FORT LAUDERDALE, FL—
A manufacturer of exhaust components had nearly given up trying to automate complex, manual welding processes—until it found cobots.
Welding plays a critical role in producing appliances, automobiles, construction equipment, ships, tractors, trailers, trucks and many other products. Unfortunately, there’s a severe shortage of welders, and the demand for skilled welding professionals is growing.
TORONTO—Lockheed Martin recently completed a project to evaluate the automation of airframe manufacturing operations using six-axis robots equipped with artificial intelligence technology from Canadian tech startup Xaba.
FRANKFURT, Germany—Sales of industrial robots in India reached a new record of 4,945 units in 2021, a 54 percent compared with the previous year, according to the International Federation of Robotics (IFR). In terms of annual installations, India now ranks tenth worldwide.
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FRANKFURT, Germany—German suppliers of robotics and automation technology are forecasting record-high sales of 16.2 billion euros in 2023, an increase in sales of 13 percent. In 2022, the industry recorded sales of 14.3 billion euros, and increase of 5 percent.
REGENSBURG, Germany—BMW’s assembly plant here has become the first automotive factory in the world to use an end-to-end digitalized and automated process for inspection, processing and marking of painted vehicle surfaces in standard production.
At the end of 2020, the Renault assembly plant in Flins, France, embarked on a new path to focus on the circular economy. The automaker set a goal of buying less, extracting value from existing products, and creating a new industrial model centered on sustainability.