Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 49.83
June 23, 2022
…according to the country's Mechanical Engineering Industry Association, or VDMA. In the first four months of 2022, incoming orders rose by 38% in comparison with the previous year, it reported this week. In 2021, total sales exceeded expectations by increasing 13% to €13.6 billion ($14.3 billion U.S.), said the association. Germany is the largest user of robots in Europe, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “The robotics and automation industry is booming,” stated Frank Konrad, chairman of VDMA Robotics + Automation (VDMA R+A). “However, suppliers will not be able to process the orders that are on the books…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 18.42
December 08, 2021
…innovation, said the International Federation of Robotics (IFR), the VDMA Robotics + Automation Association, EUnited Robotics and REInvest Robotics. Good intentions gone awry “The politicians have the right intentions—to avoid problems in society—but they don't see the impact on emerging technologies and startups,” said Dr. Esben Hallundbæk Østergaard, founder of Universal Robots and CEO of REInvest Robotics. “It's not the future we want.” “GDPR [the EU Global Data Protection Regulation] did a good job in limiting what data can be collected and how big corporations can use that data,” he told Robotics 24/7. “However, governments didn't foresee the impacts. In…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 16.78
June 27, 2022
…strategies. The IFR will soon provide a video summary, with statements of executives from ABB, Mercedes Benz, Stäubli, the VDMA, and the European Commission on its YouTube channel.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 15.04
November 10, 2021
…incorporated this experience into the standardization initiative of the VDA/VDMA, and we are very proud that it has become an industry standard that is used in practice.” The company added that planning, simulation, operation, and optimization can all take place within its software. Core functions include dynamic route planning based on real-time traffic data and anticipatory route planning to prevent congestion, said arculus. One automotive manufacturer has made Fleet its standard software for controlling AGVs across its production facilities, said arculus. In addition, arculus' system won the 2021 IFOY Award for best intralogistics software. Jungheinrich pursues digital strategy Jungheinrich noted…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 13.77
July 07, 2022
…journalists. The sponsor of the IFOY AWARD is the VDMA Materials Handling and Intralogistics Sector Association. IFOY partners are Messe Dortmund and the world´s leading forklift attachment manufacturer Cascade. All finalists competed in a standardized, in-depth, three-stage audit that began on March 18th in Dortmund, Germany. The IFOY jury was comprised of 26 internationally recognized trade journalists and leading logistics media representing over 21 countries. The IFOY pallet partner is CHEP, the global market leader in pallet pooling. Logistics real estate partner is GARBE. IFOY is headquartered in Ismaning, Germany near Munich. The IFOY AWARD is under the patronage of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 12.71
June 11, 2023
…system. This standard stems from the collaboration between the VDMA, an association of German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies, and the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). Even though German organizations are developing VDA 5050, industry observers expect it to reach widely across Europe and other regions. The two standards have different objectives. VDA 5050 aims to enable AGVs and AMRs from multiple manufacturers to work together using one common fleet management system, while the MassRobotics standard focuses on sharing basic data. Since the VDA 5050 standard and MassRobotics AMR Interoperability Standard are not conflicting protocols, a…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.78
March 26, 2021
…up into A3,” Burnstein added. “We work with the VDMA [Germany's Mechanical Engeineering Industry Association], the IFR, and we have good relations with the Chinese Robotics Industry Alliance and the Chinese Machine Vision Industry Alliance.” Automate to return in 2022 “The pandemic forced us to postpone the live version of Automate to Detroit next June, rather than 2023, which is when it would normally be,” Burnstein said. “There's so much demand now for quality information on how to automate and what technology is out there that waiting would have done a great disservice.” “Automate will be in 2022 and 2023,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.53
December 22, 2021
…active on the subject, Mass Robotics developed a standard, VDMA and VDA published a specification, OPC is working on the topic, amongst others. It will be hard to achieve critical mass and make a sustainable impact. We need large scale implementation and adoption—and this most likely will require collaboration between different parties and a certain consolidation. IFR is happy to engage and facilitate dialogue. Ryden: One of the things we at MassRobotics are looking at is charging interoperability. Right now, all mobile robots have their own method for charging, and as facilities install robots from a variety of vendors, all…
