North American robot sales dropped by 30% in 2023
13 February 2024 Following record orders in both 2021 and 2022, sales of industrial robots fell by 30% in North America during 2023, according to the Association for… Read More
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US robot sales plummet by 37% in Q2 of 2023
1 September 2023 The slow US economy and high interest rates are being blamed for a 37% drop in the number of industrial robots ordered in North America… Read More
Multi-turn inductive encoders are wear- and maintenance-free
24 November 2021 Celera Motion has announced a multi-turn inductive angle encoder that performs precise, reliable absolute angle measurements over multiple revolutions, even in harsh environments. The non-contact… Read More
Sensor detects metal in plastics with micrometre accuracy
6 May 2020 A German start-up has developed a sensor that, it claims, can detect metallic structures embedded in plastics or other electrically non-conductive materials precisely “for the… Read More
US centre will develop medical cobots for non-surgical duties
12 August 2019 ABB is setting up a research centre in Texas where it will develop collaborative robot (cobot) technologies for non-surgical roles in laboratories and hospitals. Currently,… Read More
Non-contact vibration sensors will open up new uses
18 March 2019 An Israeli company has developed a non-contact, laser-based sensing technology that measures the vibrations emitted by industrial machinery to predict and prevent mechanical failures before… Read More
Linear motor is ‘first with non-analogue magnetic encoder’
19 January 2016 The Japanese precision motor manufacturer Nippon Pulse has collaborated with the German encoder-maker Siko to produce what they claim is the first linear motor to… Read More
Non-contact torque sensors improve control precision
10 June 2015 Schaeffler has developed a magneto-elastic torque-sensing technology that converts stresses in a shaft directly into torque signals. Because the torque is recorded where it is… Read More
Non-sparking coupling is Atex-certified
9 June 2015 The German manufacturer KTR has developed a coupling for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. Its Rotex Non-Sparking coupling uses a newly-developed conductive plastic which is… Read More
Inductive sensing challenges IR and thermocouples
20 May 2015 A British technology developer has come up with a novel non-contact way to measure temperatures in applications ranging from steel processing to food production. The… Read More
