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Universal Robots USA Inc.

August 15, 2022

Universal Robots aims to empower change in the way work is done using its leading-edge robotics platform.

Robotic Tool Changers from ATI Industrial Automation

ATI INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION is the world-leading engineering-based developer of robotic accessories and robot arm tooling, including Automatic Tool Changers, Multi-Axis Force/Torque Sensing Systems, Material Removal Tools, Utility Couplers, Robotic Collision Sensors, and more.

SCHUNK Opens Collaborative Workspace

November 19, 2021

MORRISVILLE, NC—SCHUNK has opened a new workspace for customer collaboration at its U.S. headquarters here.

Four Considerations When Selecting EOAT

The perfect EOAT depends on four critical areas: environment, operating parameters, design and ancillary components.

Benjamin Pauzus Jr.

September 8, 2021

The automotive industry was one of the first to embrace robotics. Indeed, automakers have been benefiting from the technology since General Motors purchased the first industrial robot from Unimation way back in 1961.

Novanta Acquires SEM and ATI

September 2, 2021

BEDFORD, MA—Novanta Inc., a manufacturer of drives, motors, encoders and actuators, has acquired Schneider Electric Motion USA Inc. (SEM) and ATI Industrial Automation Inc. (ATI).

Five Things: Robot End-Effectors

May 6, 2021

MyAppCafé is a fully automated robotic barista. The machine is the brainchild of caterer and entrepreneur Michael Stille of Karlsruhe, Germany, who envisioned a fully automated system for vending coffee at catered events and trade shows.

Flexible Robotic End Effectors for Redeploying Robots

December 8, 2020

Before cobots and other fast-deployable robots, many automated manufacturing cells incorporated only fixed or dedicated tooling rather than solutions that allow for changes or updates. An advantage of fixed automation is that it allows for reliable and high throughput, but it also tends to be custom engineered towards a specific process.

What’s New With Robot End-Effectors

Equipment suppliers, and integrators, increasingly offer smart end-effectors for cobots, multi-part handling and IIOT applications

Jim Camillo

December 3, 2019

Noted horror writer Clive Barker once claimed that nothing ever truly begins or ends; rather, current things are just continuations of past things, and future things are continuations of present ones. Although interesting, this notion doesn't work well in the world of manufacturing.

Maximize the Benefits of Custom Automated Material Handling Systems

Open communication and strict adherence to satisfying the needs of the application are the keys to creating custom automation systems

Gary Michels

October 7, 2019

The lives of manufacturers would be so much easier if all their automation processes were homogeneous. Unfortunately, there are many that require customization to satisfy the unique requirements of an automated work-holding or material-handling application.

Automated Robot Cell Builds Robots with Zimmer Grippers

Zoe Leduc

March 18, 2019

At its factory in Augsburg, Germany, automation specialist KUKA is using its own robots to make more robots.

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