Top industry speakers from big names, including Marks & Spencer and B&Q, will be descending on Birmingham's NEC next month to take part in the Total Processing and Packaging Exhibition's seminar programme. The show runs from 4-6 June and ...
American Glass Research is pleased to announce that Brad Salitrik has joined our staff as a Research Engineer. His principle areas of responsibility will involve computer stress analysis of containers. Brad brings his experience as a ...
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Tray sealer manufacturer VC999 Packaging Systems has selected ERP solutions provider abas-USA as its business software solution for the future. abas-USA president Alan Salton said VC999 has selected the company to provide its ERP ...
In another sign that America is becoming more competitive in manufacturing, the U.S. is now equal to Mexico in “attractiveness” as a source for manufacturing operations and is on track to achieve cost parity with manufactured ...
North American robotics companies shattered previous opening quarter records for robots ordered and shipped in the first quarter of 2013, according to new statistics released from Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s ...
Global demand for robots is forecast to increase nearly 11% per year through 2016 to $20.2 billion, outpacing both the world’s economy and overall manufacturing activity. The United States is projected to grow at more than 15% per ...
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Open-source board maker BeagleBoard.org has introduced a bare-bones PC starting at $45, bringing it closer to the popular Raspberry Pi, which offers basic models for $25 and $35. The $45 BeagleBoard Black has no casing and comes in the ...
Applied Robotics' heavy duty bag gripper is designed for palletizing applications involving the placement of various sizes and weights of bags over 50 lbs. It features split-fork design and clamp pads to prevent misalignment and maintain ...
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To celebrate National Robotics Week, Yaskawa America‘s Motoman Robotics Division invited student groups from local high schools and universities to take facility tours, speak with automation professionals and interact with demos. ...
Factory Automation Systems of Atlanta, Ga., has received the Certified Robot Integrator designation from the Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group. “We are delighted to welcome Factory Automation ...
Scientists at the University of Washington are working on a rocket that they say could enable astronauts to reach Mars in just 30 days. NASA has estimated that, using current technology, a round-trip human mission to Mars would take more ...
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Bosch Packaging Technology has announced the launch of a new Delta robot hardware platform and software controller, Gemini 4 which allows manufacturers to minimize the total cost of ownership of their automated production lines. The ...
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A Japanese research institute says it can tell what people are dreaming about by analyzing their brain waves. The lab at the Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International, or ATR, said Friday that its method matches the ...
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Intelligrated, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, will host a series of educational events at its St. Louis facility April 8-12. The educational events will commemorate the fourth annual National ...
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The Government is to call for bids to share £55m for research into autonomous systems, robotics, and large scale energy storage. The cash is part of £600m towards the UK's scientific research infrastructure announced by the ...
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