ABB opens $150m robotics ‘mega-factory’ in China
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
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First 3D ToF camera opens up a new dimension in safety
21 November 2022 The German sensor-maker Sick has launched what it describes as the world’s first 3D Time-of-Flight (ToF) camera that has PL c safety certification in accordance… Read More
IE5 reluctance motors add liquid-cooled and hazardous area types
21 November 2022 ABB has expanded its SynRM family of synchronous reluctance motors with two new models – one with liquid cooling, the other for hazardous areas –… Read More
Automation platform will generate new business for OEMs
20 October 2022 Lenze has announced an open automation platform that, it says, will help machine-builders to develop new business models and offer new digital services, without needing… Read More
Industrial robot sales hit new high in 2021 – but UK sales fall
17 October 2022 The number of industrial robots installed around the world hit last year an all-time high of 517,385, representing a 31% year-on-year expansion. The number was… Read More
Aussie motor ‘doubles speed record’ and cuts rare-earths
15 September 2022 Australian researchers have built a high-speed electric motor that, they claim, is much more robust that other IPMSMs (interior permanent magnet synchronous motors), while using… Read More
Smart linear conveyor system sales will hit $1bn by 2026
14 September 2022 The global market for “smart” production line conveyor systems – both linear and planar – is outpacing the general manufacturing and machinery market and will… Read More
Next-gen CNC system is ten times faster, and offers new drives
12 September 2022 The CNC specialist NUM has launched a “radically new” CNC platform that combines CNC and PLC functions in one device, and is it claimed to… Read More
Royal Mint plant will be ‘first’ to turn waste PCBs into gold
9 September 2022 The Royal Mint is building the world’s first plant designed to recover precious metals, including gold, from discarded electronic devices such as mobile phones. When… Read More
€50m centre will include flexible motor production plant
1 September 2022 Schaeffler is investing €50m in a new centre of excellence for electrified mobility at its Automotive Technologies headquarters in Bühl, Germany. The new complex will… Read More
