Home to one of the nation’s first cross-industry 5G testbeds on it research campus in Upstate New York, GE Research, the technology development arm of the General Electric Company (GE), officially launched two projects as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) recently announced $600 million 5G initiative.
Absolute Scanner AS1 brings high-speed 3D laser scanner measurement to manual and automated Absolute Tracker and Absolute Arm systems with new modular mounting concept.
At this year's CIMT in Beijing, DMG MORI will be presenting holistic automation solutions, technology excellence and sustainable digitization of machine tool manufacturing, as well as two China premieres from a total of nine exhibits.
The new engineering software clipx Engineer from Phoenix Contact makes it possible to plan and procure terminal strips, assembled mounting plates, and junction boxes efficiently and to seamlessly transfer the data to production.
With increased competition, often on a global scale, manufacturers need to differentiate themselves by tailoring products more closely to customer demand. This, of course, carries with it an implicit reduction in batch sizes and has seen the rise of ‘high-mix, low-volume production. Cobots can enable manufacturers to effectively meet individual customer requirements with greater product variety in smaller batches. Oliver Giertz, Product Manager for Servo/Motion and robotics for the EMEA region at Mitsubishi Electric, Factory Automation, explains how collaborative robots are helping manufacturers to increase flexibility, boost quality, and drive down operational costs.