Hiwin leads Taiwan's machine tool makers in 2013 earnings. (Photo of company chairman and chief executive officer, Eric Chuo, courtesy of Hiwin) Hiwin Technologies Corp.,?a Taiwan-based maker of?precision components for machinery, has ...
Tags: taiwan, Manufacturing, Processing Machinery, precision machinery
The arms of Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci Xi Surgical System, as shown on its website. Few, it seems these days, are happy with Intuitive Surgical. Following on the heels of the debut of its latest Da Vinci Xi robotic surgery offering, ...
When robotics began, they were discrete pieces added into the packaging process. That introductory phase is over. ABB Robotics has transitioned into solutions that are complete systems. Now, the company's industrial robots are even more ...
Tags: Packaging, Printing, Packaging Line, ABB
In 2012, FlexiCase rewrote speed, footprint and packaging size range for products in the home and personal care markets in particular. The new Flexicase adds an even lower footprint and height. End-of-line compactness is a ...
Packaging Automation (PA) has introduced its new single lane tray sealing machine at Foodex 2014 held from 24 to 26 March in Birmingham, UK. The new Revolution, which includes interpolated multi axis robotic motion, has the ability to ...
Hempel recently broke ground for a coatings production facility in Russia. The new plant will help meet the growing demand for Hempel coatings in Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia. Strategically located to best serve the market, it will ...
Long before the dawn of the pacifier, parents of newborns and toddlers found ways to use surrounding resources to help soothe and distract tots into precious moments of peace. In today's smartphone era, a proliferation of applications, ...
In a rare public speech, Google Inc. CEO Larry Page once suggested the tech industry needs "safe places where we can try out new things" without rules or interference. Some people thought he was describing a futuristic fantasy, perhaps a ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Google X, Google
Inspecting containers, various equipment and infrastructures has long been one of the most time and manpower consuming task to ensure security and safety. However, with the latest innovations in the industry and arrival of new techniques ...
Tata Motors today launched 10 new Heavy Commercial Vehicles from its Prima LX range, as a significant step towards ushering in a new era in the Indian trucking landscape. Launching six new heavy trucks in the haulage segment and four in ...
In the mid-1970s, the first available satellite images of Antarctica during the polar winter revealed a huge ice-free region within the ice pack of the Weddell Sea. This ice-free region, or polynya, stayed open for three full winters before ...
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National and international businesses will find out how the University of Sheffield's world-class scientists and state-of-the-art facilities can take their research and development to the next level during a free networking event on ...
XMOS today announces a major expansion into automotive markets, with the announcement of a range of xCORE multicore microcontrollers that are qualified to AEC-Q100 standards. "The xCORE architecture is an ideal fit for many applications ...
Two years ago, Schubert began to reconfigure Henkel’s Viersen-Dülken, Germany factory to enable it to specialise in hair colouring products. The factory now has one of the most modern production lines in the world. As Henkel is ...
Tags: packaging, robotic packaging machines, Rules
Ordinary fishing line and sewing thread have joined forces in the lab to create incredibly strong artificial muscles. The new artificial muscles could someday lend superhuman strength to robots and wearable exoskeletons for humans. The ...