Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 18.79
October 13, 2017
…compromise. Swift, our AMMR, adds material handling by way of a first-of-its-kind industrial arm that can pick products with precision. IAM Robotics was founded in 2012 and is proudly based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The company is home to over 50 employees and supports customers worldwide.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.05
October 04, 2017
…Lear Corp., Mahindra Automotive North America, Moeller Aerospace, Moeller Precision Tool, MPD Welding Inc., Roechling Automotive, Total Door and Wenzel America Ltd. As with any event, volunteers play a key role, with two adults accompanying students to each tour site. Paul Galbenski, dean of the Oakland Schools Technical Campus Northeast in Pontiac, said Manufacturing Day is an important component of career development and planning for high school students. There are four technical campuses: Clarkston, Pontiac, Royal Oak and Wixom. They provide students with both technical skills in a variety of fields and the required academic credits to graduate. The opportunity…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.99
March 23, 2017
…Optimize Your Distribution Center For E-Commerce Fulfillment Today’s challenge has now become how to manage fast-moving inventory with enough precision to meet the expectations for prompt shipment of multiple small orders. Download Now!
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.20
December 20, 2016
…rubber and plastics, machinery, metals industry, food and beverages, precision and optics. Among these, the 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 to drive the growth in food and…
Found in Robotics Companies & Businesses, with a score of 16.23
September 07, 2016
Bimba is part of IMI Precision Engineering. Bimba is a forward-thinking innovator providing industry-leading pneumatic, hydraulic, electric and vacuum motion solutions that are easy to use, reliable and ready for all engineering solutions. Bimba markets an extensive line of industry-leading products including pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators; valves; fittings; vacuum products; air preparation and a variety of safety and production solutions. In addition to its broad line of standard catalog products, the company’s business develops many custom and semi-custom products designed for specific customers and applications. These products, used in machinery and automation, are sold to original equipment manufacturers and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.61
April 07, 2016
…on the belt, its dimensions, and chute location. Enabling precision discharge, the solution minimizes manual touches, improves sortation accuracy to 99.99% and cuts energy consumption by 50%. Fetch Robotics won the Best New Innovation award for Follow Pick, which features a robot that autonomously follows an employee through a warehouse while they fill an order. As one robot carries a bin with complete order to the packing and shipping area, a second is ready and waiting for the picker to begin the next order. A web-based front-end allows managers to get real-time information on the location and status of robots,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.16
March 22, 2016
…see, move, react to their environment and work at precision tasks alongside people, is on a fast track powered by the explosion in labor-intensive e-commerce and diminishing and ageing workforces. As a result, investment from government, venture capitalists and large retailers in several countries is driving a new wave of research that is having significant impact on creating robots with logistics 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…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 9.11
January 01, 2016
…with a collaborative robot. It’s got the speed and precision of a standard industrial robot with the ability to move around and work next to humans.” SFEG placed the robots (Universal Robots, universal-robots.com) on pedestals with wheels and is now using them throughout the sheet metal department, integrating them in the entire production cycle from cutting the initial blank on the blanking press to forming, folding and final assembly of the electrical components. Additional robots are planned to help tend the turret presses and press brakes. “One day it would be bending sheet metal, the next day it would be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.94
December 01, 2015
…robotics that enabled manufacturers to achieve greater efficiency and precision with the use of robotic arms on assembly lines. The innovations Engelberger introduced were a major factor in the rise of the Japanese auto industry, where the use of robotics was enthusiastically embraced in the post-war era. Engelberger was inducted into the U.S. Manufacturers Hall of Fame in 2009. The RIA named its prestigious annual award the Joseph F. Engelberger Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the field of robotics. Other honors Engelberger received over the course of his career include induction into the National Academy of Engineering…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.52
October 28, 2015
…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 to drive the growth in food and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.98
March 24, 2015
…can be easily changed, streamlined material flow, quality control, precision and consistency of parts, higher payloads, faster changeover, greater control of data, cleaner operations due to less human interaction and possibility most importantly, the ability to future-proof operations. Robotics with vision and conveyor control, along with flexible feeding mechanisms, play a large – and critical role – in many flexible manufacturing operations today. With flexible robots, manufacturers can now change over to the production of different products quickly - without the need for extensive re-programming or changing of tooling or equipment. Consider the cost of one employee. You have salary,…
