The North American robotics market showed strong growth: Total installations in manufacturing rose by 12% and reached 41,624 units in 2022. Number one adopter is the automotive industry: companies based in the US, Canada and Mexico installed 20,391 industrial robots…
Alfa Laval releases new condition monitoring software for intelligent pump
Alfa Laval releases new condition monitoring software with built-in analytics. Using AI, the new Alfa Laval Analytics for online condition monitoring helps hygienic industries prevent unplanned downtime, extends lifetime of valuable assets and helps reach sustainability targets. “This is a…
North America robot orders soften after record 2022
North American companies ordered fewer robots in the first quarter of 2023 than for the same period last year. According to the latest report from the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), companies ordered 9,168 units valued at $597 million in…
ABB’s AI-enabled Robotic Item Picker
ABB Robotics has enhanced its logistics automation portfolio with the launch of the Robotic Item Picker – a new AI and vision-based solution that can accurately detect and pick items in unstructured environments in warehouses and fulfilment centres. “The explosion…
Edgio reveals how Edge Computing helps organisations reduce costs and boost efficiency
The world is experiencing a period of economic uncertainty and the IT industry is feeling the effects, but that doesn’t mean it should stop investing. Edgio, the platform of choice for speed, security, and simplicity at the edge, identifies how…
Comau unveiled as Intrinsic’s first industrial and innovation partner
Comau has been unveiled as the first industry partner of Intrinsic, which is on a mission to make industrial robotics accessible and usable for millions more businesses, entrepreneurs, and developers. On stage, Pietro Gorlier, Comau’s CEO, demonstrated how the company…
EMO Hannover 2023: Megatrends supporting manufacturing companies in international competition
European manufacturing companies are faced with multiple challenges when competing internationally. The hurdles that have to be overcome range from high energy and personnel costs to shortages of skilled workers and unstable supply chains for a wide variety of components.…
CLPA’s digital innovation goes live
At the forefront of network technology advancements, the CLPA is unlocking new opportunities and possibilities for players in the industrial automation sector. In line with this strategy, the organisation’s new Virtual Presence provides visitors with an innovative digital space to…
ABB transforms AMR performance with launch of Visual SLAM
ABB Robotics has transformed its Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) with the addition of Visual Simultaneous Localisation and Mapping (Visual SLAM) technology, enabling its AMRs to make intelligent navigation decisions based on their surroundings. Using AI-enabled 3D vision to perform location…
One size does not fit all: the influence of customisation in Industry 4.0
Manufacturing in the era of industry 4.0 differs massively to the days of Henry Ford, who once said customers can have “any colour as long as it’s black.”. Today, the industry is no longer focused on mass production, but increasingly…
