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Free Online Training for Universal Robots
Free, interactive training simulations are now available online
from Universal Robots. The new Universal Robots Academy is not dependent on
having an actual robot on which to train. Anyone who is interested in learning
about how the robots operate and may be programmed can access basic programming
training.As unusual as this is for
the industry, CTO and founder of Universal Robots, Esben Østergaard, explains,
“... this is a long-term investment for us. We want to raise the robot literacy
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Apr 14th 2017
Video: Universal Robots Polishing System Raises Production by 50%
For Paradigm Electronics, launching an immediately successful new finish
on their speakers threw their production estimates for a loop. Because they
make their products completely in-house, Paradigm made some clever decisions on
how to accommodate the upswing in demand. “In order to produce that finish,
you have to apply multiple layers of lacquer and between each layered
application, you have to sand and buff, sand and buff. There’s a lot of manual
labor involved in that. The problem is t
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Apr 13th 2017
Simplifying Robot System Design
While robotics can make manufacturing processes more productive
and less labor-intensive, many companies find that installing these systems is
complicated by the integration of existing systems and making them compatible.
The proliferation of the connected factory through the Industrial Internet of
Things (IIoT) drives manufacturers to digitize control, monitoring, management,
and data. This trend lends itself to reduced labor requirements and downtime,
improved efficiency and higher yiel
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Apr 11th 2017
ABB to Acquire Bernecker + Rainer
Zurich, April 4, 2017 / abb.com -- Shaping leadership in industrial automation
Acquisition
of B&R (Bernecker + Rainer Industrie-Elektronik GmbH) will close ABB’s
historic gap in machine and factory automation Creating
a uniquely comprehensive automation portfolio for customers globally B&R
is a proven innovation leader in Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC),
Industrial PCs (IPC) and servo motion-based machine and factory automation B&R
delivered a revenue C
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Apr 7th 2017
Allagash Craft Brew Brought to You by Wireless Technology
At the Allagash Brewing Company in Portland, Maine, a wireless
temperature control system was installed in the warehouse for better monitoring
and control purposes. The new system tracks energy usage, can send important condition alerts to facility managers, and helps the entire operation operate more efficiently.The previous system at Allagash’s off-site warehouse was
dependent on basic thermostats, which were difficult to monitor. The new wireless temperature control system of
controllers
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Apr 6th 2017