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New Cumbria Robotics Cluster to focus on nuclear decommissioning, field robotics

Robotics Business Review

The Cumbria Robotics Cluster had its official launch at the HRAICE event. Source: Industrial Solutions Hub Among the ingredients for a successful regional robotics cluster are an industry focus and institutional support. The Cumbria Robotics Cluster yesterday marked its official launch in the U.K.

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Welding industry is grappling with work shortages and rising costs, says new Weld Australia report

Manufacturer's Monthly

The results show that half of welding workshops are currently operating at 80 per cent capacity or below. The factors most likely to impact on the productivity of welding staff are time spent on tasks like materials handling (42 per cent) and joint preparation and fit up (21 per cent). 42 per cent); robots (37.5

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Watch Out adds autonomy to CNC cells for precise production

Robotics Business Review

Watch Out visualizes a highly automated workcell that can fit into a container. “Sbastian learned the limits of these machines and recognized the problem of retraining staffers,” Mariette told The Robot Report. It has workshops in Bonneville, France, and Dorval, Canada. and globally. in sales in 2024.

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New Ipswich TAFE centre to deliver skilled manufacturing workforce

Manufacturer's Monthly

A new state-of-the-art metal trades, manufacturing and robotics centre has officially opened at the TAFE Queensland Bundamba campus. The centre will support more than 380 students currently enrolled in engineering and manufacturing qualifications at the Bundamba campus including a broad range of courses offered through Free TAFE.

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World’s First Automated Fitting and Full-welding Machine for the Steel Fabricating Industry

Fabricating & Metal Work

This new system is capable of producing the most common steel construction profiles – plates, angle irons, tubes, U-profiles, crane runway consoles – and is the world’s first welding robot that can both fit and weld. Welders who perform this craftmanship can now focus on specialized welding projects instead. “The

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Finding Skilled Labor Through Partnerships and Benefits

Modern Machine Shop

The shop has recently hired machinists from Workshops for Warriors, a San Diego-based nonprofit that provides training and the opportunity to earn credentials in trades like CNC machining to veterans and military service members. “It has been an excellent fit for us.” “It has been an excellent fit for us.”

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How industry can realise the benefits of advanced technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

The trade of welding conjures up images of dirty, dark workshops full to the brim with traditional tools and machinery prone to throwing off sparks and fumes. Increasingly, Australia’s world-class welding workshops are light and bright, and fitted out with some of the most advanced technology available. The power of Industry 4.0,