Kuka reports rising order intake
Kuka reports a growing order intake in the third quarter: at 752.4 million euros, it was 20.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year. However, CEO Mohnen warns of "challenging months".
read more...read more...International Federation of Robotics
Best-selling service robot
According to the IFR, sales figures for service robots have risen by 32%. This corresponds to a market volume of 11.2 billion dollars. Further growth is expected.
read more...Yaskawa and Lorch welding technology cooperate
Yaskawa and Lorch Schweißtechnik announce a Europe-wide collaboration. The aim is to automate welding processes.
read more...Entry into automated 3D measurement technology
GOM presents a mobile measuring station with a collaborative robot. Equipped with a motorized rotary table and software including a virtual measuring room, the ScanCobot enables entry into automated 3D measurement technology.
read more...Disinfection robot acts independently
In order to contain the spread of the coronavirus, the Stuttgart-based Fraunhofer IPA has developed a prototype of a mobile cleaning and disinfection robot that autonomously travels to potentially contaminated objects such as door handles and disinfects them.
read more...Precisely align the protective housing
The positioning system is a compact solution for the precise alignment of protective camera housings. The core of the modular system consists of fine positioning axes with 150 mm stroke, which ensure high adjustment accuracy with their hand-cranked feed rate of 1.5 mm/revolution.
read more...6-axis robot automates cleanroom
Cleanrooms place high demands on mechanical components, which makes them challenging to automate. The IRB 1100 robot from ABB rises to the challenge.
read more...ABB acquires Codian Robotics
ABB has acquired the Dutch company Codian Robotics, a supplier of delta robots, which are primarily used in high-precision pick & place applications.
read more...Conference program and web seminar tips
The new edition of Computer&AUTOMATION world & conference has started and has an interesting supporting program in store for you. We will give you tips from the program of web seminars. Registration is free of charge.
read more...Plug&Play tool from FerRobotics
Automation kit for cobot applications
FerRobotics has developed an automation kit for surface treatment using cobots. Where polishing used to be done by hand, it is now done by a robot.
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