From Mass Production To Mass Personalisation ~ Drive systems to deliver cost-effective customisation ~ It’s no secret that robotics and automation have been key drivers in achieving mass production. But as manufacturers seek to offer a wider variety of products...
Busting The Automation Myths: 7 Reasons To Embrace Robotics By Carl Patrick, Robot Sales Manager – Machine Tool Automation, FANUC UK The UK is currently the world’s sixth largest economy and eighth largest manufacturing nation. But despite being the third...
The UK’s most comprehensive and popular annual trade show, Southern Manufacturing & Electronics, will open its doors from 6th to 8th February 2024 at the Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. Many thousands of engineers will be eager to see...
Unparalleled value with high precision performance from Apex Dynamics new MD and MF gearboxes Apex Dynamics launches its new MD and MF gearbox ranges, offering market-leading value with high precision performance, torque output and efficiency. The new MD and MF...
Simon Jones, Senior Sales Executive at Exotec The warehouse automation market is expected to continue to grow by around 15% annually between now and 2027. As we look ahead to 2024, there are a number of trends that will not only...
ABB Robotics is expanding its industrial SCARA robot portfolio with the addition of the IRB 930. The new robot, compromising three variants capable of handling 12 kg and 22 kg payloads, has been designed to meet the demands of new...
By 2030, it is predicted that over 85 million positions will be unfilled across the globe, hampering economic growth and presenting an opportunity for businesses to introduce more automation. Here, Tom Cash, a director of industrial parts supplier, Foxmere, identifies...
The Optimal Group, consisting of Optimal Industrial Automation and Optimal Industrial Technologies, has promoted Eamonn Garry to be Chief Executive Officer and Martin Gadsby to Chairman. In these new roles, the former Operations Director and Vice President will steer the...
The winners of the 2023 WorldSkills UK Industrial Robotics competition, held in conjunction with FANUC UK, have been announced at an awards ceremony in Manchester. Representing the best of the UK’s rising robotics talent, Hannah Currie and Peter O’Neill from...
UR30 is the second in Universal Robots new series of innovative, next generation cobots and is built on the same architecture as the award-winning UR20. Despite its compact size, UR30 offers extraordinary lift, and its superior motion control ensures the...