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The Augsburg-based Kuka Group has published its figures for the 2018 financial year - with declines in turnover, order intake and profit. The company, which has been in Chinese hands for two years, expects a slight recovery in 2019.
read more...The 'SPS - Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou' (SIAF) took place for the 10th time at the beginning of March and attracted a record number of visitors. Together with Asiamold, which was held at the same time, the three-day trade fair attracted almost 99,000 visitors, an increase of 37%.
read more...On March 1, 2019, Manfred Stern, previously President & CEO of Yaskawa Europe, handed over operational management to Bruno Schnekenburger. Stern had been a member of the management team for over eleven years.
read more...One of the biggest obstacles to the acquisition of industrial robots in medium-sized manufacturing companies is the lack of skilled workers. With this in mind, a new operating system was developed that allows programs to be created easily via drag & drop.
read more...They carry out pick & place tasks, screw and assemble parts and, last but not least, are used for packaging - we are talking about the eight collaborative robot arms that A. Jung has now integrated into its production lines for electrical installation technology.
read more...The series grippers previously certified for collaborative applications were usually limited in their gripping force. This is now a thing of the past: Schunk is now launching a large stroke gripper on the market that can achieve gripping forces of up to 450 N and handle weights of up to 2.25 kg.
read more...At the beginning of the year, Igus launched its own division for 'Low Cost Automation'. Stefan Niermann, head of the new division, explains the motivation behind this and the role that robotics plays in it.
read more...With its combination of strength, dexterity and fine motor skills, the human hand is one of nature's miracle tools. Festo has recreated this with its 'BionicSoft-Hand' robotic hand. Festo will be showcasing this and other bionics projects at the Hannover Messe 2019.
read more...Production in mechanical engineering
According to preliminary calculations by the Federal Statistical Office, production in the mechanical engineering sector in Germany rose by 2% in 2018. This fell well short of the VDMA's forecast of 5% growth.
read more...The exploration of Mars and the moon is a great dream for mankind. The EU also wants to play its part in space exploration. An exciting project has now been successfully tested in the Moroccan desert.
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