MTC to help businesses adopt smart manufacturing solutions Experts at the Manufacturing Technology Centre have developed an innovative demonstrator to show businesses how they can grow through the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and processes.
Embracing automation: ABB seminar will show you how ABB will be demonstrating how robots can help UK SME manufacturing companies to become more productive and competitive at its forthcoming Switch to Robots seminar.
How MX3D has built the first 3D printed bridge using 6-axis robots MX3D is a R&D company that has used ABB robots to produce the world's first functional 3D-printed steel bridge over an Amsterdam canal by 2017.
January cover story: Automation, robots, Brexit and the year ahead Here, Tom Bouchier, managing director of Fanuc UK, provides his view of how automation progressed in 2018 and looks forward into 2019 to see what challenges and opportunities face the…
Kuka launches new generation of the KR Quantec series Kuka has revised its best-selling product series to date: the KR Quantec. The new generation can be ordered from January onwards with initial delivery scheduled for April 2019. Among other…
Autonomous robots could transport aircraft wings for Airbus in Wales Entire aircraft wing assemblies could be transported by intelligent, autonomous robots at the Airbus production facility in North Wales following a collaborative research project with engineers at the AMRC’s Integrated…
How will smart factories influence the future of manufacturing? With the future of manufacturing expanding the scope of digital solutions, Subcon Laser explains the premise of the smart factory, and the different solutions which will make up the next…
CNC Robotics: How to use client data to enhance product capability CNC Robotics saw an opportunity to use client data to enhance their product capability. LCR4.0 partners Sensor City collaborated to develop “CNCR-Live” a remote diagnostic technology and cloud based machine…
New appointments at Lambert Engineering to tap into industrial digitisation Lambert Engineering, a Yorkshire manufacturer of intelligent factory automation systems, has launched its new Vision strategy, which will help it double turnover to £50 million by 2025.
Switching on to automated finishing There is something reassuring about the click of a quality switch and, at St Leonards-based Focus SB a highly successful business has been forged by targeting the high-end market in…
£1.5m of new orders gives 30th birthday gift for Mechatronic Solutions A Birmingham automation and smart factory specialist is celebrating its 30th birthday in style after securing a clutch of new contracts wins across aerospace, automotive, food and drink and healthcare.
Global industrial robot sales doubled over the past five years The new World Robotics Report shows that a new record high of 381,000 robotic units were shipped globally in 2017 – an increase of 30% compared to the previous year.
Take a look inside Fanuc UK's facility in Coventry This corporate promotional video takes a look inside Fanuc UK's facility in Coventry, explaining the company's turnkey solutions used by British manufacturers, and its role in apprenticeships and overcoming the…
Cranfield University to take leading research role in automation and AI Cranfield University has announced plans for a leading Professorship in Autonomous Systems and Artificial Intelligence at the University, sponsored by BAE Systems, a technology leader in this field.
Schunk to exhibit gripping automation solutions at Robotics & Automation Schunk Intec will be demonstrating at the upcoming Robotics and Automation Exhibition at the MK Arena in Milton Keynes.
Robotic 3D printing with lasers and molten metal New technology, including robotics and 3D printing, will be on on display in a live demo at IMTS in KUKA's booth (N-236200).
Blending the robot/human mix Robotic Process Automation (RPA) is making waves with predictions ranging from the end of human jobs as we know them, all the way through to businesses expecting a massive productivity…
Collaborative integration Engineers at the University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) are leading the way in collaborative robotics research in a drive to help SMEs integrate the technology onto factory…
ABB launches newest member of YuMi family ABB is expanding its collaborative automation offering with the launch of a new single-arm YuMi, the latest member of the YuMi family.
Fanuc launches SCARA Robot range for assembly, packing and material handling Fanuc UK has introduced its first range of selective compliance assembly robot Arm (SCARA) robots for picking and packing, assembly, and material handling applications.
Universal robot and optical scanning system to feature on Bowers Group’s MACH 2018 stand Bowers Group has announced there will be a live demonstration of a Universal UR5 robot on the company’s stand at MACH 2018, working in conjunction with the new Sylvac F60…
MTC introduces Fanuc technology to training centre Fanuc has installed a range of its technology at the MTC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, as part of the MTC’s continued commitment to evolve its training and development facilities for…
£19 million investment in facility at Fanuc UK Fanuc UK, factory automation solutions provider, has seen impressive growth through the construction of its new facility and training academy at Ansty Park, Coventry. Made in the Midlands spoke with…
New robotics qualification launched by EAL EAL, one of the UK’s leading specialist awarding organisation for engineering skills, has launched the UK’s first Level 3 vocational qualifications in robotics and automation to help businesses meet the…
