by Emma Anderson | Oct 18, 2018 | Industry News, Robotics
Combined with a Pick-it M-HD camera, the Pick-it 2.0 system is 30 times more accurate and can detect objects that are 10 times smaller than before. With Pick-it 2.0, we take the future of your production seriously. Set it up once with our intuitive web interface and...
by Emma Anderson | Oct 18, 2018 | Robotics
MiR500 is designed to automate the transportation of pallets and heavy loads across industries. With a payload of 500 kg, speed of 2 m/sec and a footprint of 1350x920 mm, MiR500 is the largest, most powerful, fastest and robust collaborative, autonomous mobile robot...
by Emma Anderson | Oct 18, 2018 | Automation, Industry News, Robotics, Vision Systems
The Cognex In-Sight 2D Robot Guidance plugin greatly simplifies the communication, hand eye calibration, and vision guided robotics development between a UR robot and Cognex 2D Vision System. Take advantage of Cognex’s world class vision tools for any robot...
by Emma Anderson | Aug 17, 2018 | Automation, Pneumatics, Robotics
A new accessory for seamless integration of pneumatic grippers on collaborative robots is available from PHD, Inc. Pneu-ConnectTM connects directly to the tool port on the robot arm making it easy to attach a PHD pneumatic gripper to a Universal Robot (UR) brand...
by Emma Anderson | Aug 17, 2018 | Industry News, Robotics
Universal Robots e-Series cobots exemplify all that we believe in productivity, adaptability and reliability. Equipped with intuitive programming, versatile use and an almost endless list of opportunities for add-ons, the e-Series is able to complement production...
by Emma Anderson | May 10, 2018 | Automation, Industry News, Motion Control, Neff News, Pneumatics, Robotics, Sensors
That’s who we work with. A bunch of showoffs. Always showing off cool products and services. So we figured we might as well give them a forum in which to do it. (We’d rather have them doing it under our roof than out in the streets somewhere.) It’s called NEFF Demo...
by Emma Anderson | May 10, 2018 | Robotics
As robotics become more important in manufacturing, the NEFF newsletter staff decided to find out more about the topic by going straight to the source. NEFF: Good afternoon. Statistics show that manufacturers are having difficulties retaining employees. Is that...
by admin | Apr 18, 2018 | Robotics
When designing an automated process that requires moving objects or performing repetitive functions, you’re going to need robotic arms. But not just any robotic arms… the RIGHT arms. Making the right choice can make your process go smoother and faster. Arguably the...
by admin | Apr 17, 2018 | Robotics
a). The fourth industrial revolution b). Some term the German government made up c). A future where robots work without humans d). “Smart” factories and intelligent production systems e). The “Industrial Internet of Things” f). Marketing buzzwords g). Nobody knows for...