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

APRIL 9, 2023

Learning Objectives As supply chains are disrupted, baby boomers age out and the need for general use products continues to grow, manufacturers are faced with producing more with less. However, bridging the gap between an unknown automation system and full robotic implementation can be an intimidating process.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Robotic process automation insights. The demand is increasing for robotic process automation in healthcare, as robotic process automation can mimic human interaction. The global robotic process automation market is forecasted to be valued at $2.57 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $69.20 billion by 2032.

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Control Engineering

MAY 23, 2023

Collaborative robot market insights Collaborative robot market penetration to surpass 20% by 2032. collaborative robot market will take a while longer. Universal Robots retains the lion’s share of the global cobot market. Out to 2027, shipments of collaborative robots in EMEA will decrease from 19.5%

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Applied Manufacturing Technologies (AMT) worked with Gojo Industries to create robotic cells: a de-tray and layer forming system. Designing the de-tray and layer forming robotic cells allowed several the engineering team to solve robot speed issues and meet cycle time requirements. Project summary.

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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

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Robotics Insights. Robots can help fill some, but not all, of the labor gap manufacturers currently face. The challenge is getting manufacturers to buy into the concept because they believe robots are too expensive and will take jobs when the opposite is true. Three myths about robots, automation.

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Collaborative robots (cobot) have been around for more than 15 years, and recent sensing and motion control technologies are improving quality while reducing weld process time on a 30-pass weld by more than 80%. Control system design for robotic motion. and better fixturing, inconsistencies still exist in the weld shop. 

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Control Engineering

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The mobile robot market (AGVs and AMRs) has enjoyed strong growth in 2022, driven by increasing e-commerce penetration, a lack of labor and on-going shifts to more flexible manufacturing. Although the mobile robot market is now well established, and arguably quite mature in some respects, growth shows no signs of slowing any time soon.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Sensors play a vital role with implementing Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions and act as the eyes, ears and fingers of the robots. When trying to simplify robot startups, sensor-level networks are imperative and there are several network types that can help with this process. Courtesy: CFE Media. Sensor-level networks.

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Automation Mag

APRIL 4, 2023

They are retiring or are working in places other than manufacturing plants. Manufacturers used to have a choice. How much is a robot” they would have asked in the past? Now manufacturers don’t have a choice. Automation and robots are their last hope of keeping that automation line working. I can’t hear you!

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Control Engineering

OCTOBER 13, 2023

How sensors enable smart factories and more efficient manufacturing Modern sensor technologies can help manufacturers achieve digital transformation by helping with safe human-robot interaction and autonomous vehicles. The April 4 annual media conference also noted record highs for incoming orders, sales and employment.

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Control Engineering

JULY 7, 2023

In addition to make autonomous vehicles safer for everyday use, they also can help robots and other machines that need to “see” in challenging environments, making them safer for more applications. The post LiDAR system helps robots, autonomous vehicles see better appeared first on Control Engineering. Professor Li said.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The show took all four halls at McCormick with an emphasis on automation, robotics, additive manufacturing, cybersecurity, heavy machinery and much more. There were several undercurrents running through the show such as the need for workers, growing demand for robotics and automation and reshoring’s impact on manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

MARCH 17, 2023

Researchers in Arkansas and two other states will be using a $5 million grant to increase use of artificial intelligence and robotics in chicken processing to reduce waste in deboning and detect pathogens. Robotic hands are not adept at holding a chicken, he said. Initially, people working remotely may help advance robotic processing.

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Fabricating & Metal Work

APRIL 22, 2024

The integration of AI into autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) provides room to maneuver when it comes to transporting components and products between the different stages of production. Earlier this year, ABB’s (Ann Arbor, MI) Marc Segura, who is president of the ABB Robotics Division, commented on the new frontiers for robotics and AI in 2024.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 22, 2023

Control Engineering’s top 5 content over the past week covered industrial robot trends, hot Control Engineering topics, MQTT and more. Six industrial robotics trends for 2023 Robotics are becoming more important and manufacturers are recognizing their growing role in many different industries and applications.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 11, 2023

Supply chain issues: The trend that just won’t quit. It’s impossible to look at any aspect of manufacturing without addressing the elephant in the room: Pandemic-induced supply chain issues continue to impact almost every industry. Looking ahead with remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and data analytics.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 3, 2022

The motion control market is experiencing strong growth, particularly in Asia-Pacific, as a mix of strong demand and supply chain constraints are giving suppliers a lot of leverage when it comes to prices. Motion Control Insights. Interact Analysis research indicates strong the 21.6% in APAC regions in 2021.

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Control Engineering

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Software-based artificial intelligence (AI) can enhance existing robots to deal with variances in real-time and give them needed flexibility on the plant floor. Artificial intelligence (AI) being used to make robots smarter has been growing in popularity as both technologies get better. Artificial Intelligence Insights.

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Control Engineering

JANUARY 18, 2023

Automation is a $100 billion market compromised of robotics, software and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and hybrid markets that take advantage of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Automatic and robotic processes. Automation can address five manufacturing concerns. Supply chain.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 12, 2023

A robot demonstrated pick-and-place capabilities with a diverse range of products in a bin. A diversity of robots, vision systems and end-of-arm tooling (EoAT) may be used. Offline robotic programming can be performed within safety zones then downloaded to any brand robot.

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Control Engineering

AUGUST 15, 2022

These products include valve terminals, gantry robots, robotic surgical arms, automated pipettes for laboratory devices, and systems for semiconductor manufacture to name a few. Supply-chain issues and other disruptions are causing regionalization and localization to rise. must expand manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

JUNE 12, 2023

Future-proofing manufacturing goes beyond acquiring data; manufacturers also need to evolve their business models and how they sell, acquire and distribute items to better serve their customers. Leading manufacturers are making the digital transition with help from trusted partners. That’s the future of manufacturing.

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Control Engineering

APRIL 17, 2023

Automation remains a major priority for manufacturers looking to keep up with demand as labor woes continue to persist. So do supply chain challenges, though they aren’t as a big a problem as they were in 2022.

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Canadian Manufacturing

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

(Calgary, AB) Progressive Planet Solutions (Richmond, BC) Recombinant Collagen Fiber Manufacturing 3D BioFibR Inc. Halifax, NS) Plantform Corporation (Toronto, ON) PTAAM Robotic Additive Manufacturing System Canadian Innovative Materials Ltd. Vancouver, BC) Discrete Manufacturing Assembly Transformation Price Industries Ltd.

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Automation Mag

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Together, we’re building world-leading advanced manufacturing capabilities in Canada – for the benefit of Canadians.” The following consortia represent the latest cohort of successful applicants for NGen ’s advanced manufacturing funding: Discrete manufacturing assembly transformation Price Industries Ltd.

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Automation Mag

DECEMBER 12, 2023

AI implemented at the mill targeted supply chain demand forecasting. They’re doing things and if they’re not doing it in the right order, they’re upsetting the whole process, which has automation, robotics and a lot of other moving parts that aren’t human. The mill also added predictive maintenance.

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Control Engineering

MAY 25, 2023

Recent announcements include GM and Samsung SDI unveiling plans to invest $3bn in a joint venture EV battery manufacturing plant in the US. Furthermore, the U.S. However, the impact is unlikely to be seismic, or on a New Deal scale, for a variety of reasons, including those outlined below.

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Control Engineering

JULY 15, 2022

Robots-as-a-service (RaaS) is a flexible and affordable way for companies to deploy automation and related services such as engineering, maintenance and remote monitoring. Often used interchangeably with Robotics-as-a-service, RaaS comes in two main flavors. We manufacture robots. We sell the robots.

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Control Engineering

JULY 21, 2022

Due to staffing shortages and major supply chain issues, manufacturers are willing to emphasize automation more to meet surging demand. And then there are the staffing issues,” said Mark Wheeler, director of supply chain solutions, Zebra Technologies. Vision-guided robotics. Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).

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