Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Autonomous robotics company’s acquisition to accelerate Rockwell’s end-to-end autonomous production logistics solutions Companies usually add a descriptive phrase following their name in a press release to describe what business they are in. a leader in autonomous robotics for industrial applications. Software was sexy. Just watch.

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Metrology

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Transporting parts and materials to assembly lines and between manufacturing cells is one of the industry’s most complex and inefficient tasks, often resulting in production bottlenecks. The post Rockwell Automation To Acquire Autonomous Robotics Leader Clearpath Robotics appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

Valiant TMS is integrating robot motion optimization as a service. Source: Realtime Robotics Realtime Robotics today announced that Valiant TMS will integrate its Optimization-as-a-Service offering with customers’ manufacturing operations. I am impressed by the results provided by Realtime Robotics.

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Modern Machine Shop

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Source: Getty Images New Scale Robotics has announced a new partnership with FANUC Americas Corp. This new relationship expands the FANUC system’s capabilities by enabling the automation of manual gaging processes, helping manufacturers eliminate bottlenecks and improve productivity. as an Authorized Systems Integrator (ASI).

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2024

and its partners are working with generative AI to make robots more capable, said Deepu Talla, vice president of robotics and edge computing at NVIDIA. LLMs will enable robots to more easily understand human instructions, learn from one another, and comprehend their environments, he said. NVIDIA Corp. More than 1.2

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JANUARY 8, 2024

Momentum for Realtime Robotics’ Optimization-as-a-Service Solution Continues, as Industry Leaders Use It to Identify and Eliminate Production Bottlenecks

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i4.0 today

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The robotics industry is experiencing sustained growth worldwide, with China in the lead. Pandemic-induced supply chain bottlenecks for established manufacturers are leading to a slow clearing of full order books – one of the reasons why Chinese robot manufacturers are in higher demand than ever before. Germany ranks fourth.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Robots have long been an integral part of many areas of industrial manufacturing. Whether for welding, painting, soldering or palletising, industrial robots work dynamically. An igus flexible 3D energy chain such as the triflex R from Treotham makes it possible to guide robot cables safely. With i.Sense TR.B, The i.Sense TR.B

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Canadian Manufacturing

JUNE 19, 2023

Innovative North Vancouver company receives more than $2 million to market welding robots internationally (CNW Group/Pacific Economic Development Canada) NORTH VANCOUVER — Novarc Technologies Inc. is developing an automation solution to try and help solve the global manufacturing bottleneck.

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Automation Mag

JUNE 19, 2023

The Government of Canada is offering $2,065,000 in funding to Novarc Technologies, a North Vancouver-based full-stack robotics company, to help it market welding robots worldwide. The government is making investments in British Columbia to fuel economic growth and support high-tech manufacturers to increase their global sales.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Realtime  Robotics , the leader in collision-free autonomous motion planning for industrial robots, recently announced the launch of its new  Optimization-as-a-Service solution. The company was looking to quickly and efficiently improve the cycle time in a 2-robot cell that was welding car doors for the ID. Buzz vehicle line.

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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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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics has announced that its robotic technology is now compatible with FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving products for machine tending. With Flexxbotics’ robot-driven operation of FOBA equipment, customers can achieve continuous operation, greater throughput, and higher yields, asserted the company.

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Universal Robots

MARCH 16, 2018

Universal Robots and OCTOPUZ work together to automate Fibreline’s manufacturing process while providing flexibility. In the search for a way to efficiently drill holes through the pieces of foam used for the upholstery to create the tufted look, Fibreline determined automation was the key to achieving their production goals.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

JUNE 27, 2023

Four leading automation providers connect next-generation camera, vision AI and hybrid gripper to solve major e-commerce fulfillment bottleneck

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Gary Mintchell

JANUARY 10, 2023

Machine vision has been usable since the 1980s to detect flaws, presence, and other quality issues, as well as to guide robots. You have been trying to point out bottlenecks to production on your machine. The video analytics point out the bottleneck. You are an operator on a production line. Vindicated. Proof in the data.

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Mold Making Technology

MAY 15, 2023

By monitoring machine performance, communicating key data points and analyzing data, a company can identify bottlenecks, downtime and other issues, like lengthy overrides, that may be slowing down operations.

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Robotics Automation News

MAY 15, 2023

nTopology, the developer of generative design software for engineering, and EOS, an industrial 3D printing company, are developing a new “Implicit Interop” capability, solving what they see as “a major bottleneck in the additive manufacturing workflow”.

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Robotics Automation News

MAY 17, 2023

These reports provide a comprehensive view of how resources are allocated across different projects, enabling managers to identify potential bottlenecks, forecast resource needs, and plan more effectively. Resource reports are valuable for project managers who want to optimize their team’s productivity and drive results.

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Robotics Automation News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Now that the global supply chain bottlenecks have eased recently, B&R wants to meet the high customer demand for automation solutions as quickly as possible. The ABB Group is expanding production at B&R, its global center for machine and factory automation based in Eggelsberg, Austria.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

With the availability of flexible, inexpensive and easy-to-implement automation solutions such as collaborative robots (cobots), shops of all sizes and production volumes can automate. Automation isn’t just for high-volume manufacturing anymore. TASC has four full sessions dedicated to the topic of cobots.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Some may benefit from fixed welding automation, while other operations lend themselves to either cobot welding or automated (robotic) welding. A robotic integrator or equipment manufacturer can help, and they can also provide a thorough calculation to help determine the expected return on investment (ROI). Robotic Welding.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

AI-powered ERP helps control supply chain management by predicting supplier lead times, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing logistics routes. Labor Shortages AI applications can help with labor shortages through robotic automation, additive manufacturing and machine vision.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The new platform, which complements ABB Robotics’ existing digital solution suite, helps factory operators increase production uptime by up to 20%. ABB Robotics has released its new modular OptiFact software platform, which streamlines data collection, visualization, and analysis in automated production facilities.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 8, 2023

Learn how data analytics can help operators to identify production bottlenecks and optimize resource allocation. Learn how robotics technologies can help navigate the labor shortage. Cybersecurity, analytics, MES/ERP integration and robotics are among the key trends shaping the industry’s future.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Automation, robotics and collaborative robots (also known as cobots) have the power to change the way the welding and manufacturing industries work. China, Korea, Singapore and Japan are making significant national investments in robotics. In Japan, the ‘New Robot Strategy’ aims to make the country the world ?s

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i4.0 today

JANUARY 10, 2024

Supply chains could also be interrupted or delayed, which could lead to bottlenecks in production and the fulfilment of customer orders. Such machines, including advanced industrial robots, are suitable for automation projects and help companies to optimise their production processes and reduce energy costs.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 11, 2023

Author: Geoff Crittenden, CEO, Weld Australia But, with the advent of automation, robots, cobots and a range of other advanced welding technologies and techniques, this perception is becoming more and more outdated. robots and cobots Automation, Industry 4.0, Welding is a far less dangerous and arduous job than ever before. Industry 4.0

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 31, 2024

The data showed chip management was causing a bottleneck, so the shop now has more chip conveyors than machine tools. The last application is part of Wolfram’s plan to automate tool loading and unloading with robots, along with an Omega tool presetter that can read RFID chips. Photos provided by Wolfram Manufacturing.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 18, 2023

Automation Operations Manager Todd Doerfert says that graphite machining can be a shopfloor bottleneck, particularly with simultaneous complicated projects. EDMs with robust adaptive controls are usually the easiest and least expensive machines to automate. Graphite machining centers can build more electrodes faster and more efficiently.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Closed-loop digitalization uses data from the real world to create accurate simulations and find and resolve any bottlenecks in design. A robot demonstrated pick-and-place capabilities with a diverse range of products in a bin. A diversity of robots, vision systems and end-of-arm tooling (EoAT) may be used.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 26, 2022

The steel sub-contractor specialises in structural steel and metalwork fabrication, but has adopted robotics and the latest 3D technology to produce a variety of steel structures with increased precision. In 2014, the company began investing in robotics. Out with the old, in with the new.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 8, 2023

“Our order books are well filled and are being worked through at record levels after the pandemic-related bottlenecks,” explains IDS Managing Director Alexander Lewinsky. “We have learned from the supply chain challenges of the past years, optimised production as well as adjusted our supply chains.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

When talking about artificial intelligence (AI) or robots or other automation, Perducat said, it’s not about removing people, but using technologies to help people do their jobs. It’s all part of a larger evolution where machine, robots and people are coexisting together to deliver the best solutions. Perducat said. Perducat said.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In an era of increasing automation and robotics, machine vision (with artificial intelligence) plays a crucial role. In robotics and automation, cameras enable collaborative work and support employees in physically difficult or monotonous tasks. Industrial cameras record quality characteristics or consumption data, for example.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

TGW Logistics’ RovoFlex picking robot can handle a variety of items, from grocery and fashion to industrial and consumer goods. Source: TGW Logistics TGW Logistics Group GmbH said it has applied its more than 50 years of experience in developing automated systems into its latest picking robot. labor can be a major bottleneck.

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With a detailed value stream mapping, bottlenecks in machine utilisation can be identified and resolved through restructuring or optimisation. In the production area, for example, this could be unnecessary material inventories or expensive rework. The company’s machinery also plays a role.

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