igus Robolink D direct drive articulated joint kit
26 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Treotham Automation Pty LtdThe igus Robolink D components kit is a modular direct drive articulated joint kit designed to make it easier to configure and build a fully articulated plastic or aluminium robot arm with up to six degrees of freedom.
Brisbane meatworks finds ideal vision solution
25 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty LtdWhen your business supplies fresh meat products to major supermarkets and consumers across Australia, you can't afford to get it wrong. Products displaying illegible date codes, damaged packaging or wrongly labelled products can be disastrous for suppliers.
Panasonic UJ35 UV cure system
18 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Control Logic Pty LtdThe Panasonic UJ35 UV cure system utilising LED technology requires substantially less energy than conventional curing systems and has a lifetime of over 20,000 h.
Robotic arms aid labelling and assembly
14 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Design EnergyLooking for an automated, cost-effective way to produce its customers' products, TCI invested in 6-axis industrial robots to perform labelling and assembly tasks.
Micro-Epsilon eddyNCDT 3005 eddy current displacement sensors
03 October, 2016 | Supplied by: Bestech Australia Pty LtdThe Micro-Epsilon eddyNCDT 3005 eddy current sensors can measure displacement, distance, position, oscillations and vibrations at high speeds of up to 100 kHz.
Robots learn basic 'body language' to work together
30 September, 2016Researchers at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden have completed a project in which robots are able to work cooperatively with each other.
Official standard for robot ethics released
26 September, 2016A new British standard on the ethical design of robots, which shows just how far robotics technology has come in recent years, and where it is heading, has been released.
Universal Robots certified for cleanroom applications
26 September, 2016 | Supplied by: Universal RobotsAfter successful tests in accordance with VDI 2083 Part 9.1, the international industrial guideline concerning the various functions and measures of cleanroom technologies, Universal Robots' lightweight collaborative robot arms can now be implemented in controlled environments.
maxon motor miniature DC linear actuator
16 September, 2016 | Supplied by: maxon motor Australia Pty LtdA customised miniature electric linear actuator for positioning tasks has been built by maxon motor by combining a 16 mm, 60 W, 24 V brushless DC motor with an integrated radial and axial thrust block bearing system.
Are we ready for Robotopia, when robots replace the human workforce?
14 September, 2016 by Sean Welsh, University of Canterbury*Automation has disrupted work for centuries. Two hundred years ago in Britain, the Luddites rose in rebellion, smashing the machines that made their weaving skills obsolete.
Spohn + Burkhardt VNSO and NNSO joystick controllers
14 September, 2016 | Supplied by: Leveltec Engineering Pty LtdThe Spohn + Burkhardt VNSO and NNSO are robust joysticks with aluminium pressure casting consoles and metal gears.
PixeLINK PL-D721P industrial vision camera
09 September, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdThe PixeLINK PL-D721P camera has a resolution of 1.3 MP, comes in both colour and monochrome versions and provides low-noise images for a broad range of industrial applications.
Spectrum Illumination LED lights for machine vision
06 September, 2016 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty LtdMachine vision lights assist cameras in a factory setting by illuminating the product as is passes by on an assembly line.
ifm efector ultrasonic sensors
01 September, 2016 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltdThe ifm ultrasonic sensors in M18 design provide a particularly small blind zone (only in the diffuse version) and long sensing ranges, which are usually only achieved by sensors of a considerably larger design.
Infinite-build and robotic 3D additive manufacturing demonstrated by Stratasys
30 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Objective3DStratasys has announced it is previewing demonstrations of next-generation manufacturing technologies at IMTS 2016 as part of its SHAPING WHAT'S NEXT vision for manufacturing.
