The recent ‘Value of Reliability’ survey by ABB reveals that over two-thirds of industrial companies encounter unscheduled outages at least monthly, costing an average business nearly $125,000 per hour. Yet, 21% of these businesses still depend on reactive maintenance strategies.…
SICK launches Industry 4.0 on-premise data intelligence platform
SICK has launched an Industry 4.0 on-premise data intelligence platform that empowers manufacturing and logistics organisations to optimise their operating performance. SICK Field Analytics can be quickly and easily set up to provide meaningful, application-specific condition monitoring and process insights,…
DigiKey presents Season 3 of Factory Tomorrow
From microgrids to alternative sources of energy, to smart manufacturing systems and beyond, DigiKey is showcasing the cutting-edge solutions that are shaping the future of sustainable manufacturing. Factory Tomorrow Season 3 explores how Panduit and Schneider Electric, in partnership with…
ABB and China Telecom unveil digitalisation and Industrial IoT lab
ABB and China Telecom unveil a joint digitalisation and Industrial IoT laboratory in Hangzhou, China. The collaboration between ABB Measurement & Analytics China Technology Centre and China Telecom’s Internet of Things subsidiary E Surfing IoT will focus on developing end-to-end…
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…
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.…
When triflex cable management, industrial robots and Bosch get together
When you think of industrial robots do you think of delicate touch and movement? With the industrial robots featured in this video, we see how gentle and precise these large industrial robots can be. Using triflex energy chains, Bosch protect…
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…
Automatica 2023: Stäubli Robotics to showcase digital solutions
Digital transformation will be one of the major topics and trends dominating this year’s Automatica. At Stand 359 in Hall B5, Stäubli Robotics will demonstrate the facility and speed with which its four- and six-axis robots can be integrated into…
