50 pairs Trio SCARA robots on a nut sorting line in the US are increasing efficiency and reducing the total cost of ownership, as well as adding process accuracy. Along with vision system integration, a single motion controller manages each SCARA robot pair, minimising the total budget outlay. With an employment rate of around 96.3% […]
Trio Motion Technology has launched a new motion controller at SPS based on Intel multi-core processors, running Microsoft Windows alongside Trio’s Advanced Motion-iX core. The PC-MCAT-2 will give OEM machine builders a control solution that allows easy integration of Windows applications together with advanced motion functionality. Based on Trio’s Motion First Automation approach to machine […]
Trio Motion Technology has provided the MIT Art, Design and Technology University in Pune, India, with a robot programming and control platform to enable students to develop their 6-axis robot programming capabilities. To create skilled developers of tomorrow, engineering department professors at the university, which is among the most prestigious technology institutions in India, require […]
Trio Motion Technology has launched a new motion controller for up to 64 axes with high speed EtherCAT control. Trio’s new Flex-X Nano Motion Coordinator is designed to increase machine productivity while optimising motion precision. The Flex-X Nano can simultaneously control machines, robots, and motion axes. The advantages of integrating a single controller, instead of […]
Installing a robotic pick-and-place and integrated conveyor solution has increased productivity for a pharmaceutical manufacturer while maintaining regulatory compliance. Combining a vision system optimised for accuracy that assures end-to-end traceability, a single controller from Trio manages both the robot and conveyor axes, increasing reliability for the end user. The final steps in the packaging operation […]
Motion control and systems build integrator, Micromech, has become the UK Solutions Partner for Trio Motion Technology, the motion-based manufacturer of machine control systems. Micromech, one of the country’s most experienced motion system integrators, will develop solutions for OEMs and machine builders using Trio’s range of motion controllers, I/O, servo drives and servo motors. The […]
Trio Motion Technology, the motion-first machine solution provider, has appointed Tom Alexander as new company President. Concluding a transitional hand over period, Chris Backhouse, Trio’s co-founder and previous Managing Director, has now stepped down from the role. Fellow Trio co-founder, Roy Bamforth, has also moved from his position of Sales Director to become a Non-Executive […]
Trio Motion has introduced a new 4-page brochure that highlights the powerful yet simple to implement programming capabilities available to OEMs and machine builders for robotic and kinematic transformations across its advanced MC4 series and Euro series Motion Coordinators. Simply titled Robotics on MC4xx Motion Coordinators, the brochure outlines the different types of robots in […]
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 […]
Optimising integration for improved performance
Integrating a controller that manages a machine and SCARA robots can mean faster development and greater reliability compared to connecting a separate robot controller to the machine’s PLC, says Trio’s president, Tom Alexander. The benefit of introducing SCARA (selective compliance assembly robot arm) technology to a machine process is an increase in throughput and precision, […]