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FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC Expands Its Best-Selling Robot Series to Include Three Arm Variations

FANUC has expanded its tabletop industrial robot family to feature a higher weight-payload ratio, six-axis articulation, and up to 911 mm reach.


News May 14, 2021 by Nancy Chenyizhi Liu
SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

SICK’s LiDAR for AMRs Aims to Keep Safety a Priority

The LiDAR solution by SICK is SIL-certified for AMR safety purposes.


News May 12, 2021 by Seth Price
Yaskawa’s Latest Palletizing Robots Aim to Optimize Facility Management

Yaskawa’s Latest Palletizing Robots Aim to Optimize Facility Management

Yaskawa has recently added two robots, the PL190 and PL320, to their palletizing robotics line, including the previously released PL500.


News Apr 28, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
Boston Dynamics Unveiled a New Warehouse Automation Robot

Boston Dynamics Unveiled a New Warehouse Automation Robot

Warehouse robot, Stretch, builds onto Boston Dynamics’ robotic portfolio with advanced dexterity and intelligence.


News Apr 20, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
Universal Robots Set to Complete Interface for Siemens Engineering Portal

Universal Robots Set to Complete Interface for Siemens Engineering Portal

Universal Robots plans to complete its new interpreter interface to integrate its cobots into Siemens’ Simatic Robot Library.


News Apr 17, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
KUKA Presents Its Open-Source Robotic Operating System at Hannover Messe

KUKA Presents Its Open-Source Robotic Operating System at Hannover Messe

During Hannover Messe, KUKA presented its open-source robotic operating system and ecosystem in hopes of becoming an industry standard.


News Apr 16, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
OnRobot’s Electric Vacuum Gripper Helps Automate Palletizing Porous Materials

OnRobot’s Electric Vacuum Gripper Helps Automate Palletizing Porous Materials

OnRobot announced its latest development in electric vacuum gripper technology, the VGP20.


News Apr 08, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Combining the PC and PLC: Baumüller to Debut Latest Control Technology at Hannover Messe

Combining the PC and PLC: Baumüller to Debut Latest Control Technology at Hannover Messe

Baumüller will present its latest development in combined PLC and PC technology, the b maXX PLC, at the Hannover Messe Digital Edition on April 12th.


News Apr 06, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Desmasa Combined AMRs and Cobots to Create Mobile Collaborative Robots

Desmasa Combined AMRs and Cobots to Create Mobile Collaborative Robots

Desmasa unveiled a new mobile collaborative robot (MCR) that combines the mobility and agility of a vehicle with the industrial utility of a collaborative robot.


News Mar 24, 2021 by Seth Price
Seegrid Introduces New AMR Pallet Truck Series to Optimize Motion Planning on Facility Floor

Seegrid Introduces New AMR Pallet Truck Series to Optimize Motion Planning on Facility Floor

Seegrid released a new line of autonomous pallet trucks to boost productivity in the warehousing and shipping environments.


News Mar 10, 2021 by Seth Price
Pepperl+Fuchs Releases Wireless Data Couplers for Stacker Cranes in Warehouse Management Systems

Pepperl+Fuchs Releases Wireless Data Couplers for Stacker Cranes in Warehouse Management Systems

German automation solutions provider Pepperl+Fuchs released wireless data couplers integrated into stacker cranes for warehouse management systems.


Rapid Robotics Hopes to Close the Automation Gap with the Rapid Machine Operator

Rapid Robotics Hopes to Close the Automation Gap with the Rapid Machine Operator

Control Automation virtually sat down with Rapid Robotics CTO Ruddick Lawrence to discuss their Rapid Machine Operator (RMO) and its automation benefits to help reshore U.S. manufacturing.


News Feb 10, 2021 by Aline Dias
Honeywell and Fetch Robotics Implement Pallet Conveyance and Robot Solutions in Distribution Centers

Honeywell and Fetch Robotics Implement Pallet Conveyance and Robot Solutions in Distribution Centers

Fetch Robotics and Honeywell announced a new partnership aimed at optimizing fulfillment and distribution operations.


New QuickStick HT 5700 Inverter from Rockwell Designed for Material Handling

New QuickStick HT 5700 Inverter from Rockwell Designed for Material Handling

Rockwell Automation recently announced their latest motor inverter for their QuickStick linear motor system, the QuickStick HT 5700 Inverter.


News Feb 05, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
 Bosch Rexroth Debuts Latest Industrial Linear Rails with Multiple Precision Levels

Bosch Rexroth Debuts Latest Industrial Linear Rails with Multiple Precision Levels

Recently, Bosch announced the latest release of their Precision Modules PSK, the PSK generation 2.


News Jan 22, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Emerson Opens $49 Million Global Headquarters for Welding and Assembly Innovations in Connecticut

Emerson Opens $49 Million Global Headquarters for Welding and Assembly Innovations in Connecticut

Emerson opens its new Branson welding and assembly technologies’ global headquarters in Brookfield, Connecticut to advance welding, joining, and cleaning solutions for manufacturing.


News Jan 19, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
A Look Into Industry PACs Featuring Unique Automation Capabilities

A Look Into Industry PACs Featuring Unique Automation Capabilities

Learn about design, preventive maintenance, redundancy, proof tests, and self-diagnostics relating to Omron, Rockwell, and Siemens PACs.


News Jan 15, 2021 by Aline Dias
AMETEK MOCON Releases New Package Integrity Testing System

AMETEK MOCON Releases New Package Integrity Testing System

AMETEK MOCON launched the Dansensor Lippke 5000, a package integrity system designed especially for demanding regulations and standards of the food processing and pharmaceutical industries.


News Dec 07, 2020 by Sara McCaslin
Nord Modules Releases Quick Mover 180 Autonomous Mobile Robot

Nord Modules Releases Quick Mover 180 Autonomous Mobile Robot

Learn about the Quick Move 180 (QM180), the latest materials handling mobile robot from Nord.


News Nov 23, 2020 by Seth Price
Packing Up and Going Online: PACK EXPO Launches Virtual Event for Processing and Packaging

Packing Up and Going Online: PACK EXPO Launches Virtual Event for Processing and Packaging

To keep customers and suppliers connected, safe, and up-to-date with industry trends in processing and packaging, PACK EXPO will host a virtual online event this November.


News Nov 11, 2020 by Stephanie Leonida