SCHMERSAL GROUP's PS216-Q200/-Q210 pull-wire switch can be used as a signal generator to perform multiple functions in one pull.

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EUROPE'S LARGEST supplier of collaborative robots, Universal Robots, is launching a new financial leasing scheme with the aim of reducing the costs of introducing automation into the UK and Ireland’s SME manufacturing markets.

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MOTION-FIRST automation control manufacturer, Trio Motion Technology, has launched a robot range that provides machine builders with a fully integrated control solution.

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THE EWELLIX smart actuator CAHB-2xS has patented non-contact sensors to provide a true absolute position of movement that never require calibration, while motion is constantly monitored with the option to synchronise multiple actuators to offer parallel motion, even at full speed.

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THE INDUSTRY BODY for professionals working with Profibus and Profinet, PI UK, has announced online certified training courses beginning in 2022.

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A BY-product of the power generation process at waste-to-energy plants, incinerator bottom ash (IBA) can be recycled into construction aggregates and metals. Specialising in the transformation of this residue ash, Blue Phoenix wanted to improve the reliability, uptime and troubleshooting capabilities of its plant in Widnes, Cheshire.

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SME MANUFACTURERS adopting robotics and automation, with the support of Made Smarter, are creating hundreds of new and upskilled jobs. Since 2019 the North West Adoption Programme, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies, has supported 41 businesses with 45 technology projects focused on robotics and automation machinery.

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A CHEMICAL manufacturer has increased production, flexibility and control through a ‘game-changing’ automation solution. Hampshire-based GEO Specialty Chemicals (GEO) develops and manufactures high purity chemicals. It produces over 300 products for more than 1000 customers in the coatings, adhesives, medical, water treatment and construction markets.

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Responding to manufacturers’ end-of-line labour challenges including staff shortages, social distancing measures and self-isolation, OMRON UK will debut its cobot palletiser, the RB1200, at PPMA Show 2021.

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INDUSTRIAL OR collaborative? We all want to get the most out of our production, however the demarcation line between the two options is not as clear as you might think. Barry Weller, solutions marketing manager – OEM at Mitsubishi Electric, looks at how to identify what type of robot best suits your application and how to integrate it.

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PANDUIT's "WE Connect: The Journey of Innovation" live event on Wednesday 16th June 2021 will be streamed in real-time from four Customer Briefing Centres in EMEA, and its global headquarters in Chicago, USA.

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DESIGNED WITH maximum functionality in mind, samos PRO from Wieland Electric is a compact modular safety controller for machine and automation control.

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AUTOMATING PROCESSES is the way forward in the field of aluminum processing. IMA Schelling offers its new saw-robot combination for companies cutting plates weighing up to 500kg. It adds highly efficient material handling to the proven IMA Schelling cutting technologies.

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ABB IS is expanding its collaborative robot (cobot) portfolio with the new GoFa and SWIFTI cobot families, offering higher payloads and speeds, to complement the YuMi and Single Arm YuMi in ABB’s cobot line-up.

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IN ASSOCIATION with IPE sister title, Controls, Drives & Automation, the British Automation & Robot Association (BARA), is holding a roundtable event on the Safety Benefits of Robots for Dangerous Tasks and Environments. The event will take place on Tuesday 16 March 2021 at 2.30pm.

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INTRODUCED BY RARUK Automation for its MiR autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), GuardCom – developed by ROEQ – uses proven sensor-based technology innovatively to remove a robot’s reliance on wifi.

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A NEW Kawasaki robot has replaced an older version which completed an estimated two million fault-free lifting cycles for one of Ireland’s leading pallet producers.

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CYCLOIDAL GEAR specialist Nabtesco and the controller expert KEBA are are bundling their expertise, experience and know-how to enable customers to manufacture robots with point and path accuracy down to hundredths of a millimetre.

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RARUK Automation is formalising three partnerships with world-leading providers of ancillary systems for the latest generation of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs). As a result, the company can now offer the entire range of material handling products from ROEQ, along with the Iconsys iAM-R robot arm solution and the UV-C facility disinfectant system from Enabled Robotics.

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LENZE'S SMART servo axis combines a i950 inverter, g700 planetary gearbox and m850 synchronous motor to cover high-precision positioning tasks as well as dynamic handling and assembly applications, robotics, and conveyor solutions. It also acts as a comprehensive data source for IIoT and service models; the smart inverter makes the use of additional sensors unnecessary.

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