Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Source: Kane Robotics Kane Robotics Inc. has combined artificial intelligence with visual sensors to enable its collaborative robot to automatically track and grind weld seams with high accuracy and speed. Kane Robotics cited the case of Paul Mueller Co. How is Kane Robotics’ approach different from others?

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2024

A German study outlines the benefits of having a diverse team for robotics research. Source: Adobe Stock The field of robotics is highly interdisciplinary, encompassing mechanical and electrical engineering, materials science, computer science, neuroscience, and biology. It published the study this week in Science Robotics.

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i4.0 today

AUGUST 28, 2023

The powers of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotic experiment systems have come together in pioneering proof-of-concept work at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) in Japan. The second type of module generates the instructions needed to control a robotic system that will put the instructions into practice.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 5, 2024

Gardner Business Media (GBM) is creating two new editorial roles to focus on emerging topics of broad importance across manufacturing — robots and autonomy; and sustainability. Source: Gardner Business Media Hider, the new robots and autonomy correspondent, has a history of reporting for various audiences in the company.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Ultra Accuracy enables GoFa robots to address new industrial applications, claims ABB. Source: ABB Robotics ABB Robotics today launched Ultra Accuracy, a new feature for its GoFa collaborative robot line. Editor’s note: John Bubnikovich, president of ABB Robotics U.S., offices in Auburn, Mich. Register now.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 4, 2023

Researchers have created a robot capable of conducting experiments more efficiently and sustainably to develop a range of new semiconductor materials with desirable attributes. The post Robot platform designed to develop range of semiconductor materials appeared first on Control Engineering.

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Additive Manufacturing

JANUARY 11, 2023

Highlights included more options for printing bigger and smaller, printing electronics and composites, and a couple of open platforms to allow more material development for industry and researchers. Desktop Metal Introduces the All-New S-Max® Flex, a Robotic Additive Manufacturing 2.0

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 4, 2023

“The NRF Board composition is a further critical success factor. Kate Pounder, CEO of Tech Council Australia (TCA), said the NRF can complement private sources of funding for building long-term strategic, emerging technologies and industries.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 27, 2023

ISAC has the potential to enable subcentimeter-level accuracy in localization, which is critical for robotic applications in these settings. As an example, with SLAM, robots can navigate their environment and deliver targets to humans with greater precision and efficiency, thanks to the integration of sensing functions as well as AI.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Source: Waymo Autonomous vehicles need to be able to anticipate and react to people entering streets. Source: VERSES AI Predicting the future trajectories of nearby objects, especially under occlusion, is a crucial task in autonomous driving and safe robot navigation. VERSES AI Inc. How does the framework operate?

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JULY 21, 2023

Industry Leader Embraces Development of New Products Among Hastings Air Energy Control’s core products and services are solutions for air filtration, including air cleaners, vacuum systems and mist collectors; welding fume extraction, including hoods and source capture FumeVac Systems ; and automation and energy controls.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

Advanced Tool Materials : High-performance coatings like diamond-like carbon (DLC) and ceramic composites enhance tool lifespan and machining accuracy. Carbon Neutrality Goals : Adopting renewable energy sources for manufacturing operations and implementing carbon offset programs. technologies and certifications.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

GrayMatter Robotics provides artificial intelligence (AI)-driven software designed to enable robots to program themselves to perform surface finishing and surface prep operations for a wide variety of part sizes and shapes. Source: GrayMatter Robotics 1. Source: Additive Manufacturing 2. Source: Getty Images 3.

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Mold Making Technology

JUNE 19, 2024

The design freedom of polymer/composite additive manufacturing (AM) makes it easy to design different front-facing/insert holding (middle left and right) and rear-facing/handle versions (right) of the claw manual end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) that Zero Tolerance LLC has produced for its own and customer molding operations.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 3, 2024

Mold Tooling Lead time delays for molded parts often originate from difficulties with sourcing tooling. Robot End Effectors Cobots, pick-and-place robots and other automation can make plastics processing more productive, but in most cases these additions require specialized end-of-arm tooling (EOAT) and other fixturing.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 16, 2024

Easily Determine the Correct Shielding Gas Mixture out of Hundreds of Possibilities Williams noted that when it comes to selecting gases, selecting the correct gas mix and composition can make a difference in factors like weld quality, spatter levels, fusion, fume generation and more.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 21, 2018

Large, advanced plants are using a plethora of advanced manufacturing processes, robots and data as a core part of their operations. Source: Middle Market Manufacturing: How to Thrive in a Transforming Environment (2018). New materials/composites. Robotics/advanced automation. National Center for the Middle Market.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 24, 2024

Source | KraussMaffei KraussMaffei comes to NPE2024 with the motto “Make plastic green — with high quality and efficiency.” The linear robot LRX 150 from KraussMaffei with EOT from ACH Solution allows an inline production with inspections, weight check and separation. Being showcased is a U.S.-produced

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 6, 2024

Tormach , a US-based manufacturer of CNC machines and industrial robotics, introduces its latest innovation: the Tormach 1500MX CNC Mill. a high-performance composite aircraft manufacturer. “It Additionally, the new 1500MX is optimized to pair with Tormach’s industrial robot, the ZA6 , for light machine automation capabilities.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Systems are available with ESAB and alternative power sources for air-plasma cutting at up to 125A. www.hyperthermassociates.com Smart Cell Robot can be Customized to Accommodate Your Shop The SMART CELL robotic sorting system from Mazak Optonics utilizes a 6-axis industrial robot and an innovative design to deliver high performance.

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Dinesh Mishra

SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

Advanced Materials and Precision: With the demand for complex parts and components made from advanced materials (like composites, ceramics, and high-strength alloys) increasing, machine tools are evolving to handle these materials with higher precision and efficiency. Training programs and certifications are becoming crucial in the industry.

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MEM

MAY 25, 2023

Moreover, as most components are made from oil-based virgin raw materials, they are advancing the depletion of non-renewable sources. An obvious strategy for recycling facilities is to adopt robotic and/or machine vision systems to perform rapid and accurate sorting of large volumes of waste.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 28, 2024

Services range from CNC and manual machining to robotic welding to 3D printing and custom molding. After graduating from New York’s Rochester Institute of Technology in 2012 with a degree in mechanical engineering, he worked as a design engineer for a manufacturer of molds for composite parts. “It’s what I do.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Laser beam delivery basics The hardware components used to deliver a laser beam from the source to the workpiece are critical for performance, and include mirrors, shutters, collimators, fibers, and focus heads. Figure 2 shows the design and composition of a typical galvo scan head. Figure 1-Laser beam delivery options.

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Smile Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

It is not necessary to be already included in the list of EIT Manufacturing partners to apply for funding but, by becoming such, you will have access to a valuable source of experience and potential collaborations with which to work and help build your own consortium if, or at the moment. which, you decide to apply for a loan.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Yulga said that DoALL Sawing Products control systems integrate with other manufacturers equipment; for instance, the Dual Column Dual Swivel (DCDS) 750 CNC integrates with an ABB robot. The robot takes a cut piece to an engraving machine and stacks the final part. “We Then, we team that with the right machine.

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Trimantec

OCTOBER 30, 2019

As today’s machines advance with precision servo systems, programmable automation controllers (PACs) and robotics , there are experts that declare all machine components within a system are important to motion control. Robotic grippers can be designed from linkages, gears, and pins. Key motion control components: . drive amplifier.

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Mold Making Technology

JANUARY 26, 2023

The additive tooling matched identical carbon fiber-reinforced composite tooling in terms of dimensional control, vacuum integrity and true position hole location, while providing improved durability. It also reduced maintenance costs, tool costs (30-40%) and tooling lead times (20-30%). Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.),

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MESA

MAY 26, 2023

The project call is also seeking innovative solutions for robotic AM process planning for continuous fiber-reinforced composite structures. Advancing AM Processing for Continuous Fiber Reinforced Composites Topic Area 10: Innovations in robotic additive manufacturing process planning.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Source: e-con Systems. The post See3CAM CU83 camera from e-con Systems offers RGB-IR tech for diverse applications appeared first on The Robot Report. The new See3CAM_CU83 4K RGB-IR camera can be used in precision agriculture and surgery. e-con Systems Inc. Gen 1 cameras, stereo cameras, GigE cameras, and low-light cameras. “By

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Mold Making Technology

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Modified Composition Enhances Stainless Steel Capabilities. Single-Source Machine Tool Solutions Associated with Mold and Die Machining. Photo Credit: Swiss Steel Group. Photo Credit: Edro Engineering. Edro , an exclusive U.S. distributor for Böhler , introduces the company’s newly developed M333 Isoplast stainless steel.

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Robotics Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

The Robotic Vision Hub, which contains components such as the Intel Core i7-1270P processor and connection modules. Source: Geek+ Geekplus Technology Co. today launched its Vision Only Robot Solution. ” Geek+ claimed that its new system is the world’s first vison-only autonomous mobile robot ( AMR ) using Intel Corp.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 13, 2025

The SRC safety robot controllers as part of SEER’s extensive hardware and software portfolio. Source: SEER Robotics Learning to build a robot in one week and deploying robot software in another may seem impossible, but SEER Robotics said they are becoming a reality at its training site.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

The SAEKI team with its on-demand additive manufacturing robot. Source: SAEKI Global supply chains are under increasing pressure, and manufacturing costs continue to rise. SAEKI’s origins are in hands-on manufacturing The 3D robot printer in action. With AI and robotics, were now able to abstract and automate these skills.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Source: Enterijer Mesicki Enterijer Mesicki, with help from RoboDK, has developed a new robotic cell for aggregate processing and milling. Its latest innovation combines the widely available FANUC robot line and the robot programming functionalities of RoboDK software.

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Dinesh Mishra

JANUARY 22, 2025

By improving energy efficiency, companies can also reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources. As digitalization reshapes manufacturing, essential skills for todays workforce include proficiency in advanced technologies like IoT, AI, robotics, and data analytics.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 19, 2025

Source: Harvard University Nearly eight years ago, Harvard University researchers unveiled RoboBee, a small, hybrid robot that could fly, dive, and swim. The researchers have given their flying robot a set of long, jointed legs that help ease its transition from air to ground.

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