Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 19.84
June 01, 2016
…and a half years. Ogawa will return to Kurosaki, Japan, to take on the role of corporate vice president and general manager of Yaskawa’s global robotics business. In his new role, Knapek will lead both the drives and motion and Motoman Robotics divisions of Yaskawa America. He will also continue to serve as president and COO of the drives and motion division, while Steve Barhorst will remain president and COO of the Motoman Robotics Division. In August, 2015, Knapek, became corporate vice president of Yaskawa Electric Corporation in Japan. He joined Manfred Stern from Yaskawa Electric Europe to become the…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.61
March 22, 2016
…affinity. In addition to the US, China, Russia and Japan, Europe is firmly in the robotics race. “Just like our children can’t picture a world without computers, it is likely that their children will feel the same way about robots,” says Clemens Beckmann, Executive Vice President Innovation, Post - eCommerce - Parcel, Deutsche Post DHL Group. “Developing the next generation of robots that can work around and among people will take a substantial investment to advance the technology but at DPDHL Group we believe that soon supply chains will see humans and robots working side by side to handle goods…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.54
February 12, 2016
…use in North American factories, which is third to Japan and China in robot use. The recent record performance by the robotics market in North America is concurrent with falling unemployment. Last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the unemployment rate in the United States reached 4.9%, its lowest level since February of 2008. “Today there are more opportunities than ever before in the robotics industry,” said Jeff Burnstein, president of RIA. “The continuing growth in robotics is opening many new job opportunities for people who can program, install, run, and maintain robots. In fact, if you look…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.46
December 30, 2015
…MNF acquire all shares from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd., and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Konecranes and Terex merge Companies reported combined revenues of $10 billion in 2014. Omron to acquire U.S.-based Adept Technology Omron positioned to serve manufacturers in automotive, digital device, food and beverage, packaging, and other industries. Research and markets How manufacturing employers are getting lean Comprehensive survey illustrates trends in utilization of lean programs and pay rates for lean champions. North American robotics market sets new records for first nine months of 2015 RIA reports increase of 6% in units…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.23
December 01, 2015
…the Beckman Award at the LabAutomation Conference, and the Japan Prize. Profiled in the London Sunday Times as one of the “1,000 Makers of the 20th Century”, Engelberger has received honorary doctorates from the University of Bridgeport, Briarwood College, Spring Garden College, Trinity College, and Carnegie Mellon University. “Joe was the Henry Ford for the robotics business and a tremendous international ambassador,” said Don Vincent, past RIA president. “It was Joe’s personal drive and commitment to make forming Robotics Industries Association a reality along with his pioneering talents that convinced his competitors that RIA was needed for the future of…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.37
December 01, 2015
…program. The CVP – Basic level training program will be taught in full at the ITE Show in Yokohama, Japan, from December 3-5, 2015. The training will be taught in Japanese and will include the following courses: The Fundamentals of Machine Vision, Image Processing Fundamentals, Beginning Lighting for Machine Vision, The Fundamentals of Camera and Image Sensor Technology, and Beginning Optics for Machine Vision. The CVP-Basic and Advanced certification exams will also be offered at the show. AIA will also be offering its CVP training, both basic and advanced, at The Vision Show in 2016.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.83
October 28, 2015
…market share. The dominance of Asia Pacific is attributed to growth in number of countries such as China, India, Japan, Taiwan and Australia among others investing heavily in research and development infrastructure developments. Rapid growth in automation demands coupled with reduction of duties on refurbished goods has also fueled growth in the industrial robotics market. Similarly, North America and Europe collectively accounted for over one-third of the market share, as these regions have been continually focusing on research and development and have been using industrial robotics for the same.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 11.89
October 12, 2015
…markets representing 70% of the total sales volume: China, Japan, USA, South Korea and Germany. “The main driver of this development is the global competition of industrial production,” said Arturo Baroncelli, president of the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). “The automation witnessed by the automotive sector and the electrical/electronics industry comes out top here with a market share of 64%.” Within this context, IFR suggested the rapid automation in China represents a unique development in the history of robotics. The number of industrial robots sold increased by 56% alone last year in comparison to 2013. China is the largest and…
