
Condition-based maintenance service for robots
ABB's Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) service enables robot users to create a preventive maintenance plan for individual robots or robot fleets based on real-time operating data.
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ABB's Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) service enables robot users to create a preventive maintenance plan for individual robots or robot fleets based on real-time operating data.

Christophe Coulongeat will take over the management of Stäubli Robotics at the turn of the year. He replaces Gerald Vogt, who will become the new Managing Director of the Stäubli Group on January 1, 2021.

The German Robotics Association was founded in Nuremberg in October 2020. The aim of the association is to promote the use of robot technology, particularly in small and medium-sized companies.

While the regular Automatica will not take place again until 2022, 'automatica sprint' will celebrate its premiere at the Munich exhibition grounds from June 22 to 24, 2021. Messe München is thus expanding the automatica portfolio with a compact, new event format.

Automatica, which was planned for December 8 to 11, 2020, will not take place due to the current tightening of travel restrictions in connection with the coronavirus pandemic.

With around 221,500 industrial robots, Germany is the most automated economy in the EU - the number increased by 3% (2019). This was reported by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) with the publication of the World Robotics 2020 yearbook.
The automation specialist Kuka and the IT service provider T-Systems are entering into a partnership. The aim is to make companies fit for digitalization.

Kassow Robots has added two more models to its product portfolio: the KR1805 robot arm with a reach of 1.80 m opens up new areas of application for industrial customers

Flexibility and health protection are the most important advantages of robotics, 80% of industrial decision-makers are certain. This is the result of the Automatica Trend Index.

The coronavirus pandemic is causing a significant decline at Kuka. The project business has been particularly hard hit.