Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.33
March 21, 2023
…ranging from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare. The Odense, Denmark-based company now has nearly 220 distributors and certified systems integrators in 60 countries. Teradyne Inc. acquired MiR in 2019 and combined it with AutoGuide Mobile Robots in 2022. Mobile Industrial Robots has U.S. offices in Holbrook, N.Y.; San Diego; North Reading, Mass.; and Georgetown, Ky. MiR Insights answers common questions MiR Insights provides answers to questions such as: What was the overall mission effectiveness of my robot fleet this week? Do we have any specific areas in our production where our robots encounter recurring challenges? How have the changes we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.01
March 20, 2023
…supply chain efficiency around the world.” The A.P. Moller Group described itself as a diversified group of industry-leading companies. Denmark-based A.P. Moller Holding is the parent company and said it invests in and builds businesses with a positive impact on society—“nyttig virksomhed.” It said it aspires to generate long-term shareholder and societal value through its global networks and insights derived from 100+ years of entrepreneurship and business building. Editor's notes: At ProMat this week, Verity will exhibit at Booth N8215 in Chicago's McCormick Place. For more about ProMat 2023, visit Robotics 24/7's special coverage page.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.94
February 13, 2023
…Mühlens: “We have already organized roadshow events in Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Poland, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and the Netherlands, attracting around 3,500 visitors. The roadshow aims always to automate directly on-site.” RBTX online marketplace: new partners are adding more and more new products to the range Since 2019, users have also had access to the igus RBTX marketplace – an online marketplace that brings users and manufacturers of low-cost robotics together. Mühlens continued: “At RBTX.com, interested parties can find compatible components from a total of 78 partners. The marketplace currently has 100 low-cost applications with parts lists and hardware and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.21
February 08, 2023
…support from a wide range of end effectors, software, accessories, and application kits in the UR+ ecosystem. The Odense, Denmark-based company said it has installed more than 50,000 collaborative robots worldwide and recently reported record revenue of $326 million (U.S.) in 2022.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.50
January 13, 2023
…now handle welding applications, noted Universal Robots. The Odense, Denmark-based company said its welding channel grew by more than 80% last year. New cobot welders hit factory floors in places such as Raymath, a sheet metal manufacturer in Ohio. Greg LeFevre, CEO of Raymath, was able to visit THG Automation, a local UR partner offering cobot welding systems. “Within the four hours that I was there, we programmed 20 weld points,” he said. “I was actually practicing and sampling on the parts that I was going to make.” “It proved to me that if I can program this in four…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 10.13
January 12, 2023
…platform designed to automate robotic application development. The Odense, Denmark-based company said the platform allows its customers to develop applications on the manufacturing floor with zero programming experience required. “The D:PLOY platform and its ability to truly democratize automation has been OnRobot’s goal from the beginning, and we have been laying the groundwork for years,” said Enrico Krog Iversen, OnRobot CEO, in a statement. “Today, we offer the industry’s broadest range of tools and application solutions for every leading robot brand – all based on our “One System, Zero Complexity” philosophy. Now that the building blocks are in place, we…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.86
January 04, 2023
…safety, productivity MiR was founded in 2013 in Odense, Denmark and was acquired by Teradyne in 2018. In 2022, it merged with AutoGuide Mobile Robots, which is also owned by Teradyne. The company makes a range of mobile robots designed for manufacturing, logistics, and warehouse operations. The company said it has nearly 200 distributors around the world and system integrators in 60 countries. In addition to its headquarters in Odense, the company also has regional offices in Holbrook, New York, San Diego Calif., North Reading, Mass., Georgetown KY, Singapore, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. MiR said its robots improve…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.69
November 30, 2022
…significantly below the global average for robot adoption, Odense, Denmark-based MiR has argued. Every day, U.K. workers spend a lot of time and effort on internal logistics, it said. Now, several robotics experts in the U.K. have come together to show how British manufacturing can become more competitive through the automation of manual tasks. With more than 49,500 units sold worldwide in 2021, mobile robot solutions are becoming more established in transportation and logistics and sales of AMR and AGV increased 45% from 2020 to 2021. However, most of the robots were mainly shipped to other countries than the U.K.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.62
November 23, 2022
…automate internal logistics and optimize materials handling. The Odense, Denmark-based company said both small and midsize companies and large enterprises in industries ranging from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare. Teradyne Inc. acquired MiR in 2018 and recently combined it with AutoGuide Mobile Robots. DENSO deploys growing MiR fleet DENSO is one of Mobile Industrial Robots' largest global customers, running MiR AMRs in two other U.S. locations, three facilities in Europe, and two in Asia. The company chose AMRs over automated guided vehicles (AGVs) because they can navigate on their own without the need for costly infrastructure built into the factory…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 17.97
November 10, 2022
…2005 by three researchers at the University of Southern Denmark - Esben Østergaard, Kasper Støy, and Kristian Kassow. The trio decided they wanted to build a robot that was lighter and easy to use than traditional automation. Since then, Universal Robots has developed a range of cobot products, most recently adding the new UR20 to its portfolio. The Odense, Denmark-based company has sold more than 50,000 cobots worldwide. As Universal Robots has thrived, so too has the Danish robotics scene, centered around Odense, a city of 200,000 people. The number of people employed by Danish robotics companies is forecast to…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.05
November 10, 2022
…here may not be at the level of, say, Denmark, the U.K. is still pretty active, with hundreds, if not thousands, of startups fighting it out,” he observed. “Some of our sensor companies are picking up business from major automakers, and some serve homeland security, where spending is strong in the U.S.” “Another ramification of Brexit is that the U.K. has been able to decouple itself from EU state aid initiatives and requirements,” added Keen. “More money can come in to startups in a tax-friendly format.” SEIS extends investor tax breaks The Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) currently offers tax…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.73
November 01, 2022
…application kits in the UR+ ecosystem, said the Odense, Denmark-based company. Universal Robots, which is a unit of Teradyne Inc., has offices in 14 countries and said it has installed more than 50,000 cobots worldwide. Vectis Automation, Hirebotics, Kinetic approach welding From Nov. 8 to 10, Vectis Automation will show its new Park’N’Arc at Universal Robots' booth, No. C-11045. Park’N’Arc is a “diving board” rotational range extender that allows for the base of the cobot to be manually moved to various locations. “Compared to a short linear track, the Park’N’Arc is an improved design for increasing range as the cobot…
