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06 August 2020
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The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) has appointed Mike Wilson as Chief Automation Officer, where he will will lead the MTC's drive to increase the adoption of automation throughout UK manufacturing.
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13 August 2020
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With the release of the SICK LiDAR-LOC solution for mobile platforms, users can implement contour-based localisation on any automated guided vehicle, cart, forklift or service robot fitted with SICK 2D LiDAR sensors or safety scanners.
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09 September 2020
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RENOVOTEC IS launching a three-month, no-obligation free trial for the latest Honeywell PX940 smart and rugged industrial printer, which prints barcodes and other labels that are defect-free and 100% accurate every time.
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09 September 2020
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WHEN SFOGLIA Torino, an Italian manufacturer of pastries, needed to speed up production of a vol-au-vent case production line it turned to systems integrator and automation expert, Tiesse - which provided a packaging station incorporating four Kawasaki YF-03N Delta robots.
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06 July 2020
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New from Cognex Corporation the DataMan 475V Inline Barcode Verifier provides contract-compliant assurance in adherence with the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), delivering reliable code verification and quality reporting for 1D, 2D, and direct part mark (DPM) codes.
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06 July 2020
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Leader in connectivity and sensors, TE Connectivity (TE), and Komax, a pioneer in the field of automated wire processing, have partnered on the production of harnesses on the Komax Omega 740/750 automatic harness machines. The machines incorporate TE's ENTRELEC SNK series of pluggable terminal blocks in their design.
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06 July 2020
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Originally launched in 2015 to assist workers in lightweight assembly tasks, ABB’s dual-arm collaborative YuMi robot has, says the company, gone on to blaze a trail in a raft of diverse applications and industries, opening new opportunities and helping to fire people's imaginations about what can be achieved with robotic automation.
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09 July 2020
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New from FLIR Systems, the FLIR Blackfly S visible spectrum camera module is reported to be the first to integrate the Sony Pregius S IMX540 sensor with 24.5 MP at 12 FPS in a USB3 camera.
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06 July 2020
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A new generation of human collaborative robots which combine important key features and benefits to ensure powerful, robust and safe application capabilities have been introduced by YASKAWA.
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06 July 2020
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Prior to its investment in an EffiMat storage and retrieval system, OFI Testing Equipment (OFITE) had eight employees manually selecting sales and work orders. At times people were waiting for an aisle to clear so they could get the parts they needed and it was the same, in reverse, for re-stocking.
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08 June 2020
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Diagnostics play a vital role in containing pandemics. Identifying the SARS-CoV-2 pathogens via antibodies in the blood is becoming increasingly important. For this type of diagnosis, blood is often drawn from the patient with the help of blood collection tubes. Manufacturing these tubes requires several high precision assembly, dispensing and packaging steps. As a total solution, Optima Automation offers an efficient machine line for this purpose.
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06 July 2020
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Today’s advanced automation and production facilities need lightweight robots (LWRs) and collaborative robots (cobots) that are highly dynamic and accurate. Drawing on its many years of experience in industrial automation, Schaeffler has developed two new and highly innovative components for LWRs and cobots, with which it is opening up new opportunities in a fast-growing market segment.
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01 June 2020
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Prior to its investment in an EffiMat storage and retrieval system, OFI Testing Equipment (OFITE) relied on eight employees manually selecting sales and work orders. At times people were waiting for an aisle to clear so they could get the parts they needed and it was the same, in reverse, for re-stocking the inventory every morning.
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06 July 2020
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Interroll and systems integrator, Teknokom, have implemented an automated order picking system for Cookplus – an e-commerce brand of Karaca Group, leader in the tableware, kitchen and home textile market – in Istanbul, Turkey. Essential elements of the new material handling solution are the RollerDrive EC 5000, MultiControl, and the Modular Conveyor Platform (MCP) from Interroll.
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06 July 2020
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Being able to predict and plan maintenance is the goal pursued by igus with its smart plastics solutions. Intelligent sensors, for example, measure the wear of energy chains, chainflex cables, slewing rings and linear guides. With the new icom.plus communication module, the customer can now decide in which form they would like to incorporate the acquired data from the sensors.
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07 July 2020
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INMOCO is now supplying Tolomatic’s RSX Extreme Force actuators to the UK market. The highly accurate rod-style electric actuators achieve a force up to 222.4kN and are reported to be an ideal replacement for hydraulic cylinders.
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07 July 2020
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Automation specialist, Conveyor Networks is bucking the trend during these uncertain times with the announcement of a new partnership with global technology company Geek+, to become an official UK and Ireland distributor for robotics and AI logistics solutions.
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06 July 2020
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Condition Monitoring specialist Sensonics has been developing industrial accelerometers for over 40 years and has earned a reputation for high performance. Specifically, on applications where low noise is crucial, Sensonics accelerometers have proven to excel.
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06 July 2020
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Today’s process and control sensors are benefitting from technical advances enabling users to develop new control concepts, especially for automation applications. IO-Link is a key example of this and the introduction of a new range of IO-Link sensors with Dual Channel capability is an important development from BAUMER.
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01 May 2020
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Plant Reliability specialist AVT Reliability has enhanced its Machine Sentry suite of cloud-based condition monitoring tools with the launch of its long range, low energy Bluetooth router, Gateway.
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