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BBH Products, Gerhard Bauer in an interview
BBH Products has added the 'SARC' function library to the 'SafePLC' programming interface in order to apply even complex safety-related tasks. Managing Director Gerhard Bauer explains what exactly is behind this.
read more...Interview with Alexander Mühlens, Igus
Even small and medium-sized companies can automate their production using robots without being held back by the costs. Alexander Mühlens from Igus explains the principle of low-cost automation.
read more...Will humans be superfluous in the factory of tomorrow? Will only machines and artificial intelligence control factories and production processes? Thoughts on the concept of the 'dark factory'.
read more...Teaching robots to feel is quite complicated. Researchers in Tübingen and Stuttgart are experimenting with tactile grasping - in other words, haptics. Also a reality in the laboratories: micro-robots swimming in blood.
read more...SIAF 2022 starts on March 3 in Guangzhou. In addition to drives and sensors, the Chinese edition of SPS will also showcase industrial robotics solutions. The trade fair will be accompanied by forums and seminars on topics such as decarbonization and sustainability.
read more...Two of Sigmatek's four managing directors are retiring from active company management. The medium-sized Salzburg company is now managed by Marianne Kusejko and Alexander Melkus.
read more...Cooperative AGVs cannot reliably exchange data via WiFi channels alone. If visible light is also used for this purpose, the susceptibility of communication to interference is significantly reduced.
read more...The automation specialist Keba, based in Linz/Austria, has acquired the Stuttgart-based software company Drag and Bot. The start-up develops an operating system for robots.
read more...To improve the ability of robots to interact with sensitive or different objects, Melexis has developed a fully integrated tactile sensor called 'Tactaxis'. This enables robots to pick fruit, for example.
read more...Universal Robots (UR), Danish provider of collaborative lightweight robots, reports record annual sales of $311 million for 2021 - a 41% year-over-year increase in sales.
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