Factory Automation - Articles, Stories & Interviews
Revolutionizing Warehouse Floors: How AGVs & AMRs are Driving Safety in Modern Manufacturing
With automated systems, the possibilities for implementation are endless, but depending on your business goals and needs, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) prove to be particularly impactful.
Robot Recovery – Flood Damage
No matter what caused the flooding there will be damage to equipment in your facility. With quick, proper post-flood treatment, you can minimize the damage. We will walk you through the necessary steps to handle your robots after they have been exposed to standing water.
Investing in the UK’s injection moulding sector - The case for all-electric machines and robotic integration
Traditionally, our manufacturers have relied on hydraulic-powered injection moulding machines in their operations. However, the industry is now at a crossroads, faced with the imperative to embrace technological advancements for sustainability and cost-effectiveness.
PACK EXPO 2024 Product Preview
PACK EXPO International 2024 takes place November 3rd - 6th in Chicago, Illinois. The Exhibit hall floor will be loaded with new products and services. Here is a preview of some things to look forward to at this years event.
Industrial Robotics Evolving the Factory Floor
The industry is coming off a record year in sales. It’s likely that we’ll see a small slowdown the remainder of this year due to customer inventories, but it’s expected to be short-lived. Overall shipments since the pandemic have continued to grow.
MHP study proves it: Wireless charging increases productivity of AGVs by 50%
The aim of the MHP study was to demonstrate the advantages of process-integrated charging points using inductive point charging systems such as Wiferion over conventional charging zones using a real-life optimization scenario in a medium-sized production company.
2D cameras for positioning and inspecting ultra-fine wires in semiconductor production
Wire bonding is a key process in semiconductor production. Extremely fine wires with diameters of 15 to 75 micrometers are used to create tiny electrical connections between a semiconductor chip and other components.
Factory Automation - Featured Stories
Choosing Zero Trust Network Access Over Virtual Private Networks is a C-Suite Decision
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PwC describes today as the “age of continuous reinvention” in its 27th Annual Global CEO Survey report. One of the most startling findings is that 45% of CEOs do not believe their company will be viable in 10 years if it stays on the current path.
New TI MCUs enable edge AI and industry-leading real-time control to advance system efficiency, safety and sustainability
The new TMS320F28P55x series of C2000™ MCUs with an integrated edge artificial intelligence (AI) hardware accelerator enables smarter real-time control, with up to 99% fault detection accuracy.
How Autonomous Mobile Robots are Transforming Material Handling for Automotive Tier Suppliers
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This article will explore how automotive tier suppliers can leverage AMRs to streamline material handling, cut operational costs and improve workforce safety—all without the need for expensive infrastructure overhauls.
Factory Automation - News Headlines
Flexxbotics Publishes New White Paper Guide to Robotic Machine Tending Projects
The paper provides in-depth information on the different aspects of a robot machine tending initiative that are necessary to achieve greater unattended operation, higher yields, and improved margins.
China Overtakes Germany and Japan in Robot Density - IFR reports
New World Robotics Data by International Federation of Robotics reveal
New Mobile Collaborative Robot Combines High-Payload Autonomous Mobility and Precision Robotics Arm to Drive Industrial Automation to New Heights
Built on the success of the smaller MC250, the MC600 integrates the MiR600 autonomous mobile robot (AMR) with Universal Robots' heavy-payload UR20/UR30 cobot to handle heavier items and automate tasks such as palletizing, box handling and machine tending.
Factory Automation - Featured Product
Discover how human-robot collaboration can take flexibility to new heights!
Discover how human-robot collaboration can take flexibility to new heights!
Humans and robots can now share tasks - and this new partnership is on the verge of revolutionizing the production line. Today's drivers like data-driven services, decreasing product lifetimes and the need for product differentiation are putting flexibility paramount, and no technology is better suited to meet these needs than the Omron TM Series Collaborative Robot. With force feedback, collision detection technology and an intuitive, hand-guided teaching mechanism, the TM Series cobot is designed to work in immediate proximity to a human worker and is easier than ever to train on new tasks.
Factory Automation - Featured Company
FAULHABER MICROMO
Since 1961, FAULHABER MICROMO has partnered with OEMs to deliver high precision, high performance, custom micro motion system solutions to markets such as medical, robotics and automation in North America. FAULHABER MICROMO's tradition of innovation started decades ago in Germany. The groundbreaking invention of the FAULHABER coreless winding started it all for a market that produces millions of motors today.
How can the FAULHABER MICROMO team help you deliver your next innovation to market first?
Learn more about MICROMO's solutions for the most demanding applications, our diverse motion products and technologies, online ordering, Engineering and R&D teams, Clean Room Assembly, Machining Center and other services at our Clearwater, FL facility at https://www.faulhaber.com.
