KUKA Robotics UK is giving a helping hand to a group of Midlands students as they bid for glory in a national secondary school robotics competition. The company is sponsoring the team from North Bromsgrove High School, Bromsgrove, for the event, which takes place at London’s Excel Arena in March. The Wednesbury-based company, a subsidiary of […]
The manufacturing of aircraft could soon look dramatically different, thanks to a programme run by the Technology Strategy Board. The one-year i-Composites programme saw KUKA, together with project partners Loop Technology and Güdel, as part of a wider consortium, looking at ways of developing affordable composites manufacturing technologies. KUKA Systems, in conjunction with Bombardier Aerospace, […]
Midlands precision aluminium diecaster JH Lavender has invested in a new robot cell in the wake of a raft of new long-term contracts from some of its major customers. A 1600 tonne automated diecasting cell featuring a 6-axis KUKA robot for unloading components has been added to a new 620m² diecasting hall at JH Lavender’s site in […]
Alan Shilton, managing director of Halesowen-based KUKA Automation + Robotics, believes greater use of robots will make it easier for UK manufacturers to become more competitive at home and abroad. His comments come as a new government grant is introduced, promoting the benefits of automation will help kick start a wave of long overdue investment […]
The high payload KUKA KR 100-2 PA model is being used at one of Britain’s oldest cheese makers as part of an automated packing line, designed by integration specialist Güdel to handle 250 cheese blocks an hour. The robot has turned the tricky, cumbersome task of palletising large 30kg boxes of cheese into a quick, […]
KUKA has devised a flexible robotic solution for performing a variety of drilling and fastening tasks on the upper and lower wing covers of a lateral wing box demonstration unit being built at the Airbus facility in Filton. The wing box is due to be delivered to Toulouse this summer where it will undergo a series […]
KUKA is playing a key role in the development of an innovative automated system for assembling complex aircraft structures in collaboration with Europe’s leading airplane manufacturer. The automation specialist has devised a flexible robotic solution for performing a variety of drilling and fastening tasks on the upper and lower wing covers of a lateral wing box […]
A KUKA robot is helping one of the UK’s leading bespoke furniture makers to expand its end-to-end manufacturing capabilities by undertaking a variety of finishing operations. The 100kg payload 7-axis KR100 model has been installed in an automated production cell at Jali’s factory in Kent to streamline a series of machining tasks on a number […]
A Black Country foundry has boosted the efficiency of a key production process by investing in a KUKA robot to help transform a time-consuming, labour-intensive operation. Newby Foundries has installed an automated production cell at its facility in Wednesbury for drilling holes in a variety of sand cores used to make castings for customers in the […]
RBTX presents a journey into automation
In a dynamic convergence of industry experts, innovators, and enthusiasts, igus, recently hosted the RBTX Low-Cost Robotics Live Workshop. This event, held at the North of England Robotics Innovation Centre (NERIC), brought together numerous users of low-cost robotics as well as automation novices. The workshop aimed to demystify automation, educate on affordability, and empower businesses […]
Save 80% build time with Module Connect
Would your company like to save multiple hours and cash for every machine you build? At MACH 2024, igus presents Module Connect, a unique and elegant engineering design to help machine users save assembly time. The company will also be demonstrating not one but three low-cost robots – part of the popular RBTX.com marketplace helping […]
igus chainflex cables now carry ‘PFAS-free’ seal
igus chainflex cables for robotics and other industrial applications do not contain harmful PTFE and PFAS chemicals, likely to be banned by the EU – now demonstrated with the ‘PFAS free’ seal. Several compounds found in everyday products – per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, or PFAS for short – are harmful to the environment, humans and […]
Delta Unveils D-Bot Series Cobots at Hannover Messe
Delta has today a significant milestone in its development of smart manufacturing solutions with the launch of six highly versatile models in the D-Bot series of collaborative industrial robots (cobots) at Hannover Messe 2024. The portfolio features cobots with payload capacities up to 30 kg, reach spans up to 1800 mm, compatibility with EtherCAT, Modbus […]
Don’t miss out on the future of automation
Rexroth empowers machine builders to create next-generation equipment that delivers exceptional performance, productivity, and reliability in various industries. At MachineBuilding.Live you’ll be able to experience cutting-edge innovation including Rexroth’s newly acquired Kassow Robot. Discover first-hand how these agile and high-speed robots can revolutionise your manufacturing processes. With impressive payload capacities and precision, Kassow Robots excel […]
Save 80% build time with Module Connect
Would your company like to save multiple hours and cash for every machine you build? At MACH 2024, igus presents Module Connect, a unique and elegant engineering design to help machine users save assembly time. The company will also be demonstrating not one but three low-cost robots – part of the popular RBTX.com marketplace helping […]
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One week to go to Food Manufacturing Live
With more than 120 exhibitors specialising in engineering and automation solutions for the food and drink industry plus a comprehensive programme of free-to-attend Workshops, there is something for food and drink industry engineers of all disciplines at FoodManufacturing.Live on Wednesday 1st May at the National Motorcycle Museum. Machine vision, robotics, sensing, factory automation, special bearings, […]
Vision guided robotics solves packaging challenge
An industrial bakery has secured lower error rates and higher throughput of goods with a modern machine vision solution using the Aurora Design Assistant machine vision software from Zebra Technologies. The bakery can now inspect its full range of breads using a single machine vision solution, and carry out efficient, automated picking with a robotic grip […]
Just two weeks to go to Food Manufacturing Live
Food Manufacturing Live is special event is exclusively for engineers of all disciplines in the UK food and drink manufacturing sector. With almost 120 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovations and developments in factory automation, machine vision, robotics, power transmission, industrial networks, machinery safety and so much more, there is something here for every engineer in the […]