Autonomous mobile robots for just-in-time production Mobile robots, which are a critical component of Industry 4.0 technology, are expected to be adopted at an increased rate in the next few years.
Management buyout at Cheshire-based automation firm A Cheshire-based automation company, which last year celebrated its 40-year anniversary, has recently undergone a management buyout.
Automated pressing of boiler chassis doubles rate of production Ideal Boilers in Hull, UK started manufacturing boilers back in 1906. Since autumn 2018, the boiler chassis for its domestic range have been manufactured in a fully automated and highly…
Fanuc to supply 3,500 robots to BMW Group Industrial robot manufacturer Fanuc and the automotive group BMW AG have signed a framework agreement for the supply of 3,500 robots for new production lines and plants.
What to consider before investing in automation solutions Mills CNC's Doosan Robotics product manager, Peter McCullough, explains the benefits of automation and what to consider before making an investment.
DMG Mori to focus on digitalisation and automation at Pfronten open house At DMG Mori's traditional open house to be held in Pfronten, southern Germany from 11-15 February 2020, the global machine tool manufacturer will stress digitalisation and automation.
DMG Mori presents new automation solution DMG Mori is presenting another innovation from its automation portfolio in the form of the second generation of Robo2Go.
Halter expands UK operation with new appointment Halter CNC Automation, the Dutch supplier of machine tool automation solutions, has appointed Stephen Boyd as service engineer for the UK.
Leading aerospace subcontractor embraces automation Mills CNC has, through its recently-created Automation Division, supplied Coventry-based Arrowsmith Engineering, part of the AS.G Group, with a high-performance Doosan collaborative robot as part of a wider £200K investment…
January cover story: The power of partnerships No business can operate in isolation. We all need suppliers and customers to function efficiently so building strong supply chains and fruitful, longstanding customer partnerships are vital ingredients for success.…
Automatic work change of die parts At EMO 2019 in Hannover, a Fanuc Robocut a-C400iB and Collaborative Robot CR-7iA worked hand in hand to demonstrate an automatic work change of die parts on a compact floor…
Robotic software now features digital twin technology ABB Robotics has launched the third generation of PickMaster, its leading robotic software for vision-guided random flow picking and packing applications for the digital factory of the future.
UK automation: the keys to success Fanuc UK managing director Tom Bouchier explains how the company's inaugural open house raised a number of interesting questions on the state of automation, as well as offering intriguing insights…
International Federation of Robotics elects new President Steven Wyatt of ABB has been elected as the new president of the International Federation of Robotics by its executive board.
XYZ makes strategic appointment for premium products XYZ Machine Tools has appointed Martin Barber to the role of premium product sales manager where he will have responsibility for sales of the company’s 5-axis machining centres and the…
Brochure for XYZ Machine Tools' Robo-Tend automation system Read XYZ Machine Tools' product brochure for its machine-tending automation system, Robo-Tend.
2020 must be the year of automation for UK manufacturing – Fanuc UK manufacturers must tip the balance in favour of automation in 2020 to avoid falling behind international competition, Fanuc UK managing director Tom Bouchier says.
How easy is it to program an automated parts loader? In this quick video, Haas walks you through the basic steps you'll need to follow when programming an Automatic Parts Loader (APL) to load and unload your parts. The APL…
Survey: UK manufacturing industry leads the way in automation A new survey of Britain’s chief financial officers (CFOs) and financial directors (FDs) has found the manufacturing industry has led the way in automation uptake.
Human drive is the key to automation in manufacturing Mike Lewis, innovations director at Mpac Lambert explains the era of artificial intelligence and robotics, and how humans can make manufacturing more automated.
Fanuc praised by MP for challenging perceptions of automation Rugby MP Mark Pawsey has praised Fanuc UK for bringing the manufacturing industry together at its recent open house, and hopes it will change the perception of automation in the…
Embracing automation: can you afford not to? Visitors to XYZ Machine Tools’ stand at MACH 2018 would have seen the company’s first foray into robot-based machine tending. Now two years later, following a period of frenetic re-development,…
Can someone with no experience set up a CNC part loader? Haas Automation asked one of its accountants to try and set up the Automatic Parts Loader in the company's Demo Room - watch this video to find out how that…
New multi-tasking machine is designed for automation The new Integrex i-H series of multi-tasking machines, with enhanced ability to satisfy the growing trend for automation has been launched by Yamazaki Mazak.
