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Creating Revolutions

Creating Revolutions

Universal Robots solves production challenges in Creating Revolutions’ assembly line.


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DCL Logistics

DCL Logistics

Universal Robots Delivers 500% Productivity Increase at DCL Logistics


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Autodesk - Human Robot Collaboration.

Autodesk - Human Robot Collaboration.

Universal Robots help Autodesk push construction industry’s boundaries for human-robot collaboration.


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Aim Processing

Aim Processing

Injection molder realizes 400% increase in productivity deploying versatile Cobots


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Schaffner Introduces EMC Filter Series for Data Centers and Robotics

Schaffner Introduces EMC Filter Series for Data Centers and Robotics

Schaffner introduces its newest electromagnetic compatibility filters for data centers and robotic-automation sectors, allowing for different connection options and saving on space with a 1U rack-mount design.


News Jun 17, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Understanding PLC Program Commands: One-Shots

Understanding PLC Program Commands: One-Shots

Many PLC commands are well-known to programmers, including contacts, coils, timers, and counters. But a less-common instruction is the one-shot, capable of harnessing the incredible processing speeds in a CPU.


Introduction of Cobots in classrooms accelerates with new state and industry endorsements of Universal Robots

Introduction of Cobots in classrooms accelerates with new state and industry endorsements of Universal Robots

Two major recognitions of Universal Robots’ education programs from the U.S. federal Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Institute (ARM) and the State of Ohio’s Department of Education pave the way for schools and industry to further leverage cobots, offering employability in robotics careers while upskilling existing workforce.


Doosan Releases Innovative Line of Closer-to-consumer Collaborative Robots

Doosan Releases Innovative Line of Closer-to-consumer Collaborative Robots

Doosan Robotics, a leader in industrial and collaborative robotics, recently expanded to the Americas, showcasing new robots at Automate 2022 and demonstrating innovative interactions between humans and industrial machines.


News Jun 16, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Clarifying Misconceptions About Theoretical vs Physical Circuits

Clarifying Misconceptions About Theoretical vs Physical Circuits

Control engineering is integrally woven together with electricity and electrical circuits. Even so, sometimes the most basic scenarios become misunderstood through lack of training or experience.


Universal Robots Demos New Cobot Solutions at Automate 2022

Universal Robots Demos New Cobot Solutions at Automate 2022

UR, one of the leaders in cobot technology, displayed a variety of machine tending and tool-holding applications at the recent trade show, as well as one unique, eye-catching concept cobot.


News Jun 15, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Obsolescence in Control Systems - Disaster or Opportunity?

Obsolescence in Control Systems - Disaster or Opportunity?

One of the most considerable risks in aging control environments is that eventually, spare parts become obsolete and unavailable, and the lack of an upgrade plan can turn a simple failure into a catastrophe.


Yaskawa Showcases Latest Technologies at Automate 2022

Yaskawa Showcases Latest Technologies at Automate 2022

Yaskawa Motoman unveils its HC Series collaborative welding bots, Smart Pattern extension, and Smart Pendant software version 2.1 at the Automate 2022 show.


News Jun 14, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Allen-Bradley PLCs - A Hardware History

Allen-Bradley PLCs - A Hardware History

Credited with coining the name ‘PLC’, Allen-Bradley and parent company Rockwell Automation are major players in the world of control systems. Learn how the hardware platforms have evolved into the familiar modern configurations.


Innovative Robotic Gripper Advancements Showcased at Automate 2022

Innovative Robotic Gripper Advancements Showcased at Automate 2022

The future of robotics and gripping solutions is built around creative designs, including these innovative products introduced by SCHUNK and Soft Robotics.


News Jun 13, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
 Universal Robots opens 100th training center

Universal Robots opens 100th training center

Universal Robots has reached a new milestone with 100 certified training centers worldwide. This comes following the opening of a new center in Täby near Stockholm in Sweden, with other centers spread across 23 countries.


UR Cobots Help Matsunami Glass Achieve a 50% Increase in Production

UR Cobots Help Matsunami Glass Achieve a 50% Increase in Production

15 UR cobots help achieve a 50% increase in production volume with no additional staffing, while enhancing the technical skills of the employees.


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Nokia Advances Industrial Wireless Technology

Nokia Advances Industrial Wireless Technology

Nokia looks to enable industrial-grade wireless communication solutions that may be particularly useful in facility upgrades or agile manufacturing environments where laying new cable may not be feasible.


News Jun 10, 2022 by Shawn Dietrich
Collaborative Robot Technology & Basic Programming

Collaborative Robot Technology & Basic Programming

In this webinar, you’ll learn the basics of collaborative robots, in terms of safety and their unique technology.


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Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Into Your Maintenance Program

Incorporating Artificial Intelligence Into Your Maintenance Program

Understand the practical steps you might take to integrate artificial intelligence with your maintenance program and access the benefits of PdM.


End-to-End Automation Solutions: What Does That Mean?

End-to-End Automation Solutions: What Does That Mean?

Many companies offer automation solutions that work from the beginning to the end of a process. Not the progress of the product through the facility, but rather hardware from the shop floor to the cloud level and everything in between. We highlight here some solutions from Emerson and Bosch Rexroth from Automate 2022.


News Jun 09, 2022 by David Peterson