Robots & Automation

VMC Includes Four-Pallet Automation
EMO 2017: Matsuura Machinery will feature its MX-520 PC4, a four-pallet automated version of the MX-520 single-table, five-axis VMC, which was designed for customers seeking an automation solution.

Tower Storage System Accommodates Flat Goods of Various Sizes, Materials
Kasto will present solutions for the storage and machining of metal bar stock and sheets, including its automated KastoEcoStoreTower storage system for flat goods of various sizes.

Software Centralizes Robotic Cell Control
Rethink Robotics offers Intera 5, a software platform that connects an entire robot cell from a single robot controller to simplify automation and ease deployment.

Shaft Unloading Via Second Lathe Spindle
PMTS 2017: Lexair Inc., North American importer for German lathe automation provider, Breuning Irco, offers expanded capabilities to enable fast part and shaft unloading via a CNC lathe’s second spindle.

Robot Gantry Offers Speed, Flexibility
This gantry robot offers engine and gearbox manufacturers many more options to select optimum solutions that work for them.

Robot Model for Transfer, Inspection, Palletizing
TM Robotics, in partnership with Toshiba Machine, introduces the BAIII robot, part of Toshiba Machine’s BA Cartesian series.

Bin-Picking Solution’s Two-Phase Vision System Achieves Higher Resolution
Liebherr offers its bin-picking solution with a new vision system for intelligent removal of workpieces from a random arrangement.

Cloud Software Provides Real-Time Remote Robot Data Access
Kuka Robotics has launched the Kuka Connect cloud-based software platform enabling customers to access and analyze their robots’ data on any device, anywhere and at any time.

Smart Bins Enable Remote Monitoring, Replenishment Automation
Apex Supply Chain Technologies’ Actylus 8100 and 8200 smart bin systems enable replenishment automation for assembly and compact manufacturing cells so that bin supplies do not run out.

Foundry Robot Withstands Harsh Environments
ABB Robotics offers the IRB 1200 Foundry Plus 2, a foundry robot for material handling and machine tending.