacific, as a mix of strong demand and supply chain constraints are giving suppliers a lot of leverage when it comes to prices. Motion Control Insights. Interact Analysis research indicates strong the 21.6% in APAC regions in 2021.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

System integrators and end users in material handling understand and learn how automation can improve operations, making it more horizontally and vertically sustainable. A robot demonstrated pick-and-place capabilities with a diverse range of products in a bin. Joel Thomas is director the Intralogistics Vertical, Siemens Industry Inc.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

The PUDU T300 mobile robot dis designed for use in tight aisles with heavy payloads. Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Co. said today at Hannover Messe that it is expanding from service robots into supply chain applications with the new PUDU T300 mobile robot.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

The company announced it will be adding a 47-acre campus in Mason, Ohio, to be the site of the Festo global production center and be their most advanced automated facility. centric automation components, systems, and solutions. Festo, a $3 billion family-owned company, is a leader in pneumatic and electric automation systems.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 12, 2023

AI implemented at the mill targeted supply chain demand forecasting. The human factor There has been a long-standing fear in the industry that automation technologies can possibly take away jobs. It was used to improve productivity, to ensure that all assets were performing at their highest levels.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist. So do supply chain challenges, though they aren’t as a big a problem as they were in 2022. The preferred method of delivery is less pen and paper and is more digital and automated. “We

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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

JUNE 12, 2023

Future-proofing manufacturing goes beyond acquiring data; manufacturers also need to evolve their business models and how they sell, acquire and distribute items to better serve their customers. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. That’s the future of manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

MAY 25, 2023

Recent announcements include GM and Samsung SDI unveiling plans to invest $3bn in a joint venture EV battery manufacturing plant in the US. Furthermore, the U.S. However, the impact is unlikely to be seismic, or on a New Deal scale, for a variety of reasons, including those outlined below.

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Control Engineering

JULY 15, 2022

Robots-as-a-service (RaaS) is a flexible and affordable way for companies to deploy automation and related services such as engineering, maintenance and remote monitoring. Often used interchangeably with Robotics-as-a-service, RaaS comes in two main flavors. We manufacture robots. We sell the robots.

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. With the magnitude increase in retail purchases made online, the need to automate logistics, warehouse, and shipping processes has become a top priority. Vision-guided robotics.

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