Collaborative robots designed to work safely alongside humans
This week’s Simple Solutions features Press Brake Machine Tending ARTICLE: How the welding cobot changes the metal fabrication shop Article source: Fabricator.com – full article HERE Collaborative robots have come a long way during the past decade, particularly in metal manufacturing. They began as a curiosity. Some shops purchased a cobot or two just to see […]
Cobot Labeling Systems: Solutions & Partners ZEBRA Technologies In our guide Seven Things to Consider When Buying an Industrial Barcode Printer, you’ll learn: What questions you absolutely need to ask before selecting an industrial printer Seven traits not to overlook when evaluating your options Why the brand of your printer really matters Whether you’re making […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvZ2nGJP1PA Breaking News! Fanuc has greatly expanded its line of CRX Cobots. The same great quality and features of the CRX10iA and long arm are now available in a 5kg as well as 20kg, 20kg long arm and 25kg format. Fanuc now has the largest payload cobots on the global market. Futura Automation, LLC can help you with your cobot application. Futura […]
Futura Automation will present a new webinar during its Summer Webinar series on July 7 and 9, 2020. The topic is “Glide-Line: Easy, Fast, Flexible for Modular Precision Automation Solutions”. The following topics will be covered. Register here for the event: General overview of the available tools available for system design Presentation on IMPACT! designer […]
Arsenal Products’ robotic adhesive dispensing systems leverage the accuracy and repeatability of a cobot or robot. A cobot or robot paired with precision dispensing controls ensures a customer process is up and running quickly… in hours, not days, weeks, or months. Programming is very simple on many of the most modern robots and cobots. The […]
One of the best assembly applications for a cobot is adhesive or sealant dispensing. The rate of motion required is slow enough for a cobot to apply optimally. The repeatability of a cobot is sufficient and the ease of teaching the robot for a variety of dispensing tasks is a significant benefit. Futura Automation’s partner Fancort Industries offers […]
Cobot vs Robot in Assembly Brian McMorris For robotics cognoscenti, the great debate of our time is: “what is better, a cobot or a robot” for robotic assembly, finishing or machine tending? People line up on both sides of this argument, with equal degrees of passion. Online journal “Asian Robotics” is a website that falls […]
A Timeline History of Robotics IN THE BEGINNING Before 1920 In ancient times, the percursors to robots were Automata, the word which was originally an Italian renaissance term for a mechanical device, usually powered by water, windpower or clockwork. The word Automaton was a plural version and came to mean a self-operating […]
