This year, Machine Building Live attendees will have the chance to see a Schneider Electric Lexium MC12 multi carrier system in action with its brand-new demo machine. This modular, multi carrier system accelerates design, installation and commissioning and increases integration opportunities to result in higher uptime and smaller footprints. Schneider Electric experts will be on […]
Schneider Electric has announced the winners of the 2023 Global Alliance Excellence Awards. Throughout 2023, Schneider Electric’s Alliance Partners supported customers in the digitalisation of industrial automation, delivering value with innovative initiatives, solutions and services. These annual awards celebrate both Alliance System Integrators and Alliance Industrial Automation Distributors that have implemented Schneider Electric Internet-of-Things (IoT) […]
Schneider Electric recently hosted an enlightening forum as part of its global System Integrator Alliance Partner Programme, providing attendees with in-depth insights into industrial markets and their future opportunities. The organisation’s distinctive Innovation Hub in Coventry, UK, played host to 55 Alliance Partners who had the opportunity to connect with industry peers, Schneider Electric senior […]
Schneider Electric EcoStruxure supports innovation at every level, including with integrated robotics. Now the company has published a new eGuide aimed at helping OEMs unlock the potential of industrial robotics. Robotics and cobots are on the rise in industrial automation and there are now some 3.5 million working robots in global factories. OEMs are leading […]
By incorporating Schneider Electric into their ecosystem, integrators can elevate their value proposition during deployment and in the long term. The EcoStruxure suite, a comprehensive and IoT-ready platform, serves as a conduit for holistic, integrated multi-robotics solutions. This platform empowers integrators and end users alike to realise returns on investment across the entire sustainable machine […]
Schneider Electric has announced its upcoming OEM Innovation Day focusing on the Sustainable Machine Lifecycle. The event will take place on 11 October 2023 at the Schneider Electric Innovation Hub in Coventry. The event promises to be a landmark occasion for OEMs and machine builders by providing a unique opportunity for industry professionals, engineers, and […]
Schneider Electric has announced that applications are now open for the second instalment of the Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Awards. Launched in 2022, the awards honour the contribution of Schneider’s partner ecosystem in creating a more sustainable and electric world. This year, Schneider is broadening the scope of eligible companies to include customers and suppliers […]
Schneider Electric has launched the Lexium cobot. This collaborative machine features next-generation automation and advanced industrial robotics technology, designed to work closely alongside humans to perform gentle and diligent movements. Developed to improve plant productivity and safety, the Lexium cobot helps to minimise downtime caused by labour shortages, something which currently costs factories as much […]
At the Innovation Summit World Tour 2022, Schneider Electric highlighted a range of industry challenges, as well as introducing a new cobot in the Lexium range. Part of Schneider Electric’s advanced robotic system that helps workers perform heavy, repetitive and complex tasks, the cobot is said to be easy to implement into existing industrial environments […]
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 […]
The integration of software, robotics and people
Digital transformation is about fundamentally changing the way we do business. It impacts everything across an organisation – from culture and people to processes and business models. With that in mind, the experts at Schneider Electric look at the role of human-centric automation in high-performing industrial businesses. The factory of the future will have only […]