2 July 2025 ABB Robotics has announced a new generation of its IRB 1200 high-performance small robots that are faster, lighter and more precise, boosting productivity… Read More
29 August 2024 China is planning to use robots to drive a new round of industrial transformation. The decision was made at a recent meeting of the National… Read More
26 September 2023 Global installations of new industrial robots rose by 5% in 2022 to reach a total of 553,052 – and more than half of them (290,258)… Read More
5 December 2022 ABB has opened a fully automated and flexible robotics factory in Shanghai, China, representing an investment of $150m. The 67,000m2 production and research facility will… Read More
11 April 2022 The British electric motor developer Saietta is bringing production of its axial-flux motors back from China to the UK. The company has originally planned to… Read More
3 February 2022 UPDATED: The average global price of low-voltage AC motors soared by 14% during 2021, compared to 2020 levels, and could rise by a further 8.5%… Read More
21 January 2022 China has released a new five-year plan for its industrial robotics industry, aimed at making it a global leader. Already China has the largest number… Read More
29 January 2020 The organisers of SPS – Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou (SIAF), which was due to take place in Guangzhou, China, next month, have announced that the… Read More
1 February 2019 The Japanese motors and drives giant Nidec is acquiring a 70% stake in the German precision gearbox and drive component manufacturer, Desch Antriebstechnik, and its… Read More
29 October 2018 ABB is investing $150m to build “the world’s most advanced, automated and flexible robotics factory” in Shanghai, China. The new Kangqiao manufacturing centre, located near… Read More
