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B&R's Machine-Centric Robotics Merge Robotic and Machine Control Systems
HighlightsSingle source for robotics and machine controlMaximum precision through microsecond synchronizationEasy implementation of robotics applicationsB&R's Machine-Centric Robotics eliminates separate controllers for robots and machines and integrates the robot controller into the machine control system for seamless, synchronized operation. This allows for greater ease of use and versatility in accommodating the manufacturing of a variety of products and batch sizes. Find a demonstration
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Aug 27th 2020
High-Mix/Low-Volume Manufacturers Reap Most Benefits from Collaborative Robots
Justifying new capital expenditures in an uncertain economy can be difficult to say the least. When there is comfort in maintaining the status quo, we often turn a blind eye to new technology, convincing ourselves that we don’t really need it. The challenge is to continue searching for ways to improve processes that will provide a competitive edge while everyone else is hunkering down with the familiar.
Enter collaborative robots. Designed for human and machine collaboration, cobot
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Aug 4th 2020
OnRobot Launches Plug-n-Play Screwdriver
OnRobot, the maker of tools for collaborative applications, announces the release of its smart, complete-out-of-the-box Screwdriver that allows manufacturers to automate a wide range of assembly processes quickly, easily, and flexibly. This provides welcome relief for manufacturers who are eager to automate repetitive, unergonomic, and often inconsistent manual screwdriving processes, but who struggle to integrate and program typical piecemeal screwdriving systems.
Programming the OnRob
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Jul 22nd 2020
Working with Mixed Model Multi-Sensor Systems
The ability to create multi-sensor networks with Gocator® is one of the unique advantages of the smart software built into every sensor, and sets the bar for ease of use in the design and deployment of such systems. With new mixed model support, capturing 360º of a scan target or multiple views by mixing sensor models that optimize field of view and resolution takes multi-sensor networking to the next level.
Standard Multi-Sensor Systems
Up until now, Gocator® multi-sensor networking was
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Jul 20th 2020
Coronavirus Squelches Fears of Robots Replacing Humans
As industrial manufacturing companies search for social distancing solutions amidst the pandemic, some workers who previously held fears of being replaced by automation have found that robotics are not quite ready to fill some roles.According to the Wall Street Journal, meat processors have triple the national average of manufacturing employees per 1,000 square feet and is the only manufacturing sector to see an increase in worker density over the last five years. “Executives of Tyson and other
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Jul 15th 2020