Robotics Business Review

JULY 10, 2024

Source: SMW Electronics SMW Autoblok Group yesterday launched its new quick-change PRS Robotic Tool Changer line, which can be combined with a variety of pneumatic grippers and C40 Inductive Couplers for contactless, wear-free energy and signal transmission. An optional electronic signal interface module is available.

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Robotics Business Review

JULY 6, 2024

Source: Replique In the realm of modern manufacturing and automation, the integration of robotics continues to redefine industry standards. Source: Replique Optimize performance with lightweighting Another key advantage of 3D printing in robotics lies in its capacity to optimize weight and enhance performance through innovative design.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Features typically delegated to bench amplifiers or electronic column gages now fit into a compact but powerful, all-in-one readout device. Despite the rugged design, putting any electronic device on the shop floor at the point of manufacture is always a bit of concern. Other advanced functions can speed gaging setups.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

AUGUST 28, 2023

State-of-the art, lightweight and portable welding power sources help work out quality and productivity issues, and cut down on training time by guiding welders through the process in real time. Versatile Machine is Designed to Prepare Operators for the Unpredictable Lincoln Electric’s Ranger Air 260MPX Multi-function Engine Drive.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Source: Adobe Stock The agriculture industry is faced with tremendous changes driven by climate change, a growing global population, and the increasing scarcity of resources such as water and farmable land. These closed systems function independently from climatic conditions and allow for year-round production.

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Dinesh Mishra

MARCH 21, 2025

In the Embedded Park at HANNOVER MESSE 2025, exhibitors such as Deutschmann, GMK, Qt Group, and the Open Source Automation Development Lab (OSADL) will be demonstrating the innovative forces currently being unleashed to drive forward the development of embedded systems with impressive new developments.

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MARCH 5, 2025

Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) use manufacturing processes developed for the semiconductor industry to miniaturize complex optical functionality onto a chip. PICs offer significant advantages over electronic ICs. Propagation losses are also typically much smaller compared to resistance losses in electronic ICs.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Source: COVAL COVAL SAS, a designer, producer, and marketer of vacuum components and systems, has released its latest micro vacuum pump, the MPXS. COVAL said the MPXS micro vacuum pump’s small size, high performance, and wide range of functions and configurations make it suitable for industrial applications requiring high speeds.

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E&T

AUGUST 4, 2023

The free-standing versions of LiPON (FS-LiPON) film underwent several functional battery tests that showed it was able to promote a uniformly dense lithium metal electrochemical deposition under zero external pressure. Lithium metal batteries have been a topic of interest for many years due to their high energy density.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The engineering team at ByteSnap Design has been reflecting on the future of AI in the technology and electronics design industries. AI in software and electronics design Software development and electronics design are both areas that AI vendors are targeting, as developers are expensive and timescales can be long.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 23, 2024

Source: Mahr Inc. An electronic height gage is the tool of choice for the versatility of a wide range of parts — whether first-part qualification, incoming inspection or even a series of parts — due to its versatility and direct-reading measurement capabilities.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 22, 2024

Source: Pudu Robotics Pudu Technology Co. Source; Pudu Robotics Zhang: The biggest difference in developing robots for manufacturing in comparison to service robots lies within the distinct market needs and opportunities of the industrial sector. The PUDU T300 mobile robot dis designed for use in tight aisles with heavy payloads.

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Robotics Business Review

JUNE 2, 2024

The NVIDIA Isaac platform powers electronics, healthcare and industrial applications. NVIDIA also announced that electronics manufacturers Delta Electronics , Pegatron , and Wistron are using NVIDIA Metropolis , Omniverse, and Isaac to simulate, build, and operate their facilities with “ virtual factories.”

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 22, 2022

A single robot library will enable engineers to access and control simple functions, and higher level functions that can be added later as needed. Many medium-sized companies, whether in the food industry, the packaging industry or electronics suppliers, are increasingly turning to robot-assisted applications. Source: Profinet.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Source: Nimble While warehouse automation today is limited to a few functions, improvements in artificial intelligence promise to change that. The company said its technology is being used across apparel, health and beauty, footwear, electronics, consumer packaged goods, general merchandise, pharmaceuticals, and more.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Source: Wyss Center Researchers at the Wyss Center have an ongoing project to develop AI algorithms that use brain signals to control a lightweight exosuit. Source: Wyss Center One partner in the exosuit project is Nuerosoft Bioelectronics, a brain-computer interface (BCI) technology maker. “At

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Marshall Wolf Automation

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In reference to SSRs , optocouplers are the light-source (commonly LED or infra-red) components that allow for switching to occur. The standard voltage the SSR is rated to function with. Operating Voltage The full potential range of voltage the SSR may function under where the voltage of the input signal may fluctuate.

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Mold Making Technology

APRIL 18, 2024

Source | Delta Mold Inc. The company builds injection and compression molds for 320 customers in the appliance, agricultural equipment, consumer electronics, food storage, ground transportation, HVAC, lawn and garden, plumbing, recreational equipment and storage and refuse segments. Source | Delta Mold Inc.

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Automation Mag

JUNE 13, 2023

Siemens Digital Industries Software is integrating the Supplyframe Design-to-Source Intelligence platform with its Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services to bring real-time supply chain intelligence to its digital twin technology.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Embedded controllers, on the other hand, utilize lower-cost hardware and often leverage open-source or low-cost development tools, reducing overall expenditure. PLCs typically come with high hardware and software costs, including licensing fees for proprietary programming environments.

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i4.0 today

OCTOBER 7, 2022

stands for “Jetted Additively Manufactured Electronics Sources,” and was founded to advance the development of AME (Additively Manufactured Electronics) through a collaborative space that delivers technical know-how, design enablement and real-time communication, within a diverse global community, and at all levels of expertise.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 27, 2022

To print the ink, researchers designed a cost-effective, open-source, multi-head 3D bioprinter that runs on open-source tools and freeware. These 3D-printable devices are electronically active and can monitor dynamic human motion, paving the way for continuous motion monitoring. This study was recently published in ACS Nano.

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

See the table below for a quick overview of Rethink Robotics’ new Reacher line: Source: Rethink Robotics Mobile robots part of new offerings Rethink Robotics introduced its first-ever autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). The company said both AMRs come with an integrated lift function.

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E&T

AUGUST 8, 2022

However, it is difficult to provide a self-healing function while satisfying all of these conditions. Although self-healing functions using photothermal dyes have been studied previously, those studies were mainly based on inorganic materials that are difficult to apply industrially as the coating material should be transparent.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 2, 2024

Source: L.S. and globally sourced materials. Starrett also showcases its HD400 benchtop comparator with a MetLogix Mx200 digital readout (DRO) which combines an intuitive user experience with current touchscreen conventions and functionality. Starrett Co. Starrett Co. Additionally, the company highlights its DataSure 4.0

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i4.0 today

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This event aims to integrate digital technology with manufacturing, drive innovation through cutting-edge advancements, and boost global trade by connecting key sectors in advanced manufacturing of electronic products and electrical appliances, automotives, displays and new materials.

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Modern Machine Shop

JANUARY 19, 2025

Source: Nikon Metrology Nikon Corp. ’s NEXIV VMF-K Series video measuring system is designed to meet the increasing semiconductor and electronic component inspection demands. Improved light source: The confocal light source has been changed from a xenon lamp to an LED, increasing lifespan from 3,000 hours to 30,000 hours.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 1, 2024

Source: OmniOn Power As delivery robots and autonomous vehicles spread, much of the design and development attention has focused on safe navigation and obstacle detection, according to OmniOn Power Inc. OmniOn supports multiple technologies, including robotics. Click here to enlarge. Celsius] in places like Dallas.”

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E&T

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In the 50s and 60s, they were commonly used to provide almost all grid stability in the UK, but fell out of favour towards the end of the 20th century with the rise in power electronics. However, renewable energy sources such as wind, solar, tidal and battery storage are non-synchronous resources. Inertia support.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 17, 2023

These include flat and folded/formed sheet metal components, gaskets and seals, laminations, O-rings, paper acetate and electronic drawings and other opaque and semi-transparent flat materials. Physical parts or even paper, acetate or electronic image files can be reverse engineered to create CAD files. www.marposs.com.

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 12, 2024

Source: ARM Institute The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing, or ARM, Institute today selected six new technology projects for funding. will address a wider range of part sizes and complex assembly scenarios and advancing the project into a functional pilot line. Lockheed Martin is the project’s principal investigator.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JULY 9, 2024

For example, the company distinguishes itself from its competitors by directly integrating AI functionality into its platform instead of offering it as an add-on service. Its user-friendly design ensures an optimal user experience while providing easy access to complex functionality at an affordable price.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Sydney-based Sevaan Group is a contract manufacturing firm that employs about 50 staff and specialises in precision manufacturing of metal parts and products for OEMs in a range of industries including defence, mining, agriculture, gaming, space and robotics, electronics and transport.

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E&T

JANUARY 4, 2023

Satellites in geosynchronous orbit receive sunlight for more than 99 per cent of the time – as they are not subjected to the cycles of a day and changes in weather – and at a much greater intensity than solar panels on Earth, making them a much more efficient source of energy. .

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The drag-and-drop feature and the extensive function library enable rapid workflow optimization, which also saves time and resources. Because of its user-friendly KUKA.AMR Fleet software , commissioning of the KMP 600P is effortless and does not require any programming knowledge. billion euro and roughly 14,000 employees.

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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. announced its Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing (EBAM®) process deposited 40 lbs. Sciaky’s EBAM® Surpasses 40 lbs.

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i4.0 today

JANUARY 16, 2025

Source IDTechEx Yet despite the diversity of the sensor market, there are some unifying trends in technology innovation. The ambition of optimizing SWAP (Size, Weight and Power) continues to drive the industry forward from electronics manufacturing giants and start-ups alike. Figure 2 – Sensor market roadmap.

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