January 4, 2024Robotics and automation to reap benefits from AIAI will help to drive the pace of development in robotics and automation predicts Anders Billesø Beck, VP of innovation and strategy for Universal Robots. Read more
December 12, 2023SPE Seeks Knowledgeable Professionals for Educational ProgramsThe Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) invites you to join their team of instructors as they develop educational programs and workshops for their audience of plastics professionals seeking to enhance their work skills and abilities. Instructors will lead workshops that break the mold, offering unique perspectives and insights that resonate with their audience. Read more
December 1, 2023New Collaborative Robot Features a 30-kg PayloadUniversal Robots A/S, the Danish maker of collaborative robots, launched its latest model this week in Japan –– a cobot with a 30-kg (66-pound) payload. The UR30 is the second in the firm’s new range of cobots and is built on the same architecture as its award-winning UR20 model. Read more
November 27, 2023AI-powered Sorting Project Boosts Polypropylene RecyclingA coalition of European companies has combined artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision with an efficient decontamination process to boost the recyclability of post-consumer polypropylene food packaging. Read more
November 22, 2023Swiss Researchers and MIT Spin-off Develop Way to 3D Print Slow-curing PolymersWorking with U.S. startup Inkbit, researchers in Switzerland have, for the first time, say they have found a way to 3D print slow-curing polymers. Read more
November 21, 2023Siemens Touts New Generation of Servo-DriveSINAMICS S210 servo-drive provides multiple high-performance benefits to the mid-range of the processing market, the fastest-growing application segment. Read more
November 8, 2023Closing the Carbon Fiber LoopThe V-Carbon technology is based on a patented “chemolysis” recycling process and offers up to 85% of carbon fiber’s original strength. Read more
October 17, 2023Mobile Workstation Set Up for End-of-Arm Tooling and Gripper SystemsMobile workstation by AGS includes a cobot and work area for its use alongside human workers. The workstation is primarily for EOAT and gripping systems. Read more
October 10, 2023New injection molding technology among the innovations due to launch at FakumaLeading injection molding machine makers, including Arburg, Engel and Wittmann Battenfeld, are planning to showcase their wares at Fakuma 2023 in Germany. Read more
October 3, 2023Super Cycle of Shortages in Electronics Shift Medical Supply StrategiesGrowing global demand for electronics in multiple markets has pushed product manufacturers into a super cycle of shortages in key electronic components. Read more
September 29, 2023Robust Polymers Are Key to Advancing Robotic SurgeryHigh-performance plastics will play a growing and vital role in advancing the use of high-tech electronics in robots for surgery and related procedures. Read more
September 28, 2023Electronification of Medical Devices Creates Markets for PlasticsGrowing use of electronification creates an automation-rich medical device market that relies on high-plastics parts for robot assembly and high precision. Read more