German Technology Day 2022 At Humber College
A video re-cap of GTD 2022 at Humber College, Toronto in 2022.
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Beckhoff Redefines Cabinetless Automation with New Plug-and-Produce MX-System
For the first time in machine and system engineering, the MX-System enables completely control cabinet-free automation solutions. By consistently combining, applying and further developing Beckhoff’s expertise, a holistic, modular pluggable system has been created.
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The Benefits of Effector Offsets: The Invisible Tech that Delivers Real Results
The use of software control in cutting tool manufacture has made the process easier and more precise. ANCA continues to look for ways to improve their machines. Two huge benefits of software control are effector offsets and ANCA’s patented soft axes system. In this article, they review them both.
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Product News | Advanced Robotics | Collaborative Robots (cobots) | General Manufacturing | Industrial Robots (Articulated, Cartesian, Delta, SCARA, etc.) | Mobile Robots (AGVs, AMRs, UASs, UAVs, etc.) | Software
Omron to Showcase an Interactive Experience that Combines Pick-and-Place, Materials Transport and End-Of-Line Palletizing-at-PACK-EXPO-2022
Optimizing operations is essential in the packaging industry from processing to logistics and warehousing. In booth S-3832 at PACK EXPO this year. Omron’s interactive experience showcases a complete, flexible and fully automated solution that empowers people through automation.
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How Festo Is Filling the Training Gap with Workforce Development
Labour and skills shortages are among the most pressing challenges that manufacturers face today. Access to a large, high-quality workforce is critical for manufacturing to be successful. In this article, Greg James, Regional Sales Manager – Festo Didactic Ltd. shines some light onto what is being done in Canada to help ensure there are enough skilled workers available to keep the factory of the future running.
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Driving Digital Transformation Through Siemens Xcelerator and Its Leading Portfolio
Together with its partners and customers, Siemens is driving the digital transformation of economies through its open digital business platform Siemens Xcelerator, launched on June 29, 2022. The platform consists of a comprehensive, curated portfolio; a powerful ecosystem of partners and a marketplace for customers, partners and developers and strives to make digitalization easier, faster and at scale. Today, Siemens announced two new partnerships related to the Siemens Xcelerator platform.
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The MX7 ULTRA – ANCA Launches Its Premium, Next Generation Machine Range to Produce the Highest Accuracy and Quality Cutting Tools in the World
The new MX7 ULTRA can manufacture large volumes of endmills and other cutting tools of the highest accuracy and quality. The minute size of a micron is beyond the human eye, but in becoming even more precise and moving from micrometers to nanometers, ANCA will offer the highest accuracy and quality in a cutting tool in the market.
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Bosch Rexroth To Expand Factory Automation Capabilities in North America
Bosch Rexroth is delighted to announce their plans to expand their operations in Charlotte, NC and move their linear motion and assembly technology customizing facility into a new, build-to-suit location. The 227,000 square foot facility will centralize both the operations and the logistics in Charlotte to improve efficiencies, production, and service levels with positive outcomes for their associates and their customers
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Latest Articles | Advanced Robotics | Collaborative Robots (cobots) | General Manufacturing | Software
Universal Robots: They’re Ready When You Are
By overcoming global supply chain issues through its approach to component sourcing and manufacturing, Universal Robots is currently able to ship orders in just two weeks. One of the shortest lead times in the market. But why is delivery time important for customers and partners? We asked some UR country managers for their perspectives.
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MDA Announces Second Commercial Sale of Space Robotics Technology to Axiom Space
MDA Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, recently announced the second commercial sale of its products derived from Canadarm3 technology to Axiom Space.
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MOVI-C® Modular Automation System from SEW-Eurodrive
MOVI-C ® is the all-in-one solution for automation tasks. Whether you want to implement standards-based single-axis or multi-axis applications, particularly complex motion control applications or customized automation solutions, MOVI-C ® can help you do all that and give you the scope to achieve optimum automation for new projects.
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Achieving Matrimony Between Machine Vision and Motion Control in Lab Automation – A Case Study
As technological advancements become common-place and affordable, more industries look to implement motion control and machine vision systems to automate tasks that may be menial and time consuming. Many industries can benefit from automated systems but, the question is, how do they get started? Often, they know what they want to mechanize, but do not have automation experts on staff to make it happen. Mechatronics Canada had the opportunity to talk with Eric Rice, Product Market Manager – Electric Automation at Festo, to discuss a case study where a customer recently chose Festo to help them implement machine vision with a motion control system to automate their industrial application.
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Latest Articles | Building Controls | General Manufacturing | Power Distribution & Energy | Water & Waste Water
All You Need to Know About the Augmenta Construction Platform – An Interview with CEO and Co-Founder, Francesco Iorio
Augmenta made headlines recently with an announcement that they have raised US $4.1 million in seed funding to automate building design for the construction industry. Their platform, the Augmenta Construction Platform (ACP), enables contractors and engineers to design fully detailed, code-complaint and constructible designs in hours rather than weeks or months. Mechatronics Canada had an opportunity to speak with Francesco Iorio, CEO and co-founder of Augmenta.
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Product News | Automotive | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Mining | Oil & Gas | Power Distribution & Energy | Water & Waste Water
Monitor Your Drive System on Vacation with DriveRadar® IoT Suite from SEW-Eurodrive
The DriveRadar® IoT suite package includes plug and play smart sensors, Edge processing, and intelligent data analysis to transform your static Gear units into sophisticated, self-learning, and self-diagnosing Gear Units. The technology is designed to take the guesswork and even some of the thinking out of your maintenance tasks and allows you to view critical performance data right from your smart device. Plan maintenance and repair activities predictively for your drives and avoid undesirable system failures.
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Redefine Productivity – Introducing UR20 from Universal Robots
The UR20 is the result of constantly innovating and seeking to understand our customers’ needs. Manufacturers need greater payloads, larger work envelopes, faster speeds, and easier serviceability, out of their collaborative systems. We’ve gone to work and pioneered a next-generation cobot that can offer all those benefits in one product. This is cobots without compromise.
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MDA Selected By Lockheed Martin for Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer Constellation
MDA Ltd., a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, recently announced it has been awarded a contract from Lockheed Martin as part of the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program.
