Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 14, 2023

Thread verification is the latest enhancement to New Scale Robotics ’ Q-Span Automated Gauging System , a do-it-yourself (DIY) robotic automation system for quality teams in high-mix, small-batch manufacturing. Data from any or all gauges can be used in real time for in-process decision making and process monitoring.

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Metrology

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Flexxbotics has announced the publication of a new white paper titled 'Autonomous Process Control (APC) using Robots and Automated Inspection in Manufacturing'. The post Autonomous Process Control Using Robotics and Automated Inspection in Manufacturing appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 7, 2025

The Automation Revolution: 8 Key Forces Driving Growth in Smart Factories As industries race toward full automation, 2025 is emerging as a defining year for industrial transformation. For ecosystem players, this shift demands investments in AI-powered inspection , system upgrades, and intelligent automation to stay competitive.

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Robotics Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Ruland Manufacturing has chosen Flexxbotics FlexxCORE technology for its robotic machine tending needs. Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics, which delivers workcell digitalization for robot-driven manufacturing, today announced that Ruland Manufacturing Co. Ruland said it decided to use Flexxbotics technology for a number of reasons.

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DO Supply

JANUARY 10, 2025

WSNs in industrial settings The WSN technology has been recently employed in industrial automation from short-range personal area networks (PANs) to cellular networks and even global communication through satellite. WSN integration allows to communicate wirelessly with the control system. This betters systems responsiveness.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

JANUARY 17, 2025

As the world stands on the brink of a robotics revolution, 2025 promises to be a transformative year for this technology, redefining how industries operate, interact, and innovate. Let us dive into the top strategic imperatives shaping this robotic renaissance and discover how they are carving the road to a transformative 2025.

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Gary Mintchell

JUNE 28, 2023

ABB Robotics is supporting Junglekeepers in their mission to protect 55,000 acres of Amazon rainforest and reverse deforestation. In a jungle lab, located in a remote region of the Peruvian Amazon, a YuMi cobot has been installed to automate essential tasks in the seed planting process, usually an entirely manual effort.

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Metrology

AUGUST 21, 2023

The connected Index robot cell takes care of the parts handling. A robot inserts the blank from the pallet into the machine, removes it after processing, passes it to the inspection/measuring system installed in the robotic cell, and then returns the measured part to the pallet.

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Metrology

MARCH 10, 2024

Vectro 2 with FANUC CRX unlocks quick and easy automation of 2D profile measurements for both metrology control and process control applications. The post Non-Contact Gauging Solution Added to Fanuc CRX Collaborative Robot appeared first on Metrology and Quality News - Online Magazine.

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Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

APRIL 7, 2025

Automation at a Crossroads The global autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) industry is shifting at an unprecedented pace, redefining industrial logistics, warehouse management, and smart manufacturing. Companies to Action Boston Dynamics : Advancing robotic mobility with AI-powered navigation systems.

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Cisco Manufacturing

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Examples are, mobile robots, AGV(automated guided vehicles), and manufacturing infrastructure. For these processes to run over wireless infrastructure, the communications technology must deliver against strict application requirements for performance and reliability. 3) Process automation monitoring. Non-Real-Time.

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Mold Making Technology

OCTOBER 22, 2023

The goal of a common metrology platform is to seamlessly support the design/build process, including CAD/CAM and computer-aided inspection (CAI). Photo Credit, all images: Verisurf Automated metrology is pervasive in manufacturing today, but not just for quality verification. The expansion of automated metrology has been very positive.

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Robotics Business Review

APRIL 8, 2024

It claimed that its SMDs can enable streamlined and automated processes. based company said its SMDs are useful for further processing in fully automated processes, such as the dense, double-sided assembly of printed circuit boards (PCBs). The Camarillo, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

JANUARY 17, 2024

Source: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics has announced that its robotic technology is now compatible with FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving products for machine tending. With Flexxbotics’ robot-driven operation of FOBA equipment, customers can achieve continuous operation, greater throughput, and higher yields, asserted the company.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

There has been a shift in how the manufacturing industry thinks about automation. With no end in sight to the labor shortage, automation is becoming a necessity, especially for smaller manufacturers. Automation is no longer optional for these manufacturers. But a 3D vision system makes this possible.

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Modern Machine Shop

MAY 28, 2024

“Bin picking is basically the Holy Grail of robotic automation,” says Scott Harms, president of MetalQuest Unlimited Inc. However, this task has proved challenging to automate because it requires 3D vision. And according to Harms, “Vision is the ultimate complexity when it comes to robotics.”

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Robotics Business Review

AUGUST 9, 2024

Leading manufacturers are already using the new M8 12-pin circular connectors in length-measurement systems and laboratory automation. Source: binder USA As robotics become more common in warehouses and manufacturing facilities, modern machines are becoming smaller and more powerful. The Camarillo, Calif.-based

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Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

GelSight & Flexxbotics are partnering for robot-enabled nondestructive testing. Source: GelSight, Flexxbotics GelSight has partnered with Flexxbotics to jointly provide a system for nondestructive testing, or NDT, with autonomous process control. We hear it from customers all the time. Register now.

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Gary Mintchell

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

D:PLOY automatically discovers and configures all the components in a robotic cell – including any leading collaborative or light industrial robot arm and tools – while also integrating external I/O from sensors and machines. D:PLOY will be available for all common robotic applications, making deployment up to 80% faster.

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Gary Mintchell

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The automation side of Yokogawa has not contacted me for years. This news incorporates a lot of things currently receiving media attention—data integration and visualization solution that incorporates robotic process automation (RPA). I’ve lost all my contacts there. Recently some news has come my way.

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Gary Mintchell

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

I thought her recent TED talk was terrific, and I was thrilled to talk to her about how you train a large language model, why it’s so hard for robots to pick tools out of a box, and why universities must play a key role in the future of AI research. Forget hand-wringing about the future like our journalist friends like to publish.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Flexxbotics workcell digitalization is the backbone of the Smart Factory delivering autonomous process control for next generation machining environments utilizing robotics.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Semi-Automatic and Robotic MIG Welding Solutions. Bernard will display its AccuLock S consumables for semi-automatic welding applications, while Tregaskiss will showcase its AccuLock R and AccuLock HDP consumables for robotic applications. New Robotic and Factory Automation Solutions. www.binzel-abicor.com. Booth C11645.

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Robotics Automation News

MARCH 23, 2023

In the food industry, it’s essential to carefully control the temperature of perishable goods throughout production, transportation, storage, and sales. Repeated warnings about illnesses due to tainted and improperly cooked foods highlight the need for tighter process control.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With full control over the network, organisations can prioritise critical applications, safeguard sensitive data, and ensure seamless integration with advanced technologies such as IoT, robotics, and AIunlocking new levels of efficiency, innovation, and scalability.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

JULY 10, 2023

Robotics and automation are central to Industry 4.0 Robotics, autonomy and Artificial Intelligence (AI) are key for ongoing business competitiveness, and for establishing more sustainable manufacturing systems. ROS is a software framework and suite of libraries used for controlling and coordinating robotics system elements.

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Due to its properties, it can be used in drives, automation, intralogistics, and mechanical engineering—for example, in fans, pumps, and packaging machines. Its products are used in industrial environments for factory automation, process control, and medical technology applications.

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Modern Machine Shop

JULY 28, 2024

introduces the FormControl X, a user-friendly measurement software for machining centers, designed for automated quality control of workpieces in individual and series production. The software can also enable automated monitoring of machining processes in line with the principle of statistical process control (SPC).

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Fabricating & Metal Work

MAY 1, 2024

LVD Company nv launches Easy-Cell 80/25, the latest in its line of robotic bending cells for automated bending. The robotic bending cell incorporates LVD’s advanced software for fast, simple offline programming of both press brake and robot. The robot uses a unique swivel function to optimize workpiece regripping.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Photo Credit: Getty Images Flexxbotics ’ FlexxCore technology enables robots to securely connect and communicate with all types of automation equipment in the smart factory to provide more powerful, flexible and open connectivity.

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Modern Machine Shop

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

FormControl X software automates quality control of workpieces in individual and series production with data accessible from various devices away from the machine tool. Source: Blum-Novotest A robot is often the first thing that comes to mind when industrial automation is mentioned.

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Modern Machine Shop

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Photo Credit: Flexxbotics Flexxbotics has announced that it is now a Certified System Integrator (CSI) for Universal Robots (UR). Brian Conner, CSI program manager at Universal Robots, says, “Flexxbotics has been part of the UR+ ecosystem since 2018 and has become a real leader in CNC automation.

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Modern Machine Shop

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Photo Credit: Getty Images Flexxbotics has announced its robot machine-tending connectivity is now compatible with the full range of Mazak CNC machines and automation equipment. Flexxbotics is compatible with the full line of Mazak Mazatrol controllers, including its AI-powered SmoothAi, SmoothEz, SmoothX, SmoothG and SmoothC.

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Manufacturing Tomorrow

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Robotic handling protects wafers while superior temperature & process control provides complete, precision ashing

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Modern Machine Shop

APRIL 16, 2023

Photo Credit: Nikon Metrology Nikon Metrology ’s Inspect-X Automation OPC UA Interface software is designed to simplify the way manufacturing execution systems (MES), statistical process control systems or handling robots communicate with Nikon’s X-ray computed tomography (CT) machines.

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Robotics Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The company ‘s products are used worldwide in industrial environments for factory automation, process control, and medical technology applications. The post binder introduces M16 connectors with compact design, high sealing performance appeared first on The Robot Report.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to ARC Advisory Group, failure rate data for automation systems is not precise and supporting information presents a wide range of actual failure rate experiences. For many automations systems, the time along the x-axis ends up in a range of between 15 and 50 years. Modular procedural automation. Courtesy: Yokogawa.

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