January 6, 2025
Yamazaki Mazak is set to unveil two new game-changing laser processing machines for the cutting of tube, pipe and sheet metal at EuroBLECH 2022: the FG-400 NEO and OPTIPLEX 3015 NEO 15 kW. FG-400 NEO The FG-400 NEO can streamline...
SICK has launched its next-generation OD2000 distance sensor, combining high-precision reliability with outstanding economy to deliver a versatile ‘all-rounder’ for multiple applications in factory automation and intralogistics. The stand-alone and compact SICK OD2000 has been developed to provide a universal...
Since the pandemic, the shortage of warehousing workers in the UK has been well documented. But recently, the RTITB claimed that digitalisation could be the key to tackling the gap, having found a solution that gets forklift operators into warehouse...
The benefits of robotics are well known: improved productivity, efficiency, output, quality, and flexibility. In addition to their production benefits, they can improve health and safety and job satisfaction for employees. However, these things can be difficult to quantify against...
Robotics and Automation is the UK’s Largest Dedicated Robotics and Automation Show : It is a free exhibition and conference, taking place on November 1st and 2nd at the Coventry Building Society Arena, where you can discover how the latest...
Origami is a Japanese art form that involves folding uncut sheets of paper into 3D decorative objects such as flowers or animals. But why stop at paper? Attempts to make products from a single sheet of metal through bending followed...
The release of Theorem-XR Q2 2022 brings a whole host of exciting new features, and user-friendly updates to support the requirements of the growing Extended Reality (XR) community. With a focus on handheld Augmented Reality devices in this release, Theorem-XR...
Real-time sensor data is enabling smart factories to better understand their own processes, allowing more efficient operations. One of the most diverse and widely deployed type of sensor in the industrial internet of things (IIoT) is the pressure sensor. Here,...
Following its partnership with the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), Razor has made available the “Do you know your data network?” whitepaper that delivers learnings so far from the landmark Factory+ open framework project. The whitepaper has...
Hexagon’s Manufacturing Intelligence division has announced the launch of the Leica Absolute Tracker AT500 and accompanying B-Probeplus, the company’s latest portable 3D laser tracker system. Succeeding Hexagon’s popular AT400 series range of 3D laser trackers, the AT500 brings improved performance...
