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Moving the Cobot Welder Into Traditional Automation with Synchronous Motion

August 12, 2024 Manufacturing seems to be a mixed bag right now, with some folks up big and others struggling. Finding welders continues to drive challenges for fabricators and when we look to automation, it can feel overwhelming to trade a welder shortage for a robot tech shortage. While no one wants to turn away…

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Survey Insights: How Manufacturers are Embracing Technology in 2024

August 1, 2024 Why do manufacturers invest in technologies like robotics, cloud computing and AI? What’s the main barriers to them adopting new tech? And how do they plan to invest in the future? This Spring, Universal Robots conducted a comprehensive survey involving 1,200 manufacturers across Europe and North America to understand their views on…

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Bossard Brings Industry 5.0 Fastening Technology to IMTS 2024 in Chicago

August 1, 2024 Bossard Inc., a leader in industrial fastening and assembly technology solutions, announces a live demonstration of its innovative fastening technology at the 2024 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS). Bossard’s Fastening Innovations: Bossard demonstrates their Ultrasonic Measuring Equipment and Junker’s Vibration Testing Machine at IMTS. This innovative technology addresses critical concerns for manufacturers…

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Universal Robots Celebrates Milestone with Over 500 Innovative Products in Its Ever-Expanding Ecosystem

July 31, 2024 Universal Robots, the Danish collaborative robot (cobot) company, has reached a new milestone, announcing that it has now launched over 500 products through its UR+ ecosystem. This marks a significant growth in the ecosystem since it started in 2016 with the ambition of making Universal Robots (UR) an open-source-like platform that would…

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Training Courses: Machinery Safety, Industrial Security, and Product Applications

July 29, 2024 Pilz offers a wide range of training courses in the field of plant and machinery safety. To ensure you find the right training even faster, Pilz has divided training into three thematic areas: Machinery Safety, Industrial Security, and Product Applications.  Training courses on plant and machinery safety Plant safety is vitally important…

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Leverage AI Effortlessly in Industry Without Specialist Knowledge

July 24, 2024 TwinCAT Machine Learning Creator: Automated AI training for industrial applications Artificial intelligence (AI) is an extremely generalist and at the same time successful technology for automating processes. It is capable of pushing the boundaries of what has been feasible to date – automation based on traditional algorithms. Nevertheless, the advantages of AI…

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Vention to Democratize Industrial Automation Using NVIDIA AI Technologies

July 18, 2024 Vention, the company behind the cloud-based Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP), has announced a collaboration with NVIDIA to bring industrial automation technology to small and medium manufacturers by using NVIDIA AI and accelerated computing to advance cloud robotics. This announcement marks a year of collaborative efforts to leverage artificial intelligence to simplify the realization of…

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Vention Launches New Cloud-Robotics and AI Capabilities to Accelerate the Design and Deployment of Robot Cells

July 18, 2024 Further enhancing the ease of designing, programming, and deploying robot cells while also equipping advanced users with more powerful programming tools. Vention, the cloud robotics company, has released a suite of AI-powered capabilities to its Manufacturing Automation Platform (MAP). These new capabilities, available immediately to the more than 4,000 manufacturers already using Vention,…

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IO-Link Safety Integrated in a Production Line | Pilz

July 15, 2024 Do you use a large number of safety sensors in your plant? Then IO-Link Safety is the solution for you! Take a look at the video and get a first impression of IO-Link Safety. The animation illustrates how IO-Link Safety can be integrated into an automation plant. IO-Link Safety for flexible automation…

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Safety Locking Devices: PSENmlock mini, PSENslock 2 | Pilz

July 15, 2024 Are you looking for an individual safety gate solution? Then take a look at safety locking devices from Pilz! The animation shows the new safety locking devices PSENmlock mini and PSENslock 2 used in the food industry. For safeguard protection they offer a versatile portfolio of safety locking devices. They offer cost-optimised…

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Xaba Inc. Gives Cognition to Machines, Disrupts Industries with Quantum Leap for Intelligent Automation

July 3, 2024 By Krystie Johnston Massimiliano Moruzzi, CEO of Xaba Inc. is an Aerospace Engineer whose innovations have impacted products and solutions for leading companies in aerospace, automotive, and energy. Xaba Inc. recently won the 2024 ABB Startup Challenge that asked companies around the world to present their solutions that will make an impact…

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AGILOX North America Opens New Headquarters in Alpharetta, GA, and Announces the Arrival of a New CEO

June 26, 2024 AGILOX North America, a global leader in autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) for material handling automation, is excited to announce the opening of its new North American headquarters in Alpharetta, GA. The ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on June 12, 2024, marking a significant milestone in the company’s expansion and dedication to meeting the…

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Edgecom Energy Leverages Generative AI to Customize Energy Efficiency in Industrial Facilities

June 25, 2024 By Krystie Johnston ABB recognizes Edgecom Energy’s innovative Energy Manager which leverages Generative AI to make better, informed decisions about energy consumption by awarding them winners of their 2024 Startup Challenge Edgecom Energy is a Canadian startup that is using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) to offer integrated energy management software programs that…

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How the OS33C Safety Scanner is Making Workplaces Safer and More Efficient

June 19, 2024 In today’s fast-paced and demanding industrial environments, ensuring workplace safety and operational efficiency is paramount. However, customers often face a range of challenges that hinder their productivity and increase costs. Enter the OS33C Safety Scanner, a revolutionary solution that addresses these issues head-on, making workplaces safer and more efficient than ever before….

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Siemens to Demonstrate the Path to “Empowering The Digital Machine Shop” at IMTS 2024, Booth 133249

June 12, 2024 Bringing together a number of its hardware automation, digitalization software and services, Siemens will present the new path towards digitalization for machine tool users and machine builders At the upcoming IMTS 2024 in Chicago, September 9–14, Siemens will present its extensive machine tool CNC portfolio and digitalization software technology, highlighted by the…

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New Cooling Solution Uses Water for Single Phase Direct Liquid Cooling: Rittal Develops Megawatt Cooling for AI

June 12, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) promises revolutionary benefits. Is the IT infrastructure ready? Data centre operators are breaking new technological ground with their technology partners. Rittal now presents a new cooling solution that delivers over 1 megawatt of cooling output and paves the way for AI. This is because the demand for computing power…