Blog : Robotics Update

By Editor April 15, 2024 Read More →

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 […]

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By Editor April 15, 2024 Read More →

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 […]

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By Editor April 15, 2024 Read More →

Can UK manufacturing raise robotics uptake?

Bob Struijk, vice president of FANUC Europe, examines the potential reasons behind the UK’s reluctance to automate – and asks what we can learn from our continental cousins. Despite punching well above our weight as a manufacturing powerhouse, the UK is in danger of slipping down the international rankings unless we increase our levels of […]

Posted in: Comment, FANUC Robotics

By Editor April 15, 2024 Read More →

Report highlights challenges and growth prospects

Automate UK has published a new report highlighting key insights, challenges and opportunities for the automation sector in 2024. The report provides an insightful overview of recent and expected industry developments based on the survey of Automate UK members, wider industry experts, and automation technology end users. It points towards continued innovation and collaboration, with […]

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Automation and Robotics Accelerator Symposium

The education programme for Smart Manufacturing and Engineering Week has been announced with nearly 150 free-to-attend sessions taking place across eight solutions theatres during the live events from 5-6 June 2024 at Birmingham’s NEC, including the Automation and Robotics Accelerator Symposium. Visitors are encouraged to plan their programme in advance, and this can be easily […]

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By Editor April 12, 2024 Read More →

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 […]

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By Editor April 11, 2024 Read More →

Raising the bar for tomorrow’s standards

Whether it is fluctuating demand, more customised products or smaller batches, manufacturers today need to respond more quickly and flexibly to changing markets. Consumer habits are changing, and thus so are the requirements of the process manufacturing industries. Here, Bradley McEwan, business development manager at Beckhoff UK, discusses how software and modular hardware enables easy […]

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Neura Robotics and OMRON forge strategic alliance

Neura Robotics and OMRON Robotics and Safety Technologies are excited to announce their strategic partnership which aims to revolutionise the manufacturing industry by introducing cognitive robots into factory automation, leveraging advanced AI capabilities to enhance efficiency, flexibility, and safety. Unlike traditional industrial robots, cognitive robots have the ability to learn from their environment, make decisions […]

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Robots play key role in sawmill upgrade project

An integrated project of control room technology, power distribution and robotics, implemented by ABB Process Automation have driven pioneering levels of productivity and efficiency at Metsä Fibre’s technologically advanced sawmill. The customer’s Rauma mill is Finland’s largest ever sawmill investment at €260 million and uses machine vision, artificial intelligence (AI) and integrated information systems for […]

Posted in: ABB Robotics, All News, Articulated Arm, Case studies, Control, Woodworking

By Editor April 9, 2024 Read More →

Control solution for articulated arm robots

Delta will be participating in the upcoming Advanced Factories 2024 with a showcase under the theme ‘Connecting Devices, Shaping Solutions.’ The exhibit will include a pick-and-place robot control demonstration, the VTScada energy management solution and the IIoT Solution for Industry 4.0. Delta will also show its expertise in robot control with a pick-and-place articulated robot […]

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