21st Century Tech

JULY 7, 2022

In this contribution, Katie talks about how robotics is changing the composition of what we call the labour force. The modern industrial production line today has seen assembly line workers and those working in warehousing replaced by machines. The idea that robots are taking our jobs isn’t too far off base.

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AU Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Article by Rob Stummer, Asia Pacific CEO of Syspro The Australian fabricated metal manufacturing industry has experienced subdued revenue growth over the past five years, despite a contraction of product sales to key building markets following the pandemic, according to this July 2022 report from IBIS World.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 27, 2023

ProMat emphasized material handling and logistics; Automate emphasized robotics and automation. In terms of the displays, though, it would be easy to think ProMat 2023 was another automation and robotics shows because of the number of industrial and collaborative robots roaming the North and South halls at McCormick Place.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 23, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn the tools that enable central control of an AGV or mobile robot fleet. Understand capabilities of software that helps with AGV and mobile robot management, routing, testing, validation to decrease time to deploy and increase efficiencies. at ProMat 2023, March 20-23 in Chicago , or ganized by MHI.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 26, 2023

Learning Objectives Motion control advances, robotics help warehousing, distribution centers and logistics in factories, as shown by ProMat 2023 exhibitors. At left vertical warehousing was shown at the North Hall entrance; right, some of the South Hall ProMat 2023 exhibits are shown. Courtesy: Mark T.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 16, 2023

Robotics insights The mobile robot component market is set to have a projected value of more than $7 billion by 2027 thanks to increased use in manufacturing and non-manufacturing industries. Brianna Jackson, a market research analyst for Interact Analysis, said the mobile robot industry is still quite young compared to others.

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i4.0 today

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Robotics and automation have significantly revolutionized how people work and live across a number of industries. The robotics and automation sector provides solutions to mitigate the issue by reducing operational costs and increasing production efficiency. Collaborative Robots (Cobots) Will be in Their Prime Time Within Ten Years.

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Control Engineering

MAY 18, 2023

Collaborative robot insights The collaborative robot (cobot) market dropped 20% in 2022 after a strong 2021, which led some to worry the market was heading for a downturn for the future. According to Interact Analysis’ ‘Global Collaborative Robot Market – 2023’ report, market revenue grew by 17.2% to 37,780 units.

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Control Engineering

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Autonomous mobile robot insights Autonomous mobile robots are designed with built-in safety features that can carry large amounts of weight and are useful in logistics and warehousing operations. Building upon earlier versions, the company used autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to replace all manual processes.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Robotics insights The robotic picking market is expected to grow to almost $7 billion by 2030, which is leaps and bounds above where it is right now. Interact Analysis research shows the market for robotic picking is in the early stages of growth, but that it presents huge potential. billion by 2030. billion by 2030.

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Control Engineering

MAY 28, 2023

Learning Objectives Learn how effective traffic management and real-time communications among warehousing system robotics are enabled via EtherCAT. Companies of all sizes and industries rely on AS/RS to enable modern warehousing and fulfillment. OPEX released its Infinity system at MODEX 2022.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 25, 2023

Learning Objectives Beckhoff Automation XPlanar motion control platform demonstrates applications appropriate for small-scale mobile robots. Warehousing, distribution center insights Beckhoff Automation XPlanar motion control platform demonstrated applications appropriate for small-scale mobile robots using projected video at ProMat 2023.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

Robots are serving coffee, beer and playing chess on the show floor once again. Many are focused on robotics and automation, but even within that context, sustainability, digital transformation and the industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) are among the most prevalent. That means Automate has indeed returned.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

Warehousing, distribution center insights A material handling focus can help manufacturers, distribution centers and warehouses, as Siemens explained at ProMat 2023. A robot demonstrated pick-and-place capabilities with a diverse range of products in a bin. Review ProMat 2023 Siemens product announcements.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Many productivity improving innovations that have been developed by WILA are used as standard industrial components in the industry, such as mechanical crowning, hydraulic or pneumatic clamps, robot-based tool changes, and “smart” tool data management. The Louisville facility accommodates WILA’s engineering, sales and warehousing needs.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 9, 2023

Ben Armstrong: One thing Julie and I both noticed from visiting factories and studying manufacturers, and that Julie noticed from her work developing robotics technologies, is the tradeoff between productivity advances, which is often the goal of automation, and flexibility. A lot of firms adopting robots actually hire more workers.

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Learning Objectives Understand how autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can help manufacturers. AMR insights Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) can play a key role in manufacturing because of their name: They’re autonomous and do not require constant human intervention the way an automated guided vehicle (AGV) would.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 27, 2024

Accenture Ventures announced a strategic investment in Sanctuary AI , one of the companies developing humanoid robots. The Robot Report reached out to Sanctuary to learn more about the investment but hadn’t heard back at press time. This article will be updated if more details are learned.

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) used machine vision and sensing technologies to move around freely and a key part around automation when it comes to logistics. Logistics, warehousing, and shipping organizations are struggling to operate faster. Vision-guided robotics.

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