Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.22
March 11, 2020
…cones and roll-up belts. Currently distributing over 10,000 injected plastic units across all of southern Europe, the production team says it recognized that it needed a quick and efficient solution for functional validation that would allow the company to achieve better results in less time, reducing their products’ time to market while maintaining quality results. Prior to integrating 3D printing, the product design team at TensaBelt didn’t count on many functional prototypes of their designs before new pieces would be fabricated. “Before having our BCN3D Sigmax, we would mostly work in a digital design,” explains the company’s global production manager,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.14
March 11, 2020
…at 11 injection molding machines spent their days unloading plastic pallets and manually trimming and stacking them for transport to the warehouse using forklifts or pallet jacks. The repetitive and physical work at the 400,000-square-foot facility made it difficult to retain workers, while forklifts on the floor lead to safety concerns. A new fully automated production line including mobile robots (Mobile Industrial Robots, or MiR) has improved safety and productivity. To automate the process and improve safety, Cabka designed a fully automated production line. The new line includes a mobile robot and a six-axis robot to autonomously unload pallets from…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.12
October 12, 2015
…all sectors. Besides the automotive and electronics industries, this development is also being increasingly felt in the metal processing, plastics, food and packaging industries. “The market volume available to industrial robots is enormous,” Baroncelli said. “Including supporting services we estimate the global market value to be $32 billion for 2014.”
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.10
March 20, 2023
…designed end effectors that have been optimized to handle plastic totes that are commonly used in warehouses, according to Agility Robotics. Since Digit is a humanoid, it can work in spaces designed for humans, the company said. And like a human, Digit can be used to complete a variety of warehouse tasks. “Three years ago, we introduced the first commercially available bi-pedal robot with a human form factor made for work,” said Damion Shelton, co-founder and CEO of Agility Robotics. “Since then, we have seen enormous interest in Digit from multinational logistics companies, and have worked closely with them to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.10
March 11, 2022
…enough to perform machine tending with heavy metal and plastic parts and precise enough to carry out pick-and-place tasks at high payloads, said the company. “The KR1018 is a very strong, compact cobot with a weight of only 34 kg [74.9 lb.], ideal for performing various jobs at industrial companies,” said Dieter Pletscher, head of global sales at Kassow Robots. “SMEs [small and midsize enterprises] without their own robotics specialists can achieve complex automation and programming cost-effectively and independently with the KR1018.” Kastrup, Denmark-based Kassow Robots designs and manufacturers seven-axis lightweight robots for industrial applications that are “strong, fast, simple.”…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.09
June 25, 2019
…HP’s Ramon Pastor, general manager and global head of Plastics Business, HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Groups, told a group of industry press and analysts invited to the June 2019 grand opening of the new HP 3D Printing and Digital Manufacturing Center of Excellence in Barcelona, Spain. Delayed by the discovery of Roman-era ruins on the building site, the new center is an extension of HP’s existing Barcelona campus, and is now headquarters for both HP’s 2D wide-format printing and 3D digital manufacturing endeavors. 100 3D printers are in use for its own part production as well as doing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.05
September 29, 2020
…printers in their repertoire, while 27% use SLA technology. Plastics (93%) and resins (25%) were the main materials used. Costs and technical expertise are major barriers to implementing 3D printing. 53% of respondents say that lack of budget is preventing them from fully using 3D printing, while 29% cite lack of technical expertise. Respondents expect the technology, materials and applications to develop over the next 3 to 5 years. A total of 61% of respondents expect more materials to emerge, while 58% expect the cost of using the technology to decrease. “We are pleased to release the MakerBot 3D Printing…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.02
October 01, 2019
…replacement—continuous carbon fiber composites—that can be combined with metals, plastics, wires, and other materials for aerospace, automotive, and consumer products. In a recent press release, Ethan Escowitz, founder and CEO of Arris Composites, explains: “The product architectures that are now possible with our high-volume manufacturing process unlock a host of competitive advantages for some of the highest revenue and highest value products in the world. Vehicles and consumer products are being redesigned to take advantage of the mass market manufacturing technology of tomorrow. Things are about to get lighter and smaller, and Arris is making that a reality.” Arris states…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.98
May 09, 2023
…a live demonstration of its CRB15000 GoFa cobot for plastic additive manufacturing. The “absolute accuracy” robot wil be equipped with an MDAC1 end-of-arm tool (EOAT), the flagship smaller-format plastic filament extruder from Massive Dimension. This display will use the 3D Printing PowerPack for ABB's RobotStudio simulation and offline programming software. The entire system offers enhanced integration capabilities and is ideal for small-scale collaborative robot applications, ABB asserted. The Dual-Arm YuMi collaborative robotic printed circuitboad (PCB) assembly cell will show how automation can accurately populate PCBs with through hold technology (THT) components. Cobots provide a viable option for low- to medium-volume…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.95
February 22, 2021
…materials on METHOD, opening the possibilities of new and different applications. With the METHOD platform, users can print engineering-grade plastics and carbon fiber materials, while also exploring applications with experimental metal 3D printing solutions. METHOD’s modular platform lets users easily switch between six extruders that allow them to print different base and model materials. MakerBot is continuing to identify additional industrial 3D printing materials for the METHOD platform. For more information, visit Makerbot.com.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
July 14, 2016
…electronics industry, machinery and metal industry, chemical, rubber and plastics industry, food and beverage industry and other industrial sectors. The automotive industry has been the largest consumer of newly ordered material handling cobots. On basis of application, the market is segmented into pick and place, palletizing, packaging, and others. Pick and place represents the largest application among all the usage of material handling cobots in industrial manufacture. Geographically, the global market is segmented into North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the rest of world. Specific analysis and forecast over 2014-2022 have been covered for 11 important national markets…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.90
October 28, 2015
…into automotive industry, electrical & electronics, chemical, rubber & plastics, machinery, metals industry, food & beverages, precision & optics, etc. Among these, automotive industry segment dominated the market in 2012 at $7.37 billion. However, the segment is expected to witness low growth owing to slow down in the automotive industry. The food and beverages segment is expected to witness highest growth rate of 6.9% over the forecast period owing to rising food and beverages industry. Moreover, the rising need and customized solutions to make the process faster especially in unexplored regions such as Brazil, Argentina, and South Africa is expected…
