ABB Robotics has launched the third generation of PickMaster, its robotic software for vision-guided random flow picking and packing applications for the digital Factory of the Future.

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At its factory in Kapfenberg, Austria, Pankl High Performance Systems produces drivetrains for leading motorcycle and sports car manufacturer, KTM. Pankl is using automation from KNAPP for just-in-time supply of components to its assembly workstations, where KNAPP software ensures real-time quality control.

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Warrington based Kawasaki Robotics has won the prestigious Supplier Partnership – Ancillary Machinery Award at the 2019 Plastics Industry Awards which were held at The Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Friday 27th September.

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The latest Red Ledge CORE development technology enables faster systems implementation and delivers more affordable automation, according to the company, which is joining forces at Robotics and Automation 2019 with its new majority stakeholder, Böwe Systec, to launch new Red Ledge manufacturing and logistics (M&L) automation systems.

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ABB will bring together the elements of a ‘factory of the future’ at PPMA 2019, at the Birmingham NEC, 1st – 3rd October 2019, demonstrating how its latest automation and robotics technologies can transform performance in food, beverage and pharmaceutical manufacturing processes.

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In a second tranche of investment, Newry based Re-Gen Robotics has committed a £1 million spend in an additional Zone 0, explosion proof, tank cleaning robot andan ADR certified jet/vac tanker, in order to keep up with demand for its services.

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Celebrating 50 years in the UK, Lenze will use IMHX 2019 to showcase its Smart Motor Solutions, a scalable mechatronic drive system that combines motor, gear unit and electronic drive in one easy-to-use package.

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Linde offers bespoke solutions for every type of industrial and commercial materials handling application.

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Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is a key technology for the factory of the future, according to Harting.

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Available from Murrelektronik, MVK Fusion is designed to enable companies to standardise modular processes, opening the door to a one-module strategy.

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The take-up of robotic automation in the UK is being held back by lingering and outdated misconceptions that are seriously impairing both our productivity and our ability to compete on the global stage, says ABB Robotics.

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Physik Instrumente (PI) has issued an open invitation to leading technology organisations focused on precision automation to attend a free conference entitled Precision automation for the future, improving speed, accuracy and throughput.

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Once equipment is automated, it becomes easier to achieve product variations on-the-fly, which means food producers, for example, can adapt what they produce to meet changing demand.

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German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven visited the booth of the motion plastics specialist igus on the first day of the Hanover Trade Fair.

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SICK's all-in-one NAV-LOC localisation solution, enables Automated Guided Vehicles to navigate reliably and efficiently around shop floor and warehouse environments without the need for reflectors or other physical markers

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Manufacturers often have a sense that there are inefficiencies on the plant floor, but find difficulty identifying them. They are correct—inefficient processes and waste happen every day in every plant around the world. In fact, the “hidden factory” phenomenon indicates losses due to workarounds, rework and inefficient changeover procedures can be as much as 40 percent of total company effort.

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An automated quick charging system called QCC (Quick Charging Connection) has been developed by Stäubli Electrical Connectors to enable autonomous recharging of Electrically driven Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs).

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Scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a robot that can assemble the an IKEA chair without interruption in less than ten minutes. The robot consists of an Ensenso N35 3D camera from IDS and two robot arms.

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SICK has launched its fully-programmable TrispectorP1000 3D vision camera to enable reliable, continuous in-line product detection to be easily customised for robotic belt picking applications for the packaging industry.

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Camozzi Automation’s C_Applications division has employed its Smart Industrial Automation expertise to develop a pick and place unit for use in a car speaker assembly line.

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