Epson Robots will showcase its latest robotic solutions in simulated demos at the Automation Technology Expo, ATX West. The latest entry-level robot is available at a cost of $13,900 – the VT6L All-in-One 6-Axis robot comes with a built-in controller, a 900mm reach and payload of up to 6kg, and of

SICK’s outdoorScan3 has won an Honorable Mention for Machine Safety Category at Control Engineering 2020 Engineers’ Choice Awards. Every year, Control Engineering honors new products in automation, control, and instrumentation technology markets with the Engineers’ Choice Awards (ECA). The ECA pro

Organisers of the upcoming Automaticon event are expecting more visitors from more countries than ever before.  The Polish trade show takes place on 17-19 of March in Warsaw. The “International Fair for Industrial Automation Automaticon”, to give the event its full name, is the main fair for autom

By Nimit Patel, CEO, Hydraulic Manifolds USA With increasing labor costs and technology becoming less expensive, the paradigm of manufacturing productivity will be forever changed. The need for increased productivity will be addressed by automation. Recently, hydraulic manifolds have played a crit

Saelig has introduced the new Impact-D 100AL embedded PC, equipped with an extensive range of I/O ports, offering maximum flexibility as well as impressive graphics capabilities. The Impact-D 100AL is powered by Intel Atom Apollo Lake series processor technology, offering exceptional performance,

With good labor getting harder to find and retain, Midwest Engineered Systems has found that automating the more redundant production processes has become a necessity. Automating these tasks allows the transfer of valuable labor resources to more important tasks. MWES’s robotic case packing soluti

The global robotics market is predicted to triple to $275 billion by 2025, according to analysis of International Federation of Robotics data by DC Advisory. The investment bank calculates that the market was worth approximately $98 billion in 2018. DC Advisory says changing consumer market has dr

ATI Industrial Automation has introduced the AOV-10 Axially-Compliant Orbital Sander, specifically designed for robotic surface preparation and finishing. With built-in compliance, the AOV-10 is well-suited for many different robotic applications—even those that require a light touch. A pneumatica

Zymergen, a science and materials innovation company based in California, has integrated “dozens” of Meca500 robots to automate experiments in their life sciences facility. (See video below.) The Meca500 is a miniature industrial robot manufactured by startup company Mecademic. It has found a grea

Zebra Technologies has introduced SmartSight, a robot for mass merchants, grocers, and supermarkets and hypermarkets. The company is showcasing the new machine at NRF 2020, the retail technology show currently being held in Chicago, USA. SmartSight leverages the computer vision, machine learning,

Universal Robots, the largest collaborative robot manufacturer in the world, has launched a new cobot leasing program in partnership with DLL, a global vendor finance company. The new agreement enables all manufacturers, regardless of size or capital equipment budgets, to reap the benefits of auto

Dr Paul Rivers, CEO, Guidance Automation There has been much written about the benefits that automation can unlock for businesses, but too often businesses think they need to jump in at the deep end and deploy automation technology straight away, hoping it will solve the problems they are experien

The advent of robotics has been a boon for the industrial sector and new innovations have been offering improved efficiency, less downtime, and better products. From implementing robots for mundane tasks to enhancing precision of existing tasks, industrial robotics has come a long way. The advance

Cybercriminals are always evolving their efforts and coming up with more advanced ways to target their victims. And while there are many tools available to stop them, there is a lot of space for improvement. Especially if you take automation into account. Machine learning and artificial intelligen

Soft Robotics has raised $23 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round. The round was co-led by Calibrate Ventures and Material Impact and includes additional existing investors Honeywell, Hyperplane, Scale, Tekfen Ventures, and Yamaha. With this round Soft Robotics also adds Fanuc, the

Severstal, one of the world’s largest vertically integrated steel and mining companies, has invested in Dutch company Airborne, a developer of robotic and digital automation platforms for the production of composite parts and products with integrated composites. Severstal joins other investo

Cruise Automation, the driverless car startup acquired by General Motors, has unveiled its first vehicle. The Cruise Origin, as it is called, is electric, autonomous, driverless with no steering wheel, and designed to carry several people – about six in spacious comfort. The company says the Origi

Fearless of the difficult applications – dust and bad weather – the Danfoss VLT AutomationDrive FC 302 was chosen to ensure efficient production of 800,000 tons of hard limestone at the Roussas quarry (main picture). With an annual cement production capacity of 60 million tons and 42 cement plants

Industrial automation giant Omron has opened a new automation center in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The facility, dubbed an “ATC”, is designed for customers to work with Omron to find solutions to their manufacturing issues. The 37th ATC facility in the world, ATC-Tokyo is Omron’s flagship factory automatio

Automotive parts supplier Broman Group has appointed Swisslog to provide automation at its Logistics center in Kerava, Finland. The new contract includes upgrading existing automation, the design and delivey of new automation, and also a SynQ, Swisslog’s warehouse management system, to orchestrate