2018 Archive
December 2018
- Autonomous robots could soon transport Airbus
- Machine vision and robotics solve positioning challenge
- Ceiling-mounted SCARA robot delivers maximum flexibility
- Automation will support the overall economy
- Omron launches TM Series collaborative robot
- Universal Robots celebrates 10 year anniversary
November 2018
- Meet Lindsey: she’ll be your guide today
- Schunk has a fingerprint in automotive industry
- How fast does the drylin delta robot operate?
- Sick makes safe robotics more productive
- Simplified programming could improve Britain’s robotics adoption
- Fanuc launches medium-sized ‘cobot’
October 2018
- Robotic arm lowers price barrier for simple automation
- Flexibowl demonstration on show at PPMA
- Low-priced delta robot from Igus available to build or buy
- ‘Breakthrough’ automated broccoli harvester turns to Fanuc
- Igus dresspack configurator for virtually every industrial robot
- Cobots and the future of maintenance
- Yaskawa partners with Reeco for cobots
- Simmatic gets a grip on oddly shaped objects
- 3D robot vision made easy
- Food firms must seize the Brexit opportunity
- Lessons learned from automation leaders and robot laggards
- Three-way concept for tool changer suitable for all robot brands
September 2018
- Industrial robots access AI via the cloud
- 3D camera gives robots a gentler touch
- Comau UK shows Industry 4.0 solutions at PPMA 2018
- Easy handling of heavier loads
- Functional testing of nanosatellites using robots
- Low cost option for robotics from Igus
- Sewtec achieves record £25m order book
- 10 reasons why robotics have a place in your manufacturing operations
- Fanuc adds 6kg payload variant to SCARA robot range
August 2018
- OnRobot acquires Purple Robotics
- Unipick robots make a case for convenience
- Rockwell light curtains guard robotic work cells
- ABB’s YuMi serves coffee at Smartech Selfridges
- Igus makes automation easy with new motion concept
- Mitsubishi mobile robots put manufacturing on the move
- Fanuc launches intelligent diagnostics for robots
- Igus makes DC motion control easy
July 2018
- Schunk discusses working hand in hand with robots
- Mitsubishi’s enables intelligent, flexible conveying
- Sewtec opens new facilities, creates 40 jobs
- ATG focuses on robotics expertise at PPMA
- Pilz presents safe and smart automation at PPMA
- ABB launches single-arm YuMi cobot
- Pilz introduces open, modular robot family
- ‘Brainy Skin’ with sense of touch gets £1.5m funding
June 2018
- How to set up a motor controller for an Igus linear robot
- Comau launches lightweight wearable robotics
- Sick launches robot guidance for part localisation
- OnRobot debuts new products at Automatica 2018
- Universal Robots launches next generation cobots
- Scorpion Vision integrates HikVision smart camera with vision software
- Eisele demonstrates one supply connection for robots
- Igus highlights robolink ReBel joints for mobile applications
- Nissan scores with Pitch-R robot at Champions League final
- OnRobot formed from merger of three companies
- Universal Robots co-founder wins Engelberger Award 2018
- Robotics is the future for the food and drink industry
- RARUK growth prompts investment in facilities and people
May 2018
- Intertronics dispensing robot offers large work area
- Fanuc robot welds large pieces in small spaces
- AMRC highlights collaborative robotics research
- IDS GigE Vision camera offers extended functions
- New bio-inspired robotic concepts from Festo
- Applied Automation takes on three new product lines
- Congatec and RTS make a robot play piano
- Lenze virtual machine aids with robot visualisation
- New features in IDS Vision App-based industrial cameras
- Low cost robotics will revolutionise production, says Igus
- Schunk grows team with new area sales manager
- TM Robotics: Automating the plastics industry
April 2018
- IDS speeds up 3D robot vision
- Fanuc launches light-weight painting robot
- Smart cup for composites handling from Simmatic
- Acrovision combines low cost cobot with vision
- Sick ‘Snapshot’ sensor brings 3D vision to robotics
- BitFlow predicts growth in vision-guided robotics
- Universal Robots’ gold edition cobot giveaway
- Mitsubishi pictures the factories of the future
- TM Robotics: Should robots be taxed?
- Automatica 2018: Optimise your production
- SMAC micro gripper handles fragile parts
- Motion Control Products introduces Elfin cobot
- TUV SUD discusses collaborative robot safety
- Food and beverage solutions at Automatica 2018
- Universal Robots boost profitability at machining company
- Festo modular controller scalable for robot tasks
- Sewtec rebrands and reveals five-year growth plan
- Güdel linear tracks expand robot envelopes
- Brillopak outlines opportunities with robotics
- Automatica focuses on medical and pharmaceutical
- Unlocking the potential of service robotics
March 2018
- Virtual and real production worlds are merging
- Fanuc launches its first SCARA robot range
- Igus drylin E linear robot delivered within 24 hours
- Brillopak and Omron highlight smarter factories
- TM Robotics provides solution for rapid food-packing
- 3D Printed robot prosthetic limb for amputees created by students
- UK business must come together to enhance productivity
- IDS 3D cameras offer expanded field of view
- Igus technologies deliver low-cost robotics
- Fanuc introduces laser guided smart welding camera
- IDS presents novel vision app-based sensors and cameras
- Universal Robots for bin-picking and packaging
- Acrovision breaks cobot the price barrier
- Fanuc launches latest 3D simulation program
- Comau enables the factory of the future
- RARUK becomes TM Robotics distributor
- Simmatic smart grippers handle difficult products
- Universal Robots says cobots can help SMEs
- Igus offers complete, low cost robot arm with controller
February 2018
- Schunk hosts 10th annual robotics symposium
- TM Robotics announces 3D simulation software tool
- Reiku extends jointing tubing system with more sizes
- RARUK adds force sensors for Universal Robots
- Robot density rises globally, reports IFR
- How to assemble the Igus triflex TRLF energy chain
- Eaton hose provides secure supply to hexapods
- Kuka robot boosts productivity for Linecross
- Stemmer Imaging acquires Data Vision
- Keynote speech for UKIVA Machine Vision Conference
- Registration opens for UKIVA Machine Vision conference
- Mitsubishi Electric puts robot control on the PLC rack
January 2018
- Fanuc launches compact, general purpose robot series
- RARUK brings cobots and SCARA robots to MACH
- Universal Robots offers guide to cobot applications
- Fanuc’s new robot turns press-to-press transfers upside-down
- Universal Robots draw the crowds in Regent Street
- Goudsmit introduces magnetic power gripper for heavy parts
- TM Robotics offers tips for choosing a 3D vision system
- Fanuc says it’s now or never to bridge the skills gap
- Scorpion Vision announces Hikvision camera seminar