Autonomous food robots move with the times 1st Quarter 2018, Omron Electronics As with many other industries in the world today, food and beverage manufacturers are under immense pressure to increase productivity and sales while keeping manufacturing costs down. A normal reaction ...
The stripped down motor 1st Quarter 2018, DNH Technologies Motors used in robotics must be lightweight while simultaneously providing high torque in order for arms and grippers to move dynamically. This is why Swiss drive specialist, maxon motor is offering a ...
Rotating and turning 4th Quarter 2017, LAPP Southern Africa, Editor's Choice The most important difference between robot cables and conventional moving cables is that the former have to withstand both bending and torsion over their entire service life, and in development they are designed fundamentally differently to a power chain cable, for example.
Robots with high dynamic performance 4th Quarter 2017, JTR Technologies JTR Technologies is the agent for Staubli Robotics in South Africa. Staubli is a pioneer and global leader in closed structure robots. Its high performance robots are renowned for their dynamic stability ...
NASA relies on maxon technology 3rd Quarter 2017, DNH Technologies, Editor's Choice, Electrical switching & drive systems & components Swiss drive specialist, maxon motor will supply several drives specifically developed for the task to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is building the Mars 2020 rover for NASA.
The maxon drives are ...
Innovation goes hand in hand 3rd Quarter 2017, Horne Technologies, Editor's Choice To make daily life easier, the British company Steeper has developed the bebionic myoelectric hand prosthesis. This is controlled by myoelectric signals generated from muscle contractions in the arm, ...
Omron offers complete single-source automation solutions 3rd Quarter 2017, Omron Electronics The recent acquisition of Adept has expanded the capability to deliver robot-based packagingsolutions to the food and beverage industry.
The soul of the ant 2nd Quarter 2017, Festo Drawing inspiration from the delicate anatomy of the ant, Festo has transferred their cooperative behaviour to the world of technology using complex control algorithms.
Mobile robots ramp up efficiency 2nd Quarter 2017, Omron Electronics With supply-chain management and logistics increasingly under the spotlight in Africa due to remote locations and time-consuming
transportation, warehouses are turning increasingly to industrial mobile ...
Exoskeleton technology can transform factories of the future 2nd Quarter 2017 Automation and artificial intelligence are paving the way for human robotic collaboration, finds Frost & Sullivan’s Visionary Innovation Team. Exoskeletons will see higher adoption across industries such ...
A recipe for success 1st Quarter 2017, ABB South Africa, Motion ABB has signed a service agreement with Pioneer Foods, which includes its Connected Services Condition Monitoring & Diagnostics for 27 robots, preventive maintenance, technical service, training and backup response.
Autonomous, self-regulating systems with collective behaviour 4th Quarter 2016, Festo, Editor's Choice The latest innovation emerging from Festo’s Bionic Learning Network (BLN) is the AirPenguin. The BLN examines naturally occurring phenomena and develops innovative, cutting-edge bionic technology which Festo then integrates into its products.
ABB introduces smallest foundry robot in its class 4th Quarter 2016, ABB South Africa, Motion, News & events ABB Robotics has unveiled its latest foundry robot for material handling and machine tending, the IRB 1200 Foundry Plus 2. The smallest foundry robot in its class, this compact robot can increase flexibility ...
The latest robots are friendly 4th Quarter 2016, ABB South Africa, Motion, Editor's Choice We all know what a robot is. But then it really does depend on whether you immediately think of them in sci-fi films, or paint spray booths, or welding on automotive production lines, or stacking in automated ...
Construction and testing of an experimental H Robot 3rd Quarter 2016 The robot is constructed on the standard gantry principle with a moving bridge carrying a moving carriage. It is belt driven.
Conventional practice would drive the bridge by means of a belt and motor ...
The latest compact robot for arc welding 3rd Quarter 2016, ABB South Africa, Motion, Editor's Choice ABB Robotics has unveiled its latest compact robot for arc welding and machine tending, the IRB 1660ID. The most versatile robot in the mid-size class, the new robot’s Integrated DressPack makes it easier ...
New integrated solutions for industrial robots 3rd Quarter 2016, Omron Electronics Omron has launched 49 new best-in-class robots worldwide. The robots are integrated with Omron’s family of sensors, safety components and award-winning NX/NJ series machine automation controllers to simplify ...
Simple set-up of automated cells 3rd Quarter 2016, Siemens South Africa With the Sinumerik 828 controllers, Siemens is now offering a simple solution for connecting robots to machine tools. This represents an integral part of automated production cell set-up. To perform handling ...
Turnkey robotic systems for automotive assembly 3rd Quarter 2016, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice Sodecia is a leading international supplier to the automotive industry. Based in London, Ontario, the company’s Global Tech & Automation Centre (GTAC) delivers highly automated machine lines on which ...
