Magnetic powder could be used to 3D-print motor parts
29 January 2024 A European project has developed an iron silicon powder which can be used to 3D-print components for electric motors. This could increase their efficiencies and… Read More
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AI system automates previously impossible screwdriving tasks
10 May 2023 The German screwdriving technology specialist Deprag has joined forces with the Berlin robotics software developer Micropsi Industries to develop what they claim is the first… Read More
Radwell buys UK repairs specialist, Northern Industrial
4 April 2023 Radwell International, the US-headquartered specialist in surplus and remanufactured industrial control systems, has bought the Blackburn-based automation repairs firm, Northern Industrial, for an undisclosed sum. Read More
RS introduces subscription charges for DesignSpark
24 January 2023 RS Group has introduced two levels of paid subscriptions for its DesignSpark suite of design tools which have previously been free and have helped build… Read More
On-line market links buyers and sellers of industrial spares
3 May 2022 A British start-up is helping companies to sell items from their stock of surplus spares to others who are looking for particular components. The Web-based… Read More
Synthetic images ‘revolutionise’ vision system training
20 April 2022 Siemens has launched a service that uses AI (artificial intelligence) to generate synthetic images of objects from CAD files. These images can then be used… Read More
20kg-capacity Scara robot opens up new applications
15 February 2021 Fanuc has announced its most powerful Scara robot to date – a small, lightweight system that can carry loads of up to 20kg, which is… Read More
Condition-based maintenance service cuts robot downtime
1 February 2021 ABB Robotics has launched a condition-based maintenance (CBM) service that allows robot-users to create preventive maintenance schedules for individual robots, or fleets of them, to… Read More
Pioneering process ‘prints’ sensors into plastic parts
22 December 2020 The German engineering plastics specialist igus claims to be the first company that can integrate sensors into plastics components to help predict the need for… Read More
Three-finger gripper grasps hard-to-handle objects
15 April 2020 The Danish manufacturer of robotic end-effectors, OnRobot, has developed a three-finger electric gripper that, it says, will simplify previously difficult-to-automate precision handling of cylindrical parts,… Read More
