Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The TMINI robotic surgical system features a wireless handpiece that assists surgeons in performing total knee replacements. Source: THINK Surgical THINK Surgical Inc. has announced two new collaborations involving surgical robotics and implants for total knee arthroplasty, or TKA. over the past week. The Fremont, Calif.-based

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 9, 2024

Source: ABB ABB has opened its re-fitted U.S. robotics headquarters and manufacturing facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan, which will support ABB Robotics’ global leadership in developing and manufacturing robotic solutions. and the Americas region.”

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Credit: Universal Robots Thermoforming, a technology that is more than a century old, uses sheet plastic that is heated to become soft so it can be vacuum-formed in or around a mold. For a business like hers, the initial price point of industrial robots and their required safety caging was too high, not to mention the programming costs.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 18, 2023

WELDING TIPS Implementing robotic welding can significantly improve a manufacturing operation’s productivity and weld quality, but what are the robotic welding basics you should know to be successful? Success with robotic welding requires a well-researched plan.

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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

MARCH 11, 2024

Source: Slamcore Just as advanced driver-assist systems, or ADAS, mark progress toward autonomous vehicles, so too can spatial intelligence assist manually driven vehicles in factories and warehouses. Learn from Agility Robotics, Amazon, Disney, Teradyne and many more. Slamcore Aware is designed to be simple and quick to commission.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 17, 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. 2022 was no different. 2022 was no different.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Manufacturers’ Monthly sits down with David Green, Sevaan Group CEO, about current trends in component manufacturing in a hectic and dynamic marketplace, challenges and how Sevaan Group is preparing to meet the highs and lows of tomorrow. Current component manufacturing trends. Challenges in component and product manufacturing.

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Modern Machine Shop

MARCH 16, 2023

” This was fitting, as an expedition’s success is oftentimes determined by the team’s preparation, and Studer’s products aim to ready manufacturers for potential uncharted waters in 2023 and beyond. Studer’s roboLoad is a robotic automation system for its S121, S131 and S141 grinding machines.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2024

BMW plans to see what a Figure 01 humanoid robot can do in its factory. Source: Figure AI The interest in humanoid robots continues to gain steam. based Figure AI signed an agreement with BMW Manufacturing to test its 01 humanoid at the car maker’s plant in Spartanburg, S.C. Sunnyvale, Calif.-based

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 25, 2024

“Using advanced pulsed-GMAW equipment, EWI can work with end users to develop custom waveforms for the arc DED and the alloys associated with additive manufacturing,” says Michael Carney, Senior Engineer at EWI. ESAB has donated systems for robotic and submerged arc welding (SAW) to EWI ® of Columbus, Ohio. at reduced heat inputs.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Precision laser welding in manufacturing requires fast, accurate positioning of the laser beam on the part. 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.

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i4.0 today

APRIL 21, 2023

A highly flexible ABB robot is helping a major UK chemicals company produce accurate laser welds on chemical production equipment. The company, an ABB Value Provider, has extensive experience designing and building robotic automation solutions for companies in industries including aerospace, automotive and nuclear.

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Mold Making Technology

MARCH 3, 2024

Source (clockwise) | DMS, Lyndex-Nikken, SprutCAM and Hasco. Source | DMS 3D-Printed Hot Runner Nozzles Yield Consistent Temperature Profile Selective laser melting (SLM) metal 3D printing, combined with artificial intelligence (AI), produce DMS Monolith hot runner nozzles, tailored precisely to part and process specifications.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Collaborative Robot Arc Welding Package ABB’s (Auburn Hills, MI) GoFa Collaborative Robot Arc Welding Package is a breakthrough solution that simplifies creating and executing welding sequences, empowering first-time robot users to create high-quality welds without the need for in-depth knowledge of robot programming.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

To overcome talent gaps, stringent demands and ongoing disruption, company leaders continue to adopt advanced technology, including robotic automation to improve operational efficiency and product quality. One robot segment that garners considerable attention is arc welding.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

As Wales Tech Week draws closer, visitors can expect digital transformation in manufacturing to be one of the main focuses. I spoke to experts in the industry to see how manufacturing businesses stand to reap huge benefits from tech advances including digital transformation. But digital transformation cannot be considered in isolation.

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ATS

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

More manufacturers than ever are drawing upon AI in production and other areas of the manufacturing process, taking advantage of technology that is more accessible than ever while understanding the need to keep pace with competitors and innovators who are setting today’s bar with the adoption of AI tools.

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ATS

MAY 12, 2023

Technology continues to evolve, electric vehicle demand continues to grow and shift the market share balance, and manufacturers remain on the hunt for efficiencies and process improvements. Augmented reality is helping car manufacturers to do so in these areas and more.

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2024

Source: LinkedIn As The Robot Report reported last October, one of the biggest autotech stories of the year was the stalling of Cruise after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles suspended its driverless testing license. We’ve also recently moved into the factory manufacturing distribution space.”

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Robotics Business Review

MAY 1, 2024

Recently, Tormach introduced its new 1500MX CNC mill that can be operated with the ZA6 industrial robot via the company’s free and open source PathPilot ® control software. What is lights-out manufacturing and who are the Tormach customers who would use it? From there, Tormach has evolved to where we are today.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 29, 2024

Furthermore, it can upscale manufacturing capacity with an integrated collar for machine integration. The ESAB Cobot costs a fraction of a pre-engineered robot cell and does not require a programmer. The cobot features a Universal Robots UR10e industrial robot arm.

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Factory Worx

JULY 19, 2022

This transformation was caused due to the improvements in manufacturing technology, which has always welcomed new innovations. One of them is Artificial Intelligence in manufacturing industry 4.0. Why Do You Need AI Manufacturing? Impact of AI in manufacturing 4.0 technologies.

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Cisco Smart Manufacturing

JUNE 21, 2018

There is no one size fits all view when it comes to manufacturing. Large, advanced plants are using a plethora of advanced manufacturing processes, robots and data as a core part of their operations. Adding further value streams and services to products is changing the way manufacturers organizing and going to market.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

has broken ground to expand its local manufacture and sheet metal assembly of fabricating machine tools in Farmington, Conn., adding 55,800 square feet to its production building for the manufacture of laser cutting, bending and welding machinery. At FABTECH 2023, TRUMPF Inc.’s TRUMPF Inc.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MARCH 16, 2023

First-of-its-Kind Robotic Cell Automated TIG Welding Solution Automation is the word in manufacturing today, and CINCINNATI Inc. The cell is compact, easily repositioned, and contains advanced safety devices including the continuous robot elbow monitoring. Miller Electric Mfg.

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Control Engineering

JULY 17, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how Ireland fosters collaboration and innovation among manufacturers. See how workforce development and training initiatives can support innovation in manufacturing. Learn about innovative manufacturing projects underway in Ireland. Industry 5.0 insights Whereas Industry 4.0 Industry 5.0

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Synopsys Synopsys Inc. “At least once a year since 2000, Ansys has acquired and/or announced a major technology sharing partnership with another company,” wrote Shawn Wasserman, a former Ansys employee, on Engineering.com , a sibling site to The Robot Report. today said it will acquire Ansys Inc.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

AUGUST 3, 2022

It is where the normally invisible decision makers are often to be seen presenting at a conference or walking the exhibition floor, giving the opportunity to hear the important news straight from the source, or have a direct meeting or discussion. And the critical mass of engaged industry players is its own source of opportunity.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Furthermore, with Dojo, Tesla underlines the advantages of its unique vertical integration strategy where it exerts control over key aspects of the value chain from manufacturing to sales, hardware to software, products to services, and, yes, even superchargers to supercomputers. Apple is also expected to go this way.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Thermal Dynamics ® Automation’s new UC Series of high-precision automated plasma sources, an updated version of its Ultra-Cut ® XT systems, features a modernized inverter block with state-of-the-art power switching components, a new cabinet design with an LED strip for an at-a-glance assessment of machine status.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

JANUARY 25, 2023

Manufacturing has moved on from simple cutting tools. It’s now about the end-to-end process, from sourcing the best materials to providing the best customer experience, and it relies on networked machines and devices. We have introduced new geometries in software to manufacture special cutters for those processes.

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Mold Making Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Over the past 56 years, we have grown into a world-class manufacturing business with 130 employees and an 87,000-square-foot manufacturing facility (61,000-square-foot air-conditioned manufacturing area, 14,000-square-foot area for the office, engineering and training; and a 12,000-square-foot climate-controlled warehouse.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 17, 2023

The overall result shows that the development of 5G-based enterprise AR applications were in an early stage of development in 2021, but there are promising use cases that showed the potential of 5G in driving adoption of enterprise AR applications in various sectors, particularly in manufacturing. The survey was run during May 2021.

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 22, 2024

This automated robotic cell at MetalQuest frees employees from repetitive, manual tasks. Source: MetalQuest From the earliest days of automation at IMTS featuring a robot hand moving parts, there has been a massive evolution in technology. “This isn’t unique to manufacturing, it’s the entire global workforce.”

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Control Engineering

MARCH 12, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) insights The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has companies are entering a new revolution that changes the way original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) think about and approach manufacturing. AI scales from a single machine and extends across the entire manufacturing production line and supply chain.

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i4.0 today

JUNE 14, 2023

A first-of-its-kind robot which gives clinicians the ability to ‘feel’ patients remotely has been launched as part of a Finnish hospital pilot by deep tech robotics company Touchlab, a new tenant of the world-leading centre for robotics and artificial intelligence the National Robotarium. million from the Scottish Government.

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