Automation
How Was K 2022 for Blow Molding?
Over a dozen companies emphasized sustainability with use of foam and recycle, lightweighting and energy savings, along with new capabilities in controls, automation and quick changeovers.
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More Automation Comes to Blown Film Processing
New system for cuts in half the time to move from one product format to another.
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Intelligent Static Neutralization for Pneumatically Conveyed Material Handling Systems
Simco-Ion’s IQ Power BPS-C power supply allows for advanced monitoring and control of static eliminators within its Conveyorstat systems.
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Universal Robots Reaches 1000 Employees
Just 17 years after its founding by three young researchers in a basement, Universal Robots has just reached the 1000-employee milestone.
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Robot Installations, Operational Robot Stock Hit Record Levels in 2021
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) World Robotics report shows that annual robot installations more than doubled over the last six years.
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"First" Bacteria to Upcycle Single-Use PET Heading to Space
Collaborators at Seed Health, MIT, NREL, Weil Cornell and Harvard have built an autonomous biological system which converts PET to an environmentally-benign “new” plastic.
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AI Software Extended to Multiple Fanuc Robots
Micropsi Industries MIRAI software allows the Fanuc robots, including cobots, to be trained via hand guiding, and it lends “hand-eye” coordination for difficult-to-automate jobs.
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AMP Robotics Opens New Headquarters in Colorado
The maker of AI-empowered robotics and sorting systems for recycling will combine operations into the new 84,000-ft2 facility outside Denver, which includes manufacturing and R&D.
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Nexa3D Announces Technology, Service Partnerships
The maker of high-speed industrial 3d polymer printers announced a deal with DyeMansion to automate post-printing operations, as well as adoption of its tech by Xometry and QuickParts.
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