Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 2.84
July 09, 2021
…supply in Japan, a supplier in Northern Italy, India, Mexico or the U.S. may be able to pick up the slack. In addition to strategic supply actions like those listed above, the top three actions being contemplated by respondents to potential future disruptions include partnering with vendors to better understand technology applications and business benefits (48%), piloting new technologies (42%), and increasing investments and budgets for innovative technologies (39%). Respondents also recognized that the supply chain of the future calls not just for the adoption of innovative technologies, but also for a different set of skills from supply chain managers…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 7.97
July 01, 2021
…Rochester Hills, Mich.-based FANUC America has facilities at more than 20 locations across the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico. FANUC is widely considered one of the top robot manufacturers in the world in terms of installed base, along with ABB, KUKA, Mitsubishi Electric, and Yaskawa Motoman. FANUC this month announced that it will supply a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle plant in Cologne, Germany, with 500 robots next year.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.14
May 28, 2021
…the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), AIA – Advancing Vision + Imaging, Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), and A3 Mexico to be a single advocate for the benefits of automation. The organization has more than 1,100 members, representing robotics manufacturers, component suppliers, system integrators, end users, research groups and consulting firms from around the world. A3 hosts a number of events, including Vision Week, the A3 Business Forum, the Automate Show & Conference, and The Vision Show. Registration for the AMR & Logistics conference is now open, as are exhibition opportunities. Contact A3 for more information.
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.82
May 17, 2021
…Israel, as well as field operations in the U.S., Mexico, China, and Poland. “I am very proud of the solutions we’ve delivered and the positive benefits our customers have realized as a result,” Hanspal said. “Going forward, we plan to substantially accelerate our growth and better service our customers by doubling down on software and expanding our reach through new sales channels and geographies.” Bright Machines reimagines manufacturing Over the past few years, global manufacturing has faced challenges including global trade conflicts, supply chain disruptions, labor shortages, and pandemic-induced factory closures, said Bright Machines. More and more companies are accelerating…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 5.43
May 06, 2021
…will see more manufacturing coming back to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada from China,” he added. “It won't be overnight, but there will be more going forward. We're still in the early innings of automation; there are lots of small and midsize businesses that have never automated.” (Click here to enlarge.) Source: A3 Automation affects all industries While automotive manufacturing dipped last year, its robotics purchases can be highly cyclical, noted A3. Non-automotive orders and supply chain automation show the continued interest in robotics across industries, the association said. A3 said that robotics purchases increased by 85% in metals, 72%…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.95
March 26, 2021
…the Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), and A3 Mexico, will be uniting under the Association for Advancing Automation. The new www.automate.org website will be live on April 14. Why are the associations consolidating, and why now? “We've been talking about it for about five years,” replied Burnstein. “We originally launched as the RIA and added other associations along the way. But that's not how those in industry do things. They just want to solve problems with technologies, and as they converged, the associations realized, 'Why make this complicated? It's not intuitive between our sites for robotics or vision, and…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.05
March 26, 2021
…Imaging), Motion Control & Motor Association (MCMA), and A3 Mexico—will converge into the Association for Advancing Automation. Established and younger robotics companies alike showed off their wares in conjunction with Automate Forward. ABB displays new logistics offerings ABB Robotics introduced new robots to aid with logistics and a new monitoring system to ensure that robots are serviced before they break down. The company’s IRB 390 FlexPacker flexible delta robot is designed to support customized packaging, vertical packing, and high-speed, high-variation sorting, as well as on-demand order picking in logistics and e-commerce fulfillment centers. Consumers are starting to have multiple options…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 8.94
March 26, 2021
…ApS today announced that Gallup-McKinley County Schools in New Mexico will use 37 of its UVD Robots in 34 schools, two administrative buildings, and one warehouse to help fight against the novel coronavirus. The Odense, Denmark-based company claimed it is the largest deployment of disinfection robots to a school district in the U.S. so far. ”COVID has taken an extraordinary toll on our community,” stated Michael Hyatt, superintendent of Gallup-McKinley County Schools (GMCS). “The safety of our students and staff and developing a plan to bring them all back to school as quickly and safely as possible is our primary…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 4.86
October 02, 2020
…public sectors. The governors of Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, Ohio and West Virginia have all issued proclamations celebrating the day and marking October as a time to celebrate the importance of manufacturing and its contributions to our local and national communities. The platform of MFG Day for manufacturers to educate and inspire new talent is made possible by the support of leading American businesses, including National Sponsors Salesforce, PTC and Microsoft and Platinum Sponsors Walmart and ABB. Other sponsors include Gold Sponsors Siemens, Polaris and Emerson; Silver Sponsors NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Kronos, Ceridian and Plex; State Sponsors Ohio…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 1.98
July 22, 2020
…moving production to Turkey to serve Western Europe or Mexico for the United States. You mentioned risk management and recovery. Are companies rewriting their playbooks? I believe so. COVID-19 has pushed us to be more flexible and agile than ever before. And our customer base is asking us for digital tools, such as risk management platforms with predictive analytics, to understand where disruptions might come from. We’ll see more and more future requests. As a supply chain leader, is your strategy changing? Our strategy in SCS is very much aligned to the four pillars of UPS’s long-term strategy. Those are…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 6.73
July 15, 2020
…Czech Republic, Auburn Hills in Michigan and Shanghai in China, as well as local remanufacturing service centers in Brazil, Mexico, Germany and Vietnam.
