Robot for automating wiring harness manufacturing boosts productivity

Q5D, a manufacturer of wire harness automation equipment for additive manufacturing, has launched its first product, the CY1000. The 5-axis CNC additive manufacturing robotic cell solves the most challenging automation issue: how to automate the addition of electrical connections in…

Keep ahead of the competition with TSN

In a world of global markets where everything is moving faster and competition is fierce, companies need to have agile manufacturing operations to introduce products faster to market than other industry players. A key enabler to support this is Time-Sensitive…

Supply Chain Transformed – The Beginning of The Supply Chain (S2, E2)

In season 2 of Supply Chain Transformed, Digi-Key Electronics looks at how the world is tackling new and ever-present challenges in global logistics. Recent years have shown how much risk truly exists between point A and B, and this season…

The simplicity of the Rebel cobot

Automation doesn’t need to be complicated and doesn’t always have to be industrial. In this video, the modular ReBeL cobot arm shows the variation of movement possible, the accuracy and the simplicity of programming. Once again, proving automation can be…

‘DribbleBot’: a four-legged robotic system that plays football

A team of researchers from MIT’s Improbable Artificial Intelligence Lab, which is a part of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), have created a robotic system with legs that can dribble a football in conditions similar to those…

Supply Chain Transformed – The Path to Recovery (S2, E1)

In season 2 of Supply Chain Transformed, Digi-Key Electronics looks at how the world is tackling new and ever-present challenges in global logistics. Recent years have shown how much risk truly exists between point A and B, and this season…

How IoT technology is benefitting egg farmers this Easter

The Internet of Things (IoT) has transformed various industries by enabling real-time monitoring, data collection, and analysis. One industry that has benefitted from this technology is egg farming. IoT can be used to optimise egg production, reduce feed costs, and…

Turn low-tech buildings into smart buildings

NeoCortec, manufacturer of ultra-low-power bi-directional wireless mesh network modules, has recently supplied NeoMesh modules for a project from Nrlyze, a Swedish tech company specialised in optimising heating and ventilation systems in large buildings. For an old three-storey office building made…

ABB expands support for Irish automation market

ABB’s Robotics and Discrete Automation business is expanding its presence in Ireland with the opening of a new office in Dundalk, Co Louth. Part of a new multi-million-dollar facility, the office will provide customers with access to sales, service, and…

Robotic lawn mower cuts an accurate path to success

Labour shortages and carbon emissions of petrol mowers means robotic lawn mowers are on the rise. Kingdom Technologies turned to igus to help keep its pay-per-use robotic mower maintenance-free. The greenskeeper surveys drone footage of the golf club. It’s a…