Iconic Australian biscuit maker upgrades Adelaide production plant
11 July, 2018 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaArnott's has upgraded its Adelaide manufacturing plant to make its biscuit production more flexible and productive.
Pepperl+Fuchs R10x and R20x sensors
01 July, 2018 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty LtdThe R10x and R20x Series sensors offer five housing styles with one user interface.
ABB and Kawasaki create common interface for collaborative robots
22 June, 2018 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have demonstrated the world's first common collaborative robot operating interface at automatica in Munich, Germany.
Omron NX1 series automation controllers
21 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty LtdBased on, and compatible with, Omron's SYSMAC platform, the NX1 series has attained OPC UA certification and provides dual EtherNet/IP and EtherCAT ports.
Australian Robotics Roadmap launched
19 June, 2018Roadmap to guide and support the development of critical robotic and vision technologies required to support Australian industry in the future.
Collaborative robotics pioneer reveals end-of-arm tooling venture
15 June, 2018Enrico Krog Iversen's OnRobot will grow by strategic acquisitions and technology innovation, addressing the market for collaborative end-of-arm tooling.
New ISO standards for greener machine tools
15 June, 2018ISO has recently published the first two parts of a new International Standard for the environmental evaluation of machine tools.
Coca-Cola Amatil boosts efficiency with robotic mixed pallet technology
15 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Swisslog AustraliaFully automated robotic palletising technology boosts the efficiency of Coca-Cola Amatil's Auckland distribution centre.
How zoomorphism can teach us to make better robots
12 June, 2018 by Jonathan Wilkins, Marketing Director, EU Automation | Supplied by: EU AutomationMaking more natural robots may be the answer to industrial woes.
Tolomatic RSX080 and RSX096 actuators
05 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Tolomatic Inc.The RSX080 and RSX096 electric actuators offer high force capabilites up to 80 kN and 130 kN respectively.
Pepperl+Fuchs SmartRunner light section sensors
01 June, 2018 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty LtdBased on an innovative combination of light section technology and 2D vision, SmartRunner from Pepperl+Fuchs is a family of high-precision sensors.
Demystifying the fears around collaborative robots
23 May, 2018 by Shermine Gotfredsen* | Supplied by: Universal RobotsAs cobots modernise the factory floor, there's a misconception that robotic operations will replace people as the world's primary workforce.
Omron partners with Techman to develop cobots
21 May, 2018Omron and Techman Robot have entered into a strategic alliance to develop collaborative robots (cobots).
Terasense Tera-4096 terahertz imaging camera
17 May, 2018 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThere is an increasing interest in THz imaging technology in the industrial areas of manufacturing process control, product and material inspection, food inspection, hidden defects inspection, and petrol and oil quality control.
Robo-picker recognises random objects
14 May, 2018Smarter than traditional pick-and-place robots, a newly developed robo-picker prototype can decide how to pick items up, what they are and where to put them.
