Collaborative Robots: Quick‑Change Grippers & Real‑Time Production Insights

Yushin America’s entry into the collaborative‑robot (cobot) market marks a pivotal moment for plastics manufacturing. In a newly signed exclusive distribution partnership with Productive Robotics in Carpenteria, California, Yushin is delivering the OB‑7—a seven‑axis cobot that debuted last year and

Denmark remains a global powerhouse in robotics, with a particular emphasis on collaborative robots (cobots) that work safely alongside human operators. While Universal Robots’ lightweight articulated‑arm cobots are already gaining traction among U.S. injection‑ and blow‑molding facilities, the late

Energy efficiency within a plant can be improved drastically if the energy usage can be monitored reliably and displayed clearly. Human Machine Interfaces or HMIs can help make this a reality, as they can connect with the associated RTUs and controllers to provide a comprehensive energy usage summa

With the promise of “quality parts, made to print, delivered on time,” Walt Machine of Lumberton, Mississippi, prides itself on its reliability, but it struggled in the face of a potential bottleneck. Every year, the company uses a single CNC machine to produce thousands of camera housin