Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.39
May 02, 2022
…consumer goods: Up 29% Semiconductors and electronics/photonics: Up 2% Plastics and rubber: Up 4% Life sciences/pharma/biomed: Up 4% All other industries: Up 65% U.S. companies adopt global robot brands While U.S. integrators and users are adopting more robots, most of them are manufactured in other countries, said the study. Of the top 16 brands analyzed, all of them came from outside the U.S. (Collaborative robot leader Universal Robots and mobile platform provider Mobile Industrial Robots are both Danish, but they are now owned by Boston-based Teradyne Inc.) The report also found that most robot suppliers are based in the Midwest,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.30
February 19, 2023
…advances in manufacturing technologies, from robotics and packaging to plastics. The trade show and conference in Anaheim, Calif., featured more than 1,400 exhibitors; educational sessions and workshops; and 13,000 engineers, designers, and business representatives. IME West combined five events: Design & Manufacturing (D&M) West, Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West, Automation Technology (ATX) West, Plastec West, and WestPack. Here are six of the top robotics and automation displays from IME West: Bosch Rexroth demoes AMR, cobot Bosch Rexroth had an extremely active booth as it demonstrated how hardware, software, and engineering can deliver complete automation systems. The company said its…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.29
May 24, 2023
…America included electrical/electronics (+28%), metal and machinery (-9%), and plastic and chemical products (-4%). They each represented a 9% market share of industrial robot installations in 2022. North American industrial robot sales rebounded after the COVID-19 pandemic. Click on image to enlarge. Source: IFR Automate will return The IFR released its North American robotics report during Automate, which the Association for Advancing Automation (A3) claimed is “the largest robotics and industrial automation trade show in North America.” A3 last week reported that North American robot orders declined in the first quarter of 2023. Automate will return in 2024 and then…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.25
November 28, 2022
…has built a select group of core competencies in plastic parts assembly and leak testing. With decades of experience in the assembly of automotive parts under its belt, AMS was sought after to help a local plastic injection molding company build a heat shield cover for the air intake manifold on Honda’s 2023 CRV model. Annual production volume was 350,000 parts per year, and the required cycle time was less than 30 seconds per part. Not only did the project require high-volume production with fast cycle times, it also needed to minimize human interaction with the parts as they came…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.23
March 14, 2022
…the robots also make them ideal for use in plastic molding, metal casting, cleaning, and spraying applications, the company said. The IRB 5710 is designed to address the needs of the automotive industry as it retools for electric vehicles. Source: ABB Robots designed for speed Both robot families are powered by ABB’s new OmniCore controller V250XT, the latest addition to the OmniCore controller family. Featuring ABB’s TrueMove and QuickMove motion control technology, the OmniCore V250XT controller enables the IRB 5710 and IRB 5720 robots to offer fast speed and improved production capacity with lower manufacturing times, said the company. With…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.22
November 19, 2020
…enables production additive manufacturing solutions by printing directly with plastic pellets instead of traditional filament. Pellet extrusion increases throughput and decreases material costs, while also expanding the variety of materials that can be 3D printed. Pellet Extrusion on the Atlas also enables the ability to print large, production parts due to the faster print speeds and higher throughput on the Atlas. Flow rates range from 1 lbs to 30 lbs per hour and prints speeds can top out at 30,000 mm per minute, reducing production time from days to hours. The combination of reduced feedstock cost and faster print speeds…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.17
July 15, 2022
…in fast-growing industries such as food and beverages, pharma, plastic and chemicals, and electronics,” she added. A versatile robot arm The robot arm can be used on a tabletop, inclined, or mounted on a wall or ceiling. Companies can use it to automate applications with stringent requirements such as the handling of pharmaceuticals in sterile filling rooms or the certified cleanroom assembly of microelectronics, while reducing overall operating costs, the company said. Furthermore, Racer-5 SE is well-suited for the food industry, given that its white painted surface is approved for direct contact with all types of food (Reg Eu 1935/2004,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.98
October 20, 2021
…Automotive components, up 85% Semiconductor and electronics/photonics, up 62% Plastics and rubber, up 51% Food and consumer goods, up 51% Automotive OEMs, up 49% Life sciences/pharmaceutical/biomed, up 21% Component technology markets have record growth In addition to the large increase in robotic orders, machine vision, motion control, and motor markets had record increases over Q2 2020, reported A3. The North American machine vision market expanded 26% to $764 million, a new record. Non-automotive orders surpassed automotive robot orders for the first time last year. Source: A3 For January through June of 2021, the North American machine vision market grew 18%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.82
March 25, 2024
…ability to pick microparts precisely and quickly (<200ms). Cambrian’s systems can pick a wide range of parts, including transparent, plastic, and shiny metal. Cambrian is also backed by ff Venture Capital (ffVC), who invested in the company’s seed round. ffVC initially seeded Cambrian after the company graduated from its startup accelerator, AI Nexus Lab, in partnership with NYU's Tandon School of Engineering in Brooklyn.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.82
January 14, 2020
…stereolithography (SLA). Parts were made from an opaque, ABS-like plastic that is durable, impact resistant, and makes highly accurate parts. “Protolabs made it possible for us to manufacture larger 3D printed parts that we couldn’t make anywhere else,” says Smithline. “That gave us the opportunity to quickly test and validate critical aspects of the product.” Working with Protolabs Through the Cool Idea Award, Wayzn leveraged Protolabs’ manufacturing expertise to develop rapid prototypes and beta test them. “Helping companies like Wayzn accelerate their product development is our primary mission at Protolabs” says Brian Peters, chief marketing officer of Protolabs. “Our Cool…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.71
January 28, 2021
…69%, food and consumer goods grew by 56%, and plastics and rubber saw a 51% increase. Automotive orders increased 39% in 2020. “In 2020, we saw two trends in particular that propelled growth in non-automotive orders for robotics technology,” said John Bubnikovich, Chief Regional Officer – North America, KUKA Robotics. “First, the automation competence level in general industry has grown, and that matured into greater demand for the technology. Second, consumer behavior shifted significantly and the expectations created by this shift were tough to satisfy without automation.” At the same time, Bubnikovich said, supply chain disruptions and instability in the…
